Africa - Community Engagement Advisor

2 weeks ago

Montréal, Canada Oxfam-Québec Full time

**This is a 12-month mandate in one of the Oxfam offices in Africa (to be determined)**

The mandate is under the Equality in Action Volunteer Cooperation Program (VCP), which takes place in 14 countries and 3 regions over a seven-year period (2020-2027).

The VCP aims to increase the involvement of local partners in developing countries in inclusive, innovative, and sustainable development initiatives that will advance gender equality. Oxfam's role is to support these organizations, working with the most vulnerable and marginalized people, to claim and exercise their rights. Oxfam places the rights of women, girls, and vulnerable and marginalized people at the heart of everything it does.

**Here’s what your daily life will look like**:
In close collaboration with the Oxfam team members, particularly with regional advisors and the global humanitarian team, you will contribute to:

- Assess the understanding, knowledge and barriers to community engagement
- Support teams to develop multi-sectoral engagement approach and guiding principles and build capacity on environmental scans to develop action plan
- Assist in the development of tools, methodologies and activities for community approach implementation
- Collaborate with Monitoring-Evaluation-Accountability-Learning team to develop monitoring indicators and information gathering processes

**For this mandate you must**:

- Be a Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status in Canada
- Possess a university degree in Social Sciences, Humanities or other relevant field
- Have a minimum 2-3 years of relevant community work experience
- Have experience in capacity building and collaborating with civil society organizations as well as local and national partners
- Be fluent in English and French, spoken and written (required)
- Master the Microsoft Office Suite

**What we offer**:

- Monthly allowance for your current expenses
- 20% increases in the living allowance for one accompanying child (maximum of 2 children)
- $1,500 CAD per year/child for school fees
- A monthly amount for the rent
- Round trip airfare with 2 checked baggage
- Round trip airfare for the accompanying child(s)
- $200 CAD for additional baggage
- Advantageous medical insurance for you and the accompanying child(s)
- A volunteer support program during your term and up to two months after your return to Canada
- 20 vacation days and other leaves
- Access to various courses (E-Learning, etc.)
- An enriching experience with a renowned and recognized organization

**Oxfam has a zero-tolerance policy against any behavior that violates its code of**
**conduct, including sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse, as well as lack of**
**integrity, corruption, and fraud.**

**To do this, Oxfam will ensure recruiting people who demonstrate and embody the**
**same values.**

We thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected will be contacted.

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