OXFAM
OXFAM
Job Description
PHP Officer
Internal and External Advert
Deadline for applications:10th April 2023
Location: Garowe, Puntland
Start date: As soon as possible.
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.
We are an international confederation of 19 organizations (affiliates) working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.
Oxfam’s work in Somalia and Somaliland covers both humanitarian and development spheres, with most programming delivered in Hargeisa and eastern Somaliland, both directly and with partners. The humanitarian component focuses on delivery of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), food security (particularly cash grants) and protection, in response to persistent, intense drought that has decimated livelihoods – primarily pastoralism, and caused mass displacement. The development component focuses on women and youth empowerment, economic inclusion, influence in decision-making and access to justice, primarily through three multi-year programmes.
All our work is led by Six core values: Empowerment, Accountability, Inclusiveness. To read more about our values please click here
Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to 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 employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.
JOB PURPOSE: To work closely with Oxfam’s WASH staff and implementing partners by providing Public Health-related technical support in order to meet Oxfam standards and ensuring quality at each level within the project time frame.
Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelors in any discipline relating to Public Health or degree in social science with at least 2 years practical experience in community mobilization and organization and appropriate community health and sanitation programmes.
- Good understanding of the health and hygiene risks of IDPs, poor rural and urban communities and of appropriate ways of tackling them. Must be aware of and sensitive to the particular needs of women in this context.
- Ability to present concise reports, sometimes at short notice, reflecting the problems and possible solutions for particular situations.
- Flexibility and ease in working with local people have diplomacy, tact and administrative skills in order to work with people at managerial level, and occasionally government levels.
- Assessment, analytical and planning skills.
- Effective member of team and role model; demonstrates creativity in seeking better ways to do things and shares with team and promotes high standards.
- Capacity and desire to pass skills and information, confident communicator, and willingness to work in collaboration with others and respectful to the community.
- Takes responsibility for own work and delegated project/processes (including some leadership).
- Sympathy with the aims and objectives of Oxfam.
- Anticipates problems and regularly provides solutions.
- Knowledge of area of work and ability to contribute to team planning.
- Proactively assumes more responsibility and/or more difficult areas of work in agreement with manager.
- Contributes to development of programme initiatives.