| Oxfam International |
| | Industry: |
| | Non Government Organisation |
| | Location: |
| | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
| | Job Hours: |
| | Not Stated |
| | Due Date: |
| | 25-May-11 |
| | Job Description: |
| | RMIT University, Deakin University, the University of the South Pacific in Fiji and Oxfam Australia are undertaking a three year study in the Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. The study focuses on the vulnerability and resilience of Pacific households to economic shocks, while also examining the impact of the recent food, fuel and economic crises on |
| | Pacific households. The project will specifically focus on the plight of both women and youth. The three questions that the research will consider are: What has been the impact of the recent food, fuel and economic shocks on peoples’ lives in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands? In these contexts, why are certain people and households more vulnerable |
| | or resilient to these global economic shocks? What policies and strategies most effectively reduce vulnerability or increase the resilience of people to global economic shocks in these contexts? |
| | We are looking for four experienced (two male and two female) focus group facilitators to join our two research teams. Each team will include two facilitators (one male and one female). One survey team will carry out surveys in three separate locations in the south of Vanuatu (Efate and Tanna) with the other team carrying out surveys in three |
| | locations in the north (Santo and Banks Islands). Successful candidates will be employed for 5 weeks commencing in around 20th June 2011. This will include one week (or part thereof) of group training in Port Vila, following by three weeks of fieldwork and approximately one week (or part thereof) of group debriefing in Port Vila following the field |
| | work. On these field trips, focus group facilitators will be required to: |
| | 1) Coordinate the recruitment of participants for focus groups in liaison a team leader |
| | 2) Facilitating focus groups according to their gender in each location |
| | 3) Assisting a focus group documenter write up results afterwards |
| | 4) Carry out a small number of surveys in each location. |
| | Interested applicant must possess the following requirements: |
| | Criteria: |
| | - Have experience facilitating a focus group and experience doing field research (preferable); Have a working knowledge of focus group methodologies, including participatory methodologies; Have |
| | demonstrated strong communication skills; Have an ability to follow a question through; Have an ability to probe for more information. |
| | Salary: |
| | Focus Group Facilitators will be paid at the rate of VT 20,000 per week for their services (plus a per diem meal allowance), in addition to transport and accommodation costs while in the field. |
| | Language: |
| | Not Stated |
| | _________________________________________________________________ |
| | How To Apply: |
| | Send your CV, a short expression of interest letter including your availability for June-July, why you are interested in the position, and how you fulfill the selection criteria above to the email below. |
| | Contact Name: |
| | Kethy Cyrus |
| | Phone: |
| | (+678) 25786 |
| | Email: |
| | kethyc@oxfam.org.au |
| | Address: |
| | Not Stated |
| | Website: |
| _________________________________________________________________ |
| Source: |
| | 17-May-11 | Direct from Employer |
| Source Website: |
| | For further information on the above Vanuatu job please see the source or contact the employer directly. |