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Oxfam Purpose
To work with others to overcome poverty and suffering
Team Purpose
To act with poor people as a force for change in addressing the causes of poverty, suffering and injustice and alleviating their symptoms
Job Purpose
To strengthen Oxfam's humanitarian capacity in Haiti (priority 1 country) by developing a humanitarian strategy, managing/coordinating emergency response projects/programmes to meet humanitarian needs and to assess and build capacity of Oxfam and partner staff, in line with regional and organisational objectives.
Reporting Lines
- Postholder reports to: Country Director
- Staff reporting to this post: Project Managers, Team Leaders, Technical staffs and Advisor of humanitarian projects in the country
Budget Responsibility
Capacity building fund, then in case of emergency response and/or preparedness projects it varies, depending on size and nature of the project.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy Development
- Lead on humanitarian strategy development, ensuring integration of DRR work in both emergency responses and longer-term programmes.
- Assure joint up thinking, planning and implementation between the humanitarian responses and preparedness and the developmental programme elements.
Programme Development, including Emergency Programmes
- Lead on needs and impact assessment
- Reporting with recommendations and proposals for Oxfam's response, including recommendations on longer-term humanitarian actions and links to rehabilitation and Disaster Risk Reduction.
- Ensure that the Oxfam response to humanitarian needs resulting from the impact of natural disasters are delivered in a timely manner and in line with the scale of the disaster
- Ensure a strategic approach (short term and long term) to the crises, taking into account and building upon country objectives and priorities, including the link between humanitarian responses, DRR and the development programme.
- Work in close collaboration with the other Oxfam affiliates in and as a lead agency within the Oxfam International framework
- Work in close collaboration with national and international actors involved in emergency preparedness and response.
Programme Management
- Assure adherence to Oxfam management, financial, HR and logistics procedures
- Assure proper and timely reporting on donor and Oxfam grants to the Programme
- Develop and ensure implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems.
- Maintain communication throughout the country programme, including the region and Humanitarian Department
- Recruit staff according to Oxfam policies and procedures
- Ensure crosscutting issues (gender, protection, HIV/Aids, accountability) are incorporated into programme design and implementation.
- Being instrumental in the development of an exit strategy and office/project closure and all related activities.
Representation and Communication
- Represent Oxfam in relevant meetings and fora
- Support development and implementation of advocacy strategies linked to the emergency response and future preparedness
- Lead on evaluations of the humanitarian programmes and ensure learning from the programmes is captured and disseminated accordingly.
- To coordinate with long term development programme
- Ensure effective communication about programme impact with stakeholders within and outside Oxfam
Capacity Building
- Lead the development and review of country contingency and preparedness planning.
- Undertake Oxfam and partner staff capacity gap assessments and draw up reports including assessment results and recommendations for strategic capacity building approaches in coordination with the regional humanitarian team
- Designing and implementing capacity building activities for Oxfam and partner staff. These could include, training, on-the-job-training, coaching, mentoring, simulations etc.
- Undertaking basic training for staff and relevant partners on humanitarian principles and Oxfam ways of working
- To provide technical support, where required, to existing local partners and institutions in emergency programming and emergency response.
- Evaluate Oxfam and partner staff capacities before/after capacity building
Skills and Competence
Essential
- Substential field experience in emergency and development programme management in 3 different countries, preferably with non-government organizations and a good understanding of relevant humanitarian and policy issues.
- Proven experience in leading and coordination Rapid Needs Assessments, planning, report writing skills and starting up emergency response projects.
- Sound knowledge and ability to apply NGO/Red Cross Code of Conduct, the People in Aid Code, SPHERE, Oxfam International procedures and other regulatory codes.
- Theoretical knowledge and proven practical experience with capacity building activities, including capacity gap assessments, designing and implementing capacity building activities, coaching and mentoring.
- A proven record of effective project and people management.
- Analytical and strategic planning skills.
- Proven numeracy and financial management skills as well as proven proposal and report writing skills.
- Proven influencing and negotiating skills with internal and external audiences
- Capability of integration in and coordination with existing Oxfam country teams, Oxfam International as well as with Oxfam partner organizations and support their needs, adaptable and flexible.
- Sensitivity to cultural differences, and the ability to work in a wide variety of cultural contexts and knowledge an d experience of gender issues .
- Excellent teamwork skills and the ability to build good relations both internally and externally.
- Good written and spoken French and English is essential
- Willingness to travel at short notice, often in difficult circumstances and availability to work for up to 6 weeks in any one location.
- Experience in working in insecure environments and managing team security.
- High level of self-awareness, good communication skills, patience and willingness to assume supporting role.
- Ability to take the initiative and make decisions with limited support in fast moving environments.
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of integrating disaster risk reduction in emergency responses.
- Experience in developing strategies and innovative approaches to humanitarian work
- Knowledge and understanding of monitoring and evaluating programmes and capacity building activities.
- Confident representation skills.
- Demonstrable understanding and experience of gender equity issues and their relevance to humanitarian response work.