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Marketing Database Coordinator

Auckland-based, full time, permanent.

Oxfam New Zealand (ONZ) is an international development agency affiliated to Oxfam International.  We work to overcome poverty and injustice and provide well targeted, practical support to communities in the Pacific and Southeast Asia, to help them work their way out of poverty.

A vacancy has come up in our Database team for a Marketing Database Coordinator. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the sustainability and ongoing integrity of ONZ’s marketing database, Raiser’s Edge. They will also provide ongoing support and advice to a range of internal users and will help them achieve fundraising goals to support Oxfam’s ongoing programme, humanitarian and advocacy work.

An effective communicator, our ideal candidate will also have:

• A relevant degree/database qualification or commensurate experience 
• Relevant prior experience, including experience of using/supporting large relational databases (preferably Raiser’s Edge). 
• Good project management and planning skills 
• Experience of presenting to and training others
• Visual Basic programming skills
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Access and Excel
• Organisational and time management skills/ ability to work to deadlines
• Flexibility
• A good eye for detail 
• Initiative and the ability to work independently
• An interest in and commitment to Oxfam’s mission and values

In return, we offer a friendly work environment, passionate work colleagues and the opportunity to make a worthwhile contribution in support of Oxfam’s work. The post attracts a starting salary of $50,074 per annum (possibly more, depending on the skills and experience of the successful candidate).

• If you would like more information, a full job description is available to download (Word doc, 209 KB).

To apply, please send an up to date CV with covering letter to humanresources@oxfam.org.nz.

Applications close at noon on Tuesday,  7 February 2012.

We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage diversity in the workplace.

Livelihoods Coordinator

Goroka, Papua New Guinea, 2 years

Oxfam International is a confederation comprising 15 Oxfam affiliates, which operate in more than 90 countries around the world.

Working with people in extreme poverty, Oxfam provides practical support with essentials like safe water, basic education and a reliable food supply.  When natural disasters or conflicts strike, we seek to save lives and to help communities recover.  We also ensure there are lasting solutions by advocating for change to the structures and policies that keep people in poverty.
                  
Oxfam has been operating in Papua New Guinea since 2005 and has been supporting local partners since the 1990s. The Oxfam Livelihoods Programme aims to improve livelihoods, economic opportunities and food security for poor and vulnerable local communities.

To support us in this work, we seek to recruit a capable and suitably qualified Livelihoods Coordinator who will oversee the implementation of our livelihoods programme, working from Oxfam’s Goroka office. 

The Livelihoods Coordinator will manage all aspects of Oxfam’s Livelihoods Programme, including oversight of both livelihoods and climate change projects.

In collaboration with implementing partners, you will take the lead in ensuring quality project implementation and partner capacity development, budget and staff management as well as provide all necessary technical input.

You will also be involved in networking with key technical agencies and will be a member of the Oxfam Highlands Programme Senior Management Team.

Our ideal applicant will have:

• A strong track record of developing, designing, implementing and managing livelihoods and/or agricultural programmes 
• A sound understanding of livelihoods approaches in international development
• Experience of developing and strengthening partnerships with local organisations
• A degree in a relevant subject e.g. agriculture, social science, or international development  discipline (preferably to masters level), and/or comparable  professional experience 
• Strong report writing and communication skills
• Good financial and staff management experience
• Sensitivity and respect for local cultural customs and a willingness to learn Tok Pisin
• Flexibility, security awareness and the ability to travel to challenging locations  
• Experience of working in a rural Melanesian context (PNG experience is highly desirable)

Download a full job description (Word doc, 180KB) 

If you wish to make an application, please send a covering letter and up-to-date CV to humanresources@oxfam.org.nz.

Applications close on at 9am (PNG time) on Monday, 6 February 2012. 

Oxfam is an equal opportunity employer and encourages diversity in the workplace.

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