PHP OFFICER
Source: Intermón Oxfam - Spain
INTERMON OXFAM
| Deadline: | 02 Dec 2007 |
| Organisation: | Intermón Oxfam - Spain |
| Location: | Sudan |
| Type: | contract |
| Salary: | TBA (000's USD) |
| Description: | Intermon Oxfam is looking to fill the position of PHP Officer (Public Health Promotion) for the International Cooperation Department.
Intermon Oxfam believes in justice, solidarity, and peace, and we work to change the world. We believe that the best way of helping people in the poorest countries is to promote self-sufficiency and thus achieve their right to a life of dignity.
The complexity of the world in which we live calls for comprehensive action. To achieve this, we cooperate in more than 500 development and humanitarian action programmes in over 50 countries in Africa, the Americas, and Asia. We act in emergencies; we promote fair trade and carry out consciousness-raising and social-mobilization campaigns.
To achieve greater efficiency in our work of fighting poverty and injustice in the world, we join forces with 12 other NGOs (non-governmental organisations) in different countries, with whom we share ethical principles and common objectives, forming Oxfam International.
All this is possible thanks to an extensive team of more than 1,900 professionals - volunteer and paid - and the collaboration of more than 210,000 private individuals, groups, and institutions that believe and trust in our work. Across the world, Oxfam International has the support of almost 2,000,000 members and donors.
JOB'S DESCRIPTION
Reporting to the Field Coordinator and with the support of the WASH Manager in the Barcelona Central Office (RWHS), the person selected will be in charge of the humanitarian response for the promotion of health and hygiene by Intermón Oxfam in the champ of Boro Medina in South Sudan.
The person's key functions will be:
-Participation in evaluating and designing the reply to emergency along with the team.
-Preparation, planning and implementation of activities and initiatives for the education and promotion of health and hygiene. -To participate in the proposal and follow-up of the budget and to place orders for materials and equipment for the health and hygiene and community participation promotion activities, respecting all logistic and financial procedures and controls. -To ensure that the activities aspire to meeting Sphere standards and comply with the steps and protocols of Oxfam International. -To evaluate and select the needs of NFI (Non Food Items) of the affected population. Preparation, planning and supervision of NFI distributions. -To ensure the collection of data and statistics concerning morbidity and mortality of diseases related to water and sanitation. -To define indicators and implement monitoring systems to supervise and evaluate the impact of the health and hygiene promotion activities, distribution of NFI and the activities of community participation of the project, just as for evaluating the impact of the water and sanitation activities. -Preparation, planning and implementation of community participation activities related to all processes of evaluation, planning, design, implementation and monitoring the water and sanitation and health and hygiene promotion activities. -To guarantee the maximum involvement of the refugees in maintaining and building the sanitation structures and in the cleaning and hygiene work. REQUIRED PROFILE -Degree in Public Health; training in Community Development, Water and Sanitation for Communities, Adult's Education, Health and Hygiene promotion, HIV/AIDS will be valued. -Minimum of 2 years experience in developing countries in humanitarian programmes for the promotion of health and hygiene and preferably with speciality in water and sanitation. Experience in emergency programmes is mandatory. -Knowledge and experience in working with communities. -Languages: English. -Result orientated and organisational capacity. Team work and collaboration. -High flexibility and adaptation to change. -Indispensable immediate availability: incorporation at November/beginning of December. WORK CONDITIONS Contract of employment: Contract of 4 months. Salary: According to the Intermón Oxfam's country salary scale. Social benefits: Medical, life and accident insurance and children' benefit. Holidays: 30 natural days per year. Working place: Raga - Boro Medina (South Sudan) HOW TO APPLY Interested candidates can send their CV to humanitarianstaff@intermonoxfam.org or via post to Intermón Oxfam- Área de Recursos humanos, C/ Roger de Lluria, 15, 08010 Barcelona (Spain), indicating the reference "Ref: 133/07-08 - PHP Officer Sudan Emergency". The closing date for submitting applications is 2th of December 2007. Only pre-selected candidates will be contacted. |
