JOB TITLE: PHE Specialist (Roving position)
LOCATION:DIVISION / DEPARTMENT : JOB FAMILY: Programme
LOCATION: Jarar
DURATION: 3 months
LEVEL: D1
OXFAM PURPOSE:
To work with others to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering.
JOB PURPOSE:
Support Oxfam partners and field teams to plan, implement and monitor effective delivery of the Public Health Engineering component of humanitarian response in Jarar and Somali Region of Ethiopia.
REPORTING LINES:
Post holder reports to: Programme Manager, Jarar
Staff reporting to this post: PHE Officer
BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY: None
Background
Oxfam has been working in Ethiopia since 1974, devoted to empowering people against poverty. In 2015-16, the organisation consolidated its efforts to meet the needs of the most vulnerable and has reached close to one million people across Ethiopia with life-saving humanitarian assistance. Oxfam’s Humanitarian programme currently operates through 3 field bases in Jijiga, Dire Dawa and Gambella and getting prepared to open three new satellite offices in remote field locations as part of its ongoing drought response. The development team currently operates in Oromia, Amhara, Tigray and Somali region.
The current humanitarian programme primarily includes two CAT 2 responses as follows: (i) 14 Million GBP drought response with a target of benefitting 700,000 people (Programme Focus WASH and EFSVL with gender and cross protection as cross cutting) in Somali, Oromia and Afar region both direct and through partners; (ii) 8 Million GBP response to South Sudan Refugee Crisis in Gambella with a target of benefitting 70,000 people (Programme Focus WASH and EFSVL with gender and cross protection as cross cutting). Oxfam is currently providing WASH support to drought affected people in Somali region and is building the resilience of the people by constructing more resilient water systems including expansion and drilling of new boreholes.
Key Responsibilities
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