Position Title: Hiring Professionals for Public Health Engineering (phe) Assistant
Employer: Oxfam
Employment: Full-Time | Contract
Place of Work: Maychew - Ethiopia
Salary: Competitive salary and a range of additional benefits
Posted date: 5 days ago
Deadline: January, 27/2026 (2 days left)
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.
Do you have experience in implement and supervise the WASH related contractual activities through service providers, through day-to-day direct field presence, and provide daily report written/verbal to the WASH team leader on the progress of the implementation and identified challenges, to maintain a high quality and timely manner delivery of planned interventions?
Do you have experience in the field direct implementation of Public Health Engineering activities as per the WASH workplan, project deliverables, and the field needs, in an effective and participatory manner in the project area?
Do you have experience in contributing to process of planning, preparing, and designing of WASH infrastructure construction with detail take off sheet, BOQ, and technical drawing.
If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you.
The Role:
To manage and implement Oxfam's WASH activities to reduce and mitigate the associated public health risks, through strategic program planning, implementation, administrative support, staff management, review & support the delivery of PHE component as part of Oxfam Ethiopia humanitarian, resilience building, and emergency preparedness/response program in Tigray region particularly activities under GAC project, and contribute to the wider Oxfam Ethiopia program and integration with Livelihood, Gender and protection departments.
What we are looking for:
We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.
An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:
- 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
- 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.
- Ability to be a team player, facilitate activity implementation within agreed periods and timeframes, and work innovatively under minimal supervision.
We offer:
We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits.
From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more.
You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.
Flexfam:
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.
How to apply
As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.
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