Position: District Programme Officer

Organization: OXFAM INDIA

Location: Multiple districts

Apply: https://oxfamindia.zohorecruit.com/careers

Scope of Position:

The District Programme Officer will be responsible for implementation of the programs in coordination with the Cluster Programme Lead/Officer in the respective cluster. She/ He will be responsible smooth execution of workflows at district level.

Key Responsibilities:

Planning of the activities to be implemented in the community and executing the community engagement work

·Mobilizing the community influencers and stakeholder for different meetings at district level for awareness generation and effective implementation of the program

·Preparation of reports and documentation as per requirement

·Ensure all program related field activities follow program time line and
assist cluster coordinator to prepare periodical weekly, monthly reports.

·work closely with district level CSOs, networks and alliances to take forward the Oxfam’s domains of work

·liaison with range of stakeholders (private sector; CSOs; human rights groups; local leaders) at the district level

·taking lead in district liaison and advocacy with administration on community led demands

·Capacity building of community mobilizers

·Oversee and provide necessary support to the community mobilizers in the district for effective delivery of the program

·review and monitoring of the community and district level work and reporting its progress

·Compilation and maintaining district level data from the field

·Project implementation, coordination and take necessary guidance and field assessments

·Based on the field requirement your role and responsibility may be changed

Skill and Competence:

• Graduate/Post graduate in Social Work/ Science or equivalent and substantial working experience of at least 4-5 years in development sector

·understanding on key thematic areas in alignment with Oxfam India’s areas of work

·liaison skills with government and multi stakeholders at district level

·ability to work with alliances and networks and district level

·strong interpersonal and networking skills

·ability to do advocacy with administration and other relevant stakeholders 

·ability to articulate issues and put forth to various stakeholders

·ability to connect ground level issues with macro situation 

·sound writing and reporting skills

·sound understanding on community engagement and community processes

·strong perspective on gender and social exclusion issues

·ability to handle multiple tasks and conflicting situation

·positive outlook and interest to take up challenges

·Focused work experience on gender/ women’s rights and social inclusion/ diversity in relevant sector would be desirable