Career Opportunity at Oxfam Nigeria: Oxfam in Nigeria and International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development (ICEED): Improving Fuel Wood Balance Project Oxfam is a confederation of 17 Affiliates committed to creating a just world without poverty. In Nigeria Oxfam works i...Oxfam in Nigeria and International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development (ICEED): Improving Fuel Wood Balance Project Oxfam is a confederation of 17 Affiliates committed to creating a just world without poverty. In Nigeria Oxfam works in the areas of Economic Justice/Livelihood, Basic Social Services, Humanitarian programming, Gender Justice / Female Leadership and Good governance, adopting a rights based approach. The International Centre for Energy, Environment & Development (ICEED) is a Nigerian think tank focused on addressing climate change and promoting clean energy through policy research, advocacy and communication on the low carbon economy. Oxfam and ICEED, with funding support from the European Union and the National Planning Commission (NPC) as the contracting authority, are collaborating in the implementation of a four year project on renewable energy production, including Agro-forestry. The project is aimed at sustainably improving the fuel-wood balance and resilience of livelihoods of rural households in 7 LGAs in Katsina state by increasing wood supply through farmer managed natural regeneration whilst reducing fuel wood demand through dissemination and use of fire wood efficient stoves. While Oxfam is responsible for the delivery of the Agro-forestry component, ICEED is charged with managing that of the efficient cookstoves, with the two organizations working in close collaboration.Emergency Food Security and Resilient Livelihoods OfficerDivison/Department/Location: West Africa Region, AbujaJOB FAMILY: ProgramSalary: Based on the National Salary Scale of Nigeria Country OfficeLevel: D, Zone 1 (National), 1 yearOXFAM PURPOSE: To work with others to find lasting solutions to poverty and sufferingTEAM PURPOSE: To deliver Oxfam’s strategic and operational emergency/resilient food security and livelihood priorities in Nigeria and ensure innovative and quality programme which is shared within Nigeria, the West Africa Region and beyond.JOB PURPOSE: To ensure quality and impact of the country’s work on resilient livelihoods and food security through: supporting the design and implementation of EFSL and resilient livelihoods programs, facilitation of technical support and capacity building of Oxfam and partners’ teams, provision of sound national analysis and supporting linkages from program work to policy influence. The EFSL Officer will be the main liaison person for EFSL programming between Oxfam, relevant stakeholders and Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) involved in the Food Security and Livelihoods programs. S/he will ensure that the notion of “gender at the heart of our work” is present in all work s/he takes forward. dlvr.it/81qKJT
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