The Ugandan Jobline

• Actively
  promote safe WASH practices, including appropriate use and maintenance of
  WASH facilities and services.
• Ensure
  appropriate community involvement in the design and delivery of essential
  WASH services and facilities
• As
  part of a multi-sectoral team carry out an assessment of public
  health risks and an analysis of the threats to life, health and dignity
  faced by the refugee community guided by the Oxfam Public Health
  Assessment Checklists and analytical model in the ERM (Emergency Response
  Manual)
• Work
  in liaison with the counterparts and PHE team to ensure an integrated
  approach to the public health needs of all programme activities
• Work
  closely with OPM and other sectors and agencies working locally in order
  to coordinate within the WASH sector and between sectors such as
  health and shelter.
• Assist
  Oxfam staff, partners, volunteers to plan and implement communication
  activities when appropriate and conduct needs assessments, design and
  implement the trainings for both partner hygiene promotion
  volunteers and identified committees.
• Supervise,
  manage and monitor the mobilization of the target population to promote
  hygiene practices, environmental sanitation, and control mechanisms while
  being sensitive to community needs and gender issues.
• Take
  account of gender, protection, HIV, the environment, and other important
  cross-cutting concerns in programme design, implementation, and reporting;
  carry out activities in a way that reflects the needs of specific groups
  and individuals e.g. elderly people, children, and people with
  disabilities.
• Represent
  Oxfam when appropriate in sector coordination meetings with the national
  authorities, UN bodies and international and national NGOs on request.
• Work
  in liaison with the PHE team, develop monitoring indicators and
  tools in line with the log frame and regularly collect data to reflect
  progress against objectives, and giving feedback to the PHP TL.
• Present
  regular written reports on progress against objectives as required by the
  PHP TL and ensure that a final report is completed on completion of
  the contract.
• To
  be familiar with and abide by NGO code of conduct and SPHERE minimum
  standards

• The ideal candidate for the Oxfam Public Health Promotion (PHP) Officer
  job placement must hold a Bachelor’s
  degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Community development or other
  relevant field
• A
  minimum of three years of practical experience in developing countries in
  community health and environmental programmes, preferably in emergency
  refugee programmes
• At
  least two years practical experience in community mobilization and
  organisation and appropriate community health and sanitation
  programmes in humanitarian context.
• Hands-on
  experience of hygiene promotion with good understanding of the health and
  hygiene risks of those affected or at risk of contracting Cholera and
  urban communities and of appropriate ways of tackling them. Must be
  aware of and sensitive to the particular needs of women in this context.
• Flexibility
  and ease in working with local people have diplomacy, tact and
  administrative skills in order to work with people at managerial level,
  and occasionally government levels.
• Excellent
  interpersonal and team skills and proven ability to be flexible in
  demanding situations.
• Training
  & facilitation skills, good communicator and willingness to work in
  collaboration with others and respectful to the community.
• Sensitivity
  to cultural differences, and the ability to work in a wide variety of
  cultural contexts.
• Sympathy
  with the aims and objectives of Oxfam and commitment to humanitarian
  principles and action, gender policies with demonstrated experience
  in integrating gender and diversity issues into programmes.

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