Type of Contract: Consultancy Contract
Location: Remote
Length of assignment: 8 to 10 days FTE for six months
Application deadline: 12th September 2021
Early application is encouraged as this position is urgently required. This is a rolling basis and Oxfam reserves the right to appoint a suitable candidate as soon as they are identified.
Background Information
Oxfam is a confederation of 19 affiliates working in over 90 countries around the world. Our collective vision is “A Just World without Poverty”. We believe that people should be able to influence decisions that affect their lives, enjoy their rights, and assume their responsibilities as full citizens in a world in which all human beings are treated and valued equally. We focus on strengthening women’s rights and leadership in all that we do. Oxfam is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development agencies.
In Myanmar, Oxfam works to reduce poverty and inequality by promoting the power of women and men to harness the benefits of political reform and economic development. Oxfam in Myanmar works closely with communities to pursue sustainable economic development, building more resilient livelihoods and securing land and water rights. Humanitarian response is central to Oxfam’s work in Myanmar: in Kachin, Rakhine, and Northern Shan States, where hundreds of thousands of people are affected by conflict, Oxfam works with partners to deliver lifesaving assistance and support the dignity of affected communities.
Objectives of the consultancy
To ensure that Oxfam in Myanmar country security strategies are developed, implemented, monitored and reviewed; consistent with our policies, standards and requirements, and to support the overall of security culture of our organization.
Responsibilities
Analysis
- Ongoing analysis of the context and developments in relation to the security situation in different locations and Yangon.
- Develop and maintain up-to-date context analysis and risk assessment.
- Support in the development of internal situation reports.
- Maintain close contacts with all relevant stakeholders to develop a network and build relationships with key actors to ensure gathering of reliable security information.
- Undertake regular and ad hoc security assessment missions as necessary, in order to gather information and to analyse the overall security situation in existing and potential areas of intervention.
Security system & awareness
- Take lead on the development and updates of Security Management Plans for all operational areas.
- Ensure that all staff and visitors receive appropriate security briefings.
- Support the development of a security management strategy.
- Advise and support the Country Director with regard to implementing the security management system.
- Conduct security briefings will all staffs
- Support and coordinate additional security training where needed.
Coordination
- Liaison with local stakeholders such as (I)NGO’s, UN, partners, communities to share and exchange information.
- Coordinate with Country Director and senior management staff to inform and co-ordinate on security issues.
- Update and coordinate with the Oxfam Regional Security Advisor in Regional Platform and Global Security Advisor where appropriate.
- Communicate with relevant staff in order to ensure that the security management system complements the program and advocacy activities and vice versa.**
Required Skills, Experience, and Knowledge
- Considerable experience in, and knowledge of, the security situation in Myanmar
- Considerable practical experience of security assessment, planning and implementation of procedures in the context of UN or NGO humanitarian operations,
- Proven influencing and negotiating skills with internal and external audiences including in complex and stressful circumstances.
- Proven experience of field based training.
- Ability to advice and support field staff in a consultative manner.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, together with the capacity to remain calm under pressure and not lose sight of strategic priorities. Must be organised and efficient.
- A sound understanding of the importance of gender.
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and the ability to work in a wide variety of cultural contexts.
- Committed to Oxfam principles
- Fluency in English and ideally a working knowledge of the local languages spoken in Myanmar
Duration/ time
The consultancy support will be for 8 to 10 days (FTE) for a period of six months.
How to apply:
How to Apply and Submission of Expression of Interest:
Oxfam invites Expression of Interested (EOI) from consultants with experience and skills described above. The EOI must include:
- Curriculum vitae (CV) for the consultant
- A cover page explaining similar previous work and interest
- One example of previous research/ analysis
- Two Professional References
- Expected consultancy fees
Interested and capable individuals are required to submit the EOI (Expression of Interest) to Human Resources Department through myanmarhr@oxfam.org.uk
no later than 12 September 2021, 5 PM (Myanmar Time), however applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, therefore interested candidates are encouraged to apply early. **