Job Description
Job Description
Title and brief description of the assignment
Annual Survey for Ireland Civil Society Partnership (ICSP) Project
Assignment location
Zimbabwe: Harare, Buhera, Gutu, Zvishavane, Mberengwa (Mwenezi), and Matobo Districts
Contract start date: 26 October 2026
How to apply
Interested candidates are invited to submit:
1) A proposal describing how the annual survey will be conducted (including a budget in a separate file)
2) CV (s) demonstrating experience and suitability for the assignment
3) A written example of a survey already carried out
See section ‘8. Application Process’ for further details
Application deadline
17:00 hours 21 October 2026
Specific considerations
Duties and Responsibilities
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
Climate change continues to threaten Zimbabwe’s sustainable development through recurring droughts, tropical cyclones, and other extreme weather events. Food insecurity is further compounded by poverty, climate change, and demographic pressures. Vulnerable communities are disproportionately affected by humanitarian crises due to limited social protection mechanisms and persistent inequalities, with women, children, people living with disabilities, and older persons bearing the greatest burden. The ICSP project seeks to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities to climate shocks and humanitarian challenges. Against this backdrop, Oxfam Zimbabwe intends to conduct the ICSP Annual Survey and is therefore seeking the services of a consultant(s) to undertake the assignment.
Scope of work
The ICSP Project Annual Survey is designed to assess progress against planned indicators and measure achievements toward project outcomes. The survey will collect comprehensive quantitative and qualitative data from project implementation districts in Zimbabwe. A mixed-methods approach will be employed, including structured household surveys, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), to capture the experiences, knowledge, attitudes, and perspectives of women, men, youth, PLWDs, community leaders, and other key stakeholders. Data collection is scheduled for the first week of December 2026 and will generate evidence on project performance, outcomes, challenges, and lessons to inform adaptive management and future programming.
Profile and experience of the consultant
To ensure that the annual survey is carried out in the most effective manner possible, the consultant must possess the following attributes:
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
The company/ individual(s) should have the following competencies:
• A minimum of a post graduate qualification in any of the following areas; Gender/Development studies, Agricultural Economics, Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics, Business Administration or equivalent.
• A minimum of 10 years proven experience in conducting baselines, annual surveys, mid-term reviews and programme evaluations in humanitarian, climate change, livelihoods, gender equality and agriculture.
• Demonstrable experience in gender analysis for development and humanitarian projects.
• Basic appreciation of the development, humanitarian, and peace and nexus programming.
• Must have a good understanding of agribusiness in Zimbabwe, climate change and adaptation practices, shifting of social norms, and innovations for resilience building.
• Must have the ability to conduct high quality research, meet deadlines and timeously respond to requests and feedback.
• Should have strong analytical and conceptual skills to clearly synthesize and present findings, draw practical conclusions, make actionable recommendations, and prepare comprehensive reports.
• Regional/Country experience and knowledge: in depth knowledge of Southern Africa
• Language proficiency, fluency in English; good command of local languages Shona and Ndebele
• Should have a strong reputation for independence and should comply with minimum ethical standards including safeguarding that guide research and evaluations.
Desired
The successful candidate(s) will be selected based on the following criteria
• Sound technical proposal
• Financial proposal
• Experience and educational background
The consultant should also have key personnel that are aligned to the project themes.
While evaluating the proposal the qualifications and experience of the personnel will be considered.
How to Apply
Application procedure
Interested applicants should read TORs BY CLICKING THE APPLY BUTTON BELOW and submit a technical and financial proposal to: Zimtenders@oxfam.org.uk. The expression of interest should among other things, demonstrate the consultants’ understanding of these terms of reference, proposed approaches, methodologies or techniques and timelines/schedule. A minimum of two samples of previous work related to the assignment as well as resume/s of the lead consultant will also be accepted as addendums to the expression of interest. The deadline for submission of expressions of interest is 21 October 2026.