Project Developer Special Projects

Oxfam Novib is committed to ridding the world of poverty and injustice. We have a conviction that people are capable of building a livelihood without poverty on their own, once given the chance to do so. Which is why we support local projects in developing countries, why we lobby governments and companies to take into account the interests of the poorest people, and why we campaign to involve Dutch men and women also in our work. We work together with other Oxfam affiliates to increase our impact on development issues. Oxfam Novib is looking for a Project Developer Special Projects – Climate Smart Agriculture - Agro forestryemployed either: • August – December 2012 fulltime (36 hours per week), or • August – October fulltime & November – February part-timeBased in The Hague

The Project Developer is responsible for a designing what we call a “Special Project” in Oxfam Novib. These Special Projects build on successful initiatives in one or more developing countries and look for opportunities for connecting and up scaling regionally and/or globally. In the Special Projects we aim to create synergy between different intervention strategies (such as direct poverty alleviation, civil society building, policy influencing and knowledge & innovation management) to achieve wider and longer lasting impact. Often working in a consortium of partners, Oxfam Novib takes the lead in writing an overall project plan that forms the basis for submissions to institutional donors such as UN, EC, bilateral donors and private foundations to request funding. The objective of this Special Project is: Strengthening food security and climate resilience in arid areas in Africa by piloting and up-scaling Farmer Managed Natural Generation. The Project Developer will have the following responsibilities:

Main tasks Gathers, analyses and structures relevant information to prepare an overall project plan (consisting of a description of the context, problem, scope, approach, goals, results, activities, risks, budget, logical framework etc.);Co-ordinates the input of involved parties, such as country offices in Oxfam Novib, programme managers, consortium and/or partner organisations, interested donors and other stakeholders. Organises meetings. Takes care there is good communication between the main stakeholders and reports regularly on progress, risks and opportunities;Where necessary assigns (feasibility) studies for additional information;Facilitates discussions among consortium partners on division of roles and responsibilities, proposes a project governance structure and prepares MoU;Once the main outlines of the project are clear and agreed upon with the consortium partners the project developer takes the lead in active fundraising: donor mapping, approaching donors, writing concept notes and fundraising proposals etc. This will be done together with Oxfam Novib’s external fundraising unit (EFU), the Knowledge & Programme Management Department (KPM) and in coordination with the applicable Oxfam Novib country offices.

You have a university level education and at least 5 years of work experience in the field of development cooperation preferably with an international agency;background in / affinity with food security, agro-biodiversity and climate resilience;good knowledge of and experience in designing and managing projects for NGOs;excellent writing & communication skills (English & French);experience in fundraising and/or managing projects financed by major institutional donors; broad and extensive knowledge of project and programme management (development) preferably gained through experience in the field or through regular missions, as well as experience and knowledge of PCM, including monitoring, technical and financial reporting, while having a thematic specialization is an asset; good knowledge of the NGO sector; a network with donor agencies is an asset, while also knowledge of the Oxfam confederation will be considered an asset.strong analytical skills. You are result oriented, a networker, an entrepreneurial and a team-player;willingness to travel abroad.

We offerA fixed term contract. This position is not formally graded yet. The preliminary salary is in scale 9, this is in the range of € 2,607,- and € 4,011,- gross per month on the basis of a 36-hours week.

More information and application procedureAre you interested? Send your application latest July 22, 2012 in writing including a motivation and curriculum vitae and mentioning reference number 5-6786to jobs@oxfamnovib.nl to the attention of Marjon Eshuis, HR Consultant. Applicants must be Nationals of an European Union member State or have a valid work permit for the European Union. Acquisition due to this advertisement will not be appreciated.