Manager, Humanitarian

Oxfam Canada is an affiliate of the international Oxfam Confederation networked in over 85 countries as part of a global movement for change. Our mission is to build lasting solutions to poverty and injustice with a focus on improving the lives and promoting the rights of women and girls. We work directly with communities, partners and women’s rights organizations to challenge the systems that perpetuate inequality and keep people poor.

Together we seek to influence those in power to ensure that women trapped in poverty have a say in the critical decisions that affect them, their families and entire communities. That’s why we believe that ending global poverty begins with women’s rights.

Oxfam Canada offers a generous compensation and benefits program, but more than that, we offer the opportunity to be a part of our global movement for change. If you advocate for gender equality, are passionate about women’s rights, and share our values of Equality, Empowerment, Solidarity, Inclusiveness, Accountability, and Courage – we want you on our team!

Reporting to the Deputy Director, Humanitarian, the Manager, Humanitarian Unit provides the strategic, programmatic and managerial leadership required for an effective humanitarian program, as guided by the Oxfam Canada strategic plan and the respective standards, policies and structures of Oxfam International.

• Elaborating and implementing an effective humanitarian strategy that is coherent with:
• The strategic priorities and program framework of Oxfam Canada, which places women’s rights and gender equality at the center of all of Oxfam’s work.
• The strategic plan, policies, and structures of Oxfam International.
• Managing the work of the Humanitarian Unit, comprising program development; project planning and monitoring; advocacy; staff supervision; finance and administration.
• Representing Oxfam Canada to internal and external stakeholders, including governments, funders, implementing agencies, partners, media and the public.
• Ensuring the quality of Oxfam Canada’s humanitarian programs.
• Ensuring that Oxfam Canada’s Humanitarian Program are understood by, and communicated to the Canadian public.

(This is not an exhaustive list of duties to be performed)

Working with the Deputy Director, Humanitarian, the Humanitarian Manager is responsible for the elaboration of Oxfam Canada’s Humanitarian program and for ensuring that the required systems and processes are in place to ensure its efficient and effective implementation. The Manager will also provide content and representational leadership to Oxfam Canada’s efforts to place women’s rights and gender equality at the centre of our humanitarian work.

The Humanitarian Manager is accountable for decision-making and performance of the Humanitarian Unit. This includes:

• Facilitating the creation and maintenance of an effective Unit in a participatory management style, including annual work planning processes;
• Establishing and maintaining systems for efficient administration of the Unit and its program, including:
• Accurate and timely financial management of the Unit’s budget and program expenses, including annual budgeting, monitoring disbursements of funds and assuring accurate execution of funding contracts.
• Co‑ordinating the monitoring, evaluation and learning processes within the Unit.
• Effective human resource management and supervising the recruitment, selection, direction and evaluation of contract staff and consultants.
• Liaising with Oxfam colleagues, key funders, agencies, partners and coalitions as required to advance Oxfam Canada’s Humanitarian program and capacity.
• Travelling as required to participate in program development, monitoring, and related activities.
• Quality control of all proposals, reports and documents produced by the Unit.

• Overseeing the identification and tracking of funding opportunities for humanitarian programs.
• Relationship building with institutional funders in support of the Deputy Director.
• Co‑coordinating the elaboration of funding…