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Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organizations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior 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.

 OXFAM in Ethiopia:

Oxfam in Ethiopia is an international NGO working on humanitarian and long-term development programs in the country since 1974. It implements innovative interventions on resilience building, WASH, Agriculture, livelihood, influencing, etc. Programs through the application of cross-cutting issues of gender integration, safe programming and safeguarding.

Oxfam’s vision is to see “an Ethiopia free of poverty; where empowered women and other citizens influence and benefit from pro-poor and gender-sensitive systemic changes that reduce their poverty and vulnerability and increase their socio-economic wellbeing”

Currently, Oxfam has introduced a new program entitled Safer and Inclusive Cities Programme as part of the Urban development program pillar under the new OCS (Oxfam Country Strategy).

The major objective of the assignment for Conducting Situation Analysis of Urban Inequality & Governance as well as Urban Vulnerabilities in relation to Climate Change and Conflict in Ethiopia:

The Objective of the assignment is to conduct a situation analysis of urban settings of Ethiopia on urban Inequality, governance, Climate Change and Conflict Vulnerability perspective as well as provide policy recommendations. The key tasks of the assignments of the analysis are provided below.

The major objective of the assignment for Gender Gap Assessment in Urban areas of Ethiopia:

The main objective of the assignment is to conduct a gender gap assessment of selected urban areas out of Oxfam’s urban programme target geographies to inform Oxfam’s urban development programme implementation towards a gender-sensitive programme and project delivery

Hence, Oxfam is now prepared to conduct two separate studies under these two different projects and would like to hire a professional consultancy firm/s. 

1. Consultancy to conduct Gender Gap Assessment in Urban areas of Ethiopia.  
2. Consultancy to conduct Situation Analysis of Urban Inequality &Governance as well as Urban Vulnerabilities 

Job Requirements

Experience and Competencies:-

Consultancy to conduct Situation Analysis of Urban Inequality & Governance as well as Urban Vulnerabilities 

•  At least 7 years of professional experience in program development and on urban-related research, evaluations and assessments.
• Clear and in-depth understanding of urban programming with respect to inequality, governance, climate and conflict vulnerability, social and gender issues of cities in Ethiopia
• Evidence of similar work with the UN, GoE and other INGO’s
• Knowledge of Ethiopian cities, working with government sectors and experience in developing similar kind of research and recommendation 
• Experience in conducting research especially quantitative /qualitative research
• Research experience in developing policy recommendations on urban-related issues
• Knowledge and understanding of international and national policies and provisions on urban settings
• Excellent analytical, communication, presentation and report writing skills in English

Consultancy to conduct Gender Gap Assessment in Urban areas of Ethiopia.  

• The Consultant team should have a gender researcher and/ or analyst with extensive experience, at least 7 years of experience, conducting research on gender issues.
• The consultancy team should be composed of researchers experienced in undertaking quantitative and qualitative research.
• The consultancy team should have demonstrable experience in conducting research on gender, women and youth research under the urban context.
• The consultancy team should have an education background in one or a combination of the following fields (a master’s degree in gender studies, urban development, sociology, social development, economics or other related social science fields)
• The consultant should demonstrate knowledge of current urban policies and programs, women’s rights, urbanization, youth unemployment, concepts of under and unemployment in Ethiopia

How to Apply

Note: Interested applicants can collect one or two of the TORs from the OXFAM Ethiopia Program Office, starting from Monday, 17 January 2022. Applicants are required to carefully read through the TOR/TORs based on their interest and previous experience, make a note of the planned timetable, and submit your financial and technical proposals by Monday ,31 January 2022 (4:00 PM).

This invitation to tender has been issued for the sole purpose of obtaining offers for the provision of the services requested against the TORs. OXFAM reserves the right not to enter into or award contracts as a result of this invitation to tender. OXFAM also reserves the right to terminate any contract issued as a result of this ITT as set out in the contract terms and conditions.

OXFAM in Ethiopia Addis Ababa office is located @ Bole Sub-city, Woreda 03, Kebele 27, House Number 2084 Around Ramada Hotel Near to UNHCR Head Office | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia