Job ID
46961
Job Title
FES TEAM LEADER
To work for
Oxfam Syria
Country
Syria
City
Der Al Zour
Field of Work
Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Not Specified
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
-Provide guidance on FES areas of intervention and approaches for the Eastern Hub, working with peers across hubs to sharing knowledge, learning and approaches.
-Lead the implementation of FES activities to ensure quality program delivery in line with agreed operational plans and strategies
-Lead and manage a team to deliver effective programme targets, tasks, and outcomes to a high standard
-Provide technical guidance and support to FES team at field level in community mobilization, beneficiary targeting, cash disbursement processes, monitoring and feedback and compliant mechanisms
- Participate in developing Concept Notes, proposals, guidelines, SOPs tools, reporting that can improve the quality of the implementation
-Lead regular FES team meetings to review implementation progress, and identify and address issues in line with agreed operational plans
-Represent Oxfam in coordination meetings and some external relationships on food security and livelihoods, and early recovery aspects.
- Coordinate the FES team to work closely with MEAL, WASH, gender, protection logistics and finance teams to ensure integration and synergy
-Lead preparation of operational plans on weekly basis to ensure timely program delivery
-Supervise and support FES Team to deliver on the FES program at field level
-Lead budget planning and monitoring, inputs procurement and efficient utilisation of human resources
-Any other duties that may be reasonably required of the role, in achievement of team, hub and country objectives and deliverables
-Lead the implementation of FES activities to ensure quality program delivery in line with agreed operational plans and strategies
-Lead and manage a team to deliver effective programme targets, tasks, and outcomes to a high standard
-Provide technical guidance and support to FES team at field level in community mobilization, beneficiary targeting, cash disbursement processes, monitoring and feedback and compliant mechanisms
- Participate in developing Concept Notes, proposals, guidelines, SOPs tools, reporting that can improve the quality of the implementation
-Lead regular FES team meetings to review implementation progress, and identify and address issues in line with agreed operational plans
-Represent Oxfam in coordination meetings and some external relationships on food security and livelihoods, and early recovery aspects.
- Coordinate the FES team to work closely with MEAL, WASH, gender, protection logistics and finance teams to ensure integration and synergy
-Lead preparation of operational plans on weekly basis to ensure timely program delivery
-Supervise and support FES Team to deliver on the FES program at field level
-Lead budget planning and monitoring, inputs procurement and efficient utilisation of human resources
-Any other duties that may be reasonably required of the role, in achievement of team, hub and country objectives and deliverables
Qualifications
ESSENTIAL
-Self-Awareness
- Sound judgement and decision making
-Listening
-Vision Setting
In addition:
-University degree in relevant filed ( Rural development, Agricultural science, economic fields or equivalent qualification in relevant field, Post-graduate and other training qualifications an advantage. Minimum 5 to 8 years of relevant experience
-Minimum of 5 years of experience with INGOs in FES, livelihood and/or early recovery and resilience fields
-Minimum of 3 years of experience in technical teams’ management
-Minimum of 2 years of Experience in working with stakeholders, community-based organization, and local partners
-Demonstrated experience in implementing market -based interventions, including but not limited to Cash Transfers, Cash for Work, Business support, vocational training, market infrastructure rehabilitation and market driven capacity building programmes
-Demonstrated experience in use of participatory approaches to deliver food security and livelihoods, as well as early recovery and resilience projects with community leaders, local authorities, local partners and other relevant stakeholders
-Strong understanding of local socio-economic development issues, institutions, and local contexts for target communities
-Demonstrated experience of leadership, managing diverse teams, and capacity building of teams.
-Fluency in Arabic and English (written and verbal)
-Management of budgets
-Demonstrated skills in coordination with internal/external stakeholders
-Good analytic and problem-solving ability with the ability to anticipate and solve problems
Desirable
-Experience in gender and protection mainstreaming
-Competency in use of relevant technology systems (MS Office suite, financial accounting, and
accuracy skills)
-Strong influencing and networking
-Self-Awareness
- Sound judgement and decision making
-Listening
-Vision Setting
In addition:
-University degree in relevant filed ( Rural development, Agricultural science, economic fields or equivalent qualification in relevant field, Post-graduate and other training qualifications an advantage. Minimum 5 to 8 years of relevant experience
-Minimum of 5 years of experience with INGOs in FES, livelihood and/or early recovery and resilience fields
-Minimum of 3 years of experience in technical teams’ management
-Minimum of 2 years of Experience in working with stakeholders, community-based organization, and local partners
-Demonstrated experience in implementing market -based interventions, including but not limited to Cash Transfers, Cash for Work, Business support, vocational training, market infrastructure rehabilitation and market driven capacity building programmes
-Demonstrated experience in use of participatory approaches to deliver food security and livelihoods, as well as early recovery and resilience projects with community leaders, local authorities, local partners and other relevant stakeholders
-Strong understanding of local socio-economic development issues, institutions, and local contexts for target communities
-Demonstrated experience of leadership, managing diverse teams, and capacity building of teams.
-Fluency in Arabic and English (written and verbal)
-Management of budgets
-Demonstrated skills in coordination with internal/external stakeholders
-Good analytic and problem-solving ability with the ability to anticipate and solve problems
Desirable
-Experience in gender and protection mainstreaming
-Competency in use of relevant technology systems (MS Office suite, financial accounting, and
accuracy skills)
-Strong influencing and networking
Salary and Benefits
As Per Oxfam Salary Scale
About us
Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations networked together in more than 90 countries, as part of a global movement for change, to build a future free from the injustice of poverty.
In Syria :
While Oxfam has been present in the region since 1970, it began operating in Syria through its Damascus based presence in July 2013. Since then, Oxfam has been responding to both the urgent WASH needs for vulnerable people, and has been working on the rehabilitation of water systems in order to provide durable, more sustainable solutions to the affected populations. Interventions implemented under Oxfam's WASH Programme include: Provision of Acute Emergency Life-Saving WASH Services, Rehabilitation of Water Systems, Hygiene Promotion and Water Conservation, Capacity Building and Training, and Improved Emergency WASH Coordination. To date, Oxfam has been worked in 10 governorates, seeking out to over 2.5 million beneficiaries.
In Syria :
While Oxfam has been present in the region since 1970, it began operating in Syria through its Damascus based presence in July 2013. Since then, Oxfam has been responding to both the urgent WASH needs for vulnerable people, and has been working on the rehabilitation of water systems in order to provide durable, more sustainable solutions to the affected populations. Interventions implemented under Oxfam's WASH Programme include: Provision of Acute Emergency Life-Saving WASH Services, Rehabilitation of Water Systems, Hygiene Promotion and Water Conservation, Capacity Building and Training, and Improved Emergency WASH Coordination. To date, Oxfam has been worked in 10 governorates, seeking out to over 2.5 million beneficiaries.
Required employees number
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Posted On
Feb 17, 2026
Expiry Date
Mar 04, 2026
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CV Language
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