Employment Term:           Fixed Term (1 Year Contract)

Level:                                    National, C2

Location:                           Taunggyi, Myanmar

Closing Date:                   22 September 2026

“This role is opened for national applicant only.”

The Role:

Oxfam GB in Myanmar is looking for Programme Coordinator (Nexus).

Job Purpose:

The Programme Coordinator - Nexus Response Mechanism (NRM) will support the effective implementation and coordination of a consortium-based Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus programme across Shan State.

The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management and implementation of Oxfam's programme components, including disaster and conflict preparedness, emergency response and recovery, community resilience, livelihoods, social cohesion and local capacity strengthening activities. The role will also lead the management of sub-grants to local CSOs, ensuring quality implementation, compliance, capacity strengthening and accountability.

Working closely with the Programme Manager (Nexus), consortium partners, local organizations, and communities, the Project Coordinator will support programme planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, budget tracking, and partner engagement while ensuring interventions are conflict-sensitive, context-responsive, and aligned with Do No Harm principles. The role will promote localization, GEDSI, safeguarding, accountability, and learning throughout programme implementation.

This Role Report To:                             Porgramme Manager (Nexus)                                                     

Staff Reporting to this Post:                None

Key Relation/Interaction:         The Programme coordinator is expected to have close relationship with the consortium partners, MEAL manager, finance manager and grant coordinator and the programme’s Steering Committee

Key Responsibilities: (Technical, Leadership, People and Resource Management)

Programme Implementation and Coordination:

• Coordinate and  support the implementation of Oxfam-led programme activities across Shan State.
• Support programme design development, implementation of detailed workplans, procurement plans, spending plans, activity schedules and budget preparation where required.
• Track programme implementation progress and identify implementation challenges and follow-up actions against project targets, indicators, budgets and timelines.
• Ensure programme activities are delivered on time, within budget and in accordance with quality standards.
• Coordinate regular programme review meetings and follow up on agreed actions.
• Support adaptive management and timely resolution of implementation challenges.
• Conduct regular field visits to monitor progress, provide technical support, and identify implementation risks.
• Ensure programme activities remain responsive to changing contexts and community priorities.

Disaster and Conflict Preparedness, Response and Recovery:

• Support program planning and implementation for Disaster and Conflict Preparedness (DCP) activities, Community participatory planning and resilience planning processes.
• Facilitate implementation of community preparedness and resilience actions.
• Coordinate simulation exercises and preparedness activities.
• Coordinate timely programme responses to disasters, conflict and other emergencies in line with organizational and humanitarian standards.
• Support emergency assessments, identify priorities, response planning, and emergency interventions when required.
• Monitor implementation of recovery and Cash-for-Work activities.
• Ensure preparedness, response, and recovery activities contribute to resilience and social cohesion outcomes.
• Capture lessons learned from emergency and recovery responses and support improvements to future preparedness and programme planning.

Community Resilience, Livelihoods and Social Cohesion:

• Coordinate implementation of resilience and livelihood activities identified through community resilience plans.
• Support formation and strengthening of business groups, producer groups and other community-based economic initiatives.
• Monitor livelihood, agriculture, and income-generation activities.
• Facilitate community engagement and participation processes.
• Support implementation of activities designed to strengthen trust, collaboration, and social cohesion among diverse communities.
• Ensure interventions are conflict-sensitive and aligned with Do No Harm principles.

Sub-Grant, Partner and Budget Management

• Lead day-to-day management of sub-grants to local CSOs and community-based organisations, including partner due diligence, capacity assessment and onboarding.
• Review and monitor partner workplans, implementation plans, budgets, reports and grant documentation to ensure compliance with grant agreements.
• Monitor partner programme performance, budget utilisation and expenditure against approved workplans and budgets.
• Conduct regular partner monitoring visits and provide coaching and technical support to strengthen programme management, reporting, safeguarding, financial management, MEAL and compliance.
• Work closely with Finance and programme teams to monitor spending, forecast expenditure and support budget revisions where required.
• Ensure timely submission of partner reports and proper maintenance of programme, financial and grant documentation.
• Support donor reporting and grant management requirements.
• Identify and escalate implementation, financial, compliance and capacity concerns to the Programme Manager as required.

Programme Quality, MEAL and Learning:

• Support implementation of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) systems across programme activities.
• Monitor progress against project indicators and results frameworks.
• Ensure quality programme data collection, verification, and reporting.
• Support assessments, evaluations, learning reviews, and reflection sessions.
• Promote community accountability mechanisms and feedback systems.
• Document lessons learned, success stories, good practices, and programme achievements.
• Support learning and knowledge sharing among consortium partners and local CSOs.

Coordination, Representation and Stakeholder Engagement:

• Maintain effective working relationships with consortium partners, civil society organizations, community leaders, networks and other relevant stakeholders.
• Participate in relevant coordination meetings, technical working groups, and local forums as delegated.
• Support consortium coordination processes and joint planning activities.
• Assist in organizing donor visits, monitoring missions and review meetings.
• Facilitate communication and information sharing among programme stakeholders.

Risk Management, Compliance and Accountability:

• Support implementation of donor and organizational compliance requirements.
• Promote a culture of accountability, ethical conduct, risk awareness and compliance throughout programme implementation.
• Monitor implementation risks and support mitigation actions.
• Ensure programme records and documentation are complete and audit ready, especially the sub-grants related documents
• Ensure safeguarding, protection, conflict sensitivity, GEDSI, and accountability principles are integrated across programme activities.

Safety and Security:

• Complying with all security policies, procedures, directions, instructions, regulations or plans.
• Taking care of their own safety and security.
• Actively contributing to the development and maintenance of security management policy and   procedures.

Safeguarding:

• Ensure adherence to safeguarding policies by protecting the safety and dignity of all individuals.
• Ensure completing all annual core compliance courses.
• Must report any concerns or witness or suspect any behaviour that could be in breach of the one Oxfam safeguarding policies (PSEA, Child Safeguarding etc) or Oxfam Code of Conduct.

Other

• Eager and required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rights.
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles.
• In case of emergency response, perform assigned tasks to contribute to an efficient and timely emergency response activities.

What we are looking for:

Skill and Competence:

ESSENTIAL

For this role, you will be expected to role model Oxfam's feminist leadership approach and we have selected the most relevant feminist leadership practices which we will use for assessment purposes (which you can read more about here ).

• Self-Awareness
• Mutual accountability
• Vision Setting
• Decisiveness
• Influencing
• Enabling
• Agility, Complexity, and Ambiguity

In addition:

• Bachelor’s degree in development studies, International Relations, Social Sciences, Disaster Management, Rural Development, Peace and Conflict Studies, or related field.
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in humanitarian, development, resilience, peacebuilding, or nexus programming.
• Demonstrated experience implementing community-based humanitarian, recovery, resilience, or livelihoods programmes.
• Strong experience managing local partners, CSOs, and sub-grants.
• Experience in project cycle management, activity planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting.
• Experience supporting budget management and donor compliance.
• Good understanding of disaster and conflict preparedness, community resilience, social cohesion, and conflict-sensitive programming.
• Knowledge of Do No Harm, GEDSI, safeguarding, accountability, and localization approaches.
• Strong facilitation, coordination, problem-solving, and relationship management skills.
• Good report writing and communication skills in English.
• Experience working in Shan State and understanding of the context of Northern and Southern Shan is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-sectoral, multi-partner programmes in fragile, conflict-affected, or humanitarian contexts.
• Experience with donor funded programmes is highly desirable.
• Strong written and spoken English.

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.