Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.
In March 2022, Oxfam launched its response to the influx of refugees and other people forced to flee from Ukraine in Romania, Moldova and Poland. A Programme Management Unit (PMU) was established to provide leadership, oversee, support and provide technical assistance to the response in the affected countries. The PMU is led by the Organizational Lead and includes dedicated advocacy and influencing capacity; business support functions, and a programme quality team with technical support on gender in emergencies, protection, cash and voucher programming, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL), and safeguarding. Oxfam is supporting a partner-led humanitarian response for the assistance and protection of refugees and other vulnerable people from Ukraine and the communities, organisations and authorities that are hosting and supporting them in neighbouring countries.
The Role
TEAM PURPOSE:
To effectively drive a partner-led Public Health Promotion (PHP) interventions to reduce WASH-related diseases and improve quality of life in North and Eastern Ukraine. Oxfam`s PHP work aims to support communities during humanitarian emergencies by promoting health, preventing disease outbreaks, and mitigating their impact through a Community Engagement (CE) approach.
JOB PURPOSE:
To effectively lead, manage and drive the Oxfam partner-led response in Northern and Eastern Ukraine with other stakeholders across Oxfam. This will be done by supporting Oxfam Ukraine program Partners in the implementation of the emergency & resilience WASH activities to alleviate the suffering of communities affected by the ongoing conflict. This includes supporting partners in identifying public health risks and supporting on the necessary programme design and capacity building to enable communities to mitigate risks through a community engagement approach.
The PHP Coordinator will also be an active member of relevant coordination mechanisms.
Key counterparts:
- Partners implementing PHP programs
- Public Health Engineer Coordinator
- Advocacy & Policy Advisor
- Gender Coordinator
- Protection Coordinator
- Cash & Livelihood, WASH Coordinators
- MEAL and Partnership Coordinators
Please see the attached job description for the full responsibilities that the PHP Coordinator will undertake and the required skills and competencies.
Location: Ukraine, North & East
Job Type: Fixed Term, 1 year
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Management people, budgets, assets, projects and decision making
- Lead on the continuous adaptation of the PHP component of the response strategy and design appropriate interventions and approaches in conjunction with partner organizations;
- Provide technical input to strategy and proposal development and review processes and support Affiliate Programme Funding Departments with proposal development;
- Lead and coordinate PHP-POs ssupport to partners in establishing and/or strengthening/expanding their PHP projects/programmes, including developing programme plans and budgets, managing funding and donor requirements;
- Lead and coordinate partners PHP activities follow up, adapting programmes and overseeing progress in meeting PHP components targets and indicators;
- Provide practical advice and support to key programme staff to develop and translate relevant documents and resources for local partners’ staff;
- Participate and/or oversee PHP-POs in field assessments in order to include PHP issues, and./or carrying out specific WASH assessments;
- Responsible for the internal coordination of all technical sectors: public health engineer, protection, MEAL, gender and advocacy and actively participate in programme meetings;
- Work with support service such as logistics and finance to ensure the timely procurement and delivery of supplies.
Capacity Building
- Builds the capacity of Oxfam PHP staff through mentoring, coaching, on – job training;
- Lead and coordinate PHP-POs ssupport to partners to build their humanitarian PHP capacity, including assessing learning needs, innovative capacity development schemes (i.e., peer learning and support networks, communities of practice and cross regional and country learning within Oxfam and beyond;
- Build capacity of teams on communication and facilitation skills and use of real-time data to foster meaningful dialogue and continuous interaction with high-risk group;
- Assess PHP/ community engagement (CE) capacity/competencies and knowledge in PHP of national/local partners are identified to work with us in WaSH
Analysis and Problem-Solving information, complexity, creativity and forward planning
- Monitor and analyze trends in the WASH and health sectors, in coordination with PHE teams;
- Work in close collaboration with the PHE for WaSH needs assessment and gap analysis in
- agreed areas, including meetings with INGOs, local organizations, key stakeholders, IDPs/returnees etc.
