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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
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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 |
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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 |
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