Support Officer Administration Food, Land and Water
Oxfam Novib is a world-wide development organization that mobilizes the power of people against poverty.
Oxfam Novib is organised thematically and works in four main thematic areas, Food, Land and Water, Gender and Youth, Conflict and Fragility and Governance and Financial Flows. It works in multi disciplinary teams bringing together policy and program staff. The Thematic Units aim to build strong multi country and multi regional programs together with Country Offices, partners and Oxfam affiliates to attract funds from institutional donors. The program teams in the Thematic Units devote serious attention to influencing and to thematic monitoring, evaluation and learning in the programs they develop. Oxfam Novib seeks to ensure that gender justice, active citizenship and conflict sensitivity are mainstreamed across the programs it develops.
Oxfam Novib is organised thematically and works in four main thematic areas, Food, Land and Water, Gender and Youth, Conflict and Fragility and Governance and Financial Flows. It works in multi disciplinary teams bringing together policy and program staff. The Thematic Units aim to build strong multi country and multi regional programs together with Country Offices, partners and Oxfam affiliates to attract funds from institutional donors. The program teams in the Thematic Units devote serious attention to influencing and to thematic monitoring, evaluation and learning in the programs they develop. Oxfam Novib seeks to ensure that gender justice, active citizenship and conflict sensitivity are mainstreamed across the programs it develops.
Support Officer Administration Food, Land and Water
Thematic Units
(start date: ASAP)
32 hours (0,89 FTE) a week for one year, with possibility of renewal
Based in The Hague
Thematic Units
(start date: ASAP)
32 hours (0,89 FTE) a week for one year, with possibility of renewal
Based in The Hague
Purpose of the function
The tasks of the Support Officer are focused on providing administrative support to the Program Leads and teams in the Thematic Units, in general and particularly for the Food, Land and Water cluster, which focus on program development and a number of institutionally funded projects in value-chains, small-holder agriculture, seeds and related Oxfam campaign work in GROW!.
The tasks of the Support Officer are focused on providing administrative support to the Program Leads and teams in the Thematic Units, in general and particularly for the Food, Land and Water cluster, which focus on program development and a number of institutionally funded projects in value-chains, small-holder agriculture, seeds and related Oxfam campaign work in GROW!.
Main tasks
Support Officer Tasks
Support Officer Tasks
- Execute administrative, secretarial and/or operational activities which are supportive to the Thematic Unit cluster and program teams' work processes for esp. the GROW-campaign team, assess administrative problems and take action to solve them;
- Develop and maintain professional administration, monitoring and archiving systems for the thematic cluster and its program teams, ensuring adherence to donor compliance & information required for the Oxfam Novib policy cycle;
- Carry out required administrative support for the Oxfam Novib Strategic Partnership with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a effective and efficient manner, with required attention to detail.
- Collect, process and archive digital and non-digital information such as invoices and forms; prepare for financial audits of externally funded projects of various donors like SIDA, EU and Ford Foundation.
- Provide hands-on support to the program lead GROW-campaign, thematic specialists and financial officers in that team in order to maintain effective and efficient office procedures and processes & project administration, signal and assess deviations and report them as required within the program team and to relevant other bureaus in Oxfam Novib;
- Arrange the administrative handling of consultant contracts and monitor the terms and approval of the payments. Assist in the procurement processes for consultants and other services in line with Oxfam Novib procedures;
- Execute logistical organisation and co-ordination of various consultation forums (e.g. steering group, stakeholder meetings, workshops, and conferences) abroad and in the Netherlands;
- Act as focal point for questions and information requests of internal and external stakeholders related to the Thematic Units/GROW-campaign, its projects and staff, and redirect these to the appropriate persons.
Job requirements
- At least a vocational 4 (MBO 4) education; preferably complemented with courses in the field of logistics, communication and social media
- Experience in project administration, setting-up project documentation and overall archiving systems, both paper and electronic;
- Experience with bookkeeping and preparation of audit files is an asset
- An excellent command of spoken and written Dutch and English; Command of French is an asset;
- Team player with a high level of flexibility and creativity;
- Ability to manage stress effectively in a dynamic work environment
- An result & customer oriented approach; problem-solving and accurate.
What we offer
Oxfam Novib is committed to providing you with a competitive, fair, and comprehensive pay and benefits package that is justifiable to our donors. The salary range for this position is set in scale 5 with a salary range between EU 1.792,-- to EU 2.756,-- based on 36 hours a week. All positions are considered to be part of an overall staff resource pool, so staff can be asked to deliver the same type of work to other program teams within the Thematic Units.
Oxfam Novib is committed to providing you with a competitive, fair, and comprehensive pay and benefits package that is justifiable to our donors. The salary range for this position is set in scale 5 with a salary range between EU 1.792,-- to EU 2.756,-- based on 36 hours a week. All positions are considered to be part of an overall staff resource pool, so staff can be asked to deliver the same type of work to other program teams within the Thematic Units.
Applicants for this contract must be Dutch nationals or nationals of a European Union member State or have a valid work permit for the European Union.
More information and application procedure
Are you interested? Please send your cover letter and CV, on or before August 5, 2016. For more information about the position you can contact Gerard Steehouwer (Gerard.steehouwer@oxfamnovib.nl) and Marita Hutjes (marita.hutjes@oxfamnovib.nl)
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