Humanitarian Support Personnel - Finance Manager

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

• Do you have awareness of and demonstrated commitment to Oxfam’s values, mission and work?

• Do you have good financial monitoring skills, strong reporting and proposal writing as well as budget revision skills?

• Do you have experience in Emergency response, complex emergency, and conflict contexts?

If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you.

The Role

As Humanitarian Support Personnel (HSP) you will be a member of a large, dynamic, experienced, multisector team of first-class specialist. The teams span a variety of technical humanitarian fields including emergency food security and vulnerable livelihoods (EFSVL), WASH, Protection, Gender, Policy, MEAL and support roles including HR, Logistic, Finance, etc.

HSPs are based at home and would expect to spend up to nine months a year in field programs (pro rata for part time posts) usually spending a minimum of three months on any one deployment, many of our current emergency programs are in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

As HSP finance Manager, you will be responsible to provide financial and managerial support to the response team (including implementation of sound financial controls, budgeting, monitoring, reporting, auditing, financial risk assessment, etc.) You will be supporting program partners and staff country office providing capacity building as well as quality control. You will be working closely with Management Team and senior managers advising them and communicating high-level financial information.

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What we are looking for

The new HSP Finance Manager will have proven accounting experience and financial management skills, with a high level of computer literacy, excellent working knowledge of spreadsheets, data base and able to learn quickly new accounting programs. Ideally, an important part of the experience being in emergency responses.

You will have proven experience in working in programs funded with a diversity of public and private donors. As well as working with partners.

You will have experience of management and supervisory responsibilities, including decision making and being an active member of the senior management teams.

The HSP Finance Manager is also expected to have good interpersonal and team skills and bring a collaborative approach to the work, along with sensitivity to cultural differences and the ability to work in a wide variety of cultural contexts.

Fluent in English is essential and knowledge of another language (French, Spanish or Arabic) is highly desirable.

We offer

This role will give you an opportunity to act as key contributor to our work in emergency responses supporting those most in need by reducing financial risks of the organization and strengthening financial management systems. On this role, Oxfam Offers a fair pay and competitive benefits package which include a Net GBP pay whereby Oxfam covers the tax obligation for the employee, and attractive pension package; 33 leave days; a 100% medical cover for all reimbursables and a 75% cover on optical and dental expenses for the employee.

Flexfam

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. We think this role would work particularly well as a partially home-based role or job share.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

How to apply

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.

About us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

A thriving diverse Oxfam:

It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.

To do that:

• We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
• We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
• We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.

In response to Covid-19 if you are offered a role where you are required to travel between countries please ensure you have been briefed by the Hiring Manager about any changes to working or precautions you should take as part of your role.