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Job Title ⇒ Disaster Risk Management DRM Coordinator
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Organization Oxfam
Duty Station Uganda
Reports to ⇒ Humanitarian Program Manager
About US ⇒
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of
poverty. We are an international confederation of 19 organizations
affiliates working together with partners and local communities in the areas
of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. In
Uganda, our program is anchored on three broad themes deliberately focused on
Women's Rights Governance and Accountability, Resilient Livelihoods and
Humanitarian Preparedness and Response.
Job Summary ⇒ The Disaster Risk Management DRM Coordinator will be
responsible for leading, strategically influencing, effectively planning,
coordinating, and facilitating provision of technical support and direction to
Oxfam programs in the expanding area of Disaster Risk Management DRM through
support to Oxfam Teams. The holder will conduct Capacity strengthening for
country office staff and partner organisations, support to program start-up,
and contribute to proposal development, monitoring and review. This position
supports Oxfam’s leadership and investment in the key areas of integrating DRR
into development and emergency response activities and measuring the impact of
DRR initiatives.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Technical
⇗ Capacity strengthening of Oxfam Technical Staff, Local and National
partners, on the integration of DRM into their respective sectors; and in
conducting advocacy campaigns for principled humanitarian actions
⇗ Lead Oxfam’s disaster readiness across the entire program in Uganda
inclusive of WASH, Food Security /livelihoods, Environment and Gender and
Protection work within the refugees and host community
⇗ Conduct analysis of hazards, threats, vulnerabilities and their causes; Be
risk-informed i.e. ensure that activities do not aggravate risks or
vulnerabilities, do no harm and are prepared for likely hazards and threats;
⇗ Contribute to building local capacities so that the most vulnerable can
cope better with shocks;
⇗ Develop strategies and implement cross cutting intervention in natural
resource management and social cohesion building to contribute to the
achievement to the EUTF
⇗ Build and or strengthen capacities of local governments and selected Local
and National Humanitarian Actors LNHAs for humanitarian situational
assessment and integrated Disaster Risk Management DRM planning and
budgeting.
⇗ Produce new and or updated sector specific risks and vulnerability maps at
district and community level.
⇗ Facilitate LNHAs and Local Governments LGs to jointly produce periodic
humanitarian situation assessments and reports.
⇗ Facilitate integrated DRM-development planning and programming for LGs and
selected LNHAs using DRT’s integration model.
⇗ Work closely with relevant partners at the community-level and other
partners to proactively strengthen community-based early warning initiatives.
⇗ Ensure timely and effective implementation of the program according to
approved plans and budgets, regulations and policies
⇗ Conduct needs assessments/vulnerability assessments, and oversee
beneficiary selection/identification process
⇗ Ensure engagement and involvement of affected populations, taking into
consideration protection, environmental aspects and longer-term needs are
reflected in the program’s technical design and implementation.
⇗ Scale up program as appropriate, through partnerships, consortiums, or
other modalities, to ensure vulnerable populations are reached with disaster
readiness interventions.
⇗ Accountability on M&E and Global Indicators, and engagement with donors in
including appropriate DRR indicators in program design
⇗ Support country programs, annual planning and strategic development
processes to ensure the integration of results to build a quality driven focus
on DRR & Resilience, including the development of quality outputs, measures of
success and quality indicators.
⇗ Support with grant/proposal writing and budget development ensuring that
risk reduction and management aspects are integrated
⇗ To facilitate the participatory planning and budgeting process for
humanitarian advocacy campaigns and assist peers and partners as well as
managers to do so effectively.
⇗ To lead design and implementation of a comprehensive and integrated
humanitarian disaster risk advocacy strategy .
⇗ Represent Oxfam in Uganda on all regional and global Rights in Crisis RiC
campaigns and tasks.
⇗ Explore key learning resources and establish a humanitarian knowledge and
learning platform at district level that brings together government and non-
government actors
Coordination and Representation
⇗ To spearhead humanitarian research and advocacy concepts, nexus discourses
and thinking on how to improve effectiveness of humanitarian policy work and
generate impact.
⇗ To develop good working relationship with humanitarian partners/social
forces and their affiliates, social movements and active individuals.
⇗ Identify needs and Support the design of new DRR programs. Find new and
manage existing partners.
⇗ Represent Oxfam to external partners inter-agency coordination meetings,
UN, corporate or private donors, government representatives contributing to
disaster readiness and emergency preparedness in Uganda.
⇗ Build and maintain relevant strong relationships with government, UN, and
INGO actors for strategic and programmatic purposes
⇗ Enhance complementarity with other sectors as much as possible, e.g. work
to ensure DRR programming is included and integrated into all new programs
⇗ Represent Oxfam at key humanitarian forums and networks including the CRRF
as advised and others as assigned
Management and Reporting
⇗ Support preparation of annual and quarterly budget planning as relevant to
DRM
⇗ Ensures financial regulations and procurement procedures are strictly
adhered to
⇗ Initiate procurements within assigned areas of responsibility
⇗ Manage the performance of DRR and environment Officers with support from
the Area Managers.
⇗ Manage short term technical support personnel deployed to support DRM and
RiC campaigns work
⇗ Support documentation of best practices and lessons learnt for sharing
⇗ Prepare quarterly, annual and other reports as required
Other
⇗ Be eager to and require others to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values
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⇗ Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender,
child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience ⇒
⇗ The applicant for the Oxfam Disaster Risk Management DRM Coordinator job
must be conversant with international and national humanitarian policy
guidelines and standards including the SENDAI Framework, the Core Humanitarian
Standard, the SPHERE minimum standards, the Grand Bargain Commitments, Charter
for Change C4C Commitments, the New York Declaration and the Global Compacts
on refugees and on Migration; National Refugee Policy; National Disaster
Management Policy.
⇗ Good contact with Govt, private sector, academia and media are essential.
⇗ Sound understanding of the national political economy and global context
with theoretical understanding on social change process is desirable.
⇗ Strong knowledge National and International humanitarian laws, policies,
strategies, principle , standards

Desirable
⇗ A Masters Degree or Equivalent in International Relations, Social Sciences,
Disaster Management or relevant discipline
⇗ A minimum of five years of consistent experience in emergency and
humanitarian policy advocacy and relevant disaster Management work at regional
or National level with substantial working experience in International NGOs at
management level both national and regional
⇗ Experience in humanitarian Capacity strengthening
⇗ Experience in coordinating a technically diverse team
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.

How to Apply ⇒
All candidates should apply online at the link below.
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