[Hiring] Consultancy - Evaluating the Sustainability of Oxfam’s Disaster Risk Reduction Programs in the Pacific and the Philippines @Oxfam America

Role Description

Oxfam is committed, over the next decade, to a just and sustainable future. As Oxfam is driven by this mission, it works to enhance humanitarian action for which Oxfam helps people and communities develop core competencies to strengthen their resilience, continues to reorient the humanitarian system towards local leadership, and expands opportunities for those impacted by protracted conflict and recurring crises to lead on sustainable solutions.

Given the longevity of between 3 to 6 years of DRR projects in those three locations which have ended since September 2020, Oxfam along with their local partners want to explore the sustainability of our efforts to see whether the strategies we implemented are still making a difference in people’s lives and whether community systems and resources can sustain themselves without any external support, 5 years after closing the projects which ended in September 2020.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) experience managing multi-country evaluation projects in Disaster Risk Reduction, Humanitarian, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Resilience, Food Security, other relevant areas.
• Experience conducting studies, evaluations or surveys to better understand, learn about and measure sustainability.
• Ability to lead and support the whole evaluation team.
• Experience in building a team of local evaluators/consultants in the region.
• Good understanding and application of gender-sensitive, safeguarding and feminist standards and principles in evaluation.
• Good verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to hire and train local evaluators/data collectors.

Requirements

• Review available documentation on past projects and evaluations.
• Consult communities, local NGOs, and local authorities.
• Implement culturally appropriate data collection methods.
• Write one evaluation report answering the key evaluation questions.
• Share learnings with various audiences.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation: USD 5000 - USD 6000 monthly.
• Opportunity to work with a global organization committed to fighting inequality.
• Engagement in meaningful work that contributes to sustainable development.

Company Description

Oxfam is a global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice. We offer lifesaving support in times of crisis and advocate for economic justice, gender equality, and climate action. We demand equal rights and equal treatment so that everyone can thrive, not just survive. The future is equal.