Information Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) - (Consulting & Retainership Services) Job at Oxfam Nigeria
Oxfam is a confederation of 17 Affiliates committed to creating a just
world without poverty. In Nigeria Oxfam works in the areas of Economic
Justice/Sustainable Livelihoods, Humanitarian programming to save lives,
Advancing Gender Justice and Good governance, adopting a right based
approach.
We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:
Job Title: Information Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) - (Consulting & Retainership Services)
Location: Nigeria
Summary
- Oxfam is currently implementing various numbers of projects
which includes PRO_ACT Resilient livelihood and food security Gender,
Advocacy and campaign and WASH & Village Savings and Loan
Association projects. In all these projects data collection is critical
for different types of surveys that will be embarked upon in the
lifetime of these projects, hence the need for employing the services of
a Consultant on retainer-ship for ICT4D solutions for real time data
collection as well as having a safe database sources for all
quantitative data collected on the above mentioned projects.
Specific Objectives
- To ensure safe data sources for all Oxfam projects.
- To ensure real time data collection for all Oxfam projects.
- To enhance the capacity of field agents, project and M&E
unit’s officers on ICT4D solutions for real time data collection in all
Oxfam projects.
- To create a platform for easy analysis and visual display of data collected with interpretations.
- To support documentation of data collected on genuine evidence based stories of change.
- To guarantee effective and efficient database management of all Oxfam projects.
Purpose
- To establish ICT4D consulting and retainer ship agreements with a
reputable Information Technology organization that have the expertise
to deliver on different types of ICT4D solutions for real time data
collections, management, analysis, interpretation and reporting on all
Oxfam- projects.
Scope of Work
- Coding quantitative and qualitative data collection tools on Open Data Kit for surveys conducted by Oxfam projects.
- Develop a platform for collecting, managing and updating project specific monitoring data agreed on with Oxfam.
- Training of enumerators on newly design (ODK, Kobotoolbox, or
survey CTO) data collection tools and supervising of field data
collection for any assigned survey
- Linking and managing mobile IT based platform for information sharing with targeted Oxfam project beneficiaries.
- Creation of view of data using visualization tools.
- Provide access to field data through a secured channel.
- Provide first line Last Mile Mobile Service (LMMS) support to cash transfer programming
- Any other ad-hoc or continuous support service required on ICT solutions.
- Inclusion of any new ICT4D solution innovations that maybe
necessary to support Oxfam projects data collection, management,
analysis and interpretation in the scope of work framework agreement as
maybe required.
- Developing of necessary portal links for platforms developed for all ODK tools design for data collection.
- Clean and submit all field data collected to Oxfam M&E Unit
- Linking existing databases and blogs to the Oxfam data.org platform.
Methodology:
- The Consultant will work in dose consultation with the Oxfam MELSA Unit, Project and partner staff and Community stakeholders.
Responsibilities of the Consultant
- The Consultant holds the overall responsibility of conducting and producing a final report of any assigned ICT4D solutions task.
- The Consultant will lead in all technical facilitation.
- The Consultant will adhere to the timelines of the Consultancy
- The Consultant will ensure adherences to Oxfam ethical policies and guidelines.
- The consultant will train all Oxfam, partner staff and field
enumerators on application of systems and tools for any I(DT4D solutions
task.
Responsibilities of Oxfam
- Support the coordination and implementation of data collection processes with approved Consultant(s).
- Review methodology, tools, sample design and reports generated from ICT solution platforms.
- OXFAM will organize logistics and provide devices and accessories for mobile data collection for any consultancy.
- Have proprietary rights over all data generated from any survey study.
- Fund the activity budget
- Final approval of any submitted survey data report
- Oversee the service provided by managing the Consultancy
contract, monitor adherence to specified deadlines and facilitating
access to required information.
- Provide guidance throughout and facilitating access to any documentation deemed relevant to the process.
- Perform quality control checks, as is required of all deliverables.