- Work closely with gender, protection team members to establish a solid understanding of community’s risks, perceptions, vulnerability and power dynamics, and ensure that this is integrated within the strategy, proposals, response plan and activities;
- Analyze public health risk, and support partners in identifying and implementing mitigation measures;
- Guide all technical team in using public health data and community feedback to make programme adaptations on a rolling basis;
- As appropriate and when relevant to partners, identify and engage in the use of new and innovative methodologies, processes, or technologies including cash and vouchers;
- Raising awareness within regional and country line managements of the strategic and technical requirements for good design and implementation of PHP interventions;
- Promote the institutionalization and feedback process for the use of these throughout the organization and with partners;
- Ensure programmes are safe, are sensitive to gender and other power dynamics and ensure that they are informed by the community to benefit from the work.
Impact contacts, communication, advice, and consequences
- Represent and participate actively in relevant external coordination mechanism and provide technical steer in promoting a community centered response;
- Promote participation and recognition of local partners in the relevant coordination spaces reducing partner´s dependence on Oxfam for coordination and intelligence gathering;
- Support technical working group in WASH cluster where feasible and applicable;
- Coordinate with other agencies and actors to harmonize community engagement approaches within the district/area of intervention to ensure that we are informing and influencing the work of other actors in this area;
- Track humanitarian information, learning and knowledge developed in responses, research and global fora and ensure these are actively shared and managed internally and externally;
- Represent Oxfam and/or ensure representation in coordinating with relevant government officials, UN agencies, other NGO staff, and relevant clusters during emergencies;
- Foster an appropriate working culture built on Oxfam’s values, respectful and cognisant of power imbalances internally and between Oxfam, our partners and the communities we serve.
Other
- Eager and required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values as well as the promotion of gender justice and women’s rights;
- Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles;
- Motivation for and a ‘hands-on approach’ to setting up programmes with the ability to take the initiative and to address challenges as they arise.
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:
Essential
- A suitable qualification in any discipline relating to anthropology, sociology, communication, public health. Experience could substitute for a formal qualification, but not vice versa;
- Minimum of 3 years’ practical experience in humanitarian public health/WaSH programming, with at least 2 years in management/coordination roles;
- Strong interest and proven experience in community level analysis, participation and capacity building;
- Demonstrated experience in carrying out assessments, developing public health strategies and proposals in humanitarian contexts;
- Demonstrable experience of assessing capacity needs and opportunities, designing and delivering training and learning programmes and initiatives with a desire to improve knowledge and performance, and an understanding of relevant learning & development methodologies;
- Knowledge and understanding to global justice, social change, women’s rights and gender equality and commitment to delivering humanitarian work through feminist principles.
- Experience & knowledge of the international humanitarian sector and an understanding of development issues and humanitarian standards and guidelines including Sphere, Red Cross and Red Crescent Code of Conduct, Core Humanitarian Standards, IASC Gender in Humanitarian Action, GBV Guidelines, Oxfam GIE Minimum Standards;
- Proven ability to develop effective relationships at a distance and deliver high quality remote management, guidance and support;
- Experience in providing advisory support to both senior managers and programme staff, and well-developed ability to facilitate learning, knowledge management and innovative capacity development schemes, particularly in the context of working with implementing partners;
- Enhanced collaboration and networking skills; representational, diplomatic and advocacy skills to enable the post holder to operate effectively within Oxfam and in external networks, including with implementing partners;
- Sensitivity to cultural differences, and the ability to work and communicate in a wide variety of cultural contexts;
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills and the ability to build good relations both internally and externally;
- Excellent command of written and spoken English language.
Key Attributes:
- Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities;
- Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work;
- Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible.
Minimum requirements all staff are expected to fulfil:
- Demonstrate Oxfam values and behavioural competencies;
- Behavioral skills; to be able to successfully work with and mentor others often under challenging circumstances and to demonstrate competencies around “listening and creating dialogue” and “working with others” as well as networking skills.
Desirable
- Understanding of Oxfam’s approach to PHP and community engagement.
- Working knowledge of Ukrainian or Russian.
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.
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.
