Consortium Project Manager at Oxfam

CONTEXT

• The job holder will collaborate with government, civil society, private sector, and research partners to implement a resilient livelihoods and agricultural development programme in Kebbi State. The team will ensure effective consortium coordination, quality delivery, learning, and accountability, with a focus on supporting smallholder farmers—especially women and youth.

OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION

• The jobholder will lead and manage the EU-funded SUSI Project in Kebbi State, overseeing the strategic coordination, operational harmonization, and partnership management of the consortium implementing the project in Kebbi State, Nigeria. The role ensures effective collaboration among consortium partners, aligns activities with project objectives, manages shared resources, mitigates risks, and fosters communication between partners, donors, government stakeholders, and communities to deliver impactful, cohesive social protection and resilience outcomes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic leadership

• Leadership of Oxfam’s EU-SUSI Project management at all levels (strategic, tactical, and operational), ensuring the project is driven by primary stakeholder needs and interests.
• Contribute to the development of Oxfam’s long-term programme strategy and overall programme management in Nigeria.
• Keep up to date with national and regional trends in resilient livelihoods, food security, and agricultural value chain development to fully understand the current and emerging context in which Oxfam operates.
• Work with relevant actors to establish appropriate yield insurance schemes.
• Lead Household Economy Assessments, food security and nutrition assessments, and Rapid Care Analysis in EU-SUSI Project target areas, and coordinate implementation of recommendations.
• Actively represent the EU-SUSI Project in quarterly Cadre Harmonize analysis, Regular Cash Working Groups, and the Food Security Cluster at the national level.
• Design and support social protection and safety net interventions.
• Support the collection and sharing of good practices within thematic groups integrating disaster risk reduction, social protection, and sustainable livelihood approaches in contexts of chronic poverty and inequality.
• Facilitate learning and contribute to knowledge management across Oxfam programmes, Oxfam International, consortium partners, and external organisations.
• Provide strategic analysis and direction through high-quality advisory support, analysis of food security trends, and synthesis of internal and external learning to strengthen programme, policy, and campaigning decisions.

Fundraising

• Prepare capacity statements, concept notes, and project proposals aimed at achieving resilient income and food security for smallholder farmers, especially women and youth.
• Ensure that proposals developed for specific calls align with the co-financing targets and priorities of the EU-SUSI Project.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, mid-term, and annual reports for submission to Oxfam and to existing and potential donors.

Project management and implementation

• Ensure the EU-SUSI Project achieves its planned outcomes and provide an effective framework for project work.
• Pro-actively share information within the Nigeria and EU-SUSI Project teams and ensure that team members are coordinating effectively over activity planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
• Ensure adherence to Oxfam quality standards and integration of best practices in livelihood programming in close liaison with Oxfam technical advisers, finance, MEAL, and other support staff.
• Ensure that EU-SUSI Project management information systems are maintained accurately and up to date.
• Lead consortium planning meetings, set agendas, and ensure alignment of partner activities with project goals
• Ensure delivery of EU-SUSI Project reports and donor reports to quality standards and deadlines.
• Ensure that all work is carried out in a gender-sensitive manner and promotes the full and equal participation of women in all aspects of the work.
• Commission and supervise research or analysis to underpin programming and advocacy on rural livelihoods and related areas.
• Share information within the region and with other Oxfam colleagues related to the EU-SUSI Project and advocacy issues in Nigeria.
• Facilitate the implementation of counter-fraud, anti-aid diversion, and safeguarding recommendations for operational excellence.
• Ensure an adequate complaints and response mechanism is in place and functioning.

Partnership management and external relationships

• Build and manage relationships and partnerships with producer organizations, NGOs, research institutions, private sector and other key stakeholders in the agricultural and rural sectors in Nigeria.
• Provide technical support, training, and guidance to partners to enable them to effectively apply Oxfam resources and best practices in project implementation.
• Represent Oxfam in coordination meetings related to the EU-SUSI Project and in other external engagements with donors and key stakeholders.
• Maintain regular communication with counterparts and government organizations.

People management

• Line manage Oxfam EU-SUSI Project staff in Kebbi State.
• Provide technical support, training, and guidance to EU-SUSI Project staff and partners to enable them to effectively apply Oxfam resources and best practices in programme planning and implementation.
• Roll out trainings on Oxfam Code of Conduct for staff and non-Oxfam staff involved in EU-SUSI Project implementation.

Financial management

• Direct responsibility for budget management for the EU-SUSI Project per year, including significant donor funds.
• Ensure that budgets are prepared for all activities and that costs are monitored and kept within budget through monthly budget variance analysis (BVA), quarterly trend reviews, and timely budget reallocations.
• Develop a supply plan and manage EU-SUSI Project procurement in compliance with donor requirements and aligned with time-bound agricultural activities, with minimum to zero waivers

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

Education/Knowledge & Experience:

Education:

• Master’s degree in agriculture, agri-economics, food security, climate change or a related field of study.

Experience

• 8-10 years field experience in food security, agriculture, and resilient livelihoods, including experience in emergency response and recovery following natural disaster.
• Minimum of 8 years “hands-on” working experience in managing development programmes
• 3 years of managing livelihoods and agricultural projects including ability to integrate private sector, rural financial management and nutrition components especially within an NGO setting in a coordinating capacity.
• Excellent knowledge of the political economy in Nigeria.
• Demonstrated experience of integrating Gender and Diversity issues in market based rural agric sector

Skills and Abilities

• Strong skills in market-based agricultural models and value chain approach from smallholder farmers’ perspective
• Experience in budgeting, budget monitoring and expenditure forecasting.
• High level of strategic and people management skills, able to support and mentor teams in their professional and personal growth and use a variety of strategies and approaches to motivate teams
• Excellent communication skills, in written and verbal English, able to represent Oxfam to donors and external institutions
• Ability to work effectively with others persuading, influencing, negotiating and supporting, following as required in order to achieve targets
• Ability to manage competing tasks
• Strong analytical skills and experience using a computerised information management system (Ms. Word, Excel etc.)
• Commitment to Oxfam’s overall aims and policies and experience of promoting women’s rights and the interests of marginalized people in all aspects of Oxfam’s work

Desirable:

• Commitment to equal opportunity, gender equality and the principles of diversity.

Competency

• Influencing: To engage with diverse stakeholders in a way that leads to increased impact for the organization. To spot opportunities to influence effectively and where there are no opportunities, to have the ability to create them in a respectful and impactful manner.
• Self-Awareness: To develop a high degree of self-awareness around your own strengths and weaknesses and your impact on others. Our self-awareness enables us to moderate and self-regulate our behaviors to control and channel our impulses for good purposes.
• Humility: To put ‘we’ before ‘me’ and place an emphasis on the power of the collective, nurture the team and play to the strengths of everyone. we are not concerned with hierarchical power, and we engage with, trust and value the knowledge and expertise of others across all levels of the organization.