Oxfam GB Hiring for Senior Talent and Resourcing Business Job at Oxford, England Full Time

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Do you have experience of delivering career path frameworks and an understanding of Reward principles?

Do you a track record of developing forward thinking Talent and Resourcing strategies and activities to support organisational change and drive performance?

Do you have experience of developing talent pipelines to address current and future skills and behavioural needs, including increasing diversity, equality and inclusion in the workforce?

If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing:

This is a crucial time for the talent team at Oxfam, as we enable the organisation in its stated goal to become a safe, feminist and anti-racist organisation. We know that this involves deep work of organisational change and transformation, and this role is a central part of achieving that.

This role supports organisation effectiveness by leading the development and implementation of strategic Talent and Resourcing (T&R) programmes and initiatives, with an approach aligned to our culture change, Equalities and transformation agenda, and which embeds Oxfam’s values and our Feminist Leadership and anti-racist approach in how we work, in the UK and globally.

We see this as a significant opportunity to work with external partners to think radically about talent, and about how we transform ourselves to meet the challenges and the opportunities of the future.

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:

• A track record of developing forward thinking Talent and Resourcing strategies and activities to support organisational change and drive performance
• Experience of delivering career path frameworks and an understanding of Reward principles
• Experience of developing talent pipelines to address current and future skills and behavioural needs, including increasing diversity, equality and inclusion in the workforce
• Demonstrable experience of managing performance of others and helping people to develop, grow and achieve their potential, including increasing diversity and inclusion in teams and / or workplaces
• Significant experience of strategic business partnering gained within a large complex organisation and with multiple stakeholders
• Demonstrable ‘ability to develop strategies and business plans, which deliver outcomes linked to wider business strategies and organisational change
• Analytical skills, including using data to measure outcomes and inform decision making, and being able to weigh up and take decisions when there are unknowns
• A passion for role modelling wellbeing and resilience

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. We think this role would work particularly well as a partially home-based role or job share.

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.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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.

In response to Covid-19 if you are offered a role where you are required to travel between countries please ensure you have been briefed by the Hiring Manager about any changes to working or precautions you should take as part of your role.