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Job Title:            Area Manager

Organisation:  Oxfam

Duty Station:   Uganda

About US:

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end
the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people
poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we
help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on
issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And
we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from
poverty.

Job Summary: The Area
Manager -South Western will provide leadership and management oversight of
support services operations for all ongoing projects
in the South Western area. S/he will manage a team of operational staff working across the project sites, and will have overall
responsibility for ensuring quality operational support to the technical
staff.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Ensuring
that strong operational systems are in place to support
project implementation, managing program support staff and sub-offices

·       
 S/he will also facilitate and coordinate an
integrated programming approach in terms of geographic
consolidation, integrated delivery platforms and sharing of resources in order
to gain optimum efficiency. This will require close coordination with all
partners, internal and external stakeholders.

·       
 Frequent travel to field sites for management
support will be required.

·       
 Through the supervisor, s/he will remain
updated on strategic plans and status of all thematic interventions in order to
be able to mobilize necessary resource for effective delivery and growth of
programs.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
ideal applicant must hold a Master’s Degree, preferably in Humanitarian
Management, International Development, International Relations,
Management/Social Sciences or relevant discipline

·       
At least
10 years’ experience, preferably in any emergency response, including 5 years
in management and/or supervisory role. Experience in providing support
(logistical, operational, safety and security, administrative, finance etc.)
and monitoring large-scale field operations is important.

·       
Advanced
knowledge on financial, administrative and human resources management

·       
Excellent
communication and presentation skills

·       
Ability
to delegate, manage time and prioritize tasks while coping with a broad range
of programmatic and technical demands

·       
Excellent
people manager, mentor and coach

·       
Strong
analytical and problem solving abilities

How to apply:

All interested and
qualified candidates  please download the
full job profile and apply online. Use this link to apply indicating the
position in the email subject line

Click Here – Internal candidates:

Click Here – External candidates:

Only short-listed
candidates will be contacted.

Oxfam is committed
to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual
harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct;
and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults.
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.

Note: All
offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be
subject to appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and
terrorism finance checks.

Deadline: 26^th
December 2019.

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