For Oxfam Pilipinas

Philippine Nationals Only

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

About Oxfam Pilipinas

We seek lasting change. We at Oxfam Pilipinas dream and work for a future where Filipinos are free from poverty. For more than 30 years, serving in a country where close to 27 million now live in poverty, we have relied on the power of people to carry out programs designed to achieve our shared vision. Central to our strategy is working with partners to transform the unequal power relations, structures, norms, and values that cause poverty and inequality, including gender-based violence and injustice. 

We strive to apply a feminist lens to all our analyses and actions. We seek to save lives, provide access to services, and reduce the impact of disasters, particularly on the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. We belong to the larger Oxfam family of over 20 organizations networked with partners and grassroots communities in all corners of the globe. We are part of a global movement for genuine change, seeking to rid the world of the scourge of poverty, with gender justice at the core of what we do.

Background

The "Care Connect: Action for Care Workers in the Philippines and Indonesia" project, spearheaded by Oxfam in partnership with six local organizations, is a 4-year initiative designed to transform gender dynamics and improve the lives of women and girls in these countries. The project aims to enhance empowerment, socioeconomic well-being, and the enjoyment of rights among women and girls. This initiative addresses the multifaceted challenges of care work, including unpaid and paid domestic care tasks. The Care Connect project emphasizes the need to recognize, redistribute, and reduce unpaid care work while ensuring decent work and fair wages for paid care workers. It also promotes representation, social dialogue, collective organizing, and bargaining for domestic care workers, drawing on the International Labour Organization's "5R framework."

As part of the Care Connect project's approach to feminist and gender-transformative principles, Oxfam Pilipinas is proposing to conduct a research study to assess the impact and implementation of the Kasambahay Law (Republic Act No. 10361) 10 years after its passage in 2013. The Kasambahay Law, officially known as Republic Act No. 10361, was enacted in the Philippines on January 18, 2013, to protect the rights and welfare of domestic workers, known as "kasambahay." The law sets minimum standards for their employment, ensuring protection against abuse, exploitation, and unsafe working conditions. Key provisions include setting a minimum wage, regulating working hours, ensuring days off, providing access to social security, and offering mechanisms for addressing grievances.

This research aims to evaluate the law's effectiveness in improving the working conditions, rights, and social protections for domestic workers, specifically kasambahays or domestic workers, and to identify gaps or areas for improvement.

These Terms of Reference outline the study's objectives, approaches, and deliverables.

Scope of Work

Expected deliverables of the proposed research are the following:

1. Inception report.  Not more than ten (10) pages.  It should outline the partners’ and consultant’s understanding of the study’s rationale, objectives, methods, and other parameters.  With draft data collection tools, initial results of document review, detailed work plan, and data protection and management plan.  The initial draft of the report is for review by project partners and Oxfam Pilipinas and is to be revised accordingly towards the preparation of the final draft.

2. First draft of the research report.  The report should not exceed fifteen (15) pages, excluding annexes, and should include an executive summary, a concise presentation of the research methodology, and key findings, analyses, and recommendations.  The draft research report should be submitted to Oxfam Pilipinas for peer review and feedback.

3. Final draft of research report and KPs.  The final draft of the research report should address feedback from the peer reviewers, project partners, the Oxfam Pilipinas program teams, and regional MEAL vocals on the first draft of the report.  The report should not be more than fifteen (15) pages, excluding annexed materials and photos from the research.  Apart from the final report, consultants shall produce knowledge products to help facilitate the dissemination and uptake of the research findings among other actors.  These will include 1) A presentation deck and 2) A study brief (should not exceed four pages).  

Period of Engagement :  January 2025 – June 2025

Budget: Professional Fee - Php 300,000.00

               Operational Expenses - Php 350,000.00

Other Responsibilities

• Adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rights.
• Perform priority organizational tasks related to his/her competencies as may be assigned from time to time.

Organizational Values:

• Equality -  We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly and to have the same rights and opportunities.

• Empowerment - We acknowledge and seek to expand people’s agency over their lives and the decisions that impact them.

• Solidarity -  We join hands, support, and collaborate in working towards a just and sustainable world.

• Inclusiveness – We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences.

• Accountability – Our purpose-driven, results-focused approach means we take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable. We believe that others should also be held accountable for their actions

• Courage - We speak truth to power and act with conviction on the justice of our causes

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

Note: All offers of consultancy will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks

A thriving diverse Oxfam:

It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.

To do that:

• We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
• We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
• We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.