Climate and Economic Technical and Partnerships Coordinator

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

Do you have a Master’s degree in Gender Studies, Development Studies, Social Sciences or related field?

Do you have experience a minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in Climate justice, Economic justice, Livelihoods, Environmental governance, and Partner-led programme implementation?

Do you have a proven experience in multi-country or regional systems, partner coordination, programme quality, and technical advisory roles?

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

The Role:

Oxfam is looking for

Climate and Economic Technical and Partnerships Coordinator

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Technical Support to Climate & Economic Justice Programming (25%)

The role provides hands-on technical leadership to partners and programme teams, ensuring that climate and economic justice interventions are strategically designed, technically sound, and effectively delivered.

• Provide technical support across Climate adaptation, Resilience, Livelihoods, Environmental governance, Economic justice and Inequality reduction
• Support application of systems-thinking approaches that address structural drivers of vulnerability and exclusion.
• Strengthen technical quality across programme design, implementation, and adaptive management.
• Support integration of climate and economic justice principles across broader thematic portfolios.
• Ensure interventions are evidence-based, partner-led, and responsive to changing contextual realities.
• Promote innovative and transformative approaches to climate and economic justice programming.

2. Partner Engagement, Relationship Management & Localisation (20%)

As the principal operational interface with partners, the role ensures strong partnerships, technical accompaniment, and locally led programme delivery.

• Maintain strong, strategic relationships with partner organisations and local actors.
• Support partners in programme design, delivery, problem-solving, adaptive management, and strategic positioning
• Facilitate communication between partners, country teams, and regional structures.
• Strengthen partner capacity in technical implementation, evidence generation, and compliance.
• Promote localisation, equitable partnerships, and decolonial approaches.
• Ensure partner voices and community realities inform strategic programming and influencing priorities.
• Support movement strengthening and long-term systems change.

3. Restricted Project Delivery, Coordination & Technical Implementation (15%)

The role contributes directly to the successful implementation of restricted projects and strategic programme portfolios.

• Support implementation of technical project activities, workplans, and deliverables.
• Ensure project activities align with donor commitments, technical standards, strategic objectives, and partner realities
• Strengthen project coordination across countries, teams, and stakeholders.
• Track progress against objectives and support adaptive management.
• Ensure project implementation supports broader programme coherence.
• Contribute to strategic problem-solving and programme responsiveness.

4. Evidence Generation, MEAL Integration, Research & Learning (15%)

The role strengthens integration between programme implementation, MEAL systems, and strategic learning.

• Support integration of robust MEAL systems into programme implementation.
• Contribute to research agendas, learning frameworks, outcome documentation, and technical analysis
• Ensure programme evidence is systematically captured, synthesised, and applied.
• Strengthen learning loops between implementation, strategic planning, and influencing.
• Support production of knowledge products and evidence outputs.
• Promote evidence-based adaptive management across programme portfolios.

5. Donor Reporting, Compliance & Accountability Support (10%)

The role strengthens donor confidence through strong technical reporting and compliance systems.

• Contribute to donor reporting processes by ensuring technical results are clearly articulated, evidence-based, and strategically positioned.
• Support compliance with donor standards, contractual obligations, and internal systems.
• Strengthen technical reporting quality across restricted portfolios.
• Ensure programme outputs and outcomes are accurately documented.
• Support accountability to donors, partners, and affected communities.
• Contribute to risk management and programme integrity.

6. Integration with Influencing, Policy & Advocacy (10%)

The role ensures programme implementation informs regional influencing and strategic advocacy.

• Synthesize technical evidence and field insights into policy-relevant analysis.
• Support translation of programme findings into advocacy messaging, policy recommendations, and regional positioning
• Strengthen integration between programme delivery and influencing systems.
• Support thematic leadership in external policy spaces where appropriate.
• Ensure programme realities inform broader climate and economic justice agendas.
• Contribute to Oxfam’s strategic role as a regional systems-change actor.

7. Internal Coordination, Technical Knowledge Sharing & Cross-Cluster Integration (5%)

The role supports broader organisational coherence and technical integration.

• Share technical insights, innovation, and learning across countries and thematic teams.
• Strengthen internal coordination on climate and economic justice priorities.
• Support consistency in programme methodologies and standards.
• Build technical capacity within wider Oxfam teams where relevant.
• Contribute to integrated nexus programming through strong thematic coordination.

If you have any questions about the role, we’d love to hear from you. Please e-mail us at recruitmentteam@oxfam.org.uk, making sure you include the job title and reference number of the role you’re asking about. Please be aware we are unable to accept CVs or applications via e-mail. To apply, please use the “apply now” button on the right hand side of this advertisement

What we are looking for:

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:

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.