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Oxfam has been working in South Sudan since 1983. Our Programmatic Strategy concentrates on Saving lives, Resilient Livelihoods, Advancing Gender Justice and Good Governance and Active Citizenship through a full spectrum platform that includes humanitarian response, recovery and resilience, long term development and policy and advocacy.
Oxfam currently operates through 7 area offices in ten states (Upper Nile, Jonglei, Lakes, Central Equatoria,
OXFAM PURPOSE: To work with others to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering.
JOB PURPOSE: The PHP Team Leader is responsible for leading public health promotion (PHP) activities within Renk, ensuring the effective implementation of integrated public health engineering and promotion strategies. The role involves managing teams, engaging with stakeholders, and safeguarding public health through promoting safe WASH practices and active community involvement in WASH service.
Oxfam {affiliate/} is looking for South Sudanese National to fill up the Role of Public Health Promoting Team Leader -Renk .
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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Programme Leadership and Management · Lead and coordinate the planning, implementation, and monitoring of PHP activities within field locations. · Provide technical guidance and capacity building to PHP teams, ensuring that all interventions adhere to relevant standards, codes of conduct, humanitarian principles, and meet Oxfam’s minimum quality requirements for WASH programming. · Lead and work closely with Public Health Engineering (PHE) teams and other departments (MEAL, Protection, EFSVL) to ensure a comprehensive and integrated approach to community engagement.
Technical Expertise and Quality Assurance · Conduct rapid assessments of public health risks in emergency-affected areas and design appropriate interventions. · Prepare a detailed public health risk assessment matrix for each location and prepare guidance note on key risk identified and response strategy. · Train public health team in context specific public health risk assessment and risk-based promotion, including close working relation with health facilities. · Develop and implement context-specific PHP strategies that address gender, protection, and inclusion, and ensure these are integrated into all activities. · Provide ongoing capacity building and technical support to Oxfam staff, partners, and community members to promote sustainable public health practices. · As part of an integrated team, contribute towards planning and proposal writing in order to provide clear objectives and establish indicators for monitoring and evaluating the programme.
Coordination and External Representation · Represent Oxfam in WASH cluster meetings, and liaise with government authorities, UN agencies, and other stakeholders to ensure a coordinated response. · Facilitate community engagement, mobilizing populations for participation in planning, construction, and maintenance of WASH facilities. · Establish and maintain communication channels between the WASH response team and the affected population to ensure transparency and accountability.
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting · In Collaboration with the program quality team develop and oversee PHP monitoring and evaluation systems, ensuring that activities are tracked and adjusted based on performance data. · Provide timely, accurate reporting on PHP activities, including donor reports and internal updates, documenting lessons learned and best practices. · Periodically review public health promotion works and contribution of the intervention in reducing public health risk identified during assessment. · Collaborate with other WASH team members to ensure that public health promotion is integrated into a cohesive response.
Budget and Resource Management · Manage PHP-related budgets and resources efficiently, overseeing expenditures and procurement of necessary materials. · Contribute to the development of proposals and budget planning for WASH programs, ensuring alignment with Oxfam's financial and resource management policies. |
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