Linking and Learning Officer Job at Oxfam - Career Opportunity in Ugand
Vacancy title:Linking and Learning Officer
Jobs at:
Oxfam
Deadline of this Job:
10th November 2017
Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda
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Job details:
Oxfam is a worldwide organisation that employs works in more than 90 countries. We seek to overcome poverty and suffering. Oxfam's global strategic goals include contributing to achieving more profound and lasting change in the lives of people living with poverty and injustice. We're creating a world- wide influencing network to unite the power of local organizations, who share a common vision for change. Adequately resourced, local organizations are best- positioned to influence and actively participate in the fight against the injustice of poverty.
In line with this, Oxfam in Uganda brings together the joint skillsets of its staff and partners (humanitarian, long-term development, and advocacy) to achieve change at the national level. We do this by building networks, platforms and coalitions with like-minded civil society actors who campaign with us and lobby duty-bearers to bring about change. Oxfam in Uganda also supports and engages in 0xfam's global campaigns, guaranteeing that Uganda is present on the world's most pressing issues. We have recently launched our inequality report and campaign, which considers the dimensions of poverty and drivers of inequality in Uganda. This is aimed at ending inequality in Uganda. We are committed to providing thought leadership on important development issues in the country.
To help contribute to these commitments, we are looking for exceptional professionals for the following roles:
Post: Linking and Learning Officer
Currently, Oxfam is implementing the Voice Project, Which is a new innovative grant facility that supports the most marginalized and discriminated people in ten low- and lower-middle income countries in Africa and Asia. it aims to amplify and connect thus far unheard voices in efforts to leave no one behind. The Voice Project provides resources to strengthen the influencing capacity of civil society organizations and representatives of the most discriminated and marginalized people, particularity support for groups to create a safe space to meet, to create confidence, sell-esteem, build awareness and skills, building broader civil society support for demands of these groups, including strengthening alliances and networks, media and communication work and use technologies for evidence- based lobby and advocacy and influence policy, behavior and practice.
Specific job responsibilities
Support the Voice Project Coordinator in the assessment and analyses of capacity development needs of grantees; facilitate contracting and post contract grant management of linking and teaming and capacity development providers; documentation and communication of lessons learnt and best practices of capacity development support and influencing, and mapping of knowledge gaps among the target group(s) and grantees ; develop a common national approach of linking and teaming together with key stakeholders and align the M&E framework; implement Linking & Learning and innovative interventions such as teaming events, facilitate constitution of Communities of Practice, support realization of innovation labs at country level; promote and oversee the use of Linking and Learning infrastructure for sharing lessons learnt and Support the analyses, validation and aggregation of teaming; managing the Linking and Learning component effectively among grantees and other programmes within Oxfam and promote inclusive and participatory practices
Technical Skills, Experience & Knowledge
The person we are looking for will have a Master's Degree in Project Management, Social Sciences, Education, Public Policy/Administration or other management field; at least 5 years‘ experience in designing and facilitating linking and teaming activities; monitoring and evaluation; ability to apply linking and teaming methodologies, work effectively with a wide range of people in a multicultural environment, convene, document, share and profile lessons learnt; coaching, coordination, communication skills such as digital communication; Knowledge of and affinity with gender, social inclusion, marginalization, influencing, and capacity development prioritizing and performing complex tasks, flexible it creative.
Job application procedure
Please send your CV and cover letter ONLY to oxfamuganda-jobs@oxfam.org by 10th November 2017, indicating the position name in the email subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization.
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