Location: Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, or where Oxfam has a presence.
Contract: Fixed-term, one-year national contract. One Oxfam
Grade: C2 National.
Reports to: Fair Finance Asia Project Lead.
Hours: Full-time (FTE).
Oxfam is an international confederation of 21 organizations networked together in 77 countries, working together to end world poverty and injustice. The Fair Finance Asia (FFA) Program, funded by Sida through the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok, is a network of over 90 civil society organizations in Asia working to ensure that financial institutions operating in Asia are transparent and accountable to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria. FFA is operational at the regional level and in 8 countries across Asia (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam), with its regional Executive Team primarily hosted in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
The I-FOREST Intervention (Investing and Financing Outcomes in Regional Ecosystems and Sustainable Trade) is a regional intervention combining financing and sustainable trade approaches to address deforestation, running till 2031 and funded by the UK FCDO.
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 connecting the project's evidence to its advocacy: turning research findings into clear asks towards financial institutions, financial and trade regulators and other decision-makers.
Key responsibilities: coordinate integrated planning and implementation tracking across all project components; facilitate and track delivery of the research agenda including mapping of financial flows to forest-risk commodity value chains and bank policy assessments; act as main focal point between country teams, regional and international components, and research partners; facilitate delivery of the advocacy and influencing agenda and maintain the advocacy plan and calendar; support country teams in preparing advocacy messages, asks and briefing notes; quality-assure policy briefs and knowledge products; coordinate capacity-strengthening activities for financial institution officers, regulators, journalists and CSOs; consolidate routine donor deliverables including quarterly technical reports and indicator tracking; track progress against logframe milestones and escalate risks; support partner management including onboarding, agreements and due diligence; embed gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) considerations across components; coordinate workshops, trainings, study visits and project events. The post-holder should expect around 2-4 international trips a year, typically 3-7 days.
Essential: University degree in international development, economics, finance, environmental policy or a related field (postgraduate qualification an advantage); at least five years of experience in project or program coordination, substantially in multi-country or regional programs with several implementing partners; demonstrated command of the full project cycle; good working understanding of sustainable finance including ESG policies of financial institutions, green taxonomies, and sustainable finance regulation and disclosure; experience coordinating research or evidence-generation processes; experience with institutional donors and narrative reporting; excellent oral and written communication, presentation and facilitation skills in English; high degree of initiative and independence; demonstrated experience in policy advocacy and influencing. Desirable: knowledge of deforestation-linked commodity value chains in Asia (palm oil, rubber, cashew); familiarity with the regional regulatory and civil society operating environment; working knowledge of a relevant regional language in addition to English.
Closing date: August 31, 2026
HOW TO APPLY:
Please upload an up-to-date CV and a cover letter, clearly explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile through the website: https://jobs.oxfamnovib.nl/job-invite/14465/ Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted - usually within 2 weeks of the closing date.