Team Co-ordinator Oxford, England
Job description
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.
Do you have strong administrative experience, including developing, maintaining and improving administrative systems, taking meeting notes and tracking actions?
Do you have excellent inter-personal and communication skills?
Are you accurate, proactive, people-orientated, able to work under pressure and have problem solving attitude?
Would you like to support the International Operations Director and their leadership team, enabling them to lead and manage Oxfam GB’s International Operations team to deliver it's agreed objectives?
If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you.
We are looking for a Team Coordinator at a pivotal time for the organisation.
Please note due to the nature of the role, the candidates must be in a commutable distance preferably within 30 minutes travel distance to Oxford (OX4 2JY) for occasional meetings.
Interviews will be held on 13 March 2023, face-to-face at Oxfam House: 2700 John Smith Dr, Oxford OX4 2JY
What you'll be doing:
This role sits at the heart of International Operations providing essential support, which includes co-ordination, scheduling and project support, to underpin management and operational services which, in turn, enable Oxfam and its people to deliver impact in the poorest parts of the world.
You'll have:
We're looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to the values of empowerment, accountability, and inclusion in all you do and our feminist principles.
An ideal candidate for the role will also have/be:
- Strong administrative experience, including developing, maintaining and improving administrative systems.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English, with an ability to produce engaging written and verbal communications for a staff audience
- Aptitude for using systems, including those used for effective communications, office and knowledge management
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Accurate, proactive, people orientated, problem solving attitude and able to work under pressure
- Prioritisation skills and ability to respond to changing demands
- Strong organisational and project management skills
- Excellent touch typing/keyboard skills
- Experience of working independently, managing highly confidential and sensitive information
Flexfam
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.
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
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 committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. 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.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
How to apply
As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.
About us
Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.
Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.
A thriving diverse Oxfam:
It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.
To do that:
- We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
- We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
- We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.
