Oxfam, a confederation of 18 affiliate organisations, is committed to ridding the world of poverty. We believe that people are capable of building sustainable livelihoods to overcome poverty on their own, once given the chance to do so. This is why we support local projects in developing countries, strengthen local organisations, lobby companies and governments to take into account the interests of the poorest people and campaign locally and internationally for fairpolicies. As a confederation, we work together to increase the impact of our long term development and humanitarian responses.
Oxfam Novib is looking for a
Chief of Party (CoP) (f/m) (100%)
forthe Program : “Nyubahiriza” – “Respect me”
Duty station : Bujumbura, Burundi
Objective of the position
The NyubahirizaChief of Party will ensure effective program setup, delivery and scale up of the Program, with overall responsibility for compliance with the donor contract and requirements.S/he is the external face of the Program and responsible for engagement with stakeholders, including (future) donors. The Chief of Party indirectly contributes to further developing Oxfam in Burundi’s programming on conflict transformation. The Chief of Partyreports to the consortium steering committee and is line managed bythe Oxfam BurundiAssociate Country Director.
Core responsibilities
• Provide strategic leadership and direction to the Program and ensure that targets and objectives are achieved in line with program proposal, grant conditions and guidelines ;
• Ensure effective planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the programme ;
• Carry overall responsibility over the program’s budget ;
• Take final responsibility for the program’s annual plans and reports ;
More information and application procedure
Please send your CV and motivation letter,addressing the key criteria to the attention of the Oxfam Burundi Associate Country Directorat jobsburundi@oxfamnovib.nlbefore 29 January, quoting reference number 170110 - CoP - BD
The detailed job description and required profile for candidates can equally be obtained at this email address.