Humanitarian Programme Coordinator

HUMANITARIAN Programme COORDINATOR

JOB DETAILS

LOCATION: Beirut - Lebanon

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term, 1 year renewable

JOB FAMILY: Programme

ONE OXFAM GRADE:  C1      ZONE:

DEPARTMENT: Programme

TEAM: Humanitarian

SALARY:  As per scale

HOURS: (FTE)

FLEXIBLE WORKING

‘We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization.

TEAM PURPOSE:

We are seeking to recruit a dynamic senior humanitarian professional with experience in leading multi-sector team in a humanitarian program across Lebanon. Prior advanced experience with humanitarian programming (WASH or protection or cash), programme coordination and management, relationship-building, and programme design are a must. Knowledge of Arabic and Lebanon are preferred.

JOB PURPOSE:

The purpose of the position of Humanitarian Programme Coordinator is to operationalise Oxfam’s vision for Lebanon, leading on the integration of sectors of humanitarian and development work, ensuring programme quality, community participation, good partnership relations and coordination. The position is accountable for all the programmatic, management, program development, influencing and partnership aspects of the humanitarian pillar. As a key role within the Oxfam Lebanon Country programme, the position will be based in Beirut, with regular travel to programme sites. He/she will oversee effective management and relationships with relevant external stakeholders, provide oversight over projects in the humanitarian pillar, including financial and program quality oversight, lead in preparing and developing high quality proposals and concept notes for humanitarian interventions, review and approve progress and donor reports, and enhance internal and external learning and representation. In addition, the Humanitarian Programme Coordinator will also identify new project ideas in line with the thematic area.

JOB REPORTS TO

Deputy Country Director (Programmes)

ROLES REPORTING TO THIS JOB

Humanitarian Programme Managers, Protection Advisor, WASH Advisor, Food and Economic Security Advisor, Renewable Energy Specialist.

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY

$3 million to $5 million USD

GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE

Beirut – Lebanon

KEY STAKEHOLDERS

Deputy Country Director, Country Director, Technical Advisors, Influencing Lead, Business Services Manager, HR Business Partner, Program Coordinator, Governance and Economic Justice Coordinator, Reginal Humanitarian Coordinator and the Global Humanitarian Team at Oxfam International.  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (Technical, Leadership, People and Resource management)

Management Responsibilities

• Effectively lead the Humanitarian Programme Team across the country.
• Manage the Humanitarian Programme Managers and the Technical Advisors.
• Work closely with programme support departments in Beirut, ensuring financial, logistical, and human resources are deployed effectively.
• Maintain an oversight of all aspects of the humanitarian programme to ensure effective and quality implementation.
• Ensure the implementation of Oxfam’s performance management policies and procedures.

Programme Oversight on Humanitarian Program

• Maintain an up to date understanding of the humanitarian situation in relation to Lebanon and ensure that programme teams have access to relevant, up to date information.
• Maintain an analysis of the overall context and use this to inform interventions, adjusting strategic direction and informing strategic decisions accordingly.
• Support the implementation of Oxfam’s humanitarian programme in Lebanon – including ensuring coherence, standardized approaches, programme quality and good partnerships with local civil society, across the humanitarian programme and in line with the Country Strategy.
• Ensure humanitarian and nexus projects are delivered on time and on budget.
• Support team and partner risk analysis related to programme activities before and during implementation and provide strategic steer on amending activities and approaches where necessary.
• Support the humanitarian team and partners in developing and applying appropriate monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) approaches in relation to Oxfam’s humanitarian work in Lebanon.
• Support Programme Managers in ensuring that Oxfam meets all contractual obligations and that all donor reports are submitted on time to the Funding Department and are of high quality.
• Support humanitarian teams on HR issues, such as in developing ToRs and job descriptions and advise/input on relevant recruitments.
• Support the development and implementation of national programme evaluations, learning events and specific programme related research activities.
• Support the humanitarian programme team and partners in mainstreaming gender throughout Oxfam Lebanon’s humanitarian work.
• Operationalise aspects of the nexus approach, capturing synergies to deliver long-lasting results.
• Support in identifying capacity building needs and opportunities for Oxfam staff and local partner organisations and support the development and implementation of capacity building plans.

Programme Design and Strategy for Humanitarian Program

• Lead on humanitarian programme design and proposal development for humanitarian and nexus projects.
• Take ownership of emergency response planning and implementation, and ensure appropriate contingency plans and related preparedness and mitigation strategies are in place and updated, to ensure Oxfam’s humanitarian mandate is met.
• Lead the further elaboration of a comprehensive Humanitarian Programme and Resilience Strategy for Oxfam in Lebanon, with a strong partnership approach. This includes further defining the strategy, designing approaches, actively identifying, and engaging with key partners and supporting programme teams and partners in developing funding proposals and reviewing and revising current projects to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Provide specialist humanitarian advice and support the implementation of Oxfam’s humanitarian programme interventions and approaches in Lebanon with focus on nexus
• Lead on the identification of new humanitarian partners in Oxfam’s areas of implementation.
• Participate in country planning, strategy development and reviews.

Representation & Influencing

• Represent Oxfam externally in relevant UN/(I)NGO or government fora; develop alliances with organisations and other relevant stakeholders working on humanitarian programming, with a view to enhancing coordination, and adopting complementary approaches including active participation in relevant coordination and planning mechanisms and supporting field staff in field-level coordination and in sector working groups.
• Co-lead on all issues that advance nexus programming especially in areas of Social Protection Policy, Climate Change and Gender Justice. 
• Engage with local and national authorities and other relevant stakeholders as need be, to ensure smooth operational work
• In collaboration with the Influencing Lead support research activities and provide advice so that influencing and advocacy work is based on sound research and programmatic evidence.
• Support advocacy and campaigning on humanitarian issues, including analysis, surveys, assessments, and support to the development of policy products as required. This includes ensuring linkages to relevant Global Campaigns.
• In collaboration with the GEJ Programme coordinator, Policy Unit and Programme Managers, work to integrate programmes and policy to ensure that programmes are working towards achieving same aims and leveraging impact in line with Oxfam’s country strategy Lebanon.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Most importantly, every individual in Oxfam needs to be able to:

• Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPOWERMENT, COURAGE, SOLIDARITY and EQUALITY (read more about these here)
• Ensure you commit to our ORGANIZATIONAL ATTRIBUTES (including adhering to the Code of Conduct):

1. Be committed to our feminist principles, and to applying them in your day-to-day behaviour and your work. Be ready to keep learning, with accountability to those who experience oppression as a result of their identities, such as their gender, race/ethnicity, disability, class, or LGBTQIA identity."

2. Be committed to undertaking Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies, to ensure all people who come into Oxfam are as safe as possible.

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & COMPETENCIES

ESSENTIAL

• At least 5 years of experience managing humanitarian programmes in WASH or protection or cash
• Proven humanitarian programme management experience, including planning, monitoring, evaluation, budgeting, financial management, and report preparation
• Experience leading on proposal development for multi-sector humanitarian programs
• Experience in leading and managing humanitarian multi-sectoral teams working in a fast-paced and dynamic working environment
• A proven record of effective partnerships, and relationship-building skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English and the ability to relate to people from all backgrounds.

Desirable

• Strong experience and/or understanding of protection and gender issues in particular
• Sound knowledge of the social, economic and political context in Lebanon.
• Experience working in Lebanon or on the Syria crisis;
• Experience in protracted crisis settings;
• Good spoken Arabic;
• Knowledge of Lebanese civil society organizations working on humanitarian issues in Lebanon.

SAFER RECRUITMENT: 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 promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. 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. Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.