Global Emergency Food Security & Vulnerable Livelihoods Adviser

Job posted by: Oxfam GB - UK - Thu, 24 Jul 2014

Job Details:

Organisation: Oxfam GB - UK

Deadline Wed, 6 Aug 2014

Job type: Contract

Location: United Kingdom

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There are many solutions to food crises. So it`s vital that our work is based on a good understanding of the causes of each crisis. Around the world, we have dedicated teams focused on meeting the immediate food needs of local people and helping them to protect, recover and diversify their livelihoods. And coordinating their efforts, offering strategic direction and technical advice on how to boost their emergency preparedness is the Emergency Food Security & Vulnerable Livelihoods (EFSVL) team based in Oxford.

About the role

As a key member of this team, you`ll have a big part to play in implementing and further developing our EFSVL strategy. Assessing the food and livelihoods situation in each of the countries you support, you`ll go on to help the teams there devise contingency plans that make the most of the resources at their disposal. In this role you`ll support countries with scale up for emergencies and provide general global support for countries, ensuring responses are timely and effective and foster resilience building where feasible. You will be available to respond to major emergencies if needed, to manage EFSVL programmes on the ground for up to 6 weeks. You will help develop, adapt and disseminate tools to improve EFSVL programming including providing capacity building to country teams where required, particularly around cash interventions. You will carry out research projects to build our knowledge of the broader EFSVL issues that will inform our EFSVL policy going forward, help us develop funding proposals and capacity-building initiatives. You will develop programme and public policy in order to influence Oxfam and the humanitarian community.

About you

Your wide-ranging knowledge and practical experience of EFSVL work should extend to everything from initial assessment to targeting and response analysis. It should also have given you an in-depth knowledge of the policies, methodologies and guidelines around EFSVL issues such as Household Economy Analysis, Integrated Food Security Phase Classification and Sphere Standards. Just as important as your specific EFSVL knowledge, however, will be the personal and professional capabilities you bring to the role. Excellent strategic planning and organisational skills are a must, as are influential leadership skills and a diplomatic approach. From a practical standpoint, you must be prepared for to travel to the field for up to a maximum of 12 weeks per year (pro rata) and have the ability to travel with 48 hours notice. In addition this might include a block of up to 6 weeks (pro rata), continuous, in extremis, not more than once a year. And if you`re proficient in either Spanish, French or Arabic, so much the better.

About Oxfam

A simple, inescapable truth underlines everything we do at Oxfam. There`s enough wealth in this world to go around. It`s not unfortunate that people live in poverty. It`s unjustifiable. It`s not their problem. It`s ours too. And with the right support, we can beat poverty and injustice. Thousands of people already commit their time and talents to our campaigning, humanitarian and long-term development projects. Now we`re looking for yours.

For more information and to apply, visit jobs.oxfam.org.uk quoting reference INT0691



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