Oxfam America, Inc. seeks Director, Inclusive Value Chains in Boston, MA.

Oxfam America•Boston, MA

2d•Remote

About The Position

Oxfam America, Inc. seeks a Director, Inclusive Value Chains in Boston, MA. This role will lead and expand Oxfam America's Inclusive Value Chains (IVC) programming and support the Corporate Accountability and Worker Justice Department's investor-focused work. The position involves leading the development, implementation, and oversight of the IVC portfolio, including multi-country program activities. The Director will oversee IVC grants, ensuring program quality, compliance with internal controls, and strong partnerships with country offices. They will review new IVC initiatives and fundraising proposals for strategic alignment and lead fundraising efforts to secure $500,000 annually for IVC programming. The role also supports learning and integration of MEL findings, manages engagement with corporate accounts in the food, beverage, and agribusiness sectors, and develops corporate engagement strategies. Additionally, the Director will oversee investor-related work, including impact investing, shareholder advocacy, and innovation projects, and represent the organization in external speaking engagements. The position leads and supports initiatives involving market systems pilots with food and agriculture companies, evaluates new private sector partnership opportunities, and collaborates with fundraising teams on proposals. The Director participates in departmental planning, budgeting, reporting, and evaluation processes, exercising independent judgment in day-to-day management, including setting priorities, coordinating activities, evaluating opportunities, developing strategies, monitoring performance, and making recommendations within organizational policies. The role directly supervises four employees.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Economics, Economic Psychology, Psychology, International Development, or a closely related field
Eight (8) years of progressive experience working in a nonprofit environment on private sector partnerships
Eight (8) years of experience developing and executing multi-stakeholder corporate engagement strategies involving multinational corporations, voluntary standards systems, and commodity transformation initiatives
Eight (8) years of experience influencing corporate policies and practices in the food sector
Eight (8) years of experience leading large-scale, multi-country sustainability or market transformation programs, including responsibility for multi-million dollar program components and international staff mobilization
Eight (8) years of experience leading corporate initiatives addressing multiple ESG dimensions, including climate change, sustainability, natural resource rights, and supply chain accountability
Eight (8) years of experience utilizing corporate campaigning tactics such as shareholder advocacy in the food sector
Eight (8) years of experience coordinating among diverse stakeholder groups, including multinational companies, NGOs, voluntary standards bodies, and international teams
Eight (8) years of experience managing $1M+ budgets
Eight (8) years of experience directly supervising professional-level staff and managing resources for organization-wide strategic initiatives

Responsibilities

Lead development, implementation, and oversight of the Inclusive Value Chains portfolio, including multi-country program activities
Oversee IVC grants to ensure program quality, compliance with internal controls, and strong partnerships with country offices
Review new IVC initiatives and fundraising proposals for alignment with strategic priorities
Lead fundraising efforts to secure $500,000 annually for IVC programming
Support learning and integration of monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) findings into IVC work
Manage engagement with corporate accounts in the food, beverage, and agribusiness sectors and develop corporate engagement strategies
Oversee investor-related work, including impact investing, shareholder advocacy, and innovation projects
Represent the organization in external speaking engagements
Lead and support initiatives involving market systems pilots with food and agriculture companies
Evaluate new private sector partnership opportunities and collaborate with fundraising teams to develop partnership proposals
Participate in departmental planning, budgeting, reporting, and evaluation processes
Exercise independent judgment in the day-to-day management of the Inclusive Value Chains portfolio, including establishing implementation priorities, coordinating program activities, evaluating partnership opportunities, developing corporate engagement strategies, monitoring program performance, and making recommendations regarding portfolio initiatives and resource priorities within established organizational policies and procedures
Directly supervise four employees: Senior Advisor, Advocacy and Engagement; Senior Advisor, Inclusive Value Chains and Country Engagement and Land Rights; Company Engagement Lead, Inclusive Value Chains; and Advisor, Private Sector Climate Resilience and Inclusive Value Chains.