Public Health Engineering Officer

Public Health Engineering Officer (INT11513)

  • Location:
    South Sudan - Rumbek
  • Workplace Type:
    On-site
  • Hours:
    40
  • Salary:
    COMPETITIVE
  • Job Family:
    Programme
  • Division:
    International
  • Grade:
    D
  • Job Type:
    Fixed Term
  • Closing Date:
    26 March 2026
  • Country:
    South Sudan

 

The Role:

  • Provide technical WASH support to the project, field assessments, designing facilities, construction, and installation supervision, testing and commissioning of WASH facilities.
  • Prepare technical drawings and BoQs for WASH facilities to ensure that installation and operations conform to the set technical standards.
  • Prepare estimates, supply planning and monitoring WASH activity lines in the budget.
  • Supervise and monitor implementation of the project activities closely with the local authorities, and selected contractors/suppliers.
  • Integrate WASH in school activities within the established school hygiene clubs
  • Conduct assessment, mapping, repairs, and rehabilitation works for water systems targeted under the project
  • Conduct WASH in institutions related assessment and identify gaps to inform the interventions to be carried out
  • Work in close collaboration with other members of the Project team to ensure an integrated approach to meet the needs of the population ( Protection and Gender).
  • Produce realistic work plans, as well as procurement plans for all PHE and PHP activities ensuring that deadlines are in line with donor timeframes.
  • Ensure that target Communities, community water structures, local authorities and partners are engaged and consulted during the entire project
  • Ensure that all programmes take gender, disabilities, and HIV issues fully into account. This includes the introduction of mechanisms to enable women and less abled people to participate in decision making around sanitation work.
  • Ensure that all programme activities are in line with minimum requirement laid out in OGB Minimum requirements for PHE and PHP in emergencies and Sphere standards
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Key competencies and academic qualifications

·       University degree in one of the following fields: Water Resource Engineering, Civil Engineering or public health engineering.

·     At least 3 years of RELEVANT experience as a PHE Officer working in South Sudan and implementing hardware WASH activities.

·     Good assessment, monitoring and evaluating and planning skills to enable programme design and delivery.

·     Experience of monitoring budgets.

·     Experience of training staff and developing staff and partner capacity

·     Good knowledge of Sphere standards, Humanitarian Accountability Principles, and Humanitarian needs assessment.

·     Ability to understand complex security situations and adjust operations accordingly.

·     Ability and willingness to live and work in conflict and remote field locations under basic conditions.

·     Strong attention to detail. The ability to present concise reports, sometimes at short notice, reflecting the problems and possible solutions for situations.

·     Proven experience as a team player and demonstrably cooperative with members of other teams, responding flexibly, with speed and accurately to queries and issues

·     Diplomacy, good interpersonal and organizational skills, together with the capacity to remain calm under pressure and not lose sight of strategic priorities.

·     Self-aware and able to assess own, team and other stakeholders’ abilities and limitations.

·     High level of computer literacy especially Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

·     Commitment to Oxfam’s principles and values of accountability, inclusiveness, and empowerment.  This includes demonstrated experience of integrating gender and diversity issues into programmes.

·     Good knowledge of written and spoken English.

·     Experience of management/supervisory responsibilities

·     Familiar with and abide by the NGO/Red Cross Code of Conduct, the People in Aid Code, Oxfam International procedures, and other regulatory codes (e.g. Interaction Field Co-operation Protocol).

·     Sensitivity to cultural differences and the ability to work in a wide variety of cultural contexts.

·     Knowledge of local languages is an added value.

Oxfam {affiliate/} is looking for PHE Officer to be based in Rumbek

 

What we are looking for: 

 

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We offer:

 

 

Reporting, Communications & Coordination

·       Provide timely verbal and written progress reports to the Project Manager

·       Coordinate closely with all thematic focal points within the project (Protection, EFSL, Gender, MEAL, Advocacy).

·       Actively participate in field-level WASH coordination forums, including WASH sector meetings, TWGs, and joint assessments.

·       Represent Oxfam in coordination meetings, community consultations, and stakeholder engagements as delegated by the Project Manager

 

Staff Management

·       Provide day to day management of contractors, casuals where necessary

·       To provide additional support to other humanitarian programmes as directed by the project manager and Technical Coordinator

 

Thinking and Understanding

·       Should be analytical, logical and systematic in approaching issues

Working Effectively with Others

·       Should be able to commit and work toward achieving the organisation organizational goals.  This involves effective and appropriate participation in organizational initiatives and being willing to put personal targets second in favour of other organizational priorities.  It also includes being aware of the leadership role of following and of own specific contribution to the team.

·       Be in position to supporting others.  It involves using initiative and being proactive on behalf of others.

·       Be  aware of what information needs to be given to whom and being able to get a message across to others in an appropriate way.

Self Management

·       Self-awareness - being aware of own strengths and limitations, of own style of working, of own deeply held convictions and the source of these convictions, of own particular biases.

·       Adaptable and flexible – being able to respond to changes in work schedules and patterns when necessary with sufficient flexibility and resilience to avoid letting frustration hinder progress.

·       Independently handling financial task’s of the assigned filed area

 

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. We think this role would work particularly well as <insert any relevant flexible working options such as part-time, job share, hybrid, etc.>

 

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.

 

 

 

 
 
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South Sudan - Rumbek
Oxfam Rumbek Field Office, Mabor-ngap Area - Airport Road, Rumbek, South Sudan
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