Country: Liberia
Closing date: 20 Jan 2020
Call for Consultancy -Existing Strategy Review and Development of New - Oxfam in Liberia
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.
Do you have experience in facilitating a participatory strategy review process?
Are you experienced in developing organizations country strategies based on a collaborative, gender- and conflict-sensitive analysis of root causes of poverty and injustice?
Do you have experience producing high quality and credible reports that are aligned with organization's brand ? If the answer is yes, then would like to hear from you
The Role
We are seeking the services of a consultant to conduct a participatory review of the existing country strategy with emphasis on our theories of change, to determine our relevance and impact in challenging inequality and poverty. The new country strategy will be developed in a participatory manner, based on a collaborative, gender- and conflict-sensitive analysis of the root causes of poverty and injustice in Liberia. The strategy will link our development, humanitarian and influencing work, inform our long-term programmatic approaches, including advocacy and campaigns, to achieve impact at scale. It will also inform our partnership and funding strategies to achieve our programmatic goals.
What we are looking for
Our next Strategy Review & Development Consultant will require
• Master’s degree in social sciences or humanities (development studies, political science, sociology or acceptable discipline)
• Significant experience in strategy development (preferably for rights-based international development and humanitarian organizations)
• Significant experience in conducting qualitative research, including reviews and evaluations
• Significant experience as a research team leader, strong leadership skills and the ability to work as part of a team, constructively with other experts
• Excellent analytical skills and experience in gender analysis, context analysis, political economy and power analysis
• Demonstrated experience in delivering high-quality products to deadline
We offer
This role will give you an opportunity to make an impact to Oxfam in Liberia work, to act as key contributor to the existing strategy (2017 - 2020), review and development of new strategy (2021-2026) , to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their respective fields
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of induction and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
How to apply:
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About us Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.
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