Roving Funding Coordinator

ROVING FUNDING COORDINATOR
JOB DETAILS
DIVISION: Fundraising
TEAM: MENA Regional Platform
LOCATION: Home based – with travel
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term
GRADE: C 1
JOB FAMILY: Fundraising
SALARY: As per Oxfam Policy
HOURS 40
FLEXIBILE WORKING
This is a full-time role, with the majority of the time being spent on deployment.
Department Purpose
The Regional Platform (RP) of Oxfam in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has a mandate to:

Provide strategic leadership, management & accountability of and to Oxfam country programmes in MENA.

Deliver regional impact, developing partner relationships, brand and impact in the region through relevant influencing and advocacy work, public engagement and programming

Connect, coordinate, convene – Connect practitioners to sources of expertise, convene people to share knowledge and learnings, and coordinate capacity building initiatives

Enable operational agility and efficiency – Provide support to Oxfam country offices
In MENA, Oxfam works in development, humanitarian, and campaigning, with a large part of the current transformation focused on becoming a major influencing & advocacy, knowledge-for-impact global reach organisation.
JOB PURPOSE: The main purpose of this job is as a deployable resource such that we can respond to requests for support and assistance in planning, securing, and managing programme funding for humanitarian response and development programmes in different countries around the world where Oxfam operates.
POST HOLDER REPORTS TO
Line managed by Regional business development Manager
Whilst on deployments, the post holder will report to the deployment manager.
JOBS REPORTING TO THIS POST
None
BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY
No
DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE
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Managing existing significant processes.
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Manage projects at unit/sub-unit level
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Resolve diverse problems with impact in defined area and occasional complex problems
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Recommending changes to processes
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Collate information from a wide range of well-defined sources
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Specific technical/professional knowledge of their area from formal training and/or work experience
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Impacts also on other parts of affiliate
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Frequent internal/external negotiation.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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To establish and maintain up to date funding strategies and plans to identify and drive forward new funding opportunities.
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To lead or support the development and submission of high-quality concept notes and proposals and work effectively with colleagues in other functions, partner organisations and affiliates to develop joint proposals where appropriate.
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To negotiate donor contracts and supporting programme teams with contract management, donor reporting, compliance, and audits.
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To ensure effective coordination with Oxfam GB and other Oxfam affiliates at country, regional, and head office levels to ensure adequate overview of funding, proposal submissions and donor liaison.
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To facilitate Oxfam’s engagement with donor agencies and other external stakeholders to identify opportunities for funding and exchange information about programmes and priorities.
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Strengthening the capacity of colleagues in planning and the management of restricted funds through formal training, technical guidance, and coaching. PERSON SPECIFICATION
Most importantly, every individual at Oxfam GB needs to be able to:
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Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY and EMPOWERMENT (read more about these here).
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Ensure you commit to our ORGANISATIONAL 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.
Experience, Knowledge & Competencies
Essential
For this role, we have selected the most relevant feminist leadership practices which we will use for assessment purposes (which you can read more about here):
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Self-Awareness
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Agility, Complexity, and Ambiguity
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Relationship building
In addition:
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Experience of planning for, securing and managing funds from institutional donors, such as FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), ECHO (European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations), SIDA (Swedish International Development Agency), OFDA (Office of U.S Foreign Disaster Assistance) and the UN
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Extensive experience of writing quality proposals and reports
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Ability to travel and be on deployment almost permanently
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Ability to represent Oxfam to donors and other external institutions and to use influencing skills wisely with respect to varied stakeholders
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Ability to adapt to working in a challenging environment, in potentially insecure locations, with limited connectivity
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Ability to manage time effectively and adapt priorities to respond to changing demands and tight deadlines, across multiple time zones.
Desirable
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Self-motivated, target-driven and a proactive approach to funding
Safer recruitment: All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks (which can include counterterrorism, safeguarding and criminal records checks). You can find out what this means here.
DBS CHECK REQUIRED No
Graded and reviewed by:
Job Title: HRBP Date: 23/10/23 FOR HR USE ONLY