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  • HR Advisor – Kenya Programme

    HR Advisor – Kenya Programme

    Annual Salary and Benefits
    According to Oxfam in Kenya Salary Scale
    Internal Job Grade
    C2
    Contract type
    Fixed Term
    Reporting to
    Director – Operations
    Staff reporting to this post
    None directly but strong leadership and oversight role with field office HR officers, in collaboration with Programme Strategists
    Location(s)
    Nairobi, with occasional national travel to remote locations and occasional International travel
    Annual Budget

    EUR 5000 with additional responsibility for indirect oversight of HR related costs
    Shaping a stronger Oxfam for people living in poverty

    Job Purpose
    To advise on and, implement the full range of human resource strategies necessary to support effective people management across Oxfam in Kenya Programme. To ensure human resource management contributes, and is aligned to Oxfam in Kenya Programme strategic goals.
    Key Responsibilities

    Management: 40%

    As a member of the CMT, lead/participate in strategic discussions and planning relating to the direction and progress of the whole country programme. Contributing input and ideas beyond the strict technical realm of own department.
    Engage and lead in operational planning needed to meet strategic needs in the organisation.
    Act as a model to other staff of good practice, beyond confines of technical tasks.
    Representation to external actors including other agencies, HR fora, and Government.

    HR Business Process Management

    Provide Health and Safety advice and to proactively carry out risk assessments, including issues around staff health and welfare.
    Provide leadership and manage the Kenya Programme recruitment and induction processes in collaboration with the programme teams and the shared service HR as applicable.
    Analyze recruitment trend and explore creative solutions to recruitment challenges.
    Implement strategic HR initiatives within the programme in consultation with relevant stakeholders and originating and authorization of transaction process within Shared service Unit.
    Liaise with the Shared Service unit (SSU) Human Resource Manager to ensure timely and efficient delivery of Kenya programme HR transactional processes.
    Ensuring proper end of contracts entitlements are properly maintained according to Oxfam procedures.

    Rewards and Benefits

    Advice staff and managers on reviewing, implementing and monitoring rewards and benefits as per OGB policies and practices.
    Manage the annual pay and benefits review process in compliance with legal requirements and Oxfam’s policies and ensure the rewards and benefits are market competitive to attract and retain talented and diverse workforce.
    Manage the job evaluation and job profiles process in the programme.

    Resourcing

    Work closely with line management in recruitment and selection
    Provide leadership and manage the Kenya recruitment and induction processes in collaboration with the programme Teams and the HR manager SSU as applicable
    Preparedness for emergency scale up

    Budgeting

    Prepare annual budget for HR & function
    Provide forecasts on budget and explore cost saving approaches/measures
    Monitor and realign budget as required.

    Reporting

    Prepare quarterly management reports in addition reports on various HR process e.g. Health & Safety.
    Oversee the management of HR records in accordance with Oxfam GB standards across the programme

    OI Single Management structure

    Work with RHRM to ensure a smooth change process within OGB

    Organizational Development 35%

    Provide leadership on HR issues related to change management as necessary.
    Support line managers in change management, restructuring, team building, and addressing organizational challenges through diagnosing issues and sourcing resources for OD interventions.
    Supporting partners in OD.
    Collect, analyze and interpret information about changes in the operational environment and identify key HR issues for management’s attention.

    Learning and Development

    Develop with CMT an annual country learning and development plan and lead on the implementation of this plan.
    Assist managers at all levels with ability to carry though performance development plans.
    Develop and implement Training needs analysis within the programme.
    Work with managers on improved Performance management processes, including the timely implementation of performance management reviews and objective setting within organisational deadlines; supporting managers to be able to comfortably manage good and bad performance.
    Facilitate and promote pick up and go kits.

    Talent Management

    Support line managers in developing and implementing people planning, succession planning and workforce planning.

    Capacity building

    Capacity building of Oxfam Kenya HR staff as well as partner staff. Ensuring partner HR staff are able to meet minimum standards as required by our donors as well as helping them maintain their HR manuals and help them develop where none exists.
    Develop capacities of HR teams and line managers in HR business processes across the programme.

