The AA Lead will provide technical, policy, and capacity-building support for Oxfam and local partners’ anticipatory action (AA) program systems strengthening. The role will be adaptable to evolving project priorities of the AA sector and Oxfam Pilipinas’ strategy targets. Specifically, the Lead will focus on the following key tasks and deliverables.
1. AA Program Development and Resource Mobilization
- Develop OPH’s overall AA strategy and program
- Develop resource mobilization strategies, plans and partnerships for AA
- Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders in the implementation of the AA strategy
2. High-Level Engagement and Policy Support
- Develop operational guidelines to link anticipatory action with local governance processes and funding mechanisms.
- Lead policy dialogues with key governing institutions to integrate anticipatory protocols into national disaster management and financial frameworks.
- Map potential implementing and financing partners to support anticipatory action programs.
- Identify and propose policy measures for a range of non-financial anticipatory interventions that align with government standards.
- Contribute to the design of financial instruments and risk financing mechanisms that serve as social protection for vulnerable communities.
3. System Strengthening – Localization of Triggers and Activation Protocols
- Develop multi-stakeholder coordination frameworks to enhance decision-making processes for early action.
- Support local partners in updating and contextualizing activation triggers, ensuring alignment with impact-based forecasting from meteorological agencies.
- Define clear activation modalities based on pre-agreed needs assessments and the availability of institutional resources.
4. Capacity Building
- Provide technical assistance for the development and updating of risk assessment tools and anticipatory triggers for various hazards, including:
- Cyclonic and severe weather events.
- Flood
- Public health emergencies.
Essential
The desired qualifications for the role are as follows:
- Bachelor’s degree in Disaster Management, International Development, Environmental Science, Community Development, or related field; demonstrated experience in cash-based programming, preferably with an international NGO.
- Minimum 10 years’ professional experience in program/project management in an international development or humanitarian context.
- Proven experience in AA programming
- Proven experience in partnership management and engagement with governments and institutional donors, with the ability to convene diverse experts and stakeholders for DRRM and AA planning.
- Strong project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including planning, budgeting, forecasting, expenditure tracking, risk mitigation, communication, and coordination skills for effective cross-cultural collaboration.
- Familiarity and experience in capacity building, designing, training delivery, early warning systems, and anticipatory action principles.
- Understanding of NGO sector issues in both development and humanitarian contexts; ability to lobby, influence, and represent at multiple levels.
- Strong negotiation skills with the ability to foster cross-departmental and cross-sector collaboration.
- Commitment to organizational values, rights-based approaches, and principles of diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
- Flexible, adaptable, and effective in multicultural environments; able to contribute across multiple activities and departments.
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% of the time.
- Previous Oxfam experience is an advantage.
- Ability to demonstrate collective leadership, program management, sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
- Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming and diversity for all aspects of development work.
- Commitment to Oxfam’s feminist principles and safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam and its partners are as safe as possible.
- Equality - We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly and to have the same rights and opportunities.
- Empowerment - We acknowledge and seek to expand people’s agency over their lives and the decisions that impact them.
- Solidarity - We join hands, support, and collaborate in working towards a just and sustainable world.
- Inclusiveness – We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences.
- Accountability – Our purpose-driven, results-focused approach means we take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable. We believe that others should also be held accountable for their actions
- Courage - We speak truth to power and act with conviction on the justice of our causes
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 promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. 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.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
How to Apply
Application must include a curriculum vitae and letter of intent in a single file, stating the applicant’s relevant skills and willingness to undertake the task.
You can submit your application by sending it to ophrecruitment@oxfam.org.ph. Please use the email subject format: Position You Are Applying for - Surname, First Name.
Due to the urgency of the post, applications will be reviewed as they come and will be received only until September 12, 2025.
Offer ended on September 12, 2025
