Oxfam GB - Head of Commercial Contracts

HEAD OF COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS

ABOUT OXFAM

WE WON’T LIVE WITH POVERTY

“Our vision is of a kinder, fairer world - a world less divided by borders, money, race or gender.”

Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah, CEO Oxfam GB

Oxfam is a global community of people who believe in a kinder, and radically better world, where everyone has the power to thrive not just survive. We believe we can overcome poverty by fighting the injustices and inequalities that fuel it.

Since Oxfam first started in 1942, we have challenged the underlying causes of poverty, while supporting people to cope when disaster strikes. These principles are just as relevant today, but global challenges like the Covid-19 pandemic and the climate emergency need us to keep evolving to reflect the threats and opportunities of today’s world.

Oxfam GB is one of 20 independent affiliates that make up the Oxfam confederation. The Oxfam GB Strategy shows how Oxfam GB will contribute to realising the vision of the Oxfam International Global Strategic Framework.

Our new strategy sets out how Oxfam GB believe we can best make a difference to the biggest challenges the world is facing in our efforts to beat poverty for good:

• Focusing on where we can make the most radical difference: tackling extreme vulnerability in the toughest places on earth, and challenging the inequalities that drive poverty.

• Working more in partnership with communities and organisations around the world who are driving change, supporting them with the resources they need.

• Growing a global network that actively shifts spending and decision-making power to the global South.

• Bringing together people and groups who feel part of an international community, to help raise vital funds and to shape how they take action.

And how we work will be as important as what we do as we continue to transform to become safe, feminist and anti-racist.

A kinder and radically better world is possible. Let’s take action to make it happen.

THE ROLE

ROLE: Head of Commercial Contracts

LOCATION: Oxford or other UK office (with the ability to work from home under OGB’s hybrid working policy)

SALARY: Up to £59,000 (including market supplement)

JOB SUMMARY

• Required to develop long term vision and strategic planning to achieve significant impact.

• Represents its affiliate and manages and influences significant and high-profile external relationships.

• Helps shape objectives at the affiliate level.

• Provides leadership of unit including setting and leading the delivery of unit objectives.

• Management tasks and problems are diverse and complex and involve a significant degree of risk (financial, sec, brand).

• Produces, assimilates, analyses and uses Programme information from varied and diverse sources to provide indepth analysis.

• Decision-making is strategic and operational with a high degree of judgement based on specific problem-solving experience, drawing on a range of external and internal factors.

• Works autonomously with significant financial and commercial responsibility.

• Is the key decision maker.

• Plans and implements commercial contract strategy and ensures proper reporting and accountability.

THE INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING TEAM

HEAD OF UK PARTNERSHIPS & COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS

HEAD OF UN PARTNERSHIPS

HEAD OF COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS

SENIOR UK PARTNERSHIPS ADVISOR

HEAD OF NORDIC PARTNERSHIPS

HEAD OF IFT

HEAD OF US GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

HEAD OF INSTITUTIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

HEAD OF BID MANAGEMENT TEAM

BID SUPPORT COORDINATOR

SENIOR BID MANAGER

SENIOR UK PARTNERSHIPS ADVISOR

INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING

EXECUTIVE INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING

EXECUTIVE

AFFILIATE & UK PARTNERSHIP ADVISOR UK & EU PARTNERSHIPS ADVISOR

UK PARTNERSHIPS ADVISOR

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR (ANALYST)

BID MANAGER HECA

BID MANAGER MENA

BID MANAGER PRICING BID MANAGER (JOB SHARE)

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the Oxfam GB lead for commercial contracts, advising senior management on deciding the principles, setting priorities, and clarifying ambition level for engagement in commercial contracts.

• Develop and implement Oxfam’s commercial contract strategy in line with Oxfam’s values and organisational strategy.

• Build Oxfam’s systems, processes, tools, and guides to implement new framework agreements and commercial tenders. This includes developing policies and approaches to commercial and non-commercial financial risks, including but not limited to approaches and processes related to bidding, managing, delivering, and reporting on commercial contracts.

• Establish ways of working on contract opportunities and provide technical support to the bid team on key commercial contract opportunities to ensure successful outcomes.

