Rice and Private Sector Advisor at Oxfam

Rice and Private Sector Advisor

Level: C2

Duration: Fixed term until July 2023

Location: Indonesia

Applicable for those with whom Oxfam can establish contract at Indonesia

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

The Role

The Rice and PS Advisor will assist Oxfam’s program implementation commitments to donors and partners by leading on programmatic priorities, partnerships, knowledge and learning and influencing, with key areas of work including rice leadership, engagement with SRP and improving and supporting private sector engagement in priority countries.

The role works across the five countries in GRAISEA (where relevant) as well as at regional level with multi-country and/or regional partners and ASEAN institutions (where relevant).

The role will be a member of the GRAISEA 2 team. S/he will support Oxfam Indonesia to develop and implement its overall private sector engagement strategy and support three rice country leads in the implementation of the rice component of the GRAISEA program.

What we are looking for

The Rice and PS Advisor will be an experienced, dedicated, and highly motivated professional, with a strong commitment to Oxfam’s values and beliefs with the following qualification and competencies:

• At least a Bachelor Degree in Business, Marine Science, Environmental Studies, International Relation; or related field
• Significant experience in international development work in agriculture, including preferably shrimp and the rice sector
• Experience working in agriculture in South East Asia, in particular Indonesia, Cambodia and Vietnam
• Has working knowledge about responsible business, gender, women economic empowerment and climate change, and their relation to the rice and shrimp sectors
• Has an established network of contacts with corporates, private sector groups and social enterprises to draw upon.
• Experience working with producer groups, SMEs and larger businesses in agriculture
• Experience working with MSIs (multi-stakeholder initiatives) in the agricultural sector
• Experience carrying out government focused advocacy in agriculture
• Good communication, networking, influencing and relationship management skills – ability to generate cooperation between different functions and stakeholders to achieve objectives

We offer

This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in Asia Regional Platform, to act as key contributor to the larger team, to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their technical fields etc, training and development, offers fair pay and competitive benefits package.

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. We think this role would work particularly well as a partially home-based role or job share.

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.

About us

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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