ethiopia: COUNTRY DIRECTOR

COUNTRY DIRECTOR

Location : BASED IN ADDIS
Country : Ethiopia
Company : GMBM Communications

Description :
In Oxfam GB we believe that all people have a right to life and security.

Are you ready to act with poor people as a force for change in addressing the
causes of poverty, suffering and injustice, and alleviating their symptoms? We
are looking for someone like you to fill the position of Country Director in
Ethiopia.

Oxfam has been working in Ethiopia since 1974. The programme covers a range of
development, humanitarian and policy advocacy initiatives and seeks to work
with others to find long-term solutions to the problems of underdevelopment
with its projects and partners. The threat of famine is never very far away
and the programme aims to support affected people to help themselves by
improving their range of skills and resources to increase their ability to
survive consequences of disasters. Oxfam GB's programme in Ethiopia is
focusing on the following areas - sustainable livelihoods, pastoral
development, basic social services and civil society capacity building.

Qualifications : This post requires a highly experienced manager to provide
strategic leadership and top quality management of people and resources. You
will need to have considerable experience of programme management within
complex and difficult contexts, including security management. Additionally,
experience in managing humanitarian response is essential. The ability to make
hard choices and difficult decisions and to lead strategic planning processes
to convert strategy into clear implementation plans will be essential. You
will have highly developed interpersonal skills and the ability and assurance
to represent and contribute to Oxfam GB at regional, national and local level.
A mature social and political analysis from grass root to international levels
with insights into its relevance to working to address poverty and a knowledge
of the history and contemporary economic, political and cultural context of
the country is desirable. You will further need to demonstrate a strong track
record in integrating gender at all levels of programme analysis and a
commitment to equal opportunity. The post is on an open-ended contract with
accompanied status plus comprehensive benefits. The starting salary is GBP
20,100 net per annum. The closing date for the post is 24th October 2003.
Please use the title: Country Director - Ethiopia in your application,
attaching your CV, a letter explaining how your experience makes you the
candidate for this job, details of where you can be contacted and two referees
preferably current line managers to: [email protected]

Contact Details

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E-mail : [email protected]
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Website : www.oxfam.org.uk
Reference : FJA-GMB-DIRE

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