Internal Job Grade | D2 |
Contract type | Fixed Term, 12 months’ contract |
Reporting to | Program Manager, DD (25%) and matrix managed by Project Management Unit (PMU) Team Leader (75%) |
Staff reporting to this post | None |
Locations | Siti Zone, Somali region |
Shaping a stronger Oxfam for people living in poverty
Background
Access to latrine facilities are limited in most of the IDP sites in Somali region and people are practicing open defecation. To tackle this hygiene and sanitation problem in the IDPs as well as in the community in siti zone, where IDPs have already started integrating with host community, Oxfam designed project to address this lack of access to latrine facilities and awareness of the community and IDPs in Siti zone, Somali Region.
As part of this project Oxfam will work with the local government and partners in reducing the open defecation practice through community consultation, using participatory approach, and involving communities in constructing their own latrine with material support from Oxfam.
Team Purpose
The project management unit (PMU) team will lead and ensure the rolling out and effective implementation of the rural water supply utility operation and maintenance model and also the promotion of hygiene and sanitation work of UNICEF funded project in the Somali region.
Job Purpose
To enable Oxfam to implement the rural utility and hygiene and sanitation project in Siti zone of the Somali Region in the Public Health Engineering requirements of the project in the area. The work involves, at an immediate stage, the assessment of the WASH needs and plan, implement, review and support the delivery of the public health components of the project; reduction of WASH related disease outbreak including AWD, or any other public health related diseases spread; as well as building the capacity of the IDPs and the communities to create better awareness in hygiene and sanitation. Particularly, the work requires providing and/or supervising the provision of technical support and assistance to the project within an area of specialism. In addition, the position holder need to participate in the rolling out of the rural water supply utility model; support the PMU team in the engineering aspects of the project; collaborate with electro-technical officer in conducting assessment of the multi village water supply system and documentation; participate in different studies; and support technically the Rural Water Supply Utility.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
Essential