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Company | Oxfam |
Industry | NGO/IGO/INGO |
Category | Policy |
Location | Accra |
Job Status | Contractor/Co... |
Salary | GH¢ |
Education | Qualified |
Experience | N/A |
Job Expires | Sep 09, 2019 |
Contact | ... |
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Company Profile Oxfam is a rights-based global development organization with more than 70 years of experience in more than 90 countries worldwide. Oxfam’s mission is to end the injustice of poverty and inequality through systemic change and the advancement of political, economic and social rights. Oxfam has been working in Ghana since 1986, managing programs related to food security and livelihoods, universal access to education and healthcare and transparency and accountability in extractive industries (mining, oil and gas). Oxfam’s experience in Ghana and strong partnerships with government institutions, Ghanaian civil society organizations and NGOs supports the delivery of active and innovative programs and advocacy work seeking to improve the livelihoods of Ghanaians and strengthen citizen accountability. Oxfam in Ghana currently works in 11 out of Ghana’s 16 administrative regions. Job Description Oxfam in Ghana
Youth, Education for Active Citizenship and Gender Equality (YEG)
Joint CSO Advocacy Strategy Development
Background
The Youth, Education for active citizenship and Gender Equality (YEG) programme forms part of the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) signed between DANIDA and Oxfam Denmark. The project is designed to empower Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Young People to influence youth, education and gender-focused policy-decisions at the national and regional levels. With its focus on the West African sub-region including the West Sahel region, the programme has targeted interventions at the regional level and in six countries – Burkina Faso, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Mali, Niger, and Liberia. At the regional level, programme implementation is being done in partnership with the Africa Network Campaign on Education for All (ANCEFA). Country level interventions are being done through the respective country programmes of Oxfam, working through various CSOs.
Overall, YEG aims to “contribute to the inclusion of marginalized youth in society, with a focus on young women with specific needs, capabilities and rights, by supporting CSO partners’ engagement with duty bearers to create and implement a plan of shared action on context specific non-formal quality education for marginalized youth”. Specifically, the programme seeks to achieve the following objectives:
As part of interventions to achieve the above project objectives in Ghana and enhance harmoinsed and complementary advocacy by project CSO partners, Oxfam intends to engage a consultant to facilitate the development of a joint advocacy strategy for the CSO partners.
1.0 PURPOSE
The purpose of this assignment is to provide a guiding framework for coordinated and focused advocacy by CSO partners on the YEG project and their constituent youth networks, at the national and local levels, using partners’ complementary resources and efforts, for the achievement of YEG project objectives.
2.0 OBJECTIVES
3.0 SCOPE OF WORK
The assignment will focus on YEG and relevant aspects of the Education for Active Citizenship (EfAC) strategic areas of intervention in Ghana and deliver the following outputs, among others:
3.0 METHODOLOGY
It is expected that the consultant will employ participatory methodology that will make use of the experiences of YEG CSO partners and the leadership of the youth networks to ensure that the CSO partners and the Youth Networks own the strategy. The strategy development process and workshop should employ action learning methodologies which will transfer knowledge and skills on advocacy strategy development partners while enabling them to contribute their knowledge, experiences and organizational aspirations to the development of the joint strategy.
4.0 EXPECTED OUTPUT
The outputs expected from this assignment are as follows:
6.0 TENDERS/BIDS
We will use open tendering to invite bids from individual consultants who have the experience and skills described above. Expression of interest should include:
7.0 SCHEDULE, BUDGET, LOGISTICS AND DELIVERABLES
The budget for this assignment will be split in the detail planning between the data gathering, strategy workshop and writing of strategy and report, as agreed with the consultant. The main expenses anticipated are: consultant’s time; information gathering from select CSO partners, writing and editing; travel; accommodation; and other directly associated costs.
It is estimated that 11 person days will be used for this Assignment. It is broken down as follows;
8.0 ROLE OF OXFAM
9.0 CONTACT PERSON(S)
10.0 RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
Required Skills or Experience Oxfam is looking for consultants with a strong record in producing high quality advocacy and campaign strategies. The consultant will have wide credibility within the field, excellent knowledge of youth, education, gender, communication for change, and a good understanding of advocacy work.
The consultant should have the following skills and competencies:
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