Project Developer Special Projects – Access to Information

Oxfam Novib is committed to ridding the world of poverty and injustice. We have a conviction that people are capable of building a livelihood without poverty on their own, once given the chance to do so. Which is why we support local projects in developing countries, why we lobby governments and companies to take into account the interests of the poorest people, and why we campaign to involve Dutch men and women also in our work. We work together with other Oxfam affiliates to increase our impact on development issues.
 

Oxfam Novib is looking for a
 

Project Developer Special Projects – Access to Information

Paving the Way for Increased Access to Information through ICT Tools and Resources for Civil Society
 

Starting date a.s.a.p., but no later than December 1st. Employment will be for 5 months full time (36 hours) or longer if working part-time. The position will be based in The Hague, but will include some travel to focus countries.

The Project Developer is responsible for designing what we call a “Special Project” in Oxfam Novib. These Special Projects build on successful initiatives in one or more developing countries and look for opportunities for connecting and upscaling regionally and/or globally. In the Special Projects we aim to create synergy between different intervention strategies (such as direct poverty alleviation, civil society building, policy influencing and knowledge & innovation management) to achieve wider and longer lasting impact.
The Special Project Access to Information (A2I) aims to strengthen the information flow between marginalised groups, organizations and movements representing them, donors and duty bearers by making use of ICT. By doing so, Oxfam Novib wants to boost meaningful political and social participation of marginalized groups in decision-making processes that affect their lives.

Often working in a consortium of partners, Oxfam Novib takes the lead in writing an overall project plan that forms the basis for submissions to institutional donors such as UN, EC, bilateral donors and private foundations to request funding.
In short, we are looking for an “ICT-savvy” person with strong project leadership skills and a practical vision on how ICT can benefit civil society organizations in the South. S/he has access to relevant networks and proven expertise of ICT tools for development. Additionally, our ideal candidate has excellent project development and writing skills and is able to acquire funds.

The Project Developer will have the following responsibilities:

Main tasks
 

• Building and managing a consortium of stakeholders for the project with members coming from the established Oxfam Novib partner network, the IMPACT alliance and the ICT4D sector
• Gathers, analyses and structures relevant information to prepare an overall project plan (consisting of a description of the context, problem, scope, approach, goals, results, activities, risks, budget, logical framework etc.);
• Co-ordinates the input of involved parties, such as country offices in Oxfam Novib, programme managers, consortium and/or partner organisations, interested donors and other stakeholders. Organises meetings. Takes care there is good communication between the main stakeholders and reports regularly on progress, risks and opportunities;
• Where necessary assigns (feasibility) studies for additional information;
• Facilitates discussions among consortium partners on division of roles and responsibilities, proposes a project governance structure and prepares MoU;
• Once the main outlines of the project are clear and agreed upon with the consortium partners the project developer takes the lead in active fundraising: donor mapping, approaching donors, writing concept notes and fundraising proposals etc. This will be done together with Oxfam Novib’s external fundraising unit (EFU), the Knowledge & Programme Management Department (KPM) and in coordination with the applicable Oxfam Novib country offices.

You have

• A university level education and at least 5 years of work experience in the field of development cooperation preferably with an international agency;
• Proven expertise and experience (ca. 5 years) and established network in the field of ICT for Development (essential) good knowledge of and experience in designing and managing projects for NGOs;
• Excellent writing & communication skills (English);
• Experience in fundraising and/or managing projects financed by major institutional donors;
• Broad and extensive knowledge of  project and programme management (development) preferably gained through experience in the field or through regular missions, as well as experience and knowledge of PCM, including monitoring, technical and financial reporting, while having a thematic specialization is an asset;
• Good knowledge of the NGO sector; a network with donor agencies is an asset, while also knowledge of the Oxfam confederation will be considered an asset;
• You are result oriented, entrepreneurial, have strong analytical skills, a networker and are a  team-player;
• Willingness to travel abroad;
• Strong proficiency of English is essential; knowledge of French is an advantage.

We offer

The gross salary will be between € 2.607,- and € 4.011,- gross per month on the basis of a 36 hour work week.

More information and application procedure

Are you interested? Send your application before November 10, 2012 in writing including a motivation and curriculum vitae and mentioning reference number 5-6785 tojobs@oxfamnovib.nl to the attention of Marjon Eshuis, HR Consultant. Interviews will be planned shortly after the deadline.
Applicants must be Nationals of an European Union member State or have a valid work permit for the European Union.