PHP Assistant

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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 committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. 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.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

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We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

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.

Core Details

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

Job Purpose

To provide technical support to local partners on water sanitation hygiene programme ensuring quality, community-based intervention that considers sustainable coping mechanisms in the current Tigray conflict, building the capacity of the IDPs, affected host communities to create better awareness in Water hygiene and sanitation. Particularly, the work requires providing and/or supervising the provision of technical support and assistance to the local partners project within an area of specialism. in close coordination with PHP team and ensuring community participation and integration with EFSL, Gender and protection.

Key Responsibilities

•  Implement and supervise the Public Health Promotion activities in the project area in interactive and participatory manner.
• Under the guidance of the PHE & PHP officer and WASH Coordinator, take part in water, sanitation and hygiene needs assessments.
• Work with the community and local administration, to ensure that the health promotion needs of the population are met.
• Manage mobilization of the community to promote hygiene practices, public sanitation, with more emphasis on monitoring latrine use, water collection/storage, environmental sanitation, and hand washing practices.
• Co –facilitate community problem identification, planning (formulation of action plans, MOUs, hand over), implementation of community activities, participatory monitoring, and evaluation, using community mobilisation, sensitisation techniques
•  Implement and supervise the Public Health Promotion activities in the project area in interactive and participatory manner
•  Under the guidance of the PHE & PHP officer and WASH Coordinator, take part in water, sanitation and hygiene needs assessments.
• Work with the community and local administration, to ensure that the health promotion needs of the population are met.
• Manage mobilization of the community to promote hygiene practices, public sanitation, with more emphasis on monitoring latrine use, water collection/storage, environmental sanitation, and hand washing practices
• Work closely with community-based institutions (such as WASH Co), community health volunteers, health extension workers and local level government officials, undertake community (men, women, children) mobilisation and their capacity building on quality WASH services.

Training /Capacity Building:

• In close discussion with the PHP officer undertake regular field visits to each location of Tigray crises and partner program implementation areas to review programs and build local government capacity in quality program implementation through coaching and support supervision.
• Provided technical capacity building to Local governments such as CHV, HEW and WASH Committee.

• Support Volunteers and health facilities and partners PHP teams in identifying capacity gaps and assist in planning of relevant trainings to address the gaps
• Participating in the workshops and training to support implementation Oxfam and partners.
• Ensure that the government sector and other partners staffs and IDP community volunteers and PHP groups are fully aware of the public health promotion strategy of this project and all PHP activities are in line with strategy activities.
• Participate in WASH trainings carried out by Oxfam, WASH clusters and other platforms

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Support and contribute Public Health Promotion assessments in coordination with the PHP officer and WASH Coordinator, local partners and with other Oxfam sectors (PHE, EFSVL, Gender, Protection and MEAL)
• To assess emergency needs, as requested, especially taking in the broader perspective of Public Health.
• Contribute to regular program activity reports, weekly monthly to the PHP officer and WASH coordinator.
• Report regularly, verbally and in writing to the PHP officer and to represent Oxfam to other NGO’s, agencies, local partners and Government authorities were requested.

Most importantly, every individual at Oxfam GB needs to be able to:

Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPOWERMENT, SOLIDARITY, COURAGE AND EQUALITY

Our 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 across boundaries in working towards a just and sustainable world.
• Inclusiveness: We embrace diversity and difference and value the perspectives and contributions of all people and communities in their fight against poverty and injustice.
• Accountability: We take responsibility for our actions and inaction and hold ourselves accountable to the people we work with and for.
• Courage: We speak truth to power and act with conviction on the justice of our causes.

Ensure you commit to our THREE ORGANISATIONAL ATTRIBUTES:

Ensure you actively ADOPT OXFAM’S FEMINIST LEADERSHIP APPROACH and applying the principles and twelve practices in your work. Read more about this here:

Read this guide to find out more about what our values, organisational attributes and feminist leadership approach mean for how we work

Essential

• BSc Degree in relevant discipline (Environmental health, Public Health, Community Health, water supply sanitation, Nursery, Medical, Social Science) or substantial experience in Public Health Promotion with 2-3 years of experience preferable in NGO Sector.
• Proven technical skills – various PHP approached (preferably in Tigray region context)
•  Practical experience and understanding of community mobilization in relation to water and sanitation activities in humanitarian programmes, specifically to IDPs residing at concentration camp and integrated with host community.
• Knowledge of and commitment to humanitarian principles (NGO/ Red Cross Code of Conduct) and with the Sphere Humanitarian Charter minimum standards.

• Ability to be self-initiative and able to work under minimum supervision.
• Good spoken and written English, and ability to communicate fluently in local language will be highly beneficial (e.g., Tigrigna)

Desired

• Experience in NGO sector
• Knowledge of preparation of IEC material for promoting key public health practices
• Good knowledge of supervision techniques
• Able to travel and work in conflict-affected areas