Writer for Oxfam Pilipinas Anticipatory Action (AA) Program Evolution Case Study

Oxfam International; Cotabato City; On-site; PHP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An international humanitarian organization is seeking a Writer for its Anticipatory Action (AA) Program. The role involves documenting the evolution of AA programming, highlighting innovations and impacts on localization, and influencing national policies on disaster risk management. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, a commitment to gender equality, and experience in program management. The position is based in Cotabato City, Philippines, and aligns with Oxfam's values of empowerment, inclusiveness, and accountability.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to review and document project designs and reports.
• Experience in analyzing disaster risk financing and resilience programming.
• Strong commitment to Oxfam's feminist principles and safeguarding policies.

Responsibilities

• Review past AA project designs and documentation.
• Highlight innovations and analyze impacts on localization.
• Document contributions to policy improvement in disaster management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Cultural sensitivity

Gender mainstreaming expertise

Program management

Job description

Position titleWriter for Oxfam Pilipinas Anticipatory Action (AA) Program Evolution Case StudyDescriptionThe Philippines is one of the most disaster‑prone countries globally, facing recurrent typhoons, floods, and other hazards. Traditional humanitarian response often arrives after disasters strike, leaving vulnerable communities exposed. Anticipatory Action (AA) shifts this paradigm by acting ahead of forecasted shocks to reduce impacts and protect lives and livelihoods.Oxfam’s AA journey began with the B-READY (Building Resilient, Adaptive, and Disaster Ready Communities) project in 2017 in Eastern Samar. B-READY combined forecast-based model, disaster risk financing, and digital financial services to disburse pre-disaster cash transfers to help vulnerable households prepare before typhoons.In 2019, Oxfam Pilipinas expanded AA through Strengthening Urban Preparedness through Preemptive Action (SUPPA) which piloted pre-emptive cash assistance in flood prone communities in Cotabato City, and through SHARPER (Strengthening Harmonized Action for Disaster Risk Reduction, Preparedness, and Recovery), which strengthened community-based typhoon triggers in Eastern Samar and Catanduanes with local partners such as the Center for Disaster Preparedness, People’s Disaster Risk Reduction Network, Grameen Philippines, and SIKAT.In 2025, Oxfam conducted a feasibility study on expanding AA into the health sector, focusing on outbreak prevention. The study highlighted the link between extreme weather events and diseases such as dengue and cholera, proposed locally developed outbreak triggers, and identified early actions such as search and destroy campaigns, mosquito net distribution, and water treatment. It emphasized the role of barangay health workers (BHWs) as frontline responders, the importance of integrating Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), and the need for policy reforms to enable anticipatory financing for outbreak prevention.In the same year, Oxfam Pilipinas played a key role in the passage of the Philippine Imminent Disaster Law (Republic Act No. 12287), which established a national framework for anticipatory action. Oxfam, alongside other humanitarian NGOs, advocated for the law’s enactment and contributed to shaping its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). RA 12287 mandates government agencies to act before disaster impacts peak, through prepositioning supplies, organizing preemptive evacuations, and releasing early cash or in-kind support, thus institutionalizing anticipatory action in national disaster risk management policy.ResponsibilitiesThe consultant will review Oxfam Pilipinas AA project designs, reports, and documentation from 2017 to date to:* Trace and document the evolution of AA programming from pioneering pilots to current iterations and implementation;* Highlight innovations, including digital tools, forecast-based financing, and community-driven approaches, challenges, enabling factors and partners and stakeholders’ perspectives that shaped AA in the Philippines.* Analyze how AA has shaped practice on localization, strengthening the role of local governments, civil society, and communities in anticipatory systems.* Document contributions to policy and practice improvement, highlighting how Oxfam Pilipinas’ AA experience has influenced national dialogues on disaster risk financing, shock-responsive social protection, resilience programming, and within global AA discourse, showing contributions to scaleup.* Ability to demonstrate collective leadership, program management, sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.* Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming and diversity for all aspects of development work.* Commitment to Oxfam’s feminist principles and safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam and its partners are as safe as possible.* **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 causesJob LocationPhilippines