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JOB TITLE: Programme CoordinatorEconomic Opportunities (Land Right and EconomicOpportunities-LEO Programme Pillar)

DIVISION / DEPARTMENT / LOCATION:Islamabad

JOB FAMILY: Programme

SALARY: PKR 1,26,1!" gross per annumand other #ene$its

LEVEL: %1(Pro&ect Post)

OXFAM PURPOSE: 'o or ith others to $ind lasting solutions to po*ert+ and su$$ering

TEAM PURPOSE: The overall aim of the Land Rights and Economic Opportunities (LEO)programme pillar is to create enabling circumstances for millions of rural women and menrights holders to lift out of a life of poverty and inequality by demanding, claiming and securingfrom the state increased access and control over productive land and assets including

enhanced and equitable economic opportunities and increased access and power in themar!ets" The programme pillar leads and delivers O#fams strategic ob$ective that states%

1.1 &eople living in poverty will achieve food and income security (as well as greater

protection of, and control over the natural resources on which they depend'" &eople living in poverty will achieve access to secure paid employment, dignified

wor!ing conditions, labour rights, and be empowered to participate in and benefit frommar!ets"

JOB PURPOSE:To act with poor rural smallholders, women and men, as a force for change in addressing thecauses and effects of poverty, suffering and in$ustice, utilising agricultural initiatives to drivelasting change" dditionally, to ensure that O#fams economic opportunities programme in

&a!istan support the global agricultural initiative and is creatively designed, implemented,monitored and evaluated to deliver best practice and achieve fundamental long term impacton sustainable livelihoods for resource poor smallholders, women and men"The &rogramme *oordinator (EO) would provide support to the &+ (LEO) by ta!ing lead ineffective facilitation to create enabling environment for economic opportunities for the ruralpoor in rural enterprise and agricultural development with high quality standards, in timely andaccountable manner against the agreed vision and targets"mallholder farming is a significant driver of poverty reduction and social and economicinequality and a strong contributor to the nations economic growth, hence, facilitatingsmallholders to realise their social and economic rights is critical to support equality withgrowth, empowerment of people living in poverty, and environmentally sustainable livelihoods"This post holder will be responsible to lead at operational level by enabling smallholderfarmers, women and men, the largest number of labour engaged in the agriculture sector, to%

i" trengthen their power in the mar!etsii" Empower them to demand their right to services and investment from government

and private sectoriii" Realise more productive and powerful positions within value chains

The geographical focus will be in southern &un$ab, northern ind and -alochistan"dditionally, the post holder will e#plore feasibility of lin!ing up with the Economic .usticecampaign particularly in the area of griculture and *limate *hange daptations, that sitsunder another programme pillar (/umanitarian Response and &reparedness, 0isaster Ris!Reduction, *limate *hange)"The position holder will also ensure effective integration of gender equality in the economicopportunities wor!, including support to the &+ (LEO) in facilitating creation of enablingenvironment for poor rural women to reali1e for themselves economic leadership role"

REPORTING LINES:Pos !old"# #"$o#s o: Programme anager, LEO

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Sa%% #"$o#&'( o !&s $os. /one, hoe*er, ould #e commissioning manager $or studies,and ma+ manage intern0s and0or *olunteers s this component o$ LEO pillar gros, the post

ill manage sta$$ reporting to PC (EO)

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY: es, pro&ects #udget

E)o'om&) O$$o#*'&&"s + LEO P#o(#amm" P&lla#:O#fam recognises the importance of the role of the &rivate ector in helping to lift people outof poverty" s employers, purchasers, suppliers and influential actors their activities areconstantly impacting on those living in poverty" Today private sector shows potential forplaying an increasingly important role in the lives of small2holders in &a!istan" +a$or transitiontowards moderni1ation of the retail industry and related lin!ages to food processing, supplychains and contract management with small farmers poses ris!s, but also brings potentialopportunities for small holders to gain power in mar!ets"O#fams LEO programme in &a!istan see!s to equally enable large numbers of women andmen small holders (/s) from poor rural households to overcome poverty through innovativedirect investments in smallholder agriculture, and to contribute to achieving a significantoverall reduction in rural poverty by lin!ing these positive e#amples to the policies andpractices of the government and the private sector"

3ollowing specific intervention ob$ectives are envisioned under Economic Opportunitiescomponent of LEO programme pillar%

'" 4nfluencing the supply chains of selected companies for better engagement of/s

" 0emonstrating 5 promoting engagement of small holders in specific supply chains6" Enhancing small holders powerin mar!ets through application of technological

development 5 financial services with the help of private sector7" 4nfluencing engagement of private sector with smallholders through multi2

sta!eholder dialogue8" 3ormation and capacity development of women and men viable producer

organisations as a pre2condition to strengthening their negotiating power and having avoice in the mar!ets, to act collectively and develop enterprises, and engage with privatecompanies wor!ing in agriculture sector rural producer organisations will be capacitatedand facilitated in having increased access to productive inputs and technical !now2howboth from state (in2terms of better e#tension services) and private sector

9" *reating new and innovative mar!et lin!ages between small5marginal farmersand agriculture supply chains (e"g" in wheat, cotton, mangoes, citrus, dates and dairysector) by identifying new mar!ets, technology and partnerships that require businessoriented social entrepreneur approach

:" -ringing value addition processes in agriculture products closer to smallproducers through promotion of intermediately and user2friendly technologies

;" Enhancing our understanding and engagement with the agriculture corporatesector, including power analysis, to advocate responsible pro2poor and gender focusedpolicies, practices, and relationships in agricultural value chains including engagementwith private sector for promotion and development of more equitable rural enterprise


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particular area of adaptation measures i"e", advocacy on investment in agriculture will belin!ed to the need to acton the impact of climate change and to develop nationalpolicies and programmes of adaptation necessary for small farmers" /ence, advocacy oninvestment in agriculture will reiterate the message that the investment should beaddressing climate change impact

'6" The programme will also e#plore the possibilit ies of demonstrating a model

programme of distributing vacant (productive) state lands to the rural poor, with O#fam?- partnering with a specialised @?O and5or state institution to demonstrate the viabilityof this to government on productive usage of land"

DIMENSIONSOF THE POST:

0elegated authority to supervise $unior staff and5or volunteers and delegated

pro$ects5purposes"

&roblems vary and include a combination of routine and some comple#"

>or! pattern is a mi#ture of reactive and pro$ect wor!"

