Food and Economic Security Coordinator

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• Location:Zambia - Lusaka
• Workplace Type:On-site
• Hours:40
• Salary:As Per Oxfam's Salary Scale
• Job Family:Programme
• Division:International
• Grade:C2
• Job Type:Fixed Term
• Closing Date:6 August 2026
• Country:Zambia

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Do you have a Master’sdegree in Food Security, Agriculture, Humanitarian Studies, Development Studies, Social Sciences or related field?

Do you have 5 years of relevant experience in humanitarian response, food security, livelihoods, cash programming, and resilience programme?

Do you have proven experience working with national or regional partners supporting programme implementation including working across multi-country or multi-stakeholder environment?

If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you.

Oxfam is looking for Food and Economic Security Coordinator 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Strategic Leadership in Food and Economic Security Programming (25%)

The role provides overall technical and strategic leadership for Oxfam’s food security, livelihoods, and resilience programming across the Cluster.

• Lead strategic design and technical direction of emergency food security, livelihoods, resilience, and economic recovery programming.
• Ensure interventions are contextually relevant, technically sound, and aligned with regional strategic priorities.
• Develop and refine sector strategies across, emergency food security, livelihood restoration, climate adaptation, market systems, cash and voucher assistance, and social protection.
• Ensure programming addresses both immediate humanitarian needs and longer-term resilience and economic justice pathways.

1. Assessments, Analysis, Preparedness and Early Warning (20%)

The role strengthens evidence-based decision-making through technical assessments, preparedness systems, and anticipatory action frameworks.

• Lead or support food security assessments, market analyses, household economy analyses, vulnerability assessments, and livelihood diagnostics
• Strengthen data-driven programme design through context analysis, scenario planning, and strategic forecasting.
• Develop and maintain systems for early warning, anticipatory action, disaster preparedness, and crisis forecasting
• Support preparedness planning for both rapid-onset and protracted emergencies.

1. Partner Capacity Strengthening, Localisation and Technical Accompaniment (15%)

The role serves as a key technical partner support function, strengthening local ownership and programme quality.

• Strengthen partner capacity in EFSL design, emergency programming, cash programming, market systems, compliance, and accountability
• Provide structured technical accompaniment and mentoring to local partners and consortium members.
• Support localisation by shifting technical capacity and leadership closer to local actors.
• Develop tools, guidance, templates, and training systems that strengthen partner autonomy.

1. Programme Quality, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (15%)

The role ensures that all FES programming meets high standards of quality, learning, and accountability.

• Ensure technical quality across all phases of programme design and implementation.
• Strengthen sector-specific monitoring, evaluation, and accountability systems.
• Support development of indicators, frameworks, and quality assurance systems.
• Conduct technical reviews, programme audits, and quality assurance missions.

1. Humanitarian Response Coordination and Surge Support (10%)

The role provides direct technical support to humanitarian response systems.

• Support emergency response teams in designing and delivering food assistance, cash programming, livelihood recovery, market support, and resilience interventions
• Participate in surge deployments or remote emergency coordination as required.
• Coordinate with internal teams, partners, humanitarian clusters, governments, and technical working groups
• Strengthen coherence and effectiveness of regional humanitarian responses

1. Business Development, Funding and Resource Mobilisation (5%)

The role supports technical resource mobilisation and funding competitiveness.

• Provide technical leadership for concept notes, proposals, budgets, and donor engagement materials
• Identify strategic funding opportunities linked to food security, resilience, and economic justice.
• Strengthen proposal competitiveness through strong technical design.
• Support donor confidence through clear articulation of Oxfam’s FES value proposition.

1. Influencing, Advocacy, Policy and Knowledge Leadership (5%)

The role ensures programme evidence informs broader policy and influencing systems.

• Translate technical evidence into policy recommendations, advocacy priorities, and regional influencing agendas
• Support regional and national advocacy on food systems, climate resilience, social protection, and economic justice
• Represent Oxfam in technical and humanitarian coordination forums.
• Strengthen Oxfam’s thought leadership on locally led humanitarian response , food security resilience, and nexus programming

1. Safeguarding, Compliance and Risk Management (5%)

The role strengthens programme integrity, safety, and accountability.

• Ensure all programming aligns with safeguarding, humanitarian standards, ethical conduct, and donor compliance
• Integrate safeguarding, gender, and protection into all FES interventions.
• Identify and mitigate technical, operational, fiduciary, and programmatic risks.
• Promote safe, ethical, and accountable programme delivery

An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:

Essential

• Master’sdegree in Food Security, Agriculture, Humanitarian Studies, Development Studies, Social Sciences or related field.
• 5 years of relevant experience in humanitarian response, food security, livelihoods, cash programming, and resilience programme.
• Proven experience in multi-country programming, emergency response, partner-led implementation, and technical programme leadership.
• Ability to operate in high-pressure environments and adapt to changing conditions.
• Proven experience working with national or regional partners supporting programme implementation including working across multi-country or multi-stakeholder environment
• Strong technical expertise and ability to integrate programme design with influencing and policy work.
• Strong communication, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• A high level of self-awareness, personal energy, stamina and flexibility.
• Proven experience as a team worker and demonstrably cooperative with members of other teams

CORE DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE

• Cluster-wide technical humanitarian specialist role
• Multi-country operational and strategic scope
• Specialist leadership in food security, livelihoods, and resilience
• Strong nexus orientation linking humanitarian, climate, and economic justice
• Significant technical, partner-facing, and influencing responsibilities
• High autonomy in dynamic and resource-constrained environments

Operates across humanitarian, resilience, and systems-change agendas

 

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

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.  

values are recruited to work for us.

 

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.

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Zambia - Lusaka

250 Zambezi Road, Roma Township, Lusaka, Zambia

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