Organization: Oxfam Intermón
Country: Spain
Closing date: 25 Apr 2017
Innovation at OXFAM aims at identifying, prototyping, and scaling technologies and practices that strengthen OXFAM´s work for vulnerable communities. OXFAM needs to be agile and adapt to the evolving challenges affecting poverty and inequalities. One thing that is consistent: the speed at which these problems disrupt the lives of communities worldwide is only getting faster. To achieve these results, OXFAM focuses on the following two areas:
· Innovative methodologies and tools for scanning the horizon, collecting and analysing data, ideation and reflection, and prototyping and testing development solutions;
· Innovative methodologies and tools for co-designing and scaling up demonstration projects identified/developed and ready for application. Collaboration across sectors (public, private, civil) with traditional partners and as well as those actors less historically engaged is a key element of this strategy.
JOB PURPOSE
The OXFAM Spain Internship Programme offers eligible/qualified students at Headquarter office the opportunity to acquire direct practical experience in OXFAM´s work under the direct supervision of experienced OXFAM staff. This internship is for the purpose of acquiring organizational knowledge of programmes and processes to supplement academic and theoretical knowledge.
OXFAM SPAIN is launching its programmatic innovation strategy that will focus on some priority countries and sectors as part of OXFAM´s Confederation efforts on innovation. This position is based in The Quality, Knowledge and Innovation team looks at contributing to build an enabling environment in country offices for innovation, as well as to evaluate emerging and trending issues that might affect resilience, inequalities, women rights and the humanitarian work.
Under the guidance of the Quality, Knowledge and Innovation Head, this intern provides technical, operational and administrative assistance to the launching of the programmatic Innovation Strategy. Especially the intern will be focused on:
· Contribute to the technical support and capacity building work at HQ and country level on Innovation methodologies (Design thinking, lean start up process, human centred design, etc.)
· Support the launching of the Innovation Fund and its innovation communication plan
· Mapping of innovation good practices
Key Responsibilities
1. Programmatic support to the Innovation Unit
· Support the launching of the innovation Fund work strand, including preparation of materials and communications, guidelines and collection of relevant documents, interviews, etc.
· Research, training, writing and outreach to support the Innovation Strategy component of capacity building on innovation skills
· Assist the Innovation Unit in any additional tasks, including attending and actively participate in meetings or workshops related to the innovation team organized by OXFAM and / or partners, including taking notes;
2. Communication and events
· Support the set up of OXFAM´s Innovation network.
· Co-ordinate, monitor, update and support website content creation with innovation news, projects, challenges and case studies
· Liaise with department units, and country offices for the collaborative content creation.
· Co-organize key events in the area of Innovation for Development, such as Labs, round tables and presentations on innovation.
· Create process maps, system diagrams, data visualization mockups and dashboard mockups that clearly communicate the main concepts, principles and stories of OXFAM and Innovation projects
3. Innovation and research
· With team input, identify new areas to be explored within Oxfam´s Intermon portfolio and produce reports on emerging trends
· Research on best practices of social innovation to support the innovation methodology, tools and techniques
· Well-founded recommendations as to how to improve the strategies and/or activities of the innovation star
· Communication materials that show our lessons learned in this area
· Provide market and background research support on stakeholders mapping (public sector, Academia, private sector and others) and the potential for partnerships on innovation at country, regional and national level.
ABOUT YOU:
You are an enthusiastic and creative person, always curious to learn more about different things. You can connect easily things that apparently have no connection and find the synergies and amplifying options. You are deeply familiar with all innovation methodologies and approaches currently used for innovation design and ideally have applied them in an ideation and prototyping process (Lean start up, Human Centre Design, Design Thinking, etc..).
You are a natural communicator and feel comfortable working in a team, explaining processes and walking other people through the different methodologies for ideation, and co-creation. You have multicultural sensitivity are flexible to adapt the process to the different paces and contexts of the developing countries we work in. You are ready to deal with the burocracy of an international NGO that sometimes can drive you nuts!
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
· Currently enrolled in a graduate (Master’s) degree in the area related to innovation, business administration, ICT or design.
· If in a two year programme, completed at least one year of full-time studies of the graduate degree;
· Compatible University student agreement with OXFAM Spain rules and regulations
· Excellent academic performance, as demonstrated by academic records.
· Demonstrated interest in innovation and technology for development
· Excellent written and spoken English. Working knowledge of Spanish and French.
· Sensitivity to cultural differences, and the ability to work and communicate in a wide variety of cultural contexts;
· Ability to undertake unaccompanied travel if required by the post to hardship duty stations
Desirable
· We encourage students from developing countries, especially those countries where OXFAM Spain is focusing its work.
· Some prior knowledge or experience with OXFAM mission desired
· Experience of developing multi-stakeholder processes
· Experience in capacity building
What can we offer you?
Learning experience:
• Mentoring and Supervision by Oxfam staff
• Access to Oxfam Spain training activities
• Access to a global network of experienced staff and partners at Oxfam
• Experience in applied research with societal relevance in a leading development organization
• Work experience at an internationally based NGO and a professional reference if desired
• Possibility to improve your language skills
Salary: UNPAID
Social benefits: Should be covered by the University Internship Agreement
Working place: Barcelona Head Quarters (Oxfam Intermon) with potential travel worldwide.
Starting date: As soon as possible
Applicants must – due to legal reasons – hold EU citizenship or valid EU residence permit and a valid Spanish work/student permit. Applications not meeting these conditions can unfortunately not be considered.
How to apply:
Send your CV and motivation letter to adminddci@OxfamIntermon.org. Please do Specify in the cover letter your familiarity with innovation methodologies and approaches and how you think they apply to the design and implementation of development programmes. Please do clarify too, your visa status.
Please put the reference that corresponds in the subject box of the email: ref. 07/17-18
The deadline for applications is fixed on April 25th, 2017. Oxfam reserves the right to modify this date. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Oxfam is committed to the principle of equity, diversity and inclusiveness.
