Oxfam yet to decide on specific 'role' of new Nairobi headquarters

Oxfam International's relocation of its headquarters to Nairobi, Kenya, may be a done deal, but where exactly it will relocate, what role the main headquarters will serve, and what will happen to staff at its current Oxford, U.K. base all remain a work in progress.

Mark Golding, Oxfam Great Britain’s chief executive, told Devex Associate Editor Richard Jones on the sidelines of a recent Ebola conference in Brussels, Belgium, that discussions to decide on these specifics are still ongoing.

“People focus on the location of Oxfam International [but] the interesting thing is what role is it going to play,” he said. “The question of what functions that headquarters will perform is what the executive directors of all the Oxfams have still got to decide, including what responsibilities will go to the center and what stays with the [confederation].”