OVERVIEW

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. We are shop volunteers, women's rights 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 an 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.

The Climate and Economic Justice Technical and Partnership Coordinator provides advanced technical support, partner-facing leadership, and programme coordination to strengthen the quality, coherence, and strategic delivery of Oxfam's climate and economic justice portfolio across the Southern Africa (SAF) Cluster. The role is central to supporting the design, implementation, and adaptive management of partner-led programmes that address the structural drivers of poverty, climate vulnerability, inequality, and economic injustice. Working closely with partner organisations, country teams, and the Climate and Economic Justice Programme Manager, the Coordinator ensures that programming is technically robust, contextually responsive, evidence-based, and strategically aligned with Oxfam's regional priorities and systems-change agenda.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

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

• 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%)

• 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%)

• 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%)

• 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%)

• 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%)

• 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%)

• 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.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Master's degree in Gender Studies, Development Studies, Social Sciences or related field.
• Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in Climate justice, Economic justice, Livelihoods, Environmental governance, and Partner-led programme implementation.
• Proven experience in multi-country or regional systems, partner coordination, programme quality, and technical advisory roles.
• Strong technical expertise and ability to integrate programme design with influencing and policy work.
• Strong communication, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to build strong, credible relationships with internal and external individuals and organisations.
• Excellent personal communication skills, in written and verbal English, with strong influencing and persuasive 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.
• Commitment to Oxfam's safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Core Dimensions

• Advanced technical specialist and partner-facing role.
• Primary interface between Oxfam and partners on climate and economic justice programming.
• Operates across multiple countries and strategic portfolios.
• Supports programme delivery, technical quality, MEAL integration, and influencing.
• Functions without direct line management but with significant coordination and influence responsibilities.
• Requires strong systems thinking, autonomy, and technical leadership.
• Operates within complex humanitarian-development-governance environments.

Organisational Values

• Accountability: Our purpose-driven, results-focused approach means we take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable.
• Empowerment: Our approach means that everyone involved with Oxfam, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can make change happen.
• Inclusiveness: We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences.

Languages

• Fluent in written and spoken English and ideally Portuguese.

WHAT 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.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online through the link: https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/jobs/vacancy/climate-and-economic-justice-technical-and-partnership-coordinator-int11698/24865/description/

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.

Application Deadline: 6th August 2026

SAFER RECRUITMENT

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.

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.