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Partnerships & Grants Lead
Oxfam Australia
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Are you ready to champion equality and drive impactful partnerships that help eliminate poverty and tackle inequality?
Why us?
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The opportunity:
Why you might love this opp:
The Partnerships and Grants Lead play a pivotal role in strengthening Oxfam Australia’s international program portfolio through strategic partnership management, business development, and robust grant oversight. The role balances strategic leadership with hands-on coordination to ensure that Oxfam’s partnerships are impactful, equitable, and compliant with donor and organisational expectations.
What's involved:
Working closely with partner country teams, donors, and internal stakeholders, the position ensures Oxfam Australia’s investments deliver maximum impact, meet program management and quality standards, and adhere to legal, contractual, and ethical obligations. The role is also responsible for strengthening partner and staff capacity in program management systems, donor compliance, and safeguarding, while ensuring these standards are consistently applied across Oxfam’s portfolio.
The Partnerships and Grants Lead will manage a designated portfolio of countries and programs, as determined by the Head of Partnerships and Grants. This portfolio may evolve in line with funding shifts and organisational priorities.
Key criteria:
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Proven experience in international development and/or humanitarian programs, ideally in rights-based and feminist contexts.
- Demonstrated success in managing strategic partnerships and complex donor grants (financial oversight and compliance)
- Experience in program design, policy integration (gender, safeguarding, inclusion), MEAL frameworks, and adaptive management.
- Experience leading or contributing to business development and resource
- mobilisation.
How to apply:
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