Executive Lead, International Programs

**Posted**:
14/07/2025

**Closing Date**:
25/07/2025

**Salary**:
$167,727.00 - $167,727.00

**Job Type**:
Permanent - Full Time

**Location**:
Melbourne

**Job Category**:
Executive
- Melbourne-based
- Ongoing Contract
- 35 Hours per week

**About Us**

At Oxfam Australia, we believe all lives are equal and no one should live in poverty. We are a member of Oxfam International, a global confederation working with partners and local communities in 87 countries.

Would you like to join this global movement of people working together to eliminate the inequalities that keep people in poverty?

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and committed person to fill the role of **Executive Lead, International Programs.**

**Why you will love working at Oxfam**

Oxfam Australia is seeking a dynamic and experienced people leader to step into the role of **Executive Lead, International Programs** - a critical executive position responsible for overseeing and driving the delivery of our international development and humanitarian portfolio.

You’ll lead a team of experts across development programming, humanitarian response, and grants management. You’ll bring strategic clarity, performance rigour and a collaborative mindset to ensure we deliver effective, values-aligned programming in a rapidly changing world.

**The Role**
- Drive the delivery of Oxfam Australia’s international strategy and hold accountability for results, outcomes, and impact
- Lead, coach, and manage the team, building a culture of high performance, accountability, and wellbeing
- Ensure the successful delivery of major development and humanitarian programs, including DFAT-funded and donor-funded initiatives
- Provide adaptive leadership to navigate complexity and uncertainty, making data-driven decisions and managing risk proactively
- Serve as a key external representative with DFAT, ACFID, Oxfam International, and other partners
- Strengthen systems, optimise operations, and champion continuous improvement across all aspects of program delivery

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**A little about you (the key selection criteria)**

To be successful in this role you will have:
You are a seasoned executive or senior leader who can demonstrate:
Proven experience in leading complex international development and humanitarian programs at a senior or executive level, with a deep understanding of the sector and global donor landscape

Extensive experience in leading, managing and motivating teams to change ways of working, foster continuous improvement and deliver on strategic goals

Extensive experience representing organisations to donors, governments, sector bodies (e.g., DFAT, ACFID), and confederation partners

Demonstrated experience operating in DFAT-accredited agencies, with a strong understanding of accreditation processes and sector standards (e.g. ACFID).

Demonstrated expertise in MEL systems design, use of data for decision-making, and embedding learning within program teams.

**We can offer you**

A base salary of $167,727 plus superannuation, superior leave benefits and access to a generous not-for-profit salary packaging program **(up to $18,450 of your salary tax-free)**.**

The opportunity to use your talents and expertise to make a positive impact around the world.

We value flexibility and seek to support our people to work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing.

Superannuation matching

Our culture is shaped by our values, which reinforce what we care about and how we do things, not just what we do. Our five core values of Accountability, Empowerment, Equality, Inclusiveness and Sustainability drive everything we do at Oxfam.
- Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct. We are committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. 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. Therefore, our people are required to comply with the One Oxfam Child Safeguarding and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse policies and sign the Oxfam Australia Child Safeguarding and One Oxfam Employee Codes of Conduct._

**How to Apply**

To apply, please submit the following documents:
A **current resume** detailing your work history, qualifications, and achievements

A **cover letter** outlining your interest in the role and summarising your suitability for the role

A **document addressing the key selection criteria** listed above

**Applications that do not address the key selection criteria may not be considered.**

No recruitment agencies, please.

**Australian work visas**

**Additional information**:
At Oxfam Australia, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable culture where eve