Funding Process Support Officer

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

Do you have a proven track record in providing operational support while managing complex authorisation processes as well as an excellent attention to detail?

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

The Role:

In this role, you will provide essential day to day operational support and facilitation of funding related processes. You will be fundamental to the efficient management of restricted income and ensuring the proper management of the internal funding authorisation processes so that opportunities, proposals, contracts and amendments can be submitted to donors within the required deadlines.

Please note: You need to have the right to work in the UK to apply for this role.

What we are looking for:

We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.

An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:

Attention to detail with the ability to see beyond system problems and initiate solutions. 

Good resource management, administrative, planning, numerical and analytical skills. 

Demonstrable communications skills (written and verbal), with ability to analyse and synthesise complex issues.

Ability to multi-task to service multiple bids and competing requirements. 

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

Excellent knowledge of and use of Microsoft Office tools and software.

We offer:

This role will give you an opportunity to work with a group of passionate people right at the heart of Oxfam GB’s support to country and regional programmes, with fair pay and a competitive benefits package. You will receive an extensive induction programme and a blended training programme.

The team is dynamic and involved in many initiatives and there will be plenty of opportunity for the right candidate to develop leadership skills, on the job learning for project management approaches and to undertake learning and personal development.

We are a team that is passionate about racial justice, feminist leadership and wellbeing in the workplace and we want you to be a key part of that. When you work for Oxfam you don’t just start in a role, you join a movement.

You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer

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 an in-office job or partial work from home.