Job Description

About us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 19 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Our team

The Tigray Response Team is composed of national and international staff with wide experience in developing and implementing WASH, EFSVL, Protection, and Gender programmes.The EFSVL Team is responsible for the effective implementation of emergency food security & vulnerable livelihood activities as well as contribute to livelihoods and economic recovery of the vulnerable IDPs and host communities affected by the armed conflict, desert locust infestation, and Covid-19 in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. 

Job purpose

EFSVL Officer will support the implementation of the cash-based and in-kind interventions, livelihoods, and income-generating projects. The jobholder will work closely with the EFSVL Team Leader and other field staff and partners’ staff to ensure timely, quality, and accountable implementation of EFSVL interventions. Core details

Location:

Mekelle and Mahone Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Salary:

As per the Oxfam benefit package

Internal Grade:

D2, National

Job Family:

Programme

Contract type:

Fixed-Term contract for 6 months with the possibility of extension.

Hours of work:

  37.5 hours per week. This is a full-time role; however, Oxfam offers various flexible arrangements which candidates can discuss with the Recruiting Manager at the interview stage

This role reports to:

Area Manager with matrix management of EFSVL Team Leader

Staff reporting to this post:

N/A

The annual budget         for the post:

N/A

Key relationships/interactions:

Area Manager, EFSVL Team Leader, other Oxfam field staff and partners’ staff

Screening checks:

All successful candidates will be screened through Refinitiv World-Check One to comply with counter-terrorism and financial sanctions regulations.

References:

Should you be successful and not already employed by Oxfam GB, we will require a minimum of two references covering five years of employment history.

DBS checks (for roles based in the UK):

It is a requirement in the UK for a new DBS check at enhanced level for every new member of staff who works directly with, or has regular contact with, children or vulnerable adults in the UK (consistent with DBS guidance and relevant law).

N/A

Dimensions:

• Work patterns are not routine and often high pressure
• Required to make sound technical judgments regularly within agreed processes using technical knowledge, a good understanding of the team, context, and the facilities available to the team.
• Communication largely with Oxfam and partner staff, also with some external contacts/target audiences to support operational work.
• Analysis and internal communication of the locally relevant context to inform appropriate planning
• Supervises the work of contractors, service provider partners, and junior staff often in the area of own specialism (livestock and pastoral livelihoods).
• Contributing to project/ programme budget planning and monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) system of Oxfam
• Ensures the effective planning and delivery of projects and/or defined areas of programme, including working with partners
• Problem-solving activities related to a defined area, such as a limited geographical area or limited programme sectional area using professional or technical knowledge
• Makes complex technical information accessible and useable by non-specialists within a defined area
• Some negotiation and representation with local authorities- Veterinary and Agriculture Bureaus
• Develop a shared analysis of local issues, contacts and key players

Key Responsibilities

• Participate/Support in planning, implementation and MEAL activities of all components of the EFSVL interventions
• Support all undertakings in cash-based and in-kind interventions, and associated extension services. 
• Provide timely updates/reports on the overall food security and livelihoods situation in the operational areas
• Contribute to providing information and development of internal and donor reports.
• Support the EFSVL team leader in capacity building initiatives (formal and informal) on EFSVL specific activities for beneficiaries, Oxfam and partner staff
• Support MEAL activities including beneficiary verification/validation activity, compliant data collection, exit interviews, PDMs, etc.
• Support documentation of best practices and learning on conflict, desert locust and Covid-19 emergency response project. 
• Support/facilitate beneficiaries and other stakeholders’ access to Oxfam complaint and feedback systems.
• Providing information/data on expressed beneficiary needs, context information, local authorities’ policies and plans
• Ensure that all Oxfam accountability procedures and tools are applied correctly at all stages of the implementation of EFSVL interventions
• Ensure that Government laws and regulations and Sphere standards are always applied in the implementation of EFSVL related activities; This includes gender/protection, environmental, and protection aspects
• Provide technical specifications to the Logistic team on all EFSVL related market assessments, procurements and deliveries
• Represent Oxfam in multi-agency needs assessment and coordination meetings
• Coordinate with existing actors in food, crop & livestock sector markets functionality for development of proposals and EFSVL strategy.
• Ensures that maximum professionalism and accountability is adopted by partners, service providers and vendors in her/her sector of competency 

Job Requirements

Essential - Experience, Knowledge, Qualifications & Competencies

• BSc Degree from a recognized university/college in Agriculture, Agroeconomics, Rural Development, Economics, with relevant experience or any other areas that can bring an added value to the post.
• Minimum of 3-5 years with excellent understanding & proven / progressive experience (of planning/designing and managing EFSVL interventions in pastoral & agro-pastoralist livelihoods as well as the urban and semi-urban context
• Strong previous experience in working with partners and partner capacity building skills
• Demonstrable experience of working livelihoods and income-generating activities support interventions (cash transfer, in-kind, and other voucher-based interventions) including use of the ICT equipment and tracking and monitoring programmes (e.g. LMMS, Mobenzi, Red Rose)
• Good understanding of cash transfer modalities and mechanisms with a knowledge of their development and specificities.
• Good understanding of the sustainable livelihoods approach and related issues
• Experience in market analysis; with the capacity to conduct a market assessment survey, FGDs & KII
• Experience in conflict-sensitive programming and the ability to influence and support partners in appreciating the importance of financial standards, procedures and controls.
• Demonstrated collaborative approach including working with Government officials with good negotiation skills, diplomacy and tact
• Coordination skills with diverse audiences.
• Well-developed interpersonal and team skills and proven ability to be flexible in a demanding situation
• Excellent command over written and spoken English mandatory and local language an advantage.
• Willingness to travel at short notice, often in difficult circumstances
• Experience in cash-based and in-kind EFSVL interventions with ICT knowledge highly desirable 

 Your commitment to Oxfam

• Required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rights
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles

 Key Attributes:

• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
• Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work.
• Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible.

Organisational Values:

• Accountability – Our purpose-driven, results-focused approach means we take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable. We believe that others should also be held accountable for their actions.
• Empowerment – Our approach means that everyone involved with Oxfam, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can make change happen.
• Inclusiveness – We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences.

Note to candidates: Shortlisted candidates will be assessed on our organisational values and attributes at the interview stage. The successful candidate(s) will be expected to adhere to our code of conduct. We encourage candidates to read and understand our code of conduct here.

How to Apply

As part of your online application, please upload your up-to-date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile through www.ethiojobs.net or using Oxfam's internal application portal website or link on or before 21 March 2021.

Your application will be shortlisted based on your CV and your responses to the above questions. You need not comment on your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Due to the urgency of the post, this advert will close before the deadline if a suitable candidate is identified.