Program Manager, PARCEL Forward – Humanitarian Logistics

Oxfam Novib

Den Haag

On-site

EUR 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

48 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay & benefits
Mental health support
One-year contract
Travel opportunities

Job summary

Oxfam Novib's SAFE Unit is seeking a capable program manager to lead PARCEL Forward, an EU DG ECHO funded project. You will coordinate consortium partners, manage budgets, and ensure compliance with donor requirements.

The role can be based in The Hague or another Oxfam office, with a one-year contract and potential extension, and requires strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and commitment to localisation.

Qualifications

  • Demonstrable experience managing complex humanitarian, development or multi-stakeholder programmes, including planning, implementation and risk management.
  • Strong experience managing institutional donor-funded grants, preferably DG ECHO or other major humanitarian donors.
  • Proven experience overseeing programme budgets, forecasts, expenditure tracking and financial reporting.
  • Experience coordinating partnerships, networks, communities of practice or multi-country initiatives involving diverse stakeholders.
  • Excellent programme and project management skills, with the ability to oversee multiple workstreams and competing priorities.
  • Strong communication, coordination and stakeholder engagement skills, including experience working across different cultural and organisational contexts.
  • Experience working with Local and National Humanitarian Actors (LNHAs) and a strong commitment to localisation and locally led humanitarian action.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify risks, make informed decisions and adapt to changing circumstances.
  • Excellent written and spoken English and the ability to represent the programme effectively with donors, partners and sector stakeholders.
  • Commitment to Oxfam's values and mission, including social justice, gender equality, women's rights and feminist humanitarian principles.
  • Able and willing to travel for project coordination and/or implementation.
  • Strong cultural sensitivity and gender awareness.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the overall planning, implementation, monitoring and successful delivery of PARCEL Forward, ensuring achievement of project objectives, results, timelines and donor commitments.
  • Coordinate and strengthen collaboration across consortium partners, consultants, project support functions and external stakeholders to ensure programme delivery.
  • Serve as budget holder, overseeing budget management, forecasting, expenditure monitoring, financial analysis and donor financial reporting.
  • Ensure full compliance with DG ECHO requirements, contractual obligations, reporting standards and organisational policies.
  • Recruit, manage and support project staff and consultants, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
  • Strengthen and steward the PARCEL Network as a globally connected and locally led community of practice, promoting meaningful participation and leadership of Local and National Humanitarian Actors (LNHAs).
  • Represent PARCEL in relevant humanitarian forums and partnerships, supporting advocacy, learning, sustainability and the uptake of the Universal Logistics Standards (ULS).

Skills

Programme management
Donor grants
Budget forecasting
Multi-stakeholder
Stakeholder engagement
English communication

Job description

Oxfam Novib's SAFE Unit is seeking a capable program manager to lead PARCEL Forward, an EU DG ECHO funded project. You will coordinate consortium partners, manage budgets, and ensure compliance with donor requirements.

The role can be based in The Hague or another Oxfam office, with a one-year contract and potential extension, and requires strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and commitment to localisation.

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