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PROJECT OFFICER (OXFAM – CASH, ENTERPRISE, AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT-Erbil -Duhok, And Sulaymaniyah)

OXFAM
Iraq - Erbil
Full-time
22nd February 2026
Listed 1 week ago
  • Location:Iraq - Erbil
  • Workplace Type:Hybrid
  • Hours:40 Hours Per week
  • Salary:As per Oxfam Salary Scale
  • Job Family:Programme
  • Division:International
  • Grade:National+ D2
  • Job Type:Fixed Term
  • Closing Date:22 February 2026
  • Country:Iraq

Oxfam  Iraq is looking for 

Project Officer (Oxfam – Cash, Enterprise, and Skills Development)

Project Officer (Oxfam – Cash, Enterprise, and Skills Development)

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JOB DETAILS

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization.

By collaborating closely with local partners, private sector actors, and community members, the Officer ensures interventions are contextually relevant and leverage local expertise. The aim is to catalyse sustainable business growth, create decent employment, and advance the economic empowerment of marginalized groups. The position is also critical for ensuring all activities adhere to Oxfam’s quality standards and AICS donor regulations, while effectively contributing to the program's broader strategic objectives of reducing vulnerability and promoting sustainable development.

Program and Partnerships Manager

Enumerators, Partners AICS Project staff and relevant private and institutional sectors.

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  • Lead the technical implementation of enterprise development, MSME support, job creation, and skills developmentactivities in line with project objectives, donor requirements, and Oxfam standards.
  • Provide technical backstoppingfor vocational training, job placement, TVET programming, and MSME support interventions.
  • Conduct and support the MEAL and Enumerator in market assessments, business profiling, business plan development, and design/review of training materials.
  • Support the design and delivery of business training, mentoring, coaching, apprenticeships, and grants, with a focus on youth, women, and vulnerable groups.
  • Organize job fairs and networking eventsin collaboration with partners and private sector actors to expand employment opportunities.

  • Oversee the Cash Transfer componenttargeting themost vulnerable 300 householdsin the project area.
  • Supervise the beneficiary registration and selection process, ensuringfair targeting, inclusion, and compliancewith approved selection criteria and methodologies.
  • Ensure the cash transfer modalityaligns with program safeguards, accountability standards, and humanitarian principles.

  • Coordinate closely with implementing partners, private sector actors, Chambers of Commerce, TVET centers, and financial institutionsto ensure quality delivery and strong market linkages.

· In collaboration with the partners organize job fairs and other networking events for the youth to be able to get job opportunities.

  • Contribute to partner capacity strengtheningin enterprise development, financial management basics, and donor compliance.
  • Monitor progress against workplans, budgets, and indicators, contributing to reporting, learning, and adaptive management.
  • Support resource management, including budget tracking, procurement coordination, and cost-effective use of project funds.
  • Promote team collaboration, knowledge sharing, and cross-departmental coordinationto strengthen sustainability and impact.

· Support the design and delivery of business trainings, coaching, mentoring, apprenticeship, and grant support processes, with a strong focus on youth, women, and vulnerable groups.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

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EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & COMPETENCIES

- Graduation or master’s in economics, Business Administration, Social and other relevant qualifications

-          Good written and spoken

- Proven experience in enterprise development, MSME support, or livelihoods programming, preferably within humanitarian or development contexts.

- Good understanding of the Cash Transfer Programming and Cash Transfer modalities.

- Strong understanding of the TVET landscape in the KRI (Erbil, Duhok and Sulaimaniyah)

- Strong understanding of the job placement process for skills development

- Very good understanding of the private sector, industry, companies and business service providers.

- Strong understanding of youth employment, women’s economic empowerment, and market-based approaches, including business grants, apprenticeships, and value chain support.

- Experience working with local partners, private sector actors, and institutions (e.g., Chambers of Commerce, TVET centers, financial institutions).

- Ability to plan, coordinate, and monitor multiple activities simultaneously, ensuring quality implementation, compliance, and timely delivery.

- Basic financial and budget management skills, including tracking activity budgets and supporting payments and procurements.

- Strong communication and coordination skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams, partners, and diverse stakeholders.

- Commitment to accountability, safeguarding, and Oxfam values, including gender equality, inclusion, and protection mainstreaming.

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- Strategic Thinking and Judgment

- Mutual accountability

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills

- Negotiation skills and the ability to influence and inspire confidence in others in diverse working environment

- Community mobilisation experience

- An understanding of gender, protection and diversity issues in Cash and Voucher Programming would be advantageous

- Ability to work effectively with others

- Ability to work well under pressure and in response to changing needs.

- Ability to travel and to work in difficult circumstances

· Experience working with private sector actors, SMEs/MSMEs, or Chambers of Commerce in employment or enterprise development programs in KRI.

· Knowledge of market systems development, value chain analysis, or inclusive business approaches, particularly in fragile or post-conflict contexts.

 

SAFER RECRUITMENT: Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. 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. Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.   

We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.

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

 

 

We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff, including flexible working options, a 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.  

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.

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.

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