Deputy CEO and Chief People Officer

Joyce Idoniboye is Deputy CEO and Chief People Officer at Oxfam GB. She is an accomplished executive with extensive experience leading organisational transformation, culture and people strategy across a variety of organisations and industries. She regularly speaks on inclusive leadership and representation. Joyce is committed to creating environments where people and organisations can thrive.

Outside of work Joyce can be found at music festivals and music events with a particular penchant for late 90s and early 2000's R&B, she enjoys travelling, collecting beads, spending lots of time with chosen family and friends, as well as cooking and a bit of roller-skating (quads).

A quotation by which I live by:

'My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humour, and some style.' Maya Angelou.

This is the message I keep in the profile of my WhatsApp on my personal phone. It reminds me that we deserve joy and fulfilment and freedom, not simply the endurance to survive. It's about living life fully and and rejecting a life defined by limitations and I embrace this wholeheartedly.

A book I swear by:

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith I find the book cozy and I love the focus on simplicity, wisdom, compassion and grace.

A song I’d dance my last dance on earth to:

Days Like This by Shaun Escoffery. This song brings me so much joy, wherever and whenever I hear it I get up to dance. It's uplifting and soulful and it reminds me of sunny days, dancing outdoors at festivals and complete freedom of expression.

What inspired you to join Oxfam?

I've always been conscious that opportunity is not distributed equally and Oxfam allows me to contribute to an organisation that believes injustice can be challenged.