Required to ma!e sound $udgements regularly within agreed processes using a goodunderstanding of the team and the facilities of the team"

*ommunication largely with internal staff, (including internationally) also with some

e#ternal contacts 5 target audiences to support operational wor!"

nalysis and communication of some comple# information at a simple level to a wide

audience to promote and influence"

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

To support &+ (LEO) on underta!ing specific research (e"g" on supply chain, private

sector engagement of small holders, technology applications etc") and policy analysis aswell as on establishing and managing national level partnerships 5 alliances for advocacyon issues concerning small holder agriculture and its lin! with land rights and powerof

poor in mar!ets Anderta!e mapping of relevant policies (affecting small holders) and their implementation

status and sta!eholders analysis, and periodic updating of it

upport &+ on development of position papers on the issue5s identified for the advocacy

and policy change, based on the evidence mobilised from O#fam and others community2based programming national and local level research studies, O#fams !nowledge fromglobal e#periences and inputs from partners and other !ey sta!eholders in the country, aswell as from O#fams advisors and e#perts at regional and global level

upport &+ at strategic level, and underta!e directly at operational level, EO related policy

advocacy wor! including lobbying with government organisations, donors, private sectoretc" as appropriate on the !ey themes under EO

*onduct and facilitate issue2based networ!ing with civil society actors and organisations

and coordinate with ?overnment, private sector, donors and international agencies onprogramme issues within the country, lin! this with Economic .ustice campaign at nationallevel

To develop interventions demonstrating direct engagement of smallholders with &rivate

sector

&roduce case studies of private sector partnership that clearly demonstrate both the

advantages and challenges of the two sectors wor!ing together"

0evelop understanding of !nowledge management and how learning about the private

sector can inform the organisation as a whole

To design and manage, at operational level, economic opportunities component, including

the advocacy side of the wor!

To manage relationship with O#fam programme partners through regular visits and

underta!e pro$ect appraisal, monitoring, evaluation, including financial monitoring and

ensure minimum organisational programme management standards (and of donors)

>or!ing closely with +edia B *ommunications *oordinator, produce regular reports and

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of supply chain related issues an added advantage

Trac!able record of at least middle management level hands2on e#perience, in

development and implementation of community2based large programme, with policyadvocacy integrated in it, focusing on rural small holders right to social and economicempowerment

trong inter2personal s!ills, e#perience of wor!ing in team structure and ability to

contribute in team building and achieving together common agreed goals &roven s!ills in managing staff, researchers, volunteers 5 interns

E#cellent strategic and operational level coordination, networ!ing and representation

s!ills

4n2depth understanding of the socio2economic, political, ecological conditions, mar!et

dynamics as well as policy framewor!s of the country and how they are impacting landrights issues and economic opportunities for small holders (women and men)

E#perience in policy advocacy and lobbying with government on policy issues related with

public sector role in promoting income growth and poverty reduction with focus on smallholders

trong analytical, conceptual and strategic thin!ing s!ills, demonstrated through evidence

of trac! record in programme development and design (production of high quality

proposals, concept notes, L3s, briefing papers, etc" on themes identified under this $obprofile)

Cnowledge and understanding of the role of mar!ets and the private sector in

agriculture

&roven trac! record of achieving results and of programme and finance management s!ills

bility to manage relationships with donors, significant institutions and senior government

officials

E#cellent communication s!ills with fluency in written and verbal English

bility of multi2tas!ing, wor!ing under pressure, setting priorities and commitment to

meet deadline through good time management

trong personal level commitment to principles of gender equality, diversity and social

$ustice 3luent written and spo!en English

Evidence based hands2on e#perience of setting up systems and effective use of them for

monitoring, impact assessment and evaluation purposes and trac!ing change patternand processes through intervention in rural economy aiming at small holders, womenand men

Thorough understanding and well grounded management e#perience of multi2

sta!eholder partnerships, alliances and networ!s (with govt, private sector, media, civilsociety and others)

E#pertise in &ro$ect *ycle +anagement including strong financial management

&roven !nowledge of computerised systems high degree of information technology s!ills

(including word processing, spreadsheet, power point presentations)

?ood relationships and understanding of e#isting networ!s and alliances wor!ing on ruralsmall holders issues in country and outside

E#perience in and the ability to develop capacity of people and institutions5organisations

&otential and fle#ibility of attitude to learn and adapt

&hysical fitness for travel and a willingness for sustained field wor!

OT,ER: 'his &o# pro$ile is not incorporated into the emplo+ment contract 3t is intended as aguide and should not #e *ieed as in$le4i#le, as the speci$ications ma+ #e *aried $rom time totime in consultation ith the position holder

How to Apply:&lease send your *Ds to our email address%hrpako!"a#$or%$&k$ lso please mentionthe position title in the sub$ect line"O#fam ?- offers competitive salary, e#cellent benefits and opportunities for growth" t

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O#fam we are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within ourorgani1ation and strongly welcome applications from women and under representedgroups to apply for the above positions" O#fam does not discriminate against applicantsor employees based on their /4D540 status

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