Programme Coordinator- Extractive Industries – Oxfam
Job Description
Role Overview
Oxfam seeks a dedicated professional to lead its extractive industries portfolio in Lusaka. The appointee will drive strategy implementation, partner capacity development, policy influencing, and civil society network building around natural resource governance and energy transition initiatives. The remit includes securing project financing, ensuring compliance standards, and fostering multi-stakeholder collaboration across regional frameworks.
Core Responsibilities
The appointee allocates half their effort to driving country-level extractive programs, strengthening partner capabilities, conducting programmatic assessments, and cultivating civil society movements. Thirty percent of the role involves providing technical leadership, conducting contextual analysis, guiding research agendas, and participating in policy dialogues with authorities and private sector actors. Ten percent focuses on resource mobilization through fundable concept development and donor proposal writing. The remaining ten percent centers on monitoring, evaluation, compliance, and activity reporting.
Candidate Requirements
Applicants must possess at least six years of professional background in grassroots initiative execution, human rights, policy lobbying, international development, or environmental sectors, with a minimum of one year dedicated specifically to extractive sector advocacy. Candidates need demonstrated expertise in project design, monitoring systems, and management. A strong local network and a proven activist background connected to Zambia’s extractives sector are mandatory. Proficiency in gender analysis, social research, macro policy evaluation, and fluent written and spoken English are essential. Local languages, French, or Portuguese serve as beneficial advantages.
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