| Key Responsibilities:
§ Contributes to the revision/development of Oxfam’s response strategy and Oxfam Country Strategy (OCS) development processes
§ Under the strategic guidance of Head of Programme, undertake overall coordination of the WASH component of humanitarian Response and Resilience Programs in line with country and response strategy;
§ Provide professional and technical leadership to the WASH team (including partners) including elements of Public Health Engineering and Public Health Promotion for programme planning and implementation of humanitarian and development wash activities.
§ Ensure that WASH project activities are planned and implemented on time in line with contractual obligations and accountable approaches with communities;
§ Ensure appropriate design, construction and implementation of WASH hardware is undertaken according to technical standards (SPHERE, Oxfam WASH Minimum standards);
§ Work closely with Program Area WASH Coordinators and Oxfam’s partners with in Oxfam Operational location to facilitate and coordinate effective delivery of WASH component of Humanitarian response and Resilience Programs/Projects; This will include significant travel to field locations to provide support and undertake quality M&E visits;
§ Advise on the need for assessments and M+E. Support staff in preparation and consideration of assessment and evaluation work.
§ Comment and advise on assessment reports from the field in order to appraise emergency situations and make new recommendations for Oxfam which are consistent with Oxfam policy
§ Collaborates with WASH, EFSVL, Gender, Education, sectors, departments, teams, programmes and partners
§ Represent Oxfam in different WASH related coordination platforms at national level (e.g. WASH cluster) and actively contribute and influence; ensure timely delivery of external reporting requirement at national level (e.g. 4W);
§ Ensure that all work is carried out in a way that is sensitive to community needs and gender and protection issues. In particular to promote the full and equal participation of women in all aspects of the work;
§ Undertake regular capacity need assessment of WASH team including partners, conduct annual capacity assessment and provide/arrange capacity building package through training and support at field level;
§ Collaboration and support MEAL team to ensure improved programme quality and accountability; review periodically humanitarian reports.
§ Collaboration and support logistics team at country office for the timely procurement of WASH supplies and services;
§ Contribute in donor reports and funding proposals and ensure donor reports are in line with agreed donor commitment and with good/acceptable quality
§ Collaborate with funding and finance team and ensure all WASH related donor funding are utilized within the project period and all expense are charge in the right project lines.
§ Line manage staff in line with Oxfam policies, ensuring that they have the necessary induction, strategic guidance and management support;
§ Support and Work with HR during WASH staff recruitment process
§ Provide support and coordinate the activities of field-based WASH staff.
§ Provide Quality technical support to programme design and implementation, carrying out technical visits, supporting proposal and in the report writing processes.
§ Represent Oxfam Internally and externally
Undertake other responsibilities as assigned by the line manager. |