- Provide all required background material to the Consultant in a timely manner.
Consulting and Retainership Duration:
- The services to be provided by the ICT solution organization is to run for the period
- Task: Designing and deploying of Oxfam projects ICT4D solutions for any assigned task.
- Time Frame: April 2017 to April 2018 renewable annually after satisfactory review
- Responsible: Consultant
- Supervisor: Oxfam MEAL Unit
Management, Ownership and Disclosure of Data/Information
- All tool designs data and information collected and
documentation shall be treated as confidential and be made available to
any third party with Oxfam approval.
- All materials support given my Oxfam including mobile data
collection devices and other accessories shall be returned to Oxfam upon
completion of any exercise with ICT components.
- All documentation and reports of survey result or otherwise
related to it, shall remain the property of OXFAM and no part of the
report shall be reproduced except with the prior, expressed and specific
written permission of OXFAM.
Management Team:
- The management team of any contracted ICT assigned exercise will
be composed of the following Consultants (IT and Technical experts with
statistical and analytical skills) with the support of partners’ field
officers and enumerators, and MELSA Officers to support Consultants and
field officers on data collection.
- Also the MELSA coordinator and other Technical Staff involved in
critical decisions making on the data collected before submissions for
clearance and approval to the Head of Programs for pivotal decisions.
Qualification or Specialised Knowledge/Experience Required
- The Consultant must have a demonstrated ability to conceptualise
approaches of designing a system, tools and processes for all ICT4D
responsibilities.
- The lead consultant must have an Advanced University degree
(Master Level minimum) in Information, Communication and Technology
Computer Science or any other related field. Additional experience on
program thematic areas such as food security and poverty reduction,
gender, advocacy and campaign water/village savings and loan association
data collection tools and processes.
- Minimum of 5 years relevant practical field experience in
applying ICT4D solutions in programs development work, especially
relevant experiences in designing tools and processes for agricultural
food security and livelihood, , Gender, Advocacy and campaign, Water and
Village savings and loan associations. etc.
- Fluency in English and Hausa is required.
- Excellent analytical and communication skills in both languages
- Experience m conducting surveys on project evaluation,
monitoring, researches, case study stories of change in target
communities.
- The consultant must be proficient in statistics and familiar
with suitable statistical software e.g. cxcel/SPSS for data management.
- Firm must have experience in using mobile phone technology (ODK) for data collection, monitoring and reporting
- The ICT4D consultant must have strong analytical skills and
ability to dearly synthesize and present reports with findings, from
data collected and make recommendations in a timely manner.
- Availability of the Consultant
- High level of professionalism and an ability to work independently and in high.pressure situations under tight datelines.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Payment Milestones
- The consultant will he paid for any of the ICT4D responsibility
as designed for in the terms of reference and approved budget for such
task.
- Oxfam in Nigeria invites bids from organizations or individuals,
with experience and skills described above. Joint bids are also
welcome. Tenders should include:
- A cover letter introducing the Information Technology
organization and how the skills and competencies described above arc
met, with concrete examples;
- A 2-page outline of the proposed including: Proposed outline methodology; and management arrangement
- A total budget/cost proposal
- One example of a previous ICT4D solutions job done (one each for joint bids, if applicable)
Note
- For questions and queries contact Sebastian Shikel via: [email protected]
- Oxfam reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid, and to
cancel the bidding process and reflect all bide, at any time prior to
the award of contract in compliance with the relevant provisions of
Oxfam's procurement policy and/or the Public Procurement Law of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
- Oxfam will deduct and remit to the Federal Inland Revenue (FIR) a
5% withholding Tax from the total consultancy fee in accordance with
the Nigerian Tax Law. Applicants must state their nationality in their
nationality in their application and provide the usual proof of
nationality under their national legislation
How to Apply
Interested and qualified Consultants/Organizations should email their Bids/tenders to:
[email protected]
Application Deadline: 27th March, 2017