Unit Manager

Do you want to fight for equality? Tackling inequality at its roots, together with colleagues, our partner organisations and activists in more than 90 countries? To change the systems behind it, once and for all!

Oxfam Novib stands behind the people who stand up for equality. Together, we fight for a world where everyone has equal opportunities, regardless of religion, ethnicity, sex, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity. A world where everyone feels safe; where income gaps are shrinking instead of growing, and where climate change is tackled firmly.

Equality is the common thread in our work, both internally and externally. We recognise that our team of colleagues can become even more diverse, and that only with a diverse team can we gain a broad perspective on the world. Therefore, we want to encourage everyone who is interested in applying. Our aim is to create an environment where colleagues feel welcome and diversity is embraced and celebrated.

Our aim is to build a team that offers a rich variety of perspectives, enabling us to achieve an inclusive and inspiring work environment.

Apply and become part of Oxfam Novib!

The unit

The Project Management Support Unit (ProMt) is the organizational backbone, supporting financial, administrative, and procurement needs while championing values of Empowerment, Inclusiveness, and Accountability. With 25 staff members, including finance, project, and procurement specialists, ProMt ensures, projects adhere to donor rules. ProMt streamlines operations, enabling efficient coordination and maximizing organizational performance. It is the owner of a number of key policies and processes that relate to the operational, financial, and administrative management of projects from the inception of a project until its closure, and procurement in general within Oxfam Novib.

It provides direct project support through seconded staff and procurement management, and indirect support through a core team setting and providing guidance on professional project management, financial and administrative standards for projects and procurement in general.

Job description & purpose of the role

Ensuring efficient financial and administrative support to projects, and procurement support across the organization. This is achieved by:

• Developing and implementing project management strategies that align with Oxfam’s mission and values.
• Efficient project administration
• Monitoring financial project performance of the projects, driving operational excellence.
• Managing the team, ensuring their development, well-being, and alignment with organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Lead Oxfam Novib's Project Management Support function and drive continuous improvement
• Provide strategic guidance to senior leadership and support organizational goals
• Ensure effective project delivery, operational excellence, and high-quality support to all teams
• Optimize project management processes, systems, and service quality
• Oversee budgeting, resource planning, cost recovery, and financial performance
• Promote strong governance, risk management, audit readiness, and quality standards across project operations
• Build strong partnerships and collaborate across the organization
• Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing and diverse multidisciplinary team
• Identify emerging trends, opportunities, and challenges and translate them into innovative solutions and improved organizational practices
• Promote innovation, operational excellence, and customer-focused support services
• Represent the function internally and externally and act as role model for Oxfam Novib's values and leadership principles

Who we are looking for?

• Master's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field
• Extensive experience in project management and coordination, preferably within an international organization (+5 years)
• Experience working in complex, matrixed environments is an advantage
• Proven people manager with experience leading and developing diverse teams (+3 years)
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, financial planning, and performance management
• Experience designing and improving workflows, processes, and supporting system implementations
• Excellent verbal and written English communication as well as stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with sound judgment and risk awareness
• Adaptable, results-oriented, and comfortable working in a dynamic environment
• High integrity, professionalism, and commitment to ethical standards

Working at Oxfam Novib

• All our work is guided by our core values: Empowerment, Accountability, Inclusiveness, Courage, Solidarity and Equality.
• At Oxfam Novib, we work according to the Feminist Principles - Oxfam Policy & Practice.
• Oxfam Novib is committed to offer you a motivating work environment at our offices in The Hague. We offer a one-year contract from start (including a 1-month trial period), with the possibility to extend.
• Oxfam Novib offers an attractive and honest benefits package, including a year-end allowance and yearly pay increase from the Collective Labor Agreement. Moreover, we offer complementary options to choose from. The salary range for this position is set in scale 11 with a salary range between € 4333 and € 6665 gross depending on experience, based on 36 hours a week.
• We are currently working hybrid (50% in the office in The Hague and 50% at home).
• At Oxfam Novib we prioritise our team’s mental well-being. We make sure to demonstrate care for our colleagues, as an organisation and at individual level. We also organise regular trainings and webinars related to many facets of mental and physical health and offer access to free professional and confidential support for those who might need it. Learn more

Additional information

• Do you believe that this is the job you are looking for? Please send your resume and cover letter via our application portal.
• If you have questions regarding the position, please contact Sonia Garbi Gomez (sonia.garbigomez@oxfamnovib.nl).
• Only applications received before the closing date of 21 October 2026 and submitted via our application portal will be considered.
• Please see the detailed job description here: ProMt Unit Manager.
• Oxfam Novib seeks talented individuals who share our values and commitment to preventing misconduct. We maintain a strict policy against all forms of abuse, exploitation, power abuse and financial misconduct.
• Oxfam Novib reserves the right, at its sole discretion, not to make an appointment, to appoint at a different level, or to amend the job description.

Qualified candidates residing in the Netherlands or the EU/EEA, willing to relocate at their own expense, are encouraged to apply. You must have a valid permit to reside and work in The Netherlands.