    Performance Management

    Advice staff and managers on application of performance management system, refresher trainings, advise on managing poor and outstanding performance, and linking performance review to annual increments and learning and development.
    With the senior management team and line managers ensure that performance management is implemented effectively.

    HR Policy/ Strategy and Employment Law: 25%

    Provide leadership on alignment, customization, interpretation & implementation of HR policy, staff handbook and practices.
    Advise Line Managers and HR staff on HR business processes.
    Implement agreed HR best practice – managing risks related to all areas of relevant statutory requirements including labour laws.
    Collect, analyse and interpret information about changes in the operational environment and identify key HR issues for management’s attention.
    Working with the Staff Association on liaison, dialogue, communication and understanding of policies, and on the implementation of pay reviews.

    Employee Relations

    Point of contact for staff, managers and AOSA regarding roles of management and AOSA.
    Primary contact focal point in dealing with Kenya staff concerns regarding contractual obligation, terms and conditions.
    Play HR roles adequately with management in employee consultations.
    Advisory roles in disciplinary procedures and grievances including conducting investigations if requested by management.

    Gender and diversity

    Working closely with other Managers to ensure gender is mainstreamed within team and initiating practical steps to improve the recruitment, retention and organisational attitude to-further women within Oxfam GB.
    Help drive and inspire new and different approaches towards women’s’ empowerment within Oxfam.
    Monitoring PSEA / anti harassment policies and building awareness among staff.

    Technical Skills, and Knowledge
    Skills

    Professional/Technical qualifications – Undergraduate/Post Graduate in Business Administration or HRM and professional qualification in Human Resource Management.
    Demonstrable people management skills.
    Adaptable in approach to work with a willingness to work under pressure in a demanding environment.
    Initiative and ability to work independently and develop solutions to problems.
    Highly flexible in style with the ability to produce creative and pragmatic solutions to diverse HR/Admin problems.
    A good communicator with strong written and reporting skills.
    Competent in the use of computers especially word, excel, internet.
    Able to support and influence others
    Ability to forge effective working relationships at all levels.
    Drive and determination to ensure that the HR perspective is considered at all levels
    Commitment to working in a team
    Commitment to and ability to promote Oxfam’s equal opportunity and gender policies.

    Knowledge

    Understanding of the complexities of working in a multicultural environment.
    Specialist knowledge of HR and business issues and human resources policy and practice.
    Knowledge of employee legal responsibility – employment law, tax laws, etc.

    Experience

    Minimum of 3 years working experience in HR and a good track record of strong HR Management and systems experience.
    Experience of leading or supporting change management.
    Experience in dealing with government departments on issues of visas, registration, tax, movement of personnel etc.

  • HR Manager – Global Humanitarian Team Business Support Manager – Global Humanitarian Team

    HR Manager – Global Humanitarian Team Business Support Manager – Global Humanitarian Team

    Job Description
    This post will be part of the GHT (Global Humanitarian Team).
    The Role
    We are looking for a HR Manager to lead HR services in the GHT and ensure the successful implementation of the Humanitarian strategy and work plans.
    The GHT works across Oxfam, in particular with Oxfam country teams, and others to maximise the quality and impact of Oxfam’s humanitarian programme by

    Delivering rapid, safe and high-quality emergency scale up capacity.
    Supporting programme strategy, operational design, humanitarian preparedness andresponse.
    Capacity building across Oxfam and partner organisations.
    Supporting the gathering of evidence to enable learning, innovation and advocating for change across the sector.
    Working with Campaigns and Policy to influence for greater respect of the basic rights ofcrisis affected men and women.
    Working closely with affiliates in their roles as EAs, PAs, response work in media and policy for the best interests of the humanitarian programme as part of the one-Oxfam programme.

    Fluency in English required and competence in French and/or Spanish is desirable.

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  • Marketing Services Specialist

    Marketing Services Specialist

    Job description
    You will be a strategic, self-starting professional with both BTL & ATL marketing experience within the technology sector.
    The role is based out of our Epson offices in Nairobi, Kenya.
    Key Responsibilities:

    Support the local sales managers in the development and implementation of the local strategic and channel marketing plans for Consumer, Business and Vertical markets across the East and West African regions, ensuring alignment within the MEA business strategy. Work closely with sales staff and attend sales meetings, to ensure effective channel plans are created and achieved
    Develop local channel marketing materials using centrally created assets and work with approved local marketing communication agencies, ensuring that all materials are on message, on brand, on time and on budget
    Support the local implementation of the Channel Partner Programme via marketing communication, and visiting channel partners with local sales people to “sell through” marketing activities
    Check translations of centrally produced marketing communications materials including: promotions, advertising, brochures, POS and PR. Communicate central plans and materials throughout the local organisation
    Provide local requirements (localisation & print quality) for all central marketing collaterals as well as feeding back on whether centrally planned material are appropriate for the
    East and West Africa regions
    Feedback on whether centrally planned materials are appropriate for the local market and communicate media plans throughout the local organisation
    Work with PR and Social Media agencies to develop strategies, campaigns and initiatives to improve the public perception of Epson in line with business objectives (if relevant)
    Co-ordinate locally agreed central sponsored activities
    In conjunction with Marketing Services Manager, CIMSEA Business teams and local Sales team, create and implement event (channel and end users) plans for East Africa and West Africa regions which may include: Roadshows, exhibitions, corporate hospitality, internal staff events and channel events
    Create and execute channel marketing emails for local promotions/ channel incentive, competitions & products launch
    Manage promoters/Merchandisers across East Africa region and West Africa regions, set promoters sales targets, identify incentives and analyse sales results
    Plan, manage and accurately forecast strategic and channel marketing budgets
    Monitor local CMF and strategic budges t to ensure value for money and ROI
    Provide reports on local strategic & channel marketing activities and expenditure to Marketing Services Manager

    Knowledge, Skills and Experience
    Applications welcome from, Marketing Services Specialist, Marketing Services Coordinator, Marketing Project Specialist, Channel Marketing Specialist

    Strong experience in channel marketing (BTL and ATL activities)
    Fluent English speaker with good written English
    Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate well with peers and senior stakeholders alike
    Excellent planning and organisation skills
    Team player
    Proactive
    Problem Solvers, with the ability to offer solutions

  • OIS Service Operations Lead for Microsoft Stack

    OIS Service Operations Lead for Microsoft Stack

    Closing date: 12th October 2018
    Interviews: Date to be confirmed (between 22nd and 26th October)
    Location: Nairobi, Kenya Candidates must have and be able to retain the legal right to work in Kenya
    Contract: 4 years fixed-term contract
    Hours: Full Time (40h per week)
    Salary: In line with Oxfam Values & based on national salary benchmarks

    This post will be part of the OI Secretariat Office of the CIO, Service Delivery team.
    The Role
    Oxfam International is looking for a brilliant Service Operations Lead with strong support, operations and maintenance of IT systems and infrastructure skills to lead OIS Service Desk team and coordinate business as usual activities falling within the team’s remit. As a part of the Service Delivery team, we are seeking someone who is passionate about service delivery performance that is monitored, reported and meets defined Service Level Objectives.
    The successful applicant will have significant demonstrable IT experience at an operations role. You will have 2 years of (tier 3) administration experience in an enterprise IT environment, having performed operational and break/fix activity. You will have proven experience working with and administering Case Management Systems such as ServiceNow. You will also have proven experience working in virtual team and supporting end users and key stakeholders remotely.
    You will need to have a minimum of 2 years administering a Microsoft Windows and Active Directory-based enterprise environment and proven experience administering a Microsoft Office 365 suite of applications and solutions, and how they interoperate, integrate, and complement each other. You will also need to be a great problem solver using design thinking to develop solutions collaboratively yet decisively.
    Fluency in English required and competence in French and/or Spanish is desirable.

  • GROW Campaign Coordinator

    GROW Campaign Coordinator

    Interviews: TBC
    Location: Based in Nairobi or Oxford. Oxfam International is unable to provide a work permit for the role. Candidates must have and be able to retain the legal right to work in the location of the post
    Contract: Open-ended
    Salary: In line with Oxfam values and subject to location

    The Role
    GROW is Oxfam’s campaign to tackle the broken food system so that everyone has enough to eat.
    The Oxfam International GROW team are looking for someone to join their team on an open-ended basis.
    This post is responsible for the day-to-day coordination and communications of the GROW Campaign across Oxfam International.
    The post works closely with members of the OI GROW Campaign Management Team and staff from various Oxfams and country teams working on different aspects of the campaign. The post-holder will report to and support the Head of the GROW Campaign and assist in running the campaign effectively.
    Key priorities for the period include a new MEL framework, communications, coordination, budget tracking and some inevitable admin. This is a great opportunity for someone who has the right skills and wants some hands on experience working in a high delivering international campaign team.
    Fluency in English required and competence in French and/or Spanish is desirable.

  • Communication Assistant

    Communication Assistant

    Are you burning with fresh ideas, new perspective, innovative ways and experience to enable cross learning and influence change?
    If you believe that poverty and powerlessness is unacceptable and can be eliminated by collective human action, there is now an opportunity to be part of the team at Oxfam and, stand up to make a difference in an unequal world.
    Oxfam envisages a transformed Kenyan society in which each individual is able to access basic services, and fully participates in decision making processes on issues that affect their lives and can be heard. As part of Oxfam International (OI), an international confederation of 20 Oxfam affiliates working together in more than 90 countries, with partners and allies around the world together, we can find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice to realise OI’s vision of a just world without poverty.
    The Role:
    To realise this vision, Oxfam in Kenya as an influencing organization, seeks to recruit a Communications Assistant who will contribute to Oxfam in Kenya’s role by maximising the quality and impact of Oxfam’s work and its partner’s programmes through the incorporation of enhanced communications messaging and tools. In collaboration with the programme team, identifies and develops innovative and effective ways of communicating Oxfam’s experiences and analysis with the broader operating context with the view to facilitate change.
    The Role holder will amongst other qualifications, knowledge and experience:

    Have an undergraduate degree in Communication related field (Communication, Journalism or Public Relations),
    Have experience of working in a communications, public relations or media role,
    Working in development sector is an added advantage,
    Demonstrate ability to identify and produce compelling human interest stories, work independently and as part of a team,
    Provide support at a range of organisational levels and ability to manage multiple, simultaneous projects, to prioritise work and meet deadlines,
    Have excellent English language writing skills and a working knowledge of Swahili,
    Good computer literacy skills including the use of desktop publishing software and
    Photography, video production and editing skills

  • Director for Gender Justice

    Director for Gender Justice

    Job Details
    This position will be part of the OI Secretariat’s senior team, which is headquartered in Nairobi. There is a strong preference for it to be located in Nairobi or at another Oxfam office in the Global South in which Oxfam can establish a contract.
    Oxfam International are looking for a dynamic and entrepreneurial feminist to drive this ambition across the confederation, to mobilize our confederation’s energy, providing strategic leadership and practical vision to our work on Gender Justice and Women’s Rights as articulated in the Oxfam Strategic Plan. The Gender Justice Director will head the rolling out of a robust and systematic approach to putting women’s rights and gender justice at the heart of all of Oxfam’s work, through long-term development, humanitarian, policy and influencing work, while ensuring consistency of approaches across the Oxfam family.
    The Role
    Reporting to the Oxfam International Executive Director, the Gender Justice Director will

    Collaborate with and inspire staff across the confederation to work together to make gender justice central to all our work and to increase support for GJ work across Oxfam.
    Lead the operationalization of our commitment to put women’s rights at the heart of all we do across Oxfam.
    Work with senior leaders within and beyond Oxfam to ensure that Oxfam is a visible leader and key ally globally on Gender Justice.
    Support wider organisational and cultural change that strengthens Oxfam’s ability to deliver against its GJ and safeguarding objectives.
    Work with others to strengthen our links and accountability to external women’s rights and gender justice organisations and groups.

    Oxfam International is looking for an inspiring, dynamic leader with deep experience in the field of gender justice and women’s rights.
    Fluency in English required and competence in French and/or Spanish is desirable.

  • Global Director for People

    Global Director for People

    About the Role
    The people agenda is fundamental to the transformative change sought by Oxfam International. The Global Director for People will be a strategic, hands-on, dynamic and motivated leader who will help to steer Oxfam through this period of transition and beyond. Working with each of the 19 affiliates of Oxfam International, the Global Director for People will focus on aligning HR functions, systems and processes including Reward, Talent Development, Employee Life Cycle and Learning & Organizational Development across the confederation. The person will also be a strategic partner to the Oxfam International Management Team, support safeguarding and align Oxfam’s culture with the core values including promoting gender equality and cherishing diversity.
    The role will suit an experienced HR professional with at least fifteen years of experience, five years of which should be at Director level in an international organization. S/he will have a strong track record in building Global HR capacity and bring change management experience within a complex organizational culture/ structure. They are looking for a strategic individual with strong influencing and leadership skills; able to engage key stakeholders in the confederation to develop and execute a compelling vision, while at the same time a pioneer in setting up global operations.
    The Global Director for People will be appointed for an initial fixed term of four years.

  • Business Support & Finance Manager (INT4525)

    Business Support & Finance Manager (INT4525)

    The Role Reporting to the OI Regional Director, the Business Support & Finance Manager will be responsible for the following:

    Steward performance management across the region by leading the regional financial planning, budgeting and reporting process.
    Prepare the regional operational plan, budget and reports as per 01 standards and processes.
    Lead business intelligence activities, performing proactive monitoring and analysis to drive strategic business decisions and continuous improvement activities.
    Support the OI RD by conducting regular effective risk analysis (i.e. variance analysis, trends) and reviews for the region, ensuring proper financial and operational controls are in place.
    Create strategies to mitigate financial and operational risk in the region, working closely with Country Directors and Executing Affiliates.
    Support the design and implementation of any required new systems, processes and policies, working in coordination with the functional teams in the Region (countries and affiliates).
    As a member of the Regional Leadership Team, support the development of the regional strategy, with a focus on ensuring sufficient capacity and support in business operations.

  • Head of Humanitarian Campaigns

    Head of Humanitarian Campaigns

    Job Details
    One person in three in the world lives in poverty. Oxfam is determined to change that world by mobilizing the power of people against poverty.
    Are you a dynamic, strategic and organised leader? Can you inspire action from colleagues around the world to work towards a common vision? Have you run great campaigns that have achieved real impact for people? Have you worked in a wide variety of countries across the world? Do you combine visionary leadership and collegiate management skills? Are you dedicated to achieving women’s rights and gender justice? If so, you are the person we’re looking for to be our head of humanitarian campaigns.
    We need someone who can be diplomatic and sensitive, as well as a strong motivator to lead people around the world to work together to deliver outstanding humanitarian campaigns and advocacy. You must have the ability and skills to empower colleagues with the tools they need to achieve the greatest impact possible. Knowledge of the failings of the humanitarian system and how to address them, as well as experience in contexts affected by conflict would be an advantage.
    Around the world, Oxfam works to find practical, innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty and thrive. We save lives and help rebuild livelihoods when crisis strikes. And we campaign so that the voices of women living in poverty influence the local and global decisions that affect them. In all we do, Oxfam works with partner organizations and alongside vulnerable women to end the injustices that cause poverty.
    Oxfam International is an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity within the workplace. Fluency in English required and competence in French, Spanish and/or Arabic is desirable.