Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Syria: WASH Team Leader

Sep 17, 2023 | Oxfam
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Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

The Role

Oxfam {Syria} is looking for WASH TEAM LEADER To lead Oxfam Syria’s Northern Hub WASH program (Aleppo, Idleb, Hama, and Latakia governorate) in the implementation and scale-up of the emergency, resilience and community-engaged WASH activities in close coordination with line and technical manager to alleviate the suffering of the vulnerable population affected by the ongoing conflict, cholera outbreak, earthquake and other emergencies in the designated area. This includes line managing PHE Team Leaders in assessment, designing, planning & implementation, supervision of construction works, preparing BoQ and contract management within Oxfam’s program strategy. And to line manage the PHP Team Leaders in planning and delivering quality Public Health Promotion and community engagement activities (jointly with PHEs) through public health risks and needs assessment, stakeholder analysis, community perception tracking, in designing and implementing behavioural change interventions employing community engagement approaches as means to improve risky hygiene behaviours, knowledge, maintaining the health of vulnerable affected populations and in capacity building of staff and partners.

What Oxfam is looking for

Oxfam is looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam’s mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to its feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all they do.

An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:

Self-Awareness
Sound judgement and decision making
Listening
Vision Setting

In addition:

University Degree in relevant field/significant relevant years of experience at this level with International Agencies or NGO’s
Minimum 5 to 8 years of relevant experience
Demonstrated experience of leadership, Team management and capacity building of teams.
Competency in use of relevant technology systems (MS Office suite, financial accounting, and accuracy skills)

What Oxfam Offers

Oxfam offers 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 an employee joins Oxfam they are invited to stretch and learn in their role. Oxfam’s wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more.

Read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.

How to apply

As part of the online application, please upload up-to-date CV and Cover Letter explaining suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile. Its values and commitment to safeguardingOxfam 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 its code of conduct. It places a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate its values are recruited to work for Oxfam.

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, Oxfam 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.

Oxfam is committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within its organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

About Oxfam

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. It is made up of shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And the community 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 its part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, Oxfam needs equality, diversity and inclusion across its community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, Oxfam is committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face the world today.

To do that:

Oxfam needs to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
Oxfam needs an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to its work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.

Documents

WASH-TL_JP-ma_VS.pdf (204.85 KB)

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