Interim Head of Governance

About The Role

Contract Type: Fixed-term

Contract Duration: 10 months

Job Purpose:

The Head of Governance provides leadership and expert governance advice to ensure the effective functioning of Oxfam International's global governance arrangements and the continued delivery of the OIS Governance Team's mandate during a 10-month fixed-term cover period.

Working closely with the OI Executive Director, Leadership Teams, OI Board Chair, and other governance stakeholders, the role supports effective governance leadership, oversight, accountability, and decision-making, ensuring that OI's governance components are supported to fulfil their responsibilities.

The Head of Governance leads and manages the Governance Team, overseeing the delivery of governance processes, systems, and services, and ensuring compliance with applicable constitutional, legal, and regulatory requirements.

The role also contributes to the continuous improvement of Oxfam's governance practices, promoting transparency, accountability, feminist principles, inclusive decision-making, and equitable power sharing, while supporting agreed governance development priorities in collaboration with relevant senior leadership.

About Oxfam

At Oxfam we respond to emergencies and advocate for people in crisis, partnering with local organizations to deliver essentials and help rebuild communities. We work with activists and partners to fight poverty and injustice. We campaign for economic, gender, climate justice and accountable governance, striving for sustainable growth and transformation. We fight for a future that is equal, just and fair – one in which people have more equal opportunities and rights, and one in which we can all flourish, not just survive.

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