Public Health Promoter

  OXFAM PURPOSE: To work with others to overcome poverty and suffering   TEAM PURPOSE: To act with poor people as a force for change in addressing the causes of poverty, suffering and injustice and alleviating their symptoms   JOB PURPOSE:  To support the Public Promotion Team Leader Lebanon programme  in the implementation of the emergency water, sanitation and Hygiene  intervention and will be responsible for operational control of programme delivery at tented settlement, collective shelter and hosting community level. The work may involve, an immediate emergency stage, the assessment of the situation and in later stages the implementation of public health measures required to alleviate the plight of the refugees affected by the emergency.     REPORTING LINES: Post holder reports to:  PHP Team Leader Staff reporting to this post:  Working with Partner PHP team and directly managed APHP of Oxfam team.     BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY: N/A     BACKGROUND: Since a popular uprising against the Syrian regime in March 2011, the situation in Syria has deteriorated with the increase of violence notably in Aleppo and rural Damascus.  UNHCR in April 2013 estimated the number of Syrians seeking refuge as exceeding 1.3 million across Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt and Turkey. Currently there are 470,457 Syrian refugees in Lebanon, of these 375,624 are registered with UNHCR with 94,833 pending registration. However, the Lebanese Government estimates that including those not registering with UNHCR, more than 1 million Syrians are now in Lebanon. The deterioration inside Syria has also accelerated the exit of over 53,000 Palestinian refugees (PRS) to Lebanon, more than 33,000 Iraqi refugees returning to Iraq, and over 22,000 Lebanese returning to Lebanon. Across Lebanon refugees are struggling to continually meet the rental payments of their accommodation and as such increasing numbers of refugees are instead choosing to move to informal tented settlements, the largest concentrations of which are currently in the Bekka Valley and North Lebanon In the recent UNHCR led rapid assessment in Bekka and Akkar 278 informal tented settlements were identified:     DIMENSIONS: Work closely with partner APHP and community mobilisers in a defined geographical area, as defined by the PHP TL, including supervision of activities going on. Work patterns are not routine and often high pressure.     KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Assessment and Programme Design § In collaboration with other members of the WASH team, participate in design and management assessments and baseline studies in order to identify WASH-related health risks and priorities. § Collect, record and interpret qualitative and quantitative data § Use assessment data to design participatory PHP interventions appropriate for the local context and culture. § Provide weekly update reports (including data collects, and key achievements for the week)  and submit to the PHP TL § Assist the PHP TL in developing work plans and program activities.   Programme Implementation: § Implement PHP activities in WASH emergencies e.g. baseline data collection, formation and training of WASH committees and community based hygiene volunteers, working with logistics on targeting, delivery and monitoring of NFI distributions, design, implementation and monitoring of IEC strategy § Manage a team of community outreach workers (including E level Oxfam staff and community mobilisers) § Implement interventions for specific target groups, e.g. schools, youth groups, men, religious leaders § Carry out capacity building activities with Oxfam staff, partners and community members. § Supervise others to monitor and report against key WASH and health indicators.   Programme approach: § Apply Oxfam’s minimum requirements on accountability to beneficiaries in the implementation of PHP activities § Raise awareness and build capacity of Oxfam staff in adhering to Oxfam and international humanitarian standards   Programme planning and reporting: § Contribute weekly PH team review and  planning meetings § Reflect on programme experience to contribute to PHP /WASH learning review § Provide regular and reliable narrative reports. § Contribute to the design, management, and communication of a responsible exit strategy   Staff Management § Manage (direct management) APHP team which works effectively with PHE colleagues § Provide day to day management of APHPs and community mobilisers including performance management with support of PHP TL § Conduct training needs assessment of APHPs and suggest areas of improvement to PH TL for support in designing relevant capacity building schedules, e.g. on job training and short weekly training on defined topics § Capacity building initiatives for Partner PHP team   Logistics § Work with logistics to ensure timely procurement and distribution of NFIs § Implement PDM according to agreed sampling frame   Coordination § Provide technical coordination of field teams to ensure coherent and consistent programming. § Maximise the value for communities of integrated working with PHE and logistics colleagues § Facilitate communication and cohesive working between PHEs and PHPs § With supervision, collect and report community level programme information for submission to coordination mechanisms.       SