Pan Africa Director job in Nairobi

An Excellent Internal Secondment Opportunity

Pan Africa Director – Oxfam GB

Maternity Cover – 4 Months (July – October 2013)

Salary Range:  circa £33,107 net per month including Accommodation & Living Expenses

Are you passionate about strengthening your experience and exposure in working with African citizens, civil society and states to transform injustice, poverty and inequalities in Africa? 

If yes, this secondment might just be the one you have been looking for.

The OXFAM Pan Africa programme promotes active citizenship, effective national governance and the realization and enjoyment of fundamental freedoms and human rights. 

We work with social movements, CSOs and their coalitions, the African Union and Governments to influence, popularise and implement key international and continental policy standards, pledges and human rights instruments. 

We also support a strong and autonomous Pan Africa campaigning force of coalitions, alliances and social movements around their own objectives. 

An excellent internal secondment opportunity has arisen to provide maternity cover for the Pan Africa Director for 4 months. 

We are therefore urgently looking for a professional with a Pan African vision to fill this role. 

As the Pan Africa Director, you will be an OXFAM spokesperson on Africa for a full range of international and national mass and media and work with OXFAM International in continental and global forums, directly contributing to the overall leadership of OXFAM through active contribution to organizational initiatives, strategies and thinking. 

You will directly manage 6 programme staff to creatively deliver on Strategic Plan objectives and effectively use a range of campaign techniques to bring about change.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Excellent representational, mobilization and fundraising skills, ability to negotiate in alliances with others and represent at senior levels.
• Proven strategic planning and advocacy management skills in Africa with an ability to develop and lead others to deliver strategic outputs in line with the requirements of an evolving global strategy.
• Well developed people management and team skills, high self awareness and proven ability to be flexible and sensitive in demanding situations. Passion for working with others.
• Commitment to values of inclusiveness, empowerment, accountability and gender equality

If you believe you are the candidate we are looking for, please submit your application and CV including a day time contact by applying online at 

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/working-at-oxfamINT6235 

Short listing will take place alongside the running advert which closes on 30th May 2013.  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Diversity - The difference starts with you

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization.