Job Title: Consultant
Employer: Oxfam International
Duty Station: Karamoja
Application Deadline: 17th January 2014
Job Description:
Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations networked together in 94 countries as a global movement for change with a vision of ending world poverty and injustice .
Objectives
- Analysis of hazard and risk that have the most severe impacts on important livelihoods resourcing and the coping strategies of the different groups
- Analyze and record gender related patterns of vulnerability.
- Analyze and correlate the changes in women’s livelihoods to recurrent risks and any program interventions by government or other development partiners in the region
- Highlight intervention both short and long term that could address the gender based vulnerabilities and reinforce resilience of women through increased livelihood resources , decision making and leadership.
Attributes
- Master’s degree or post graduate degree in Gender Studies , International Development , International Relations , law or relevant Social Sciences .
- Minimum 10 years of work experience working on issues of social protection , social welfare , gender equality , poverty reduction , women’s rights
- Experience managing or supporting implementation of development assistance projects with reference for experience with Oxfam Programmes
- Fluency in English , highly developed communication and advocacy skills , including the ability to write concisely and clearly in English
How to Apply
Interested applicants are requested to submit their narrative and financial proposals consisting of the following documentation ; cover letter expressing your interest to carry out the assignment . You must support this through a brief and concise summary of methodology and approach to the assignment . Your financial proposal should provide detailed information on breakdown three contactable referees to kampalajobs@oxfam.org.uk Include Gender Risk and Vulnerability Research in the subject line of your email.
The Consultancy will be for a period of 23 days and is expected to begin on 3rd February.