• Build internal capacity on commercial contracting, including developing and delivering training and workshops, consolidating lessons learned and developing guidance documents such as ways of working on commercial contract, commercial contract operational manual, PbR management tools.

• Interface with various Oxfam stakeholders such as Finance, Logistics, HR, M&E (Monitoring & Evaluation), and Risk Management on compliance/alignment between donor rules, regulations, and their general expectations on partners with Oxfam’s internal policies, guidelines, procedures, and tools.

• Work with relevant donor leads (UK, EU, International Financial Institutions), and business development on pre-positioning and to form partnerships for tendering processes and networks with INGOs and for-profit entities to establish relationships.

• Work with Oxfam country offices and selected partners on tender readiness initiatives.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

ESSENTIAL

• Demonstratable experience in tendering for and/or implementing large commercial contracts funded by FCDO, World Bank, and others, either for non-profit or for-profit organisations. This includes a strong knowledge of the regulations and procedures of major institutional donors.

• Strong understanding of contractual and financial management principles and systems applicable to various contracts and sub-contract types, including but not limited to cost reimbursement, time and material, fixed price, framework, and performance-based Programme management.

• Clear thinking and sound judgement-able to manage competing demands, make effective decisions under pressure and think creatively to come up with solutions to problems.

• Demonstrated ability, tact, and sensitivity in working across institutional boundaries, business units, and teams in an effective and productive way.

• Highly collaborative with the ability to develop excellent working relationships and practices that enable various internal stakeholders to meet their goals and objectives.

• Ability to negotiate and influence various stakeholders.

DESIRABLE

• Coaching and mentoring experience.

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

• Strong people skills, emotional intelligence, and authenticity.

• Cultural awareness, with experience of successfully collaborating with colleagues and partners from diverse backgrounds and cultures.

• Commitment to diversity and inclusion.

• Strong commitment to SPANA values

WHY WORK AT OXFAM?

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LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Oxfam GB is committed to developing and supporting the learning of all staff across the organisation, as we recognise that staff development is central to being as effective as we can be in our fight against the injustice of poverty.

We have a wide internal L&D offer, with on-the job learning opportunities, mentoring, certified coaching, in house courses, and much more. We also support employees with external learning opportunities through study leave, and financial support may be offered to individuals who are studying for professional qualifications.

PAY AND BENEFITS

Oxfam aims to recruit and retain diverse, passionate people who have the necessary skills, knowledge and commitment to meet our vision. We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits.

OUR REWARD SYSTEM AIMS TO

• Enable career progression within Oxfam

• Recognise achievement, skills, competence and development

• Support and enables recruitment and retention of the best candidates for Oxfam

• Enable an increase in the Voice of the Global South

• Be equitable, fair, transparent and flexible

• Balance the needs and expectations of our stakeholders

• Encourage and enables management accountability.

HOW TO APPLY

All correspondence, at this stage, should be via Oxford HR. To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button on the job advert page, complete our online application form, and submit your CV and cover letter as two different documents, which should be prepared before applying as they will be considered in the application process. The cover letter should be no more than two pages long and explain why you are interested in this post and how your skills and experience make you a good fit. The document should be saved in PDF in the following format: Your First Name-Your Last Name-Document Name-Date (mmyy) e.g., Pat-Jones-CV-072023-Oxfam or Pat-JonesCoverLetter-072023-Oxfam.

Please note that all our clients recruiting in the UK are legally obliged to confirm that the appointee is eligible to work in the UK. As of 1 January 2021, government’s new regulations will apply. For further information visit the Home Office website here.

TIMELINE

Closing Date: 13 August 2023

First stage interviews: TBC

Final interviews: TBC

SELECTION PROCESS

All candidates will receive an update regarding their application after the closing date. We advise candidates to add the role email to their safe senders list and regularly check their spam folder.

EQUALITY STATEMENT

Equality and diversity are at the core of Oxfam’s values. Staff are expected to work collectively and individually to promote a constructive and sensitive approach to others from a variety of backgrounds, where the work of others is valued and respected.

QUERIES

If you have any queries on any aspect of the appointment process, need additional information, or would like to have an informal discussion, please email at oxfam-head-commercial-contracts@ oxfordhr.com in the first instance.

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