Job ID
31164
Job Title
PHP Officer
To work for
Oxfam Syria
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Operations - Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
Assessment and Programme Design:
In collaboration with other members of the project team and the WASH Leader, participate in design and management assessments and baseline studies in order to identify WASH-related health risks and priorities.
Collect, record and interpret qualitative and quantitative data
Use assessment data to design participatory public health promotion interventions appropriate for the local context and culture with involvement of all groups of community.
Access and analyse resources and capacities of Oxfam contractors/partners that could be useful for visual and other Public health promotion activities acceptable to all stakeholders.
Programme planning and reporting:
Assist the Area Manager in developing work plans and program activities with consultation of the WASH Team Leader in the hub.
Contribute to weekly project team review and planning meetings and ensure both PHP and PHE review and plan together as one team.
Reflect on programme experience to contribute to Public Health /WASH learning review
Contribute to the design and development of country WASH strategy according to local context.
Participate and help to sustain planned engagements with Local and central government authorities on the role of WASH/PHP as humanitarian cause.
Provide weekly reports (including data collects, and key achievements for the week) and submit to the project manager as per agreed timeline
Programme Implementation:
In consultation with the WASH coordinator in the hub Implement PHP activities in WASH emergencies e.g. baseline data collection, designing implementation of IEC campaigns through popular Media, identification, selection and capacity building of community based hygiene volunteers, working with logistics team on targeting, delivery and monitoring of NFI distributions, design, implementation and monitoring public health promotion activities at community level with innovative ideas context relevant.
Take leadership at field level on the integration of Public Health promotion activities with other relevant sectors.
Implement interventions for specific target groups, e.g. women, men, children, youth groups, religious leaders and community leaders.
Provide support and capacity in the development of behaviour change communication strategy and guide the development and production of Media activities acceptable to all stakeholders.
In collaboration with the WASH coordinator closely work and support the work of local and National institutions, such as schools, water boards, councils and Municipalities ensuring appropriate WASH/PHP activities are implemented
Implement Post distribution monitoring according to agreed sampling frame and best approach applicable to context
Supervise others to monitor and report against key WASH related diseases.
Contribute to safe programming by analysing risks, and contributing in setting up risk prevention, mitigation and management measures to ensure all stakeholders can safely take part to Oxfam’s activities
Contribute to Oxfam humanitarian approach by embedding community engagement, safe programming, feminist approach and local humanitarian leadership principles in own tasks
Working in coordination and collaboration with the PHE/P counterpart always to ensure maximising the impact of all WASH activities
Staff Management
Provide day to day management to A PHP and community mobilisers including performance management with support of project manager
Conduct training needs assessment of APHP and suggest areas of improvement to the WASH Coordinator for support in designing relevant capacity building schedules, e.g. on job training, coaching and short weekly training on defined topics.
Able to take leadership of the project team when called upon.
Logistics and Finance
Work with logistics to ensure timely procurement and distribution of NFIs with support of project manager
Work closely with Finance and project manager in monitoring PHP budget expenditures levels.
In collaboration with other members of the project team and the WASH Leader, participate in design and management assessments and baseline studies in order to identify WASH-related health risks and priorities.
Collect, record and interpret qualitative and quantitative data
Use assessment data to design participatory public health promotion interventions appropriate for the local context and culture with involvement of all groups of community.
Access and analyse resources and capacities of Oxfam contractors/partners that could be useful for visual and other Public health promotion activities acceptable to all stakeholders.
Programme planning and reporting:
Assist the Area Manager in developing work plans and program activities with consultation of the WASH Team Leader in the hub.
Contribute to weekly project team review and planning meetings and ensure both PHP and PHE review and plan together as one team.
Reflect on programme experience to contribute to Public Health /WASH learning review
Contribute to the design and development of country WASH strategy according to local context.
Participate and help to sustain planned engagements with Local and central government authorities on the role of WASH/PHP as humanitarian cause.
Provide weekly reports (including data collects, and key achievements for the week) and submit to the project manager as per agreed timeline
Programme Implementation:
In consultation with the WASH coordinator in the hub Implement PHP activities in WASH emergencies e.g. baseline data collection, designing implementation of IEC campaigns through popular Media, identification, selection and capacity building of community based hygiene volunteers, working with logistics team on targeting, delivery and monitoring of NFI distributions, design, implementation and monitoring public health promotion activities at community level with innovative ideas context relevant.
Take leadership at field level on the integration of Public Health promotion activities with other relevant sectors.
Implement interventions for specific target groups, e.g. women, men, children, youth groups, religious leaders and community leaders.
Provide support and capacity in the development of behaviour change communication strategy and guide the development and production of Media activities acceptable to all stakeholders.
In collaboration with the WASH coordinator closely work and support the work of local and National institutions, such as schools, water boards, councils and Municipalities ensuring appropriate WASH/PHP activities are implemented
Implement Post distribution monitoring according to agreed sampling frame and best approach applicable to context
Supervise others to monitor and report against key WASH related diseases.
Contribute to safe programming by analysing risks, and contributing in setting up risk prevention, mitigation and management measures to ensure all stakeholders can safely take part to Oxfam’s activities
Contribute to Oxfam humanitarian approach by embedding community engagement, safe programming, feminist approach and local humanitarian leadership principles in own tasks
Working in coordination and collaboration with the PHE/P counterpart always to ensure maximising the impact of all WASH activities
Staff Management
Provide day to day management to A PHP and community mobilisers including performance management with support of project manager
Conduct training needs assessment of APHP and suggest areas of improvement to the WASH Coordinator for support in designing relevant capacity building schedules, e.g. on job training, coaching and short weekly training on defined topics.
Able to take leadership of the project team when called upon.
Logistics and Finance
Work with logistics to ensure timely procurement and distribution of NFIs with support of project manager
Work closely with Finance and project manager in monitoring PHP budget expenditures levels.
Qualifications
-University Degree – relevant to the position is preferable, relevant years of experience at this level with International Agencies or NGO
-Knowledge of one or more of the following: public health, health or hygiene promotion, community development, education, community mobilization.
-Minimum 4 to 5 years of relevant experience
-Design, communication, and presentation skills.
-Excellent knowledge of area of work and increasingly contribute to team planning.
-Fluency in Arabic and English (written and verbal)
-Successfully manages conflicting priorities.
-;Strong influencing and networking
-Takes responsibility for own work and delegated project/processes (including some leadership).
-Anticipates problems and regularly provides solutions
-Knowledge of one or more of the following: public health, health or hygiene promotion, community development, education, community mobilization.
-Minimum 4 to 5 years of relevant experience
-Design, communication, and presentation skills.
-Excellent knowledge of area of work and increasingly contribute to team planning.
-Fluency in Arabic and English (written and verbal)
-Successfully manages conflicting priorities.
-;Strong influencing and networking
-Takes responsibility for own work and delegated project/processes (including some leadership).
-Anticipates problems and regularly provides solutions
Specific Vacancy Requirements
This position is advertise in 3 hubs ( Aleppo , Deir Elzor , Rural Damascus )
Salary and Benefits
As per Oxfam Salary Scale
About us
Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations networked together in more than 90 countries, as part of a global movement for change, to build a future free from the injustice of poverty.
In Syria :
While Oxfam has been present in the region since 1970, it began operating in Syria through its Damascus based presence in July 2013. Since then, Oxfam has been responding to both the urgent WASH needs for vulnerable people, and has been working on the rehabilitation of water systems in order to provide durable, more sustainable solutions to the affected populations. Interventions implemented under Oxfam's WASH Programme include: Provision of Acute Emergency Life-Saving WASH Services, Rehabilitation of Water Systems, Hygiene Promotion and Water Conservation, Capacity Building and Training, and Improved Emergency WASH Coordination. To date, Oxfam has been worked in 10 governorates, seeking out to over 2.5 million beneficiaries.
In Syria :
While Oxfam has been present in the region since 1970, it began operating in Syria through its Damascus based presence in July 2013. Since then, Oxfam has been responding to both the urgent WASH needs for vulnerable people, and has been working on the rehabilitation of water systems in order to provide durable, more sustainable solutions to the affected populations. Interventions implemented under Oxfam's WASH Programme include: Provision of Acute Emergency Life-Saving WASH Services, Rehabilitation of Water Systems, Hygiene Promotion and Water Conservation, Capacity Building and Training, and Improved Emergency WASH Coordination. To date, Oxfam has been worked in 10 governorates, seeking out to over 2.5 million beneficiaries.
Required employees number
3
Posted On
Jul 27, 2022
Expiry Date
Aug 11, 2022
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CV Language
English