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• Work in liaison with the Governance and
  Accountability Theme manager, coordinate the implementation of the Voice
  programme in the country.
• Liaise with other team members at the country
  office to ensure there is synergy and close collaboration and
  complementarity between the voice program and other country programs.
• Work in close coordination with the Governance
  and Accountability and Country Management Team represent the Voice
  programme in the country vis à vis country stakeholders.
• Regularly conduct context analysis relevant to
  the Voice program and make recommendations to country team and partners on
  the trends and opportunities. You will be expected to keep abreast with
  latest developments in the focus areas of the voice program or how those
  developments impacts on them.
• Coordinate the communities of stakeholders in
  the country and liaise initiate the linking and learning of the work and
  country / regional team
• Coordinate and lead on pro-active and
  innovative outreach to the target groups for the Voice programme and
  coordinates the dissemination of information about the calls to them
• Launch and assess open country proposal calls
  and assess proposals with support from Voice global coordination team and
  others, guaranteeing application of Voice grant making criteria,
  principles and processes
• Actively contributes to country funding
  initiatives such as providing input into concepts and proposals that
  target
• Regular communication with the Voice
  Coordination Team in particular the Grants Coordinator
• Support influencing work

• Support partners in organisation of Voice
  programme events and activities
• Offer technical support as needed to
  potential grantees in the formulation of grant applications
• Mentor and provide technical assistance to
  grantees in the implementation of projects on an as needed basis
• Support capacity assessment, development and
  empowerment approaches to ensure partners and stakeholders can adapt to
  fast changing context.
• Coordinate and support in-country grants team
  in carrying out program and accountability assessments
• Ensure effective post contract grant
  management including collection and assessment of reports, follow up,
  communication with and monitoring grantees on the ground; ensure scheduled
  payments to grantees, and liaise with finance officer to ensure seamless
  grantee management and communication
• Manage, review and make recommendations to
  change as needed to ensure that grant processes are in line with Voice
  needs and promote effective grant making

• Process and monitor information on grant
  allocation in the administrative system
• Responsible for country level reporting on
  the Voice programme (grant portfolio reporting, data collection and
  learning, time writing)
• Develop and prepare operational reports for
  grant management at national and global level
• Administer Voice policies and procedures in
  accordance with country and organizational guidelines
• Keenly track Voice grant compliance and bring
  instances of non-compliance to the attention of the Governance and
  Accountability Manager and Voice Coordination Team
• Offer support in grants and financial data
  reconciliation and preparation for reports, audits and other Voice
  reporting as needed
• Monitor regulations and their effect on grant
  making.

• The applicant for the Oxfam Voice Project
  Coordinator career opportunity should preferably hold a Master’s degree
• A minimum of five years’ experience working
  with partners on  large grant
  management
• Working knowledge of grant funding policies
  and procedures and applicable country/ national regulations
• Working knowledge of and affinity with social
  inclusion,  marginalization, lobby
  & advocacy
• Excellent skill in political economy analysis
• Excellent written and verbal English
• Good administrative project management skills
• Excellent ICT skills (Microsoft Office and
  database)
• Excellent organizational, coordination and
  networking skills;
• Proven ability to perform complex tasks and
  to priorities multiple projects
• Excellent interpersonal and communication
  skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of
  constituencies in a multicultural environment 
• Proven ability to communicate effectively,
  both orally and in writing
• Ability to make administrative/procedural
  decisions and judgments
• Demonstrated ability to analyze budgetary
  line items for compliance with budget guidelines

• Humility: We put ‘we’ before ‘me’ and place an
  emphasis on the power of the collective, nurture the team and play to the
  strengths of each individual. We are not concerned with hierarchical
  power, and we engage with, trust and value the knowledge and expertise of
  others across all levels of the organization.
• Relationship Building: We understand the importance of
  building relationship, within and outside the organization. We have the
  ability to engage with traditional and non-traditional stakeholders in
  ways that lead to increased impact for the organisation.
• Listening: We are good listeners who can see
  where deeper levels of thoughts and tacit assumptions differ. Our messages
  to others are clear, and consider different preferences.
• Mutual Accountability: We can explain our decisions and how
  we have taken them based on our organizational values.  We are ready to be held to account for
  what we do and how we behave, as we are also holding others to account in
  a consistent manner.
• Self-Awareness: We are able to develop a high degree
  of self-awareness around our own strengths and weaknesses and our impact
  on others. Our self-awareness enables us to moderate and self-regulate our
  behaviors to control and channel our impulses for good purposes.
• Enabling: We all work to effectively empower
  and enable others to deliver the organizations goals through creating
  conditions of success. We passionately invest in others by developing
  their careers, not only their skills for the job.  We provide freedom; demonstrate belief
  and trust provide appropriate support. We give more freedom and
  demonstrate belief and trust, underpinned with appropriate support.

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