Employment Term:                          Fixed Term (1 Year Contract)      

Level:                                                   National C2

Location:                                         Mandalay, Myanmar

Closing Date:                                 9 May 2025

“This position is opened only to National Applicants.”

The Role:

Oxfam GB in Myanmar is looking for Humanitarian Response and Resilience Coordinator.

Job Purpose:

To lead and coordinate Oxfam’s earthquake response and resilience initiatives in Mandalay and Sagaing regions, working closely with local partners, local authorities, and cluster systems. This role ensures program quality, coordination, and effective delivery of humanitarian interventions in collaboration with diverse stakeholders at the local level.

This Role Report To:                    Senior Programme Manager – Humanitarian Response

Staff Reporting to this Post:      TBD

Key Relation/Interaction:           Local partners, area and regional authorities, cluster leads, humanitarian response team, MEAL, Protection, Gender, Operations

Key Responsibilities:

Humanitarian Programme Leadership

• Lead local-level implementation of Oxfam’s humanitarian strategy in Mandalay and Sagaing.
• Work with partners to implement response activities and resilience-building programs.
• Facilitate regular project reviews, planning sessions, and community consultations.
• Support the integration of humanitarian programming with long-term development and influencing strategies.
• Ensure that beneficiaries are effectively targeted according to established vulnerability criteria.
• Ensure all intervention adhere to Do No Harm principles and relevant program quality guidelines.
• Ensure that program delivery is timely, gender-responsive, inclusive, and aligned with Oxfam quality standards.

Coordination & Stakeholder Engagement

• Represent Oxfam in relevant humanitarian coordination platforms and cluster meetings.
• Build strong relationships with local authorities, civil society organizations, and community groups.
• Act as the local focal point for humanitarian coordination and liaise with UN agencies, INGOs, and donors as needed.

Monitoring, Learning, and Accountability

• Ensure robust systems for data collection, monitoring, and learning.
• Support MEAL processes, assessments, and reporting at the field level.
• Promote safe programming and accountability mechanisms with communities and partners.

Capacity Strengthening & Localisation

• Identify capacity needs and provide support to local partners and stakeholders.
• Contribute to Oxfam’s localisation and humanitarian leadership initiatives.
• Map and develop partnerships in high-risk and disaster-prone areas.

Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Lead contingency planning and emergency preparedness with partners.
• Coordinate initial rapid assessments and responses in emergencies.
• Ensure readiness for deployment in case of future shocks (up to 3 months).

Finance and Compliance Management

• Ensure compliance with donor and Oxfam regulations related to emergency programming.

What we are looking for:

Essential:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in humanitarian programming, preferably in Mandalay and/or Sagaing.
• Demonstrated capacity in emergency response, coordination, and resilience-building.
• Experience in working with local partners and government systems in Myanmar.
• Strong project management, facilitation, and partner engagement skills.
• Knowledge of humanitarian standards (Sphere, Core Humanitarian Standard, etc.).
• Commitment to gender equality and inclusive programming.
• Fluency in English and one or more local languages of Mandalay/Sagaing.
• Ability to travel frequently and work in dynamic field conditions.

Desirable:

• Experience in earthquake or disaster response contexts.
• Familiarity with Oxfam systems, values, and localization agenda.

We offer:

We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits. 

From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more. 

You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.

Flexfam:

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. 

How to apply:

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.  

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

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 committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. 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.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

About us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

A thriving diverse Oxfam:

It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.

To do that:

• We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
• We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
• We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.