VACANCY AVAILABLE AT OXFAM NOVIB
Available Position: PHP Technical Team leader – Rapid Response Team
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Starting date: As soon as possible
Duration: Six (6) Months with possibility of extension.
Starting date: As soon as possible
Duration: Six (6) Months with possibility of extension.
About the Company
Oxfam is a universal confederation of 17 associations (subsidiaries) focused on making an only world without destitution. In Nigeria Oxfam works in the ranges of Economic Justice/Sustainable Livelihoods, Humanitarian Programming to spare lives, Advancing Gender Justice and Good Governance, embracing a privilege based approach.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- In collaboration with RRT PHE TL, jointly assess WASH immediate needs in area where there is emerging need mostly in areas where Oxfam has no presence on the ground or areas where Oxfam is present but has no capacity to assess.
- Provide assessment reports with key recommendations and intervention design (workplan, requisitions, logistics and budget forecasting etc) in coordination with Programme Manager and WASH Coordinator.
- Adapt approaches for implementing community driven mechanism to enhance the targeted population’s capacity to prevent disease outbreak considering cultural context and community engagement, in line with Oxfam team and partners’ capacities. This will take into consideration the humanitarian context and include from the beginning a planned exit strategy
- Representing Oxfam in Nigeria-Rapid Response Mechanism group led by UN-OCHA where Oxfam is the WASH focal point and actively contribute to the group’s decision-making process whether or not to activate the RRM scheme
- To liaise and coordinate with Oxfam security team to ensure security risks being considered and mitigation plan is clearly communicated with all the RRT members.
- Line manage the PHP RRT (PHP National TL, PHP Officers & PHP Assistants)
- Ensuring that RRT team have the necessary tools, equipment and skills to respond immediately in areas where support will be limited.
- Prepare BOQ/Budgets, activities planning and timeframe for quick interventions.
- Graduate qualification or equivalent in one of the following, or a related discipline: social sciences, environmental or public health, anthropology or community development. Experience can substitute qualifications, but not vice versa
- Minimum of 5 years of practical experience in developing countries in Water, Hygiene and Sanitation Emergency programmes (at least 2 years of it in a humanitarian context).
- Experience on outbreak prevention (Cholera, Hepatitis E) at community level and knowledge on wash preventive measures.
- Experience of PHP/community engagement capacity building in different cultures and with people of varying educational background.
- Experience of remote support to PHP programmes.
- Ability to work effectively under stress in emergency situations, in a leadership role. Experience of having led or coordinated inter-agency initiatives would be an advantage.
- Ability to work in a participative way with communities; strong counterpart/ training skills
- Strong assessment, analytical and planning skills.
- Experience of task managing and performance management of small teams and of budget tracking
- Experience of varied approaches to capacity building.
Company's Offer
A competitive, fair and comprehensive pay and benefits package that is justifiable to our donors. The salary range for this position is set in scale 9 with a salary range between €2672, – to €4110, – on the basis of a 40-hour working week.
A competitive, fair and comprehensive pay and benefits package that is justifiable to our donors. The salary range for this position is set in scale 9 with a salary range between €2672, – to €4110, – on the basis of a 40-hour working week.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Application Deadline 1st December, 2017.
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