Oxfam is recruiting a Project Officer Emergency Food Security and Vulnerable Livelihoods (EFSVL) (m/f), to be based in Maganja da Costa, Mozambique.
Description
- Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. For our work in the Idai/Kenneth Humanitarian response we are looking for a Project Officer Emergency Food Security and Vulnerable Livelihoods (EFSVL)
- Contract Duration: Until 31 March 2020
Duties
- Manage, within delegated areas of responsibility, the day to day implementation of Emergency Food Security and Vulnerable Livelihoods relief and early recovery projects; including beneficiary identification and registration, relief distribution, and other project activities
- Support programme, project and especially partners’ teams in developing and applying appropriate monitoring, verification, evaluation and learning (MEAL) tools in relation to Oxfam’s EFSVL work in Mozambique
- Increase partner participation, design quality capacity building plans for partners, and facilitate a true partnership with those with whom we work
- To encourage mainstreaming of gender into livelihoods early recovery programming by increasing knowledge of the staff, community structures and beneficiary communities through trainings/awareness raising activities and incorporating gender data in program monitoring and design
- Identify capacity needs of partners and/or country programme staff and develop training, capacity building activities to meet their needs develop (or adapt existing) guidelines and training materials
Requisites
- We are looking for candidates who meet the following requirements:
- Bachelor degree in Social Sciences, Agriculture, Economics and Business, or other discipline relating to food security and livelihoods. Experience managing food security/livelihoods programmes may substitute for formal qualifications
- Two to three years’ experience in food security, livelihoods, or community mobilisation work
- Experience and knowledge of Livelihoods asset protection and recovery activities in emergency and post-emergency situations
- Strong project cycle skills: assessments, design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and strategic planning
- Proven computer competence and conversant with data management (spreadsheets)
- Experience in conducting food security and livelihoods assessment and data analysis, and capacity to contribute to response analysis and overall programme design discussions
- Proven ability to be flexible in demanding solutions, including the willingness to travel (in sometimes challenging environments) at short notice over the course of the role
- Strong oral and written communication ability in English and relevant local language, and computer literacy
Notes
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted