Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Do you have Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields in Public Health, Health Promotion, Medical fields, or a related field?

Do you have Experience: in community engagement, mobilization, and awareness-raising in public health?

Do you have Experience in facilitating health and hygiene sessions and training community leaders, volunteers, and other stakeholders?

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

The Role:

Oxfam Syria is looking for Public Health Promotion Officer

To support Oxfam Syria programme in the plan and implementation of emergency and resilience water, sanitation and Hygiene promotion activities to alleviate suffering of vulnerable population affected by ongoing conflict and any future emergency in Syria. The work may involve data gathering and management, community consultation, need assessment, conducting surveys, training, Reports writing and providing knowledge and means to maintain health and personal hygiene of vulnerable affected populations.

This role is Maternity Cover (max of 6 months)

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:

ESSENTIAL

• Self-Awareness
• Listening
• Relationship building
• Mutual accountability
• Enabling

In addition:

• Bachelor’s degree holder is essential, relevant fields in Public Health, Health Promotion, Medical fields, or a related field is preferable.
• Bachelor's degree in related fields holder 4 years of experience or Bachelor’s Degree in other fields 6 Ys of experience, Experience: in community engagement, mobilization, and awareness-raising in public health, etc or a related role within the non-profit sector (as Hygiene Promotion Specialist, Community Engagement Officer, Health and Hygiene Promotion Facilitator, etc).
• Demonstrated knowledge of public health principles and hygiene promotion practices in humanitarian settings.
• Familiarity with behavior change communication methods and community-based approaches to public health.
• Proficiency in data collection and monitoring tools for hygiene promotion and public health assessments
• Skilled in facilitating health and hygiene sessions and training community leaders, volunteers, and other stakeholders
• Experience with designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation frameworks for hygiene promotion activities, including data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Collaborating with health, protection, Gender, and WASH teams to ensure comprehensive health and hygiene interventions
• Experience in working with local partners, field teams, and community representatives.
• Ability to troubleshoot data collection and reporting issues and adapt approaches as needed in response to challenging and changing environments.
• Proficiency in English and Arabic is essential.
• Knowledge of the context in the areas covered by the hub (Aleppo –Idlib)
• Demonstrated experience in managing a team, minimum 2 years.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, building capacity, motivate a diverse team, ensuring effective performance management and fostering a collaborative working environment.
• Proficiency in using office software (e.g., MS Office Suite).

Desirable

• Experience establishing and managing community feedback systems to enhance program responsiveness and accountability.
• Experience working with international NGOs or humanitarian organizations is preferred.
• Familiarity with international health and hygiene standards such as Sphere standards, WHO guidelines, and other relevant protocols for WASH in emergencies.

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.

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.  

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.

About us

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 international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

A thriving diverse Oxfam:

It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.

To do that:

• We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
• We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
• We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.