Back Gender Analysis in Agriculture and Land-based Investment

Type of Contract: Short-term consultancy contract

Location: Remote work

Length of assignment: Approximately 30 working days depending on work plan within 3 months

(February to April in 2022)

Application deadline: 31 January 2022

Early application is encouraged as this position is urgently required. This is a rolling basis and Oxfam reserves the right to appoint a suitable candidate as soon as they are identified.

Background Information

Oxfam has been operating in Myanmar since 1999, working directly and through local partner organizations to reduce poverty and inequality.

Fair For All project (F4A) in Myanmar has started in January 2021 and the project works closely with local partners in Kachin State focus on fair value chain of agriculture and land-based investments with women leadership and gender mainstream activities.

Now, the project is looking for a gender expert/organization under F4A project as a short-term consultant to work on gender analysis by collecting specific cases in the field of project targeted value chains in agriculture and land-based investments.

Objectives of the consultancy

The followings are the objectives of the assignment.

• To understand key gender issues in implementation of land-based investments including agriculture investment in Kachin State
• To strengthen gender mainstreaming efforts of the project by developing recommendations and action plans based on the learning and evidences through case studies and analysis of gender impacts and constraints in selected investment value chains in Kachin State

Main duties and Responsibilities:

• Desk review of existing internal/external documents to look at the overview of the gender constraints and opportunities which are faced by men and women in project targeted value chains in agriculture and land-based investments by working closely with F4A project team and gender advisor.
• Design methodology and framework of gender analysis including data collection and case study with relevant stakeholders (to be identified with Oxfam and partners) in targeted areas
• Produce a draft report and organize a workshop with Oxfam and partners to develop action plans and recommendations for future intervention
• Finalize the report based on the comments, feedback, and suggestions after reviewing by Oxfam project team and technical advisors
• Develop a synthesis with key findings, cases, and recommendations for gender integrations in implementation of selected value chains.

Deliverable and Timeline:

• A proposal on how to conduct gender case study analysis together with the proposed analytical framework, outline strategy and questionary (by early February 2022)
• Data Collection - Feb-March'22
• Reflection and analysis the findings (March-April'22)
• First draft report to be ready (April 2022)
• Final report 2-3 pages of summary (end of April-early May in 2022)

After finalizing the report there will be its sharing and learning session (end of April/early May in 2022). The consultant should be leading sharing of the findings to partners, Oxfam’s gender adviser and project team and facilitating discussions around learnings and findings from report.

Location and Duration:

The consultant is expected to work the gender analysis on the focus value-chain areas remotely in close coordination with the gender program adviser and Oxfam F4A team in Myanmar.

The duration that the consultant needs to complete the consultancy is between February and April in 2022 with all deliverables. Learning and sharing session can be organized in end of April/ early in May 2022.

Fees and Payment Method:

Payment will be provided (40%) at the signing of the contract and (60%) after submission of the final products and signed at Service Received Note from both parties.

Skills and Qualification Requirements:

• Proven experience in conducting research with gender, land-based investments and using participatory approaches and ideally, gender analysis on land and Agriculture investment.
• Proven experience working in Myanmar and local CSOs
• Previous experience in producing high quality research and policy papers for international and national organizations.
• Proven understanding of conflict dynamics/sensitivity in Kachin state and vulnerabilities of conflict-affected communities as well as issues related safeguarding and protection considerations.
• Demonstrated inclusivity and respect for diversity, sensitivity to cultural differences.
• Experience and ability to do online/remote interviews and discussions

Our values and commitment to safeguarding:

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Note to candidates: Shortlisted candidates will be assessed on our organisational values and attributes at the interview stage. The successful candidate(s) will be expected to adhere to our code of conduct. We encourage candidates to read and understand our code of conduct here.

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