Programme Officer - Oxfam

Position: Programme Officer, Flood Response - Echo

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Do you have a minimum of 5-7 years in relief, recovery and /or development work with INGO / NGO/ or Government, and knowledge and experience on Cash Programming and WASH in a humanitarian context?

Do you have proven experience in monitoring and evaluation, including post distribution monitoring and market monitoring?

Do you have relevant post-graduation degree or equivalent?

If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you!

The Role:

To work with the humanitarian team and manage partners and ensure the implementation of Flood response activities within the projects time frame. The purposes of the position is to monitor and provide technical support to the partners ensuring effective implementation of projects interventions in timely manner and achieve the stipulated results following humanitarian standards and principles along with the sprite of localisation.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic team player for the Flood Response Projects 2022 under Humanitarian Action and Disaster Resilience Portfolio who possesses the following qualities:

• Leadership and self-management ability
• Conceptual, critical and analytical thinking
• Initiative, drive to achieve results, ability to develop effective relationships with others
• Ability to work effectively with others, adaptable and flexible
• Partnership management and project monitoring & evaluation competencies
• Strong ability to rapidly assimilate, analyse and report on complex information and proven conceptual and policy advocacy skills
• Mature understanding of issues in development, preferably disaster management, and an ability to mainstream gender into analysis
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under pressure and to meet the deadlines, sometimes in situations of stress and uncertainty
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work sensitively with people from various cultural and social backgrounds
• Willing and able to travel frequently for extended periods to the remote areas
• Computer literate (MS word and Excel)

 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

We offer:

This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in Oxfam Bangladesh, to act as key contributor to our Humanitarian team to work with a group of passionate people who are specialists in their field and offers fair pay and competitive benefits package.

Location: Sunamgonj (with frequent field visit).

Job type: Temporary Fixed Term.

Salary & Benefits: As per Oxfam National D1 pay band with other benefits e.g. medical for spouse and children, contributory provident fund, gratuity, leave & insurance.

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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.

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

Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

How to apply:

• Go to: for external applicants: https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk
• For internal applicants: https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/internal
• Search for the vacancy using the reference number INT8744 complete the online application process
• Ensure you submit your application before midnight (GMT) on the closing date. Unless a different time is specified in the advert.

Application deadline: 30 July 2022

About Us

Oxfam is a global movement of people who won't live with the injustice of poverty. Together we save and rebuild lives in disasters. We help people build better lives for themselves. We speak out on the big issues that keep people poor, like inequality, discrimination against women and climate change. And we won't stop until every person on the planet can live without poverty.

Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation Oxfam.