Project Officer

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Project Officer



National Position



M



aganja da costa – Zambézia- Mozambique



Annual Salary and Benefits -



USD: 21,780/- gross annual with other benefits



Internal Job Grade -



D1



Contract type -



Fixed Term (



1st January 2020 – 31st March 2020)



Reporting to -



Post holder reports to:


Senior Gender and Protection Officer



Matrix Manager:


Protection and EFSVL Coordinator



Location -



M



aganja da costa – Zambézia- Mozambique



Shaping a stronger Oxfam for people living in poverty.



Team Purpose



To ensure Oxfam has the management, technical and logistical capacity to both scale-up and to respond rapidly to major humanitarian emergencies anywhere in the world



Job Purpose



To support in implementing gender-sensitive community-level protection activities in particular, protection monitoring and information dissemination and referrals guided by Oxfam’s policies and guidelines for managing information and relevant professional standards in protection work. This position will also support the implementation of EFSVL activities under SIDA project, these activities will include the implementation of agriculture seeds and tools distribution, livestock interventions, livelihood recovery and disaster risk reduction activities.



Job Responsibilities



Protection: 50 %



Ensure the delivery of protection activities in Zambezia (this may include protection focused distributions, services mapping, and other targeted support).



Undertake regular field visits with the WASH and EFSVL teams to identify and address, along with the sectorial teams, potential protection concerns arising from Oxfam’s humanitarian response.



Prepare for and organize community consultations and community based orientation sessions, in coordination with Oxfam team(s) and other partners



Participates in developing and updating the mapping of services for threats and abuses (including GBV) that community members face in Oxfam areas of operation



Lead and supervise assessment teams during thematic surveys, needs assessment and data collection for protection-related research



With support of the Protection Coordinator and the Programme Manager, follow-up with humanitarian actors about requests and invitations for community sessions



Monitors protection issues affecting the population in areas of operation



Support the Programme Manager and Team Leaders to strategies, plan for and ensure appropriate integration and mainstreaming of protection through all programme activities



With support of the Programme Manager and Protection Coordinator, develop and update relevant Information, Education and Communication tools (leaflets, brochures, posters etc.)



Coordinate and organize regular internal mapping of services available in the area of intervention



Support the Programme Manager in developing safe programming and conflict-sensitive approaches to the humanitarian response



In collaboration with the Protection Coordinator and the Programme Manager, ensure program staff are fully trained on existing referral systems and relevant SOPs



Support protection-related advocacy research and surveys in coordination with the Protection and Campaigns teams.



Support Program Team for preparing written protection updates for Oxfam situation reports.



Attend external meetings in coordination with Protection Coordinator, Protection Team Leader and Programme Manager



Produce gendered protection updates that will be included in field visit reports



Contribute in Sitreps, biweekly/monthly reports, donor reports and proposals.



Prepare weekly and monthly plans and facilitation of community awareness sessions on basic and specialist protection services using approaches that promote gender equality



Support and coordinate with MEAL Officers and assistants for baseline survey, post-distribution and other monitoring activities.



Support country teams to ensure MEAL processes are engendered and include protection to ensure learning and protection issues are captured



EFVSL 50 %



Support EFSVL team with day to day implementation of Emergency Food Security and Vulnerable Livelihoods relief and early recovery projects; including community mobilization, beneficiary identification and registration, relief distribution, and other project activities.



Support EFSVL assessment through leading surveys, focus group discussions, and other forms of data collection in the field and oversee regular monitoring activities, especially baselines/endline surveys and post activity monitoring.



Support EFSVL and partners’ teams in developing and applying appropriate monitoring, verification, evaluation and learning (MEAL) tools in relation to Oxfam’s EFSVL work in Mozambique.



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.



To gather and manage program information effectively, ensuring accurate, easily accessible records maintenance and filing by programme team members.



Work closely with partner organisations to ensure that activities are implemented in a productive, collaborative, and accountable manner.



With support from the EFSVL Team Leader, contribute to programme strategy, methodology, and budget discussions, and support accurate reporting.



Contribute to the EFSVL team’s analysis of the emergency food security and livelihoods context, identification of needs, and finalisation of projects to address these needs.



Ensure proactive planning of field activities and identify resource needs in coordination with the EFSVL team leader and other Oxfam teams to ensure that financial, logistical, and project resources are utilised efficiently.



Other



Eager and required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values (



click here



) as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rights (



click here



).



Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles.



Job Requirements



Essential



Demonstrable experience (minimum 2 years) in working with communities in humanitarian or development contexts and demonstrated technical knowledge in one or more of Oxfam’s core thematic areas for EFSVL; including cash transfer programmes, agricultural, and food security assistance. Experience of in kind food or other items distribution.



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



Capacity and willingness to be based daily in the field locations where Oxfam operates



Very good interpersonal skills, particularly in networking, working with communities, local civil society and local authorities.



Previous experience in using and adapting community-led approaches.



Good understanding of protection concerns, including GBV issues in displacement, human rights, and international humanitarian law



Proven analytical skills



Understanding of monitoring processes, learning, adaptation and evaluation



Good levels of spoken and written English.



Commitment to humanitarian principles and action and to Oxfam’s equal opportunity and gender policies



Excellent computer knowledge and skills of using Microsoft word, power point and excel



Desirable



Education:


University degree in a relevant discipline (social science, agriculture, economics and business psychology or any other relevant education profile),



Experience:


Previous experience in protection within a humanitarian response



Demonstrable experience in using participatory research and participatory assessment methodologies.



Understanding of local dialects



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.



Key Behavioral Competencies



(based on Oxfam’s Leadership Model)



Competencies



Description



Decisiveness



We are comfortable to make transparent decisions and to adapt decision making modes to the context and needs.



Influencing



We have the ability to engage with diverse stakeholders in a way that leads to increased impact for the organization We spot opportunities to influence effectively and where there are no opportunities we have the ability to create them in a respectful and impactful manner.



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 organization.



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.



Agility, Complexity, and Ambiguity



We scan the environment, anticipate changes, are comfortable with lack of clarity and deal with a large number of elements interacting in diverse and unpredictable ways.



Systems Thinking



We view problems as parts of an overall system and in their relation to the whole system, rather than reacting to a specific part, outcome or event in isolation. We focus on cyclical rather than linear cause and effect. By consistently practicing systems thinking we are aware of and manage well unintended consequences of organizational decisions and actions.



Strategic Thinking and Judgment



We use judgment, weighing risk against the imperative to act. We make decisions consistent with organizational strategies and values.



Vision Setting



We have the ability to identify and lead visionary initiatives that are beneficial for our organization and we set high-level direction through a visioning process that engages the organization and diverse external stakeholders.



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.



Shaping a stronger Oxfam for people living in poverty.



Team Purpose



To ensure Oxfam has the management, technical and logistical capacity to both scale-up and to respond rapidly to major humanitarian emergencies anywhere in the world



Job Purpose



To support in implementing gender-sensitive community-level protection activities in particular, protection monitoring and information dissemination and referrals guided by Oxfam’s policies and guidelines for managing information and relevant professional standards in protection work. This position will also support the implementation of EFSVL activities under SIDA project, these activities will include the implementation of agriculture seeds and tools distribution, livestock interventions, livelihood recovery and disaster risk reduction activities.



Job Responsibilities



Protection: 50 %



Ensure the delivery of protection activities in Zambezia (this may include protection focused distributions, services mapping, and other targeted support).



Undertake regular field visits with the WASH and EFSVL teams to identify and address, along with the sectorial teams, potential protection concerns arising from Oxfam’s humanitarian response.



Prepare for and organize community consultations and community based orientation sessions, in coordination with Oxfam team(s) and other partners



Participates in developing and updating the mapping of services for threats and abuses (including GBV) that community members face in Oxfam areas of operation



Lead and supervise assessment teams during thematic surveys, needs assessment and data collection for protection-related research



With support of the Protection Coordinator and the Programme Manager, follow-up with humanitarian actors about requests and invitations for community sessions



Monitors protection issues affecting the population in areas of operation



Support the Programme Manager and Team Leaders to strategies, plan for and ensure appropriate integration and mainstreaming of protection through all programme activities



With support of the Programme Manager and Protection Coordinator, develop and update relevant Information, Education and Communication tools (leaflets, brochures, posters etc.)



Coordinate and organize regular internal mapping of services available in the area of intervention



Support the Programme Manager in developing safe programming and conflict-sensitive approaches to the humanitarian response



In collaboration with the Protection Coordinator and the Programme Manager, ensure program staff are fully trained on existing referral systems and relevant SOPs



Support protection-related advocacy research and surveys in coordination with the Protection and Campaigns teams.



Support Program Team for preparing written protection updates for Oxfam situation reports.



Attend external meetings in coordination with Protection Coordinator, Protection Team Leader and Programme Manager



Produce gendered protection updates that will be included in field visit reports



Contribute in Sitreps, biweekly/monthly reports, donor reports and proposals.



Prepare weekly and monthly plans and facilitation of community awareness sessions on basic and specialist protection services using approaches that promote gender equality



Support and coordinate with MEAL Officers and assistants for baseline survey, post-distribution and other monitoring activities.



Support country teams to ensure MEAL processes are engendered and include protection to ensure learning and protection issues are captured



EFVSL 50 %



Support EFSVL team with day to day implementation of Emergency Food Security and Vulnerable Livelihoods relief and early recovery projects; including community mobilization, beneficiary identification and registration, relief distribution, and other project activities.



Support EFSVL assessment through leading surveys, focus group discussions, and other forms of data collection in the field and oversee regular monitoring activities, especially baselines/endline surveys and post activity monitoring.



Support EFSVL and partners’ teams in developing and applying appropriate monitoring, verification, evaluation and learning (MEAL) tools in relation to Oxfam’s EFSVL work in Mozambique.



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.



To gather and manage program information effectively, ensuring accurate, easily accessible records maintenance and filing by programme team members.



Work closely with partner organisations to ensure that activities are implemented in a productive, collaborative, and accountable manner.



With support from the EFSVL Team Leader, contribute to programme strategy, methodology, and budget discussions, and support accurate reporting.



Contribute to the EFSVL team’s analysis of the emergency food security and livelihoods context, identification of needs, and finalisation of projects to address these needs.



Ensure proactive planning of field activities and identify resource needs in coordination with the EFSVL team leader and other Oxfam teams to ensure that financial, logistical, and project resources are utilised efficiently.



Other



Eager and required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values (



click here



) as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rights (



click here



).



Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles.



Job Requirements



Essential



Demonstrable ex

.