Emergency Food Security and Livelihoods (EFSL) Coordinator Job Careers – Oxfam

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Organisation: Oxfam
Duty Station: Uganda
About Oxfam:
Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 affiliates networked
together in more than 90 countries committed to ridding the world of poverty
and injustice. To achieve this, we support local projects in developing
countries, we lobby governments and companies to take into account the
interests of the poorest people and we campaign to involve citizens in our
work. We implement our programs by working with local NGO partners and civil
society organizations and engaging with private sector and governments. Oxfam
employs over 6,000 people worldwide in more than 90 countries. In Uganda, our
program is anchored on three broad themes deliberately focused on Women’s
Rights: Resilient Livelihoods, Governance and Accountability and Humanitarian
Preparedness and Response.
About Project:
Oxfam is implementing a humanitarian response to address the
humanitarian needs of South Sudanese refugees hosted in West Nile sub-region.
Oxfam’s areas of intervention include WASH, Emergency Food security and
vulnerable livelihoods (EFSVL), Gender and Protection. Oxfam works with local
partners as a strategy for building humanitarian preparedness and response
capacity within the organisations.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Render
    support in the assessment, design, planning, setting-up and implementation
    of the EFSVL component of the response programme in accordance with
    SPHERE and OXFAM program quality standards.
  • Identifies
    EFSVL response options against context, scenario and programme objectives,
    and provides guidance and support for appropriate response and maps
    the links to longer-term programming.
  • Trains
    and leads livelihoods staff & partners in EFSVL assessments,
    situational analysis and response option identification either as
    appropriate.
  • Coordinates
    partner-led EFSVL responses; and ensure flexible modalities for
    ways of working that builds on partner capacity and experience
  • Works
    closely with the Program Quality and Learning Coordinator to put in place
    robust MEAL systems for EFSVL; and to ensure M&E findings are timely
    fed back to inform adjustments in programming
  • Assist
    Oxfam staff and partners to develop accountability mechanisms
    within EFSVL projects.
  • Significantly
    contributes to writing EFSVL draft interim and final donor reports in
    liaison with the response Program Manager and WASH & protection Team
    leads.
  • Ensures
    a do-no-harm approach is adopted in all interventions
  • Represents
    Oxfam programme on EFSVL issues particularly at local/district
    government level in relevant EFSVL cluster coordination groups including
    Cash Working Group, and liaises with other INGOs, UN and LNGOs.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the Oxfam
    Emergency Food Security and Livelihoods (EFSL) Coordinator job placement
    must have at least five years’
    experience in EFSVL emergency and development work, and
    understanding of relevant humanitarian and policy issues.
  • Previous
    exposure and experience in capacity-building and partnership approaches,
    proposal development and financial management.
  • Excellent
    analytical and strategic planning skills.
  • Excellent
    team work skills and the ability to build good relations both
    internally and externally
  • Good
    written and spoken English is essential.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
applications in writing, including a cover letter and curriculum vitae (Not
exceeding 2MB) to the HR and Admin Coordinator at
Oxfamuganda-jobs@oxfamnovib.nl.
Deadline: 21st April 2017
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