Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Background:

Oxfam, a global movement dedicated to fighting poverty and promoting social justice, has been a key player in Bangladesh for over fifty years. Our journey began in 1970, providing aid to cyclone victims. During the 1971 Liberation War, Oxfam supported the people of Bangladesh, earning the title of Friend of the Bangladesh Liberation War in 2012.

For the past 52 years, Oxfam in Bangladesh has been a reliable development partner, focusing on economic development, poverty alleviation, women’s empowerment, and climate justice. The development experience in Bangladesh underscores the significance of functional informal institutions, effective regulation, and robust state capacity.

Looking ahead to the next 50 years, Bangladesh faces a range of challenges, including poverty, gender inequality, climate change, and human security. Oxfam envisions a vibrant and equitable society where both women and men are empowered. We collaborate with civil society organizations, NGOs, universities, private sector companies, and government entities. By influencing policy, building capacity, and mobilizing voices, we aim for transformative social change. Our mission centers on gender equality, economic justice, and resilience.

Throughout this journey, Oxfam remains a beacon of hope, advocating for a Bangladesh where every individual’s voice is heard, and resilient communities flourish.

KEY OBHECTIVES OF THE FELLOWSHIP:

• Investigate how communities utilize indigenous knowledge to confront disasters. Identify specific instances of disaster resilience within a particular community and location, such as Bandal.
• Explore community-centric solutions for climate resilience. Examine various approaches and solutions that communities employ to tackle climate change, focusing on those related to climate resilience.
• Identify inclusive rebuilding processes within communities. From pre-disaster to post-disaster phases, specify practices that communities use to work together and rebuild after a disaster.
• Engage with communities to gather stories of resilience and indigenous practices. Collect personal stories detailing how individuals have been impacted by disasters and how they have addressed these challenges.
• Analyze communities practicing indigenous knowledge-based disaster resilience. Identify gaps in their practices from their perspective, such as inclusivity, scalability, or technical knowledge, and document community-suggested solutions.
• Examine gender inclusion in post-disaster rebuilding processes. Identify if any gender groups are excluded and describe the scenario. Determine if solutions are gender-specific and if other community members are left out.
• Engage with community mentors who inherit indigenous knowledge.
• Include persons with disabilities in the community to understand their disaster response and inclusion in the process.
• Observe household-level practices alongside communal disaster resilience practices.
• Conduct literature reviews on similar instances and develop critical reflections connecting field observations and findings, referencing relevant literature.
• Connect resilience practices to their impact on reducing loss and damage. Analyze how community-level practices contribute to holistic loss and damage reduction.
• Analyze disaster resilience policies to see if they reflect indigenous knowledge. Identify barriers to inclusion and suggest ways to incorporate indigenous knowledge into formal platforms.

Benefits:

• Top 5 Proposals will each receive a grant of BDT (inclusive of all the costs of their fieldwork).
• The final paper will be shared within the Oxfam regional and global platform, CODEC
• Findings of the papers will be compiled and be published in the website by people for people project.

Eligibility of the Candidates: Text from ToR

APPLICATION PROCEDURE/HOW TO APPLY

Applicant must submit the following 5 items as separate documents over mail to be considered for the evaluation process- 

• A Research/thesis proposal (max 1500 words) based on preferred themes following the provided template. Find the template at the end of this document.
• A CV/Portfolio covering key previous experiences in research works.
• For Independent Researchers ( professionals/individual consultants ) , provide the name and contact details of at least 1 professional referees. For Students, provide the name and contact details of 1 academic referees.
• Students must submit Nomination Paper/NOC from their respective Department Head.

Please only mention the title “DRR Fellowship” in the subject line and send the application toOxfam at: “hrbd@oxfam.org.uk”.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 26 October 2024 at 11:59 PM

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.

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

Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

About Us

Oxfam is a global movement of people who won’t live with the injustice of poverty. Together we save and rebuild lives in disasters. We help people build better lives for themselves. We speak out on the big issues that keep people poor, like inequality, discrimination against women and climate change. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can live without poverty.

Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation Oxfam.