Response Lead

RESPONSE LEAD

LOCATION: Beirut, Lebanon                    CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term- 4 Months

JOB FAMILY: Programmes                        ONE OXFAM GRADE : C       ZONE : 1

GLOBAL PROGRAMMES                            TEAM: Programme

SALARY:  As per scale                                HOURS: 40 (FTE)

FLEXIBLE WORKING

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

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

JOB PURPOSE:

To represent, manage and ensure the effective implementation of Oxfam in Lebanon’s Emergency Response. Ensure that policies are implemented and strategies are adjusted according to the local context, key standards of reporting, programme quality and accountability are met, and that there is adequate integration of various sectors (WASH, Food Security, Basic Assistance and Protection) and local partners’ interventions. Represents Oxfam to authorities, the UN, donors, (I)NGOs, local partners and other external stakeholders.

The post holder is expected to be committed to Oxfam’s vision and values and lead with integrity always.

JOB REPORTS TO

DCD

ROLES REPORTING TO THIS JOB

Area Coordinators (BML, North and Beeka), MEAL Manager, Funding Officer, Logs Manager 

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY

Up to 10 million USD

GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE

Across the country

KEY STAKEHOLDERS

Response Area Coordinators, Cash Team, Protection Team, WASH Team, Influencing Lead, Finance Manager, Logistics Manager, Security Manager

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Humanitarian Strategy and Planning

• Lead, together with DCD, the review, adaptation, and development of the Response Plan based on identified needs and gaps, and changes in context.
• Ensures that risk management and contingency planning is included at all stages of the response.
• Maintains an up-to-date understanding of the humanitarian situation in the country, early warning data, access and security issues, and emergency responses by other actors, and briefs teams on relevant and latest information as it affects Oxfam and partner’s work.
• Ensures regular coordination with the Oxfam Global Humanitarian Team (GHT), MENA Regional Platform and Executing Affiliate (EA) on overall support to the response
• In cooperation with the Business Development Manager, leads on donor engagement planning related to the response

Project Cycle Management & Programme Quality

• Ensure day to day management of Oxfam’s Lebanon Response
• Ensures, in close coordination with other colleagues, the implementation and follow up of the response plan
• Responsible to ensure that the Response integrates Oxfam Humanitarian approach, ensuring implementation of the Safe Programming approach, the Feminist Principles, Local Humanitarian Leadership, and Community Engagement, as well as Oxfam ambitions and international commitment
• Support the security manager in managing risks for the Lebanon response, ensures security management plans and SoPs for the crisis response are in place
• In charge of anticipating and managing risks that could threaten the organization’s reputation, operational viability and security.
• Liaises closely with the OiL Influencing Lead to ensure that operational data informs Oxfam influencing work on the crisis – and that influencing priorities are adequately considered in program planning and operationalization.
• Ensures effective management of financial and human resources in line with Oxfam policies.
• Responsible for ensuring the design and implementation of the Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Social Accountability plan.
• Promotes learning and knowledge management on the response
• Ensures the mainstreaming of gender, safeguarding and safe programming considerations throughout all of the planning and response efforts, and adherence to Oxfam’s policies and guidelines.

People & Team Management

• Manage the relevant staff;
• Ensure staff are compliant with key internal procedures including security requirements and code of conduct;
• Oversee performance management and staff development of team members, and provide necessary and timely feedback to all staff being directly managed.
• Ensure the physical welfare, well-being, and professional development of staff directly assigned to the project.

Working with Partners

• Accountable for the design of partnership strategies for the response, ensuring Oxfam values and partnership principles are followed and that partners get support from Oxfam in alignment with their capacities and needs.

Reporting and Compliance

• Accountable for ensuring reporting for internal and external use, including sitreps and donor reports and ensure good dissemination of results and achievements inside the Oxfam confederation as well for external audiences.
• Ensure compliance with the rules and regulations of Oxfam and Oxfam’s donors.

External Representation and Coordination

• In coordination with the DCD, represents Oxfam within platforms related to the Lebanon crisis such as UN agencies and INGOs to ensure coordination, information sharing, development of alliances and networks and promoting collaborative work to ensure better impact of the response.
• Ensure a constant and constructive relationship with local actors, institutions and the private sector.

Lead on the coordination of visits of donors, and/or partners related to the programme.

Most importantly, every individual in Oxfam needs to be able to:

• Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPOWERMENT, COURAGE, SOLIDARITY and EQUALITY (read more about these here)
• Ensure you commit to our ORGANIZATIONAL ATTRIBUTES (including adhering to the Code of Conduct):

1. Be committed to our feminist principles, and to applying them in your day-to-day behaviour and your work. Be ready to keep learning, with accountability to those who experience oppression as a result of their identities, such as their gender, race/ethnicity, disability, class, or LGBTQIA identity."

2. Be committed to undertaking Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies, to ensure all people who come into Oxfam are as safe as possible.

ESSENTIAL

• Self-Awareness
• Agility, Complexity, and Ambiguity
• Strategic Thinking and Judgment

In addition:

• Education – A relevant post-graduation degree or equivalent

• Minimum of 7-10 years in relief, recovery and /or development work with INGO / NGO/ or Government,

and knowledge and experience on Cash Programming and WASH in a humanitarian context.

• Demonstrated experience working on Emergency Response, Cash Transfer Programming, WASH

and emergency livelihoods issues in the humanitarian contexts.

• Familiar with the Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)

• Adequate experience in Partnership Management and localisation

• Adequate knowledge of protection and gender justice.

• Proven experience in effective budget monitoring

• Demonstrate very strong leadership and management skills and ability to work in the team

Desirable

1. Demonstrate a commitment to humanitarian principles and values and motivate others towards

them.

2. Commitment to equal opportunity, inclusion and gender policies.

3. Proven analytical skills and understanding of monitoring processes, learning, adaptation and

evaluation.

4. Fair communicator in English - both written and oral as well as a good listener.

5. Good in leading assessment, documentation and reporting skills.

6. Strong analytical and conceptual skills.

SAFER RECRUITMENT: Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and 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. Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.