Executive Director

Oxfam fights for a future that is equal, just and fair – one in which all people have more equal
opportunities and rights, and one in which we can all thrive, not just survive.

Oxfam International (OI) is seeking to recruit an inspirational strategic leader as Executive Director
to lead Oxfam’s transformative agenda.

Oxfam has embarked on a journey of transformation, aiming to enhance its governance, structure,
and business model with a feminist and decolonial lens. This entails fostering a more equitable
global distribution of power, ensuring deeper connections with the communities it serves, amplifying
its global, regional, and national impact, and improving its capacity to share knowledge and insights.
These changes are geared towards facilitating the transformation of a ‘changed Oxfam’ that is a
relevant and credible partner on high quality programs while fostering accountability and enhancing
financial and operational systems through a feminist and decolonial framework.

The Oxfam International Executive Director (OIED) will lead the OI Secretariat (OIS) to effectively
carry out its functions in support of the Oxfam Confederation. The ED will lead transformational
processes to strengthen the Oxfam Confederation, drive a vision of a confederation of equals, and
ensure effective mechanisms for implementation of its collective agenda and strategic priorities.
Furthermore, the role will represent Oxfam at all levels internally & externally - inspiring not only
Oxfam staff but also people around the world to believe in Oxfam's values and join an invigorated
movement to bring progressive change. This ambitious role is one of significant breadth and
influence, combining strategic vision and leadership, external representation and influence and
effective operational co-ordination.

The OIED reports directly to the Chair of the OI Board, leads the OI team Executive Leadership Team
(ELT) and Oxfam International Secretariat staff. The OIED chairs the Executive Directors Forum.

• Are you a politically astute, diplomatic, courageous, enabling and visionary leader who can
  guide the confederation in the implementation of a collective global vision?
• Are you an effective manager able to balance competing priorities, plan for the future,
  inspire and incentivize teams within matrixed organizational structures?
• Do you have a strong external influencing profile combined with experience leading and
  managing a large cross-cultural organization with thousands of staff?
• Do you have a deep understanding of how to lead with feminist principles in ways that
  address power structures and systemic inequity, strengthen a feminist and decolonial
  organizational culture and staff engagement?
• Do you share a commitment to Oxfam’s core values of protecting and promoting the social,
  economic, cultural and political rights of all people?

If yes, then you are the leader we are looking for to take the Oxfam Confederation to the next level
of its transformation.

We invite you to download full details of the role and appointment terms at the following link:

Oxfam International Executive Director Appointment Details

HOW TO APPLY Closing date: 12th May 2024
Oxfam Interviews: 6th & 7th June 2024

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As part of the application process kindly submit your CV and a cover letter, preferably in MS Word.

All application documents (coveretter and CV) should be submitted in English.
Please name your submitted files with the following reference: OIED
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