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OVERVIEW
Start date
June 2026- May 2028
How to apply:
Interested organizations who are working people with Disabilities are invited to submit:
Deadline
22 May 2026
Application to be submitted to:
https://jobs.oxfamnovib.nl/job-invite/14353/
Assignment location:
Mekong Region
Report to:
GEDSI and Feminist Influencing Lead, Inclusive Mekong Water Governance and Climate Resilience Project (IP3)
PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT
Research partner of study: As part of part of Oxfam’s `Longitudinal Study’ , a research organization will be engaged to explore suitability and interest in co-leading the study. It includes methodological advice and guidance (at beginning, plus review/adaptation points during implementation), design and training agenda, support training design and delivery, data analysis, report writing and dissemination with cohort of women leaders.
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
The Mekong Regional Water Governance Program (MRWGP) focuses on inclusive and equitable water governance, addressing climate change, water security, and social accountability. MRWGP oversees regional projects funded by DFAT and SDC, ensuring sustainable water governance across Cambodia, Thailand, Lao PDR, Vietnam and Myanmar. The Mekong Inclusion Program 3 Water Governance and Climate Resilience Project (IP3) (2025-2029) integrate water governance and climate resilience for regional policy impact. The program aims for more sustainable and resilient livelihoods of riparian communities in the Mekong Sub-region and prioritises three interconnected End of Project Outcomes:
Background of Longitudinal Study’ Study:
The Strategic Need for `Longitudinal Study’: Throughout the Inclusion project of last two phases women leadership in water governance and climate resilient has contributed to make positive changes in different level in project location including community to national level. They also took part in the in-decision making process related daily life and societal changes. Longitudinal study is an attempt to systematically document and analyze the leadership journey of these women leaders across different communities and countries.
Women’s Leadership ‘Longitudinal Study’ will be able to harness the outcomes in a co-design, co-ownership process between the study team/researcher and the women leaders and representatives of the marginalized social groups who are the focus of the study. IP3 wants to capture the variable changes in the women leaders lives across longer time approx. 2/3 years. It will enable the team to have better insights into developmental results, causes and challenges the study participants faced. Evidence of their journey will allow IP3 to draw stronger inferences of what is working in different contexts.
Purpose of the study: To co-create an evidence-based account of women leaders’ leadership journeys across the Inclusion Project 3, tracking how they engage, influence, strengthen capacity and challenge social norms over time. The study aligns with IP3’s outcomes on women’s influence in water governance and climate resilience and will be co-owned with participants from inception to use of findings.
Outcomes of the study: An evidence-based account of at least 25 women leaders’ leadership journeys across the Inclusion Project phases, evidence of what enable them to start, how they engaged, influenced, strengthened capacity and challenged the social norms and how they overcome those challenges over time in water governance and climate resilience decision-making at community, sub-national, national and regional levels..
Proposed timeline: The study is proposed between January 2026-June 2028, which aligns with the implementation period of the IP3 as well as being strategic for engaging in key processes/interventions planned during the implementation period. The research partner will be part of the study after completion of the onboarding process in May/June 2026-February 2028.
SCOPE OF WORK
KEY DELIVEABLE AND TIMELINES
Key Deliverables and Timeline of the study:
Design stage:
Final research strategy including Tools to be used by women leaders for Self-reflection as part of data collection by the research participants
Final Report and other engagement:
Breakdown of activities of research partner:
*Sample size of Research participants: 20-25 Women leaders
*Data collection would be simple and self-reflection not complex
Deliverables
Timeline
Inception workshop with Oxfam team and research partner on understanding the study
(Study Protocol and Design Documentation: A detailed plan outlining the research questions, methodology, sampling, data collection procedures, timeline, and ethical considerations.
(Data collection/self-reflection would be done by
research participants)
Deliverables: (01 detail study protocol on research design and methodology)
May 2026 –June 2026
Co-design Workshop), tools development including refresher Feminist Action Research-FPAR
Preparation on Workshop agenda + support workshop delivery with cohort of women leaders
Deliverable:
June-July 2026
Developing first drafts of informed consent form; submission for ethical review; detailed data collection methods; data collection tools; data analysis frameworks and tools)
Deliverables: Final research strategy including Tools to be used by women leaders for data collection/Self reflection
July 2026
Orientation on data collection tools to the research participants and Preliminary analysis /documentation
A report including:
Deliverables: 1 draft report after data analysis
October – November 2026
Support in data validation workshop with stakeholders
Deliverables: 01 data validation workshop facilitation
November-December 2026
Report update using data for year 2nd round data collection in year 2027
Deliverables: 01 update report after 2nd round data collection
November 2027
Finalization of the report in the year 2028
Jan-February2028
BUDGET AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE
Payment will be made by following instalment schedule:
• 1st Payment (30%) – upon signing contract (June 2026)
• 2nd Payment (40%) – After completion of deliverable (December 2026)
• 3rd payment (20%) – After confirmation of the final deliverable (November 2027)
• Final payment (10%)- After final dissemination of the report (Jan-March 2028)
Payment will be made based on the confirmed satisfaction of key deliverable submitted by the Consultant.
The payment will be made based in accordance with the agreed-on payment instalment as well as an official invoice and timesheet billed to Oxfam, detailing the number of days that consultant works for each deliverable output.
Oxfam will be responsible for 15% withholding tax for resident taxpayers or 14% withholding tax for non-resident taxpayers to the Cambodian Government from the respective net fee.
Oxfam will reimburse reasonable related cost as involve in the process deliver this work based on submitted receipt, such as transportation, accommodation in Mekong countries. Per diem will be paid in accordance with Oxfam policy. The consultant needs to get the reporting manager's approval of the budget plan prior to incurring expenses.
The payment will be made via bank transfer. Oxfam- PMU will oversee and pay for program activities, including travel, accommodation, and per diem, and related expenses in accordance with Oxfam financial policy and procedures.
PROFILE REQUIREMENTS
The service provider/organizations should have the following competencies:
Essential criteria
WORKING WITH US:
Others
The details of the application process can be accessed here: