Humanitarian Support Personnel – Public Health Promotion at Oxfam: Deadline 23 April, 2024

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Can you work in English and in French?

Are you seasoned in handling a range of emergencies in different situations and countries?

Do you have demonstrable experience working on public health in emergencies: developing and delivering successful capacity building strategies and coaching teams, including the ability to effectively advise and support field staff and partners, using methods such as mentoring, coaching, shadowing, demonstration, accompaniment, training, written advice, verbal advice, research and development?

Do you have experience in Health Promotion and Community Engagement?

Do you have experience in in managing teams and in capacity building?

If the answer is yes, then would like to hear from you.

Pouvez-vous travailler en anglais et en français?

Vous avez l’habitude de répondre à toute une variété d’urgences dans des circonstances et des pays différents ?

Avez-vous une expérience démontrable dans le domaine de la santé publique en situation d’urgence : élaboration et mise en œuvre de stratégies réussies de renforcement des capacités et encadrement d’équipes, y compris la capacité de conseiller et de soutenir efficacement le staff terrain et les partenaires, en utilisant des méthodes telles que le mentorat, le coaching, l’observation, la démonstration, l’accompagnement, la formation, les conseils écrits, les conseils oraux, la recherche et le développement ?

Avez-vous de l’expérience en matière de promotion de la santé publique et d’engagement communautaire ?

Avez-vous de l’expérience dans la gestion d’équipes et dans le renforcement des capacités?

 Si la réponse est oui, nous aimerions vous rencontrer


The Role:

Oxfam’s Global Humanitarian Team (GHT) is looking for a Humanitarian Support Personnel – Public Health Promotion to work with country teams and national and international partners in providing leadership to Public Health Promotion (PHP) teams through a community engagement approach to ensure that women, men and children are involved in the management of WASH resources in a safe, equitable and culturally appropriate manner in order to maximise positive impacts for their communities.

The post holder will undertake a series of deployments lasting between six weeks and up to six months for which specific terms of reference will be negotiated and agreed with the country office or partner concerned, prior to deployment, or revised during the early stages of deployment.  Often these deployments will be in support of rapidly evolving emergencies and/or complex and challenging operational environments, where Oxfam needs to rapidly develop its programme and capacity.

Travailler avec les équipes pays et les partenaires nationaux et internationaux en assurant la direction des équipes de Promotion de la Santé Publique (PHP) à travers une approche d’engagement communautaire afin de s’assurer que les femmes, les hommes et les enfants sont impliqués dans la gestion des ressources WASH de manière sûre, équitable et culturellement appropriée afin de maximiser les impacts positifs pour leurs communautés.

Le titulaire du poste effectuera une série de déploiements pour une durée entre six semaines et maximum six mois pour lesquels des termes de référence spécifiques seront négociés et convenus avec le bureau national ou le partenaire concerné, avant le déploiement, ou révisés au cours des premières phases du déploiement.  Souvent, ces déploiements seront destinés à soutenir des situations d’urgence à évolution rapide et/ou des environnements opérationnels complexes et difficiles, dans lesquels Oxfam a dû rapidement développer son programme et ses capacités.




What we are looking for:

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

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

 Graduate qualification or equivalent in one of the following, or a related discipline: social sciences, environmental or public health, anthropology or community development.

    Substantial work experience in more than one type of emergency context and country location.
    Ability to work effectively under stress in emergency situations, in a leadership role.
    Ability to work in a participatory way with communities.
    A proven capacity to contribute to multi-disciplinary teams and to work with and influence people from diverse backgrounds.
    Strong assessment, analytical and planning skills.
    Strong influencing skills especially in dealing with country and regional management teams and advisers / managers within GHT.
    Ability to work collaboratively, supportively and respectfully with others in multi-cultural teams and strong networking skills with strong commitment to Oxfam and humanitarian values.
    Strong conceptual, analytical and critical thinking.

Note: Good written and spoken English and French are essential, additional languages of Arabic or Spanish are desirable.

For more details, please see the attached Job Description.




We offer:

 

This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in Humanitarian responses, to act as a key contributor to the team, to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their fields. On this role, Oxfam Offers a fair pay and competitive benefits package which include a Net GBP pay whereby Oxfam covers the tax obligation for the employee, and attractive pension package; 33 leave days(pro-rata to duration of contract); a 100% medical cover for all reimbursables and a 75% cover on optical and dental expenses for the employee.

A 1 year fixed term contract with strong probability of extension.

For more details, please see the attached Job Description available in FRENCH and ENGLISH.

 


Flexfam:

 We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you.

How to apply:

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile. This can be submitted in English and French.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam 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 our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

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, we 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.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.




About us

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

 To do that:

    We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
    We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
    We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.

Documents

    HSP Benefits 2021 (2) (1) (2).pdf (90.72 KB)
    GHT HSP PHP JD – French.pdf (73.78 KB)
    PHP HSP PHP JD – English.pdf (70.88 KB)
    Oxfam’s Promise.pdf (439.36 KB)
    FEMINIST PRINCIPLES – OGB (1).pdf (119.24 KB)

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