Vacancy Announcement
OXFAM GB in Ethiopia invites applicants for the following post
Position : Distribution Officer
Duration : 9 months
Duty Station :Jijiga
Salary Level : D2 National
Closing date : April 13, 2017
START DATE: IMMEDIATE
Oxfam Purpose: To work with others to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering
Team purpose: Management and coordination of Oxfam GB staff, partners and relevant stakeholders to ensure the effective implementation of the drought response in Ethiopian Somali region.
Job Purpose: Supporting the drought response within south eastern Somali region, Ethiopia, ensuring an effective team and enabling environment are in place that achieves project results.
BACKGROUND: Residual effects of El Niño-induced drought from last year coupled with this year’s ‘(2017) below average rains in the southern and eastern parts of the country caused by the negative Indian Ocean Dipole (failure of dyer/hagayya rains) have led to new drought particularly in Southern and South east parts of Ethiopia affecting over 5.6 million people. The pastoral areas in Southern Somali region are facing acute water and food shortages and over 1.2 million people are in urgent need of re-directed development and resilience investment to emerging humanitarian priorities. Increasing displacement due to climate related loss of livelihoods and food production is reported in Somali region. Oxfam is responding in 7 zones of Somali region through a comprehensive drought response, including WASH and food security and livelihood projects for the most vulnerable population in the affected areas.
DIMENSIONS:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Programme implementation
Programme approach
Programme monitoring and reporting
Staff management
Other
SKILLS AND COMPETENCE:
Essential
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