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Humanitarian Programme Strategist


Job Purpose
To coordinate Oxfam's humanitarian responses and work with local organisations to improve the timeliness, efficiency, and effectiveness of disaster management in Kenya.
Kenya is experiencing more frequent and intense weather events, including drought and floods, and this can contribute to localised conflict over resources. The impact of the climate crisis on the most vulnerable communities regularly leaves 2m-3m people in need of humanitarian assistance. Women are disproportionately affected. Covid-19 has exacerbated vulnerabilities.
ODA has reduced as Kenya meets benchmarks for middle income status, yet extreme inequality persists, with absolute poverty of between 70% and 90% in ASAL counties and extreme vulnerability in urban informal settlements persists. Humanitarian needs often outweigh the capacities of local authorities and investments in strengthening resilience are not adequate to mitigate shocks, and Covid-19 is decimating government and household finances. Local organizations, when adequately resourced, are well placed to respond quickly to crises. They are embedded in communities, understand local dynamics and can better access hard to reach locations. They contribute to holding duty bearers to account and amplify the voices of marginalized communities through their advocacy. With a footprint in high-risk counties, they can ensure humanitarian support is timely, efficient, and effective, and the hardest to reach are reached first. Oxfam has also been working with like-minded INGOs to accelerate Local Humanitarian Leadership; collaborating on fundraising, providing technical support, ceding space at coordination forums and enhancing visibility of partners. Oxfam Kenya applies a one programme approach that seeks to support a holistic approach to humanitarian, development and advocacy for long lasting change in poverty reduction. Oxfam in Kenya works primarily in consortia with local partners. It supports programmes to improve food security and WASH outcomes, through a systems’ strengthening approach. Cash programming and market-based responses are becoming an increasingly important part of the portfolio. A feminist approach to humanitarian action and programmes that ensure the rights of women are essential metrics by which we measure success. From 2021-2023, Oxfam’s focus is on supporting communities through the Covid-19 pandemic, and crises driven by climate change. Oxfam is continuing to strengthen its efforts to support local humanitarian leadership, and explore innovative ways to prepare for, mitigate and respond to humanitarian crises.

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