Social Accountability Technical Advisor

Oxfam’s program in the Solomon Islands was established in 2001 by Oxfam Australia. It is part of our Pacific regional program, along with programs in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu. Our work in the Solomon Islands falls under the broad themes of gender justice, active citizenship, resilience and humanitarian support. We work on issues related to the elimination of violence against women, emergency response, human security, disaster risk reduction, climate change, youth empowerment, strengthening of civil society, livelihoods and economic empowerment. We work closely with communities, local, regional and international NGOs, government, aid agencies and a range of civil society stakeholders.
Currently, the Active Citizenship portfolio consists range of projects to advancing social accountability, good governance, youth engagement and civil society strengthening. Social accountability program will be implemented in collaboration with Solomon Islands Social Accountability Coalition (SISAC), which consist of key national organisations in Solomon Islands. The SISAC coalition aim in influence inclusive, transparent budget development, public spending and service provisions for most vulnerable people.
Purpose
The Social Accountability Technical Advisor provides technical leadership of all aspects of this Social accountability program design implementation and monitoring and evaluation. The role ensures the development and application of context specific approaches including contextualize tools to advance social accountability. Responsible for enhancing the capacity of Oxfam staff, partners and communities in testing social accountability tools in budget monitoring, expenditure tracking and service monitoring. Strong emphasis is placed on the development of Solomon Islander capacity on application of participatory tools, advocacy and campaign capability, particularly in the area of social accountability programming.
The role reports to the Active Citizenship Program Manager and matrix management engagement with Program Director.
Core Responsibilities
Program Specialty
Operations
Management
Representation and Relationships
Professional Attributes
Skills and Experience
Essential
Preferred
Travel
This position will require periodic regional/international and local travel to provincial areas within the country. It is a condition of employment that Oxfam staff comply with all agency security and safety protocols.
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