Program Coordinator

Department purpose: Oxfam is an international confederation of 21 organizations networked together in 79 countries. As part of a global movement for change, we are working together to end world poverty and injustice. We work with thousands of partners in countries worldwide and employ staff in a wide variety of posts. We work directly with communities and the powerful to enable the most marginalised to improve their lives and livelihoods and have a say in decisions that affect them.

Working at Oxfam is so much more than just a job. As an Oxfam employee, consultant, or volunteer, you will join a team of dedicated and passionate professionals working to save lives, help people overcome poverty, and fight for social justice. Oxfam is putting women and gender equality at the heart of everything we do – we expect that the person who comes for this post will be strongly interested in promoting women and gender transformative leadership.

Team purpose: The Voices for Change program is dedicated to advancing good governance through fair and accountable fiscal policies, universal social protection systems, and improved essential services. It also works to foster equitable workplace environments, ensuring decent work and wage opportunities—particularly for workers in the informal economy.

A central focus of the program is empowering women, youth, and marginalized groups to claim their rights. It supports them in organizing networks and coalitions, engaging in public debates, and advocating for equal justice.

Job purpose: The new initiative “Citizen-Led Local Inclusive Planning & Services” (CLIPS) project, which is subject to be funded from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), is working to promote fiscal decentralization, including promoting civic engagement in local public financial management from sub-national development/investment plan development to monitoring, analysis and advocacy. The project will work with sub-national authorities, local communities, schools, and related national institutions, focusing on building the capacity of right holders and sub-national authorities in local public financial management, and advocating for greater fiscal decentralization.

Oxfam seeks an experienced Program Coordinator to lead project implementation.  The Program Coordinator will ensure the delivery of high-quality outcomes, compliance with donor and Oxfam’s requirement, and build trusted partnerships with government, civil society, and related stakeholders.  The role requires proven leadership in SDC-funded programmes, donor compliance, inclusive and conflict-sensitive approaches, and the ability to drive policy influence and sustainable systemic change.

The Program Coordinator will work directly under the supervision of the V4C program manager. She/he will work with and coordinate with several local V4C partners to deliver the project outcomes and results. She/he will work with and receive support from the Oxfam cross-functional team members.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Management

• Manage project planning, delivery, monitoring, and evaluation and ensure the project achievement meets SDC’s standards and requirements.
• Implement the activities of the projects.
• Stay abreast of and provide strategic analyses of new issues and trends related to civil society space, public financial management, fiscal policy, to influence external stakeholders.
• Provide high-quality narrative reports in a timely manner.
• Proactively identify opportunities for collaboration and funding expansion with SDC and other donors.

Financial & Risk Management

• Coordinate budget tracking, financial documentation, and compliance with donor regulations.
• Ensure effective and efficient budget planning and monitoring in accordance with Oxfam’s policy and donor regulations and procedures.
• Prepare, control, and adapt budgets and working plans, including with partners.
• Oversee program budget, ensuring financial accountability, compliance with donor regulations (including SDC), and value-for-money.
• Identify and flag potential risks to the Program Manager, contributing to adaptive responses.

Partner Coordination

• Coordinate and work with strategic partners and key partners to ensure the project implementation is aligned with Oxfam and V4C program strategy, the project documents, and the donor’s compliance.
• Ensure the follow-up of the contractual agreements with all different parties involved (partners).
• Facilitate and build the capacity of project partners and target groups for effective project implementation.
• Serve as the primary focal point for Oxfam with partners and maintain strong partner relationships built on trust, transparency, and accountability.

Policy Dialogue. Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead structured policy dialogues with national/sub-national authorities; ensure evidence-informed proposals and reforms.
• Build and strengthen partnerships with CSOs, national/sub-national governments.
• Strengthen strategic partnership and collaboration with key relevant stakeholders.
• Create synergies with other ongoing V4C programs, ensuring networking, collaboration, and effective dialogue for policy change.
• Participate in thematic meetings with key national and subnational stakeholders, development partners, etc.

Gender Equality & Social Inclusion (GESI)

• Mainstream gender equality, disability inclusion, and social justice in all aspects of project implementation.
• Ensure women, youth, Indigenous Peoples, and other marginalised groups have a voice and agency in land governance processes.

Learning, Accountability & Knowledge Management

• Coordinate with programme staff and partners to facilitate learning and collaboration.
• Document and disseminate best practices, lessons learned, and policy insights.
• Coordinate monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) activities, ensuring data collection and reporting are timely and accurate and in compliance with SDC’s requirements.

Gender Equality & Social Inclusion (GESI)

• Coordinate mainstreaming of gender equality, disability inclusion, and social justice in program activities.
• Ensure that women, youth, Indigenous Peoples, and other marginalised groups are actively engaged in project processes.

Job Requirements

Skills, Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• University degree preferably in development, public policy, law, public financial management or related field.
• Knowledge of fiscal policies, social protection, civic space and development programs in the country, and demonstrates a good understanding of gender, ability to use a gender lens in project development
• At least 3 years of experience in programs/projects development (including design, capacity building, partnership management, report writing, MEAL, knowledge management, advocacy, inter-agency networking and coordination, etc.)
• Experience in the implementation of projects or activities related to fiscal decentralisation, sub-national public financial management.
• Substantial experience in managing SDC-funded programs, with strong knowledge of SDC’s compliance requirements, adaptive management approaches, and partnership modalities.

• Strong managerial and financial oversight knowledge.

• In-depth understanding of the national reform programs, especially the public administration, public financial management reform, and fiscal decentralisation.
• Ability to influence and liaise effectively with key stakeholders and representation in high-profile environments
• Good communications, presentation and facilitation skills, reporting skills, proposal writing skills with a high level of written and spoken English and Khmer.
• Good computer skills (Microsoft Office and spreadsheet programs).
• Willingness to travel regularly to provinces and other project areas in Cambodia.

Desirable

• High level of competency in written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and adapt messaging for diverse audiences, including partners, policymakers, and communities.
• Experience with Oxfam or other international/foreign NGOs.
• Strong analytical and policy influencing skills.

Key Behavioral Competencies (Oxfam Leadership Framework)

• Self-Awareness: Understands personal impact, manages emotions, and adapts to cultural contexts.
• Influencing: Persuades and inspires stakeholders to achieve common goals.
• Decision-Making: Makes evidence-based, timely, and inclusive decisions.
• Mutual Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for high-quality results.
• Agility, Complexity, and Ambiguity: Thrives in complex, changing environments with adaptive solutions.
• Strategic Thinking: Develops long-term strategies aligned with Oxfam’s vision.

How to apply

If you’re interested in this opportunity, simply click “Apply” via this link:

https://jobs.oxfamnovib.nl/job-invite/14339/

and upload your up-to-date CV and cover letter. The candidates allowed Oxfam to obtain your resume for future opportunity where it is aligned and kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

About us

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.

We are an international confederation of 22 organizations (affiliates) plus the Oxfam International Secretariat, working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

All our work is led by our core values: Empowerment, Accountability, Inclusiveness, Courage, Solidarity and Equality.

Our commitment to safeguarding

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 committed to 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.

Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam International Secretariat also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, if a job applicant has been employed by another member of the scheme, we will request information from that organization 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.