Country: Nepal
Closing date: 06 Jun 2019
"Applicable for Nepali Nationals only."
Level: D2
Requirement: 4 (one in each location)
Duration: Fixed term contract until March 2020
Location: Lalitpur, Dhading, Nuwakot and Gorkha
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.
The Role:
Project Officer-WaSH will be implementing PURNIMA WaSH program with the objective of access to safe water, Sanitation and Hygiene to vulnerable communities in Gorkha, Dhading, Nuwakot and Lalitpur district. This program is implementing under WASH/WG department lead by Head of department. The position is required to support WASH team Leader who is managing PURNIMA WaSH program in Dhading and Gorkha.
This position is also responsible for coordinating and building good relations with various key actors and enhancing technical and managerial capacities of the partner NGOs.
*What we are looking for:***
We are looking for an exceptional, dedicated, and highly motivated professional, with a strong commitment to Oxfam's values and beliefs with the following qualification and competencies:
· Graduate in civil engineering that provide an understanding of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions.
· Minimum of 3 years of work experience with practical delivery of sustainable WaSH project.
· Clear understanding of public health needs of poor rural communities and appropriate ways of tackling them. The post holder must be aware of sensitive to particular needs of women in this context.
· Practical and management experiences in any of the following fields, participatory approaches and tools, field assessment tools and its analysis, monitoring, public health and ODF post ODF concept.
Along with this, for this role we are looking for someone with Well developed, interpersonal and team skills and proven ability to be flexible in demanding situations.
We offer:
This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in Water sanitation and Hygiene and to act as key contributor to partners and beneficiaries
We offer the opportunity to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their field of Gender, WaSH, Livelihood, DRR and so forth along with the national and international training and development opportunities. Our offer consists of fair pay and competitive benefits package.
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 promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. 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.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.
How to apply:
To Apply, please refer to the link below:
https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/vacancy/10648/description
Applications for the above position can be sent by 06 June 2019.
Referral:
This is a request to all the Oxfam staff that if there is anyone that you know inside or outside the organization who you think has the competency to deliver the advertised role, request you to kindly forward this announcement to her/him and ask to apply.
Oxfam is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those that are suitable to work within our values are recruited to work for us.
This post is subject to a range of screening checks.
About Us
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.
Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 19 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries