PUBLIC HEALTH PROMOTION (PHP) OFFICER

Do you have experience in Work closely with engineering colleagues (PHEs) to implement and monitor Oxfam’s water, sanitation and hygiene promotion (WASH) interventions ensuring an integrated behaviour change communication (BCC) approach to the public health needs of programme activities

Do you have experience Organise and conduct training for the identified community groups which may include Hygiene Community Outreach Agents (HCOAs), water point attendants, latrine cleaners, etc as applicable or as needed by the project.

If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you.

The Role:

Public Health Promotion (PHP) Officer is responsible to be an active part of the Oxfam GB Hygiene promotion team in close coordination with the Public Health Engineering (PHE) team and to strengthen Oxfam's response to the South Sudan refugees in Gambela region by providing effective management and high-quality technical planning and implementation inputs for schedules of work and monitoring against agreed indicators.

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:

• BSc Degree in civil or water engineering, construction management from a recognized university/college or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that can bring added value
• Relevant experience of 6+ years as engineering officer or construction supervisor, at least some of which should be related to water supply and sanitation in Emergency IDP and affected host community out of which preferable 2 years of experience working in INGO organization.

• Proven experience of coordinating large public health and/or WASH programmes. It is desirable that some of this should have been in emergency relief programmes.
• Experience with public health promotion and integration with engineering activities.
• Demonstrated experience of integrating gender and diversity into emergency response programmes and longer-term strategies.
• Good understanding of WASH programming in refugee response programming

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.

Skills Required:

• Civil / Engineering / Cotm
• Hydraulics / Water / Engineering