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Since the early 1970s, we have been working to address the underlying causes of poverty and marginalization by focusing on developing sustainable livelihoods, providing water and sanitation, agriculture, climate research, gender, and humanitarian issues.

 

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DIVISION: Operations	TEAM: WASH
LOCATION: Degahabour	CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term
GRADE: D2National	JOB FAMILY:  Programme
SALARY: As per the Oxfam benefit package	HOURS: 37.5 per week
FLEXIBLE WORKING We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. This is a full-time role; however, Oxfam offers various flexible arrangements which candidates can discuss with the Recruiting Manager at the interview stage.
TEAM PURPOSE: The Programmes Team will ensure that the programmes make the proper shift, with the quality needed to ensure a proper achievement of the Ethiopia Oxfam Country Strategy. As part of the programmes team, the whole team in the WASH Sector will ensure that Goal 1 of the OCS is achieved with the required quality and in a timely. This team will work very closely with the development team ensuring the link between long-term and emergency situations. JOB PURPOSE: To manage and execute Oxfam’s WASH activities in targeted areas in Somali Region, Jarar and Fafan zones by working with communities at a local level and to promote good hygiene practices amongst target communities.  Training mobilisers and key community members in the aspects of public health promotion and disease prevention methods and leading a team of volunteer community hygiene promotors and health extension workers at the field level, ensuring that activities are suitable in the various cultural contexts according to the location and target population/s  in Hunger Crisis affected IDPs and host communities. The Public Health Promotor will be responsible to participate in studies, baseline assessments, and PDM surveys in coordination with the MEAL team. He/She will participate in cluster meetings and any WASH platforms representing Oxfam as delegated by the line manager.  The PHP officer will be expected to contribute to weekly, monthly, and annual reports and donor report writing.
POST HOLDER REPORTS TO	WASH TEAM Leader
JOBS REPORTING TO THIS POST	PHP Assistants
BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY	No
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Support Oxfam GB’s Public Health Promotion Programme in Jarar and fafan zones, Somali region Hunger Crisis WASH emergency response projects implementation in IDPs and host community. Provide technical support to partners agencies and local government water and health departments Plan and schedule activities to ensure project milestones are met. Design and implement activities through a community engagement approach and maximizes community involvement and ownership. Monitor the humanitarian needs in response to catastrophise to inform and advice on appropriate responses or necessary changes in strategy. Ensure that schedules of work required for efficient implementation at each of the project sites are implemented on time and agreed-on standards Ensure that all planning processes, infrastructure design drawings, bills of quantities and contract documents are in line with budget planning, budgetary constraints and in accordance with the contractual obligations to the donor. Ensure effective monitoring of progress against activities, results and objectives, including community-level participation and which include and documents gender and protection mainstreaming. Ensure minimum Oxfam GB WASH standards, SPHERE, and local government technical quality in all engineering activities and interventions Provide technical inputs and analysis to the respective PHP and WASH TLs for the submission of interim and final donor reports as per the conditions of secured funding. Monitor the external context as it relates to humanitarian needs in public health.  This will include monitoring of waterborne disease incidence in areas of current operations and data collection from divisions with no current operational presence. Provide technical recommendations for further interventions according to the humanitarian context and gaps in assistance. Contribute to the development of contingency plans with other agencies which are realistically costed, and which will allow Oxfam to respond quickly and appropriately to serious public health outbreaks.  Particular attention must be paid to potential cholera outbreaks during and following rainy seasons. Participate in future public health assessments Provide detailed monthly reports indicating progress against objectives and critical bottlenecks. Identify and develop linkages with Oxfam’s livelihood and food security programmes to contribute towards developing a one-programme approach Coordination Collaborate and support the MEAL team to ensure improved programme quality and accountability. Work closely with local partners on the ground and coordinate effective delivery of WASH emergency response actions. Represent Oxfam in different local WASH-related coordination platforms at various levels as delegated by the WASH Lead (e.g. WASH cluster) and actively contribute and influence. Contribute to timely delivery of external reporting requirements at a local level (e.g. 4W and other monthly reports).