Programme Officer - Research and Development

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

Our Team:

Gender justice and Social Inclusion programme strives to ensure women, marginalized people with different social identities have equal rights, fundamental freedom, access to dignified work, democratic participation and live in an environment of respect, justice and diversity through deploying transformative strategies align with feminist principles, a key driving principle of Oxfam in Bangladesh. The team is aiming to deliver the programme goals along with ensuring gender mainstreaming across all programmes of Oxfam in Bangladesh. To achieve the programme goal, the team is working in partnership with ranges of organizations from civil society, government, private sector to academia. The team ensures that Oxfam’s Partnership Principles and Strategic Partnership Model are consistently embedded in its ways of working with the organizations that we are in partnership with. The team focus is on building and sustaining strong and equitable relationships with all partner organizations in support of delivering high quality programmes through a shared vision and goals.

The Role:

This position is expected to efficiently coordinate with relevant partners, and other stakeholders to implement the research project, support the partners to ensure the research protocols are properly followed, capacity strengthening of partners and other stakeholders as necessary, tracking project progress and quality and reporting. The position will maintain a strong matrix relationship with other team members of the GJSI and other portfolios as necessary to deliver.

What we are looking for:

A confident, motivated and self-organized feminist research professional with proven background of working on similar context who:

 Experience Requirements:

  • Minimum 3-5 years relevant experience and training in gender justice work, feminist research, women economic empowerment, skill development, digitalization, quantitative research design, survey, and analysis
  • The candidate required experiences on training related to randomized controlled trials and preferred the candidate have experience in administering randomized controlled trials.
  • Academic and/or work experience related to informal women workers, workers’ rights, related policy analysis, domestic and gender-based violence, sexual violence, agency building and community mobilization.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of the root causes of inequality and injustice that leads to poverty in Bangladesh, especially the marginalized urban women informal workers communities who often face gender-based discrimination and violence.
  • Understanding of national and international policies and practice related to labour rights and informal sector
  • Sound communication skill in both Bangla and English

Additional Requirements:

  • Demonstrated knowledge of the root causes of inequality and injustice that leads to poverty in Bangladesh, especially the marginalized urban women informal workers communities who often face gender-based discrimination and violence.
  • Understanding of national and international policies and practice related to labour rights and informal sector
  • Minimum 3-5 years relevant experience in gender justice and research, women economic empowerment, skill development, digitalization
  • Academic and/or work experience related to informal women workers, workers’ rights, related policy analysis, domestic and gender-based violence, sexual violence, agency building and community mobilization.
  • Sound knowledge on research methodology specially in research project intervention, qualitative research, data management
  • Experience on working with marginalized women workers group in the slum areas of Dhaka city
  • Experience of activism and advocacy at the grassroots level
  • Research and capacity building experience
  • Value alignment for gender justice, rights-based approach, and feminist principle
  • Report writing capacity with comprehensive analytical skills
  • Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
  • Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women's rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work.
  • Commitment to undertake Oxfam's safeguarding training and adherence of relevant policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible Salary.

Key Attributes

  • Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
  • Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work.
  • Commitment to undertake Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adherence of relevant policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible

We offer:

This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in Oxfam GB, to act as key contributor to Bangladesh Country Programme, to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their Humanitarian fields, offers fair pay and competitive benefits package.

Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh, Job Type: Fixed Term

Salary : BDT. 12,71,588 gross per annum (13 months) with other benefits e.g. medical for spouse and children, contributory Provident fund, gratuity, leave & Insurance etc.

[Only Bangladeshi National are eligible to apply]

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 promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. 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.

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.

How to apply:

Application deadline: 23 July 2022

About Us

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 19 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.