Background
OXFAM in Indonesia currently works with more than 50 partner organizations, networks, alliances and CBOs. Through this work, OXFAM aspires to make a sustained and significant positive impact on poverty and injustice. OXFAM believes it is only by the collective effort of many actors (civil society, state, private sector and others) that this goal can be achieved. Each of these actors has a role to play in accordance with its responsibility, legitimacy, its capacity and strengths, while holding duty bearers to account for their commitments. These relationships are not about side-lining, displacing or instrumentalizing others; they seek instead to foster complementary and to harness the added value each may bring.
Last year (October 2012) the various Oxfam affiliates active in Indonesia (OGB, ONL, OAU, ONZ) have agreed to bring the various programs and projects under a more harmonised management system to reduce confusion and promote efficiency particularly with regard to cost effectiveness and impact.Working with partners is central in this joint approach. The Oxfams are all working along one agreed country strategy (JCAS) in which work is on three programme: Gender Justice, Economic Justice and Rights in Crises.
However, there are challenges in our current partnership as well as differences in the various approaches of the four Oxfam affiliates that may hinder the effectiveness and the efficiency of our effort to make lasting changes in people’s lives. Therefore, it is our expectation that this assessment may help to understand our partnership practices and make necessary action points henceforth.
The Qualification of Consultant:
This study will be done by an experienced evaluator and/or researcher with broad knowledge on NGO- funding relationship with local partners, Partnership, Organizational Development, Capacity Building and key development issues, as well as capable of working in various contexts.
OXFAM in Indonesia currently works with more than 50 partner organizations, networks, alliances and CBOs. Through this work, OXFAM aspires to make a sustained and significant positive impact on poverty and injustice. OXFAM believes it is only by the collective effort of many actors (civil society, state, private sector and others) that this goal can be achieved. Each of these actors has a role to play in accordance with its responsibility, legitimacy, its capacity and strengths, while holding duty bearers to account for their commitments. These relationships are not about side-lining, displacing or instrumentalizing others; they seek instead to foster complementary and to harness the added value each may bring.
Last year (October 2012) the various Oxfam affiliates active in Indonesia (OGB, ONL, OAU, ONZ) have agreed to bring the various programs and projects under a more harmonised management system to reduce confusion and promote efficiency particularly with regard to cost effectiveness and impact.Working with partners is central in this joint approach. The Oxfams are all working along one agreed country strategy (JCAS) in which work is on three programme: Gender Justice, Economic Justice and Rights in Crises.
However, there are challenges in our current partnership as well as differences in the various approaches of the four Oxfam affiliates that may hinder the effectiveness and the efficiency of our effort to make lasting changes in people’s lives. Therefore, it is our expectation that this assessment may help to understand our partnership practices and make necessary action points henceforth.
The Qualification of Consultant:
This study will be done by an experienced evaluator and/or researcher with broad knowledge on NGO- funding relationship with local partners, Partnership, Organizational Development, Capacity Building and key development issues, as well as capable of working in various contexts.
The experiences expected from the consultant are as follow:
- The Consultant must have extensive experience working with various Civil Society Organizations, local and international Non-Government Organizations as well as conducted research and/or study or publication in partnership and organizational development. Working experience in OXFAM will be an added advantage
- In overall, the consultant should have knowledge, experience and competencies in:
- Significant experiences in research and review of partnership and organizational development
- Minimum 5 years of development work, especially in organizational development and civil society organizations/local non government organizations movement.
- Good understanding of rights based approach in development intervention
- Good facilitation skill, especially in dealing with decision makers and wide range of audience
- Strong analytical skill and quantitative and qualitative data collection
- Excellent communication and writing skills in both English and Bahasa
- Familiar in operating Microsoft Office programs such as Word, Excel and Power Point and if possible with the latest technology of data collection method
If you believe that you are the Cosultant we're looking for, submit your proposal by 1st of July 2013 to Jakarta@oxfam.org.uk.
