Job Description
DESCRIPTION: Oxfam is a global movement of people who are fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice. We are working across regions in about 70 countries, with thousands of partners, and allies, supporting communities to build better lives for themselves, grow resilience and protect lives and livelihoods also in times of crisis.
Because we want lasting solutions, we fight the inequalities that keep people locked in poverty and injustice, we tackle not the symptoms but the systems, and we campaign for genuine, durable change. The specific areas of work for Oxfam in Southern Africa include: Just Economies (JE); Gender Justice (GJ), Climate Justice (CJ) and Humanitarian Response.
CLIMATE RESILIENCE INTERN INT9372
The Climate Resilience Intern will work closely with country and SAF Cluster staff to ensure high-quality project delivery. Interns will work on specific projects that are fully integrated into the work of Oxfam. The interns may also have an academic supervisor as appropriate. This position will specifically give interns the opportunity to learn and assist in developing, piloting, and revising new tools/approaches for Climate Resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), gendered climate-smart agriculture solutions and innovations and increasing women and youth economic empowerment. The position provides an opportunity to learn from global leaders through an apprenticeship approach. The internship will be beneficial to the intern as well as to Oxfam SAF. The placement should further add practical knowledge and skills to the intern’s theoretical knowledge of international development issues, gender justice, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation/resilience.
Oxfam SAF will also benefit from the wide variety of academic knowledge, professional experience, and personal creativity of interns. Interns can bring new, refreshing ideas/thoughts to the Office and its programs.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the Project Manager, the Intern is responsible for performance of the following duties:
1. Participate in the review and development Oxfam SAF Climate Justice strategy with a focus on gender and agriculture.
2. Review and develop Climate Resilience training materials for JE bringing in gender justice lens.
3. Assist in the development of new grants, (concept papers, expressions of interest, letters of inquiry, project proposals, budgets), and donor reports
4. Support the development of project work plans and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) tools
5. Undertake Climate Resilience research including development of assessment tools, data analysis, and presentation of findings to different end-users
6. Support in the development of Climate Resilience case studies and best practices communications materials
7. Support in training field staff as required
8. Gather relevant materials on Climate Smart Agriculture technologies/practices, Market Systems Development, Natural Resources Management, Biodiversity Conservation, Gender and Climate Resilience, Adaptation Finance tracking, Digitalization of Agriculture, Regenerative Agriculture to enrich CARL project implementation.
9. Assistance in preparation of community disaster risk reduction and resilience plans including linking with best practices with Early Warning Systems to common extreme weather events such as El-Niño induced droughts.
10. Support Oxfam Resilience Community of Practice (CoP), facilitate CoP meetings and undertake follow up activities
11. Conducting research and drafting technical analytical papers on selected resilience building topics such as climate and gender smart agriculture, Ecosystem Based Adaptation, Biodiversity Conservation, etc.
12. Knowledge management and advocacy activities including publications, blogs, linking project teams to best practices.
The intern will learn and gain knowledge on Climate Resilience and disaster risk reduction programming. Specifically, the person will:
1. Acquire practical knowledge and skills related to Climate Resilience, Gender Justice, and DRR approaches and programming
2. Gain experience in providing technical support to country teams on different themes
3. Develop interpersonal and communication skills
4. Acquire practical skills in grants development, monitoring and evaluation, and donor reporting
5. Build a professional network through interaction with different international development organizations/experts
6. Understand the development context of Zimbabwe, and understand gender and climate justice in practice.
Note: The above-mentioned tasks to be performed are intended as a guide and should not be viewed as an inflexible specification as it may be modified following discussion with the selected intern and the available workload.
During the internship period, you are expected to demonstrate Oxfam’s five core values:
Equality: We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly and to have the same rights and opportunities.
Empowerment: We acknowledge and seek to expand people’s agency over their lives and the decisions that impact them.
Solidarity: We join hands, support, and collaborate across boundaries in working towards a just and sustainable world.
Inclusiveness: We embrace diversity and difference and value the perspectives and contributions of all people and communities in their fight against poverty and injustice.
Accountability: We take responsibility for our action and inaction and hold ourselves accountable to the people we work with and for.
Courage: We speak truth to power and act with conviction on the justice of our causes
Qualifications and Experience
What We Are Looking For:
Recent graduate with Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Development Studies, Climate Change/Environmental Management, or Social Studies. Those with a master’s degree will have a distinct advantage and will be taken in as Fellowship.
Skills, Experience and attributes
• Demonstrated skills in producing high-quality technical reports on a tight deadline.
• Technical knowledge on Climate, Gender, Agricultural and food systems is a plus.
• Ability to sustain interpersonal and professional relationships with internal colleagues and partners
• Excellent planning and resource management skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to effectively present complex ideas to diverse audiences.
• Ability to multitask with ease and grace, balancing and adapting to frequently changing priorities.
• Flexibility to adapt to any subsequent changes in the terms of reference.
• Work independently and the ability to motivate, inspire and influence others positively to achieve goals
• Communicate with and demonstrate accountability to organization and partners through consultation, liaison, feedback, reporting and transparent use of resources
How to Apply
HOW TO APPLY
Interested individuals should apply using the following reference number INT9372 through the following link:
Internal Candidates:
https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/internal/vacancy/18915/description
External Candidates:
https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/vacancy/18915/description
Our offer
At Oxfam, we believe that every aspect of our work can lead to a positive outcome. If you have the same opinion, together with the ability to meet the challenges involved, this role offers scope for immense personal fulfilment – as well as outstanding opportunities to develop your career.
Oxfam is committed to providing a competitive compensation package based on a 37.5-hour work week.
The closing date is Friday, 3 March 2023.
Oxfam is an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization.
Oxfam is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those that are suitable to work within our values are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks.
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