Impact Measurement & Knowledge

The Hague, 32-36 hours per week

6 months maternity leave cover

Oxfam is a world-wide development organization that mobilizes the power of people against poverty. To be as impactful as possible in defeating poverty, Oxfam Novib continuously measures, analyzes and reflects on the effectiveness of its programs and projects. By learning what does and does not work, giving voice to the local communities and policy makers involved and bringing in outside expertise we are able to identify the most transformational approaches and to innovate. Capturing and sharing this knowledge widely, feeding it back to local partners and communities enables others to build on these experiences, both inside and outside the Oxfam confederation. At the same time, we strengthen our accountability to a wide range of stakeholders.

The Program Support and Impact (PSI) unit enhances program quality, assesses impact of program/projects, supports the methodological capacity building of staff and partners and secures alignment between Oxfam Novib program goals, country programs and Oxfam’s strategic goals to achieve Oxfam’s mission.

The Impact Measurement & Knowledge (IMK) team is part of Program Support and Impact unit. The IMK team charts social change and measures the intended and unintended effects of Oxfam’s programs and campaigns, with a focus on accountability and learning. Through this applied research, we facilitate tailored learning processes in order to advance quality and expertise (thought leadership). The team is composed of research specialists working on quantitative and qualitative impact measurement, research and sense making. All specialists have a mix of tasks in these three areas, but with a different focus. The team is looking to hire an impact measurement specialist, with a strong focus on qualitative research, to cover a maternity leave.

What you’ll be doing:

• You will lead the design of applied research, support its implementation and analyse the data. All of this you will do in close collaboration with all stakeholders. Through this, you strengthen the knowledge and skills of Oxfam staff and partners on impact measurement & research and support use of the findings.
• You will support the design and implementation of learning events.
• You will draft high quality internal and external publications to share the results of these studies and events.
• You write in such a way as to promote uptake of findings and to stimulate the debate on effectiveness within Oxfam and the development sector at large.
• You will prepare material for external profiling and communication to a variety of audiences.

What can Oxfam Novib offer you?

• A responsible and challenging job in which you help to fight poverty and injustice
• A great team of skilled and motivated researchers
• Oxfam Novib is committed to providing you with a competitive, fair, and comprehensive pay and benefits package that is justifiable to our donors. The salary range for this position is set in scale 9 with a gross salary range between € 2.846.- and € 4.378.- gross based on 36 hours a week.

What you’ll need:

• You are in the possession of at least a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• You have at least three years of experience in a similar position.
• You have very strong analytical skills.
• You have a solid experience in designing and managing formative and evaluative research, with an excellent understanding of qualitative methodologies.
• You have excellent writing skills and master multiple styles in order to adjust messages to different audiences.
• You can work in a project-oriented manner with a strong focus on the quality and timely delivery of results.
• You have an excellent command of English, both written and spoken. A good command of French will be an asset.
• You are able to execute this work in an online working environment.
• You are a team player.