WE program Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (senior)

WE Program (www.we-program.community) - WE is a dialogue based programme, an innovative methodology of how to work with complex challenges, a global learning community, and an unconventional, yet powerful philosophy of how to collaborate. It is an alternative answer to auditing and certification that is focused on improving the working conditions of people in global supply chains.

Oasis - A story-centric alternative to conventional monitoring and evaluation tools to understand the impact of our work.  Traditional impact measurement is suitable for evaluating closed systems with clear boundaries in time and space. It expects and needs a high level of predictability. This is not the space in which the WE program operates. Oasis is our answer to impact measuring in a complex system. It is a sense-making tool that uses machine-reading and statistical analysis to quickly find patterns in large groups of stories.

Our work begins and ends with stories. Collecting large volumes of stories through Oasis gives us an opportunity to find patterns through many different methods that might otherwise remain unnoticed. These are more than just stories, they are real lived experiences of our partners. These stories are a key part of our work to collectively create meaningful change. To us, everyone’s story matters.

Since we launched Oasis in 2022, we have collected more than 5000 stories from the field. As we have grown, so has interest in our approach. We have recently expanded the number of brands that are part of the WE Program, and many others have shown interest in Oasis. We are currently working together to understand where this growth might lead us in the future!

// What we do…

Child labour in the supply chain. Female garment workers being abused. Excessive working hours, low wages, poor safety standards, and restricted freedom of movement or debt bondage. People living in overcrowded and unsafe living conditions. Merely doing the analysis is not enough. When the question comes, now what can we actually DO? WE is the answer.

WE works where large groups of people do the hard work under difficult circumstances. Those people are too often labelled ‘voiceless’, uneducated or unwilling, while the truth is actually the opposite. WE supports in areas where the complexity of the system causes harm and easy solutions are not the answer. Where you need to work together to move forward, but the reality on the ground makes it tough to do so. Where the effects of power, hierarchy, and gender discrimination are painfully obvious, but still ignored. In short, those places where one person or simple solutions alone cannot change the system.

Connecting the patterns we see in stories to the work on the ground is a core function of Oasis, one that is key to this role.

// Who we are…

WE are a global learning community: a mixed bunch of activists, pioneers, changemakers, and bridge builders. As trained facilitators we are experts in helping to address complex challenges. Currently based in eleven different countries, supported by an even larger worldwide network, we understand the complex reality in each of these countries. WE is always looking for the next edge; new methods to work with and new insights to apply. Like no other, we know how to create the conditions for magic to happen.

// We offer...

• A joint purpose: Advance Human Rights in global supply chains
• The chance to be part of a team developing a new approach to monitoring and evaluation
• Quick decision-making processes, personal responsibility, and a great learning curve
• Space to explore your own interests & talents alongside our core work
• Learning is continuous, and we will support that. Simply put, if you want some training, we organize it for you
• A truly international environment made up of people who care about what they do and the people they work with
• Salary in range of €4000-€5000, 50/50 remote/in-office (The Hague, Netherlands), flexible working hours and vacation policy

// You bring…

• Comfort with complexity & willingness to leave the traditional ideas behind
• A personal drive to make the world a better place, including a willingness and ability to work with traumatic stories
• Native-level English with preference for proficient Dutch speaking skills
• An interesting mix of academic and work experience that makes you unique, ideally several years of working in international development field and a relatable Master’s degree
• Familiarity with mixed-methods analysis software like MaxQDA, atlas.ti, etc.
• Experience with facilitation and implementation of monitoring and evaluation capacity building internally and externally

// Where we need your support...

• Co-creating and leading research projects based on the stories and data that makes up Oasis
• Partner with other leaders in the WE Program to adapt the collective strategy of the organization’s approach to monitoring and evaluation
• Deep reading, coding, and analysis of the stories & data
• Documenting research findings and communicating them to our teams and brand partners, often in collaborative sense-making sessions
• Inform the ongoing development of Oasis as a philosophy and a digital platform
• Support the expansion of Oasis from reaching out to potential new partners, speaking engagements to present our work, etc.
• Guiding country teams through regular story-driven sense-making sessions

We are looking for the best person for this position, not the best resume. If this is a job that excites you and you feel you are a good fit with the WE Program, we would love to hear from you! Even if that means if you don’t fit all of the requirements.

If you are interested in the position please send your CV and a cover letter describing what you change about monitoring and evaluation if you have the chance to: helen@we-program.community. We will be interviewing on a rolling basis.