PURPOSE OF THIS CONSULTANCY
The direct motive for this procurement for consultancy services is to facilitate an independent evaluation of the Oxfam in Southern Africa (SAF) cluster strategy framework (2021 – 2025) and to lead a process of refinement and realignment culminating into a Program and Influencing Strategy for Oxfam SAF Cluster 2026 to 2030.
The End-of-Strategy Evaluation will aid in assessing program performance, impact and contributions to wider systemic change, lessons learned, and cross-cutting issues in line with the SAF cluster strategy ambitions during the period from 2021 to 2025.
The Strategy Refinement Exercise aims to align the next five-year strategic framework with both the newly adopted Oxfam in Africa Programme and Influencing Strategic Framework, Oxfam’s Global Strategic Framework, and the evolving operational context in the region.
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
Oxfam in Southern Africa is part of a broader movement working with marginalized and vulnerable communities to challenge structural inequalities and advocate for transformative development models. Our current regional strategy framework (2021–2025) outlines our commitment to fostering a just and sustainable future for all in the region.
This strategy is built around three key thematic pillars or programs:
• Just Economies
• Humanitarian Action
• Gender Justice
The strategy also has two cross cutting themes: Accountable Governance and Civic Space. The interventions, implemented primarily in countries where Oxfam has a physical presence, are also strategically leveraged to influence
regional and global platforms. For instance, our work on fiscal justice, including sustainable debt management and domestic resource mobilization, connects directly to global advocacy efforts on debt cancellation and aid effectiveness.
Our approach is centred on empowering local actors to influence the systems and institutions that govern power and resource distribution. We are driven by a commitment to impact, quality, relevance, legitimacy, and solidarity. Oxfam in Southern Africa also contributes to national development frameworks, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the African Union’s Agenda 2063.
This regional strategy aligns with Oxfam’s Global Strategic Framework (to 2030), which aims to:
• Mobilize resources for sustainable, poverty-alleviating development.
• Strengthen resilience, protect lives, and support rights in times of crisis.
• Tackle structural inequalities and drive durable systemic change.
• Advance intersectional feminist approaches to challenge injustice.
Full details on the attached document.