Regional Emergency Food Security & Livelihoods Advisor
Horn, East and Central Africa
Base: Nairobi
Contract Type: Open Ended
Level: C1 - Global
Salary Range:
GBP
25,094 – 33,939 net (take home pay) per annum; Oxfam will meet the tax and
social security liabilities of the post holder in addition to the net
salary.
A
competitive benefits package will be offered to the successful candidate
including housing, pension, and medical among others.
Background
Oxfam is one of the world’s leading humanitarian agencies assisting people affected by natural disasters and conflict throughout the world.
With
over 5,000 staff and dedicated volunteers in more than 80 countries, Oxfam is
able to achieve the greatest impact to end poverty and suffering through
combining emergency response work, long-term programmes for poverty alleviation
and campaigning for lasting change.
The Horn, East, and Central Africa (HECA) Region is the largest region within Oxfam, covering 8 countries, including Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda.
The
Regional Centre is based in Nairobi and is mandated to provide leadership and
support to the Oxfam country programmes in delivering their strategies within
the context of programme quality, and efficiency.
The role
- Compile/provide
regional analysis and updates on evolving food security situation using
livelihood zones and the principles of HEA for context analysis and
forecasting, and IPC for mapping and situational analysis, and sharing
appropriately within OGB through contributions to the HECA Regional
Learning Group.
- Advise
the OGB team of changing trends (shifts from typical events occur and
outlining the degree of change and consequences) to enable planners to
identify when normal planning should replace ‘scale up’.
- Play
a focal point role in the regional food security and livelihoods group to
ensure coordinated response from regional staff across humanitarian, media
and campaigns staff on relevant issues
- Link
up with relevant global advisers in Oxford on EFSL, risk reduction and
adaptation, social protection and agriculture to ensure technical support
available to countries where needed and to feed into organizational policy
and practice in these areas.
- Establish
and maintain an ongoing understanding of the current capacity of focus
country teams to analyze vulnerability and risks to food and livelihood
security and design appropriate EFSL responses
What
we’re looking for
- Master’s
qualification in related area (rural development, livelihoods, agriculture
etc)
- Significant
experience of technical leadership on food security and livelihoods issues
in Horn and East Africa, including working with pastoral populations
- Disaster
risk reduction and humanitarian programme experience essential, ideally
within the NGO context
- Ability
to demonstrate excellent analytical and critical thinking
- Proven
ability of understanding and applying issues related to gender and
HIV/AIDs in development and humanitarian contexts
- Experience
of policy briefs and providing inputs to media and campaigns materials
- Experience
of evaluating the impact of livelihoods interventions and of the
analytical principles that structure household economic analysis and
sustainable livelihoods
- Proven
commitment to working to reduce poverty and suffering.
- Sectoral
experience working in the financial sector or in ICT programme development
This
is a highly challenging opportunity for a dedicated and highly motivated
professional, with a strong commitment to Oxfam’s values and beliefs.
If
you believe you are the candidate we are looking for, please submit your
application and CV including a day time contact by applying online at
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/working-at-oxfam Using INT5963
A detailed job profile can also be accessed from the link above.
The closing date is: 04th February 2013.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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