Program Coordinator
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Exec. / Management, Law, Business Administration, Banking / Finance
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
The position is for Investing and Financing Outcomes in Regional Ecosystems and Sustainable Trade (I-FOREST)
Location: Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, or where Oxfam has a presence
Contract: Fixed-term, one-year national contract
Benefit package: National Package
Salary range: In line with Oxfam values and according to location
One Oxfam Grade: C2 National
Reports to: Fair Finance Asia Project Lead
Job Purpose: The Program Coordinator will facilitate the day-to-day delivery of the I-FOREST intervention so that research, advocacy, capacity-strengthening and communications activities are delivered on time, on budget and to the quality expected by partners and the donor. A central part of the role is to connect the project’s evidence to its advocacy: helping to turn research findings into clear asks towards financial institutions, financial and trade regulators and other decision-makers, and coordinating the engagement through which those asks are pursued. Working under the supervision of the Fair Finance Asia Program Lead, and in close collaboration with country teams, technical specialists, partners and the FFA Executive Team, the post-holder combines a solid grounding in sustainable finance with strong project cycle management and practical advocacy experience.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Coordinate integrated planning and implementation tracking across all project components including annual planning, consolidated work plans and budget phasing, implementation tracking, reporting and close-out – so that country plans, regional objectives and donor milestones remain aligned.
- Facilitate and track delivery of the research agenda across all components, including the mapping of financial flows to forest-risk commodity value chains, bank policy assessments applying the agreed methodology, and country contextualization studies; manage timelines, partner review rounds, and the validation and dissemination of findings, with technical specialists and research partners remaining responsible for technical standards and content.
- Act as the main focal point between the country teams, the regional and international components, and research partners: convene coordination meetings, maintain a shared view of progress across components, record agreements, and follow up on action points.
- Facilitate the delivery of the project’s advocacy and influencing agenda across the country, regional, and international components in close collaboration with the Program Lead, and maintain the overall advocacy plan and calendar, facilitate coherence between country, regional, and international influencing efforts, and track engagement with financial institutions, financial and trade regulators, and other target audiences from first contact through to follow-up on commitments.
- Support country teams and partners in preparing for influencing moments across all components — developing advocacy messages, asks and briefing notes, securing and shaping sessions at high-visibility regional and international platforms, and building the alliances with civil society, coalition members and allies needed to carry the project’s recommendations further.
- Facilitate the development and quality assurance of policy briefs, recommendations, and other advocacy and knowledge products, so that they carry clear, evidence-based calls to action for their intended audiences, working with country teams, technical specialists, and the regional communications team on publication, launch, and amplification.
- Coordinate capacity-strengthening activities at the country, regional, and international levels for financial institution officers, regulators, journalists, and civil society organizations, sequencing them so that training draws on the evidence generated by the research components.
- Coordinate the preparation and consolidation of routine donor deliverables covering all components – quarterly technical reports, milestone and indicator tracking, and the alignment of narrative with budget – in close collaboration with the MEAL Coordinator and finance colleagues, and coordinate responses to donor and partner comments, for review and approval by the Program Lead.
- Track progress against logframe milestones and targets across all components; identify delays, risks, and constraints early, including those arising from partner contracting, project licensing, and regulatory compliance requirements in the country; propose mitigation measures and escalate promptly to the Program Lead and, where applicable, the Steering Committee.
- Support partner management across the intervention, including partner onboarding, agreements, and due diligence follow-up, and regular performance and learning conversations, in coordination with the relevant Oxfam affiliates and country offices, which remain accountable for partner relationships and compliance in their countries.
- Support country teams, technical specialists, and partners to embed gender equality, disability, and social inclusion (GEDSI) considerations in research design, stakeholder engagement, and capacity-strengthening activities across all components, and to make them visible in project outputs and reporting.
- Coordinate project cycle activities for country, regional, and international workshops, trainings, study visits, and other project events – including event concepts, logistical coordination, minutes, summary reports, and follow-ups – and support other relevant needs of the project leadership.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- Khmer - Good
- English - Good
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in international development, economics, finance, environmental policy, or a related field; a postgraduate qualification is preferred
Work History:
- Project or program coordination, a substantial part of it in multi-country or regional programs delivered with several implementing partners for 5 years as a minimum
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Demonstrated command of the full project cycle – planning and budgeting, implementation monitoring, risk and issue management, donor reporting against logframe milestones, and adaptive management of work plans and budgets.
- Good working understanding of sustainable finance, including the environmental and social policies and practices of financial institutions, green taxonomies, and sustainable finance regulation and disclosure requirements, sufficient to engage credibly with researchers, financial institutions and regulators.
- Experience coordinating research or evidence-generation processes with external research providers and country partners, from inception through review to validation and dissemination.
- Experience working with institutional donors and consolidating high-quality narrative reports, with attention to consistency between narrative, results framework and budget.
- Excellent oral and written communication, presentation and facilitation skills in English, including the ability to translate technical research into persuasive advocacy messages and briefing materials for senior audiences; excellent report and proposal writing skills are highly desirable.
- A high degree of initiative and independence, efficient time management, the ability to prioritize competing demands across countries and time zones, and the resilience to cope with high-pressure environments.
- Demonstrated experience in policy advocacy and influencing — developing advocacy strategies and asks, engaging public or private sector decision-makers, and working through coalitions or networks to achieve policy or practice change.
- Knowledge of deforestation-linked commodity value chains in Asia, such as palm oil, rubber and cashew, and of the financial flows behind them.
- Familiarity with the regional regulatory and civil society operating environment and the role of regulations shaping sustainable trade and finance in Asia.
- Working knowledge of a relevant regional language in addition to English.
