Water and Sanitation

Oxfam Great Britain

Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations working together with partners and local communities in more than 90 countries.

One person in three in the world lives in poverty. Oxfam is determined to change that world by mobilizing the power of people against poverty.

Around the globe, Oxfam works to find practical, innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty and thrive. We save lives and help rebuild livelihoods when crisis strikes. And we campaign so that the voices of the poor influence the local and global decisions that affect them.

In all we do, Oxfam works with partner organizations and alongside vulnerable women and men to end the injustices that cause poverty.

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation Oxfam.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

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.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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.

TEAM PURPOSE:

To manage and execute Oxfam’s WASH activities through strategic partnership management, programmer planning, and management, administrative support, staff management, implement, review & support the delivery of PHE component as part of OGB cholera emergency preparedness/response programme in Tigray Region, Southern Zone, but also contributing to the wider Oxfam Ethiopia Programme.

JOB PURPOSE:

To provide technical support on water sanitation Engineering (PHE) programme ensuring quality, community-based intervention that considers sustainable coping crisis affected 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 in close coordination with PHP team and ensuring community participation and integration with EFSL, Gender and protection.  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan, Prepare, and design of WASH infrastructure construction with detail take off sheet, BOQ and technical drawing.
• Implement and supervise the Public Health engineering activities in the project area in interactive and participatory manner.
• Ongoing monitoring and evaluation of construction of WASH infrastructure and take measurable action.
• Undertake onsite construction management, contractor and construction work control in quality and quantity.
• Payment preparation for revision with all requirements for payment request.
• Under the guidance of the PHE & PHP officer and WASH technical team leader, take part in water, sanitation and hygiene needs assessments.
• Work with the community, IDPs and local administration, to ensure that the public health needs of WASH facilities for 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, sensitization techniques.
• Work closely with IDP community-based institutions (such as WASH Co), community health volunteers, RCC and local level government officials, undertake community (men, women, children) mobilisation and their capacity building on quality WASH services
• Be involved in designing and delivering training for implementing partners and community (WASH Co, operation, and maintenance technicians). Or supervise the trainings given by regional and district government partners.
• Undertake field visits to supervise and assist in implementation of the activities and take appropriate measures to tackle operation problems affecting the implementation processes and quality of the intervention.
• Ensure that work is carried out in a way that is sensitive to the community needs and gender issues.
• Provide inputs and participate in the collection, completion of weekly, monthly and project end reports where necessary, relating to progress made on WASH, with focus on objectives, obstacles, and possible solutions, together with future plans and recommendations where necessary.
• Take part in distribution activities, including identification of goods and materials, registration of beneficiaries and distribution of items to target communities.
• Carry out water quality analysis, disinfection, and report accordingly.
• Collaborate with other WASH team members, and MEAL colleagues to support the development of creative and holistic approaches to WASH programming.
• Support WASH team to ensure adherence to minimum standards of technical quality in all WASH related activities and interventions.
• Ensure that all construction work, such as latrines, and water works meet Oxfam standards and assist in ensuring that contractors and community members work to the required timescale and qualities.

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

SKILS, Experience, Knowledge & Competencies

Essential

•  Degree/ Diploma in public health Engineering, hydraulic engineering, water supply and water resource engineering, Civil Engineering / related from a recognized academic institution. Appropriate, relevant, and comprehensive experience in the field of WASH may substitute for the formal qualifications and not vice versa.
• 2-3 years of experience in undertaking community based Public Health engineering, construction, WASH projects within the emergency response.
• Demonstrated hands on expertise of various techniques of WASH infrastructure construction, management, monitoring, operation, and maintenance of WASH service.
• Experience in developing appropriate training material & strong training skills Knowledge and expertise in undertaking/ administering community-based interventions using community participatory methodologies (CHAST, CLTSH, PHAST etc.) and enhancing the sustainability of the implemented technologies
• Fluent English and other local language are an asset
• Good understanding of software (AutoCAD, Archi cad, water cad, GIS, GPS, epanet) are mandatory.
• Be willing to live and work in remote field conditions or locations with minimal camping requirements.
• Knowledge of and commitment to humanitarian principles (NGO/ Red Cross Code of Conduct) and with the Sphere Humanitarian Charter minimum standards.

Desired

• Knowledge of using Auto cad and Archie cad
• Knowledge of preparation of estimates/BOQ
• Experience in NGO sector

As per the organization scale

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