Vacancy in Oxfam GB
Who we are?
Oxfam Great Britain is a leading global development and humanitarian
organization. We have been working in East Asia for the past 50 years on
poverty reduction,
economic inequality, and social exclusion. Currently, we work in Cambodia,
Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Oxfam GB is a member
of Oxfam International.
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Indonesian citizen to
fill the following challenging position as part of our regional team:
REGIONAL CHANGE LEAD (GOVERNANCE)
Reference Number: INT3457
2 year fixed term contract based in Jakarta with frequent travel from
working base to the rest of the region
THE ROLE
• To lead the implementation and monitoring of Oxfam’s Regional Change
Strategy, with a focus on the theme of building effective and accountable
governments
through research, policy and advocacy approaches and drawing on the
programme work of Oxfam and its partners
• To deliver support to country programmes on all aspects of this governance
theme, consistent with the countries’ National Change Strategies – ensuring
quality
and integration of programmes.
• To help develop country programmes’ ability to consistently learn from
their work and feed that into the region through innovative means and
knowledge
management, including the digital vision (using IT and mobile technologies).
• To keep abreast with new thinking in areas of ‘Governance’ such as budget
accountability, decentralisation, participatory planning etc., and deliver
support in
integrating ‘governance’ and advocacy work into programming.
• To work closely with the Country Director/Senior Management Team of the
country where the post is based (Indonesia), to decide on relevant thematic
country priorities and work plans.
• To support country programmes to deliver and develop a strong monitoring
and evaluation framework at the regional level to measure the regional theme
on building effective governments.
• To develop different approaches for programme delivery and building
partnership/alliances to support the Regional Change Strategy, including
engaging the
private sector.
• To develop a network of resources and proactively seek technical support
from external agencies and within Oxfam to improve programme quality,
learning and innovation.
THE REQUIREMENTS:
• At least 5 years of experience of working in governance and social
accountability areas, ideally with some regional exposure
• Indonesian citizen
• Experience in working with civil society groups, mass organisations or
movements
• Experience in building capacities of civil society groups and
organisations
• Demonstrated experience in engaging with Governments on Budget Monitoring,
Decentralisation, participatory planning etc
• High levels of spoken and written English
• Understanding of impact, monitoring and evaluation and ability to put
theory into practice
• Knowledge of Information Technology and ability to use it in programming
and learning
• Commitment to gender equality and putting women’s rights at the heart of
all we do
• Ability to undertake travel away from home base essential, up to 12–16
weeks a year (indicative)
Oxfam Great Britain offers an attractive benefits package
The closing date: Friday 5th February 2010
Interview date : Friday 12th February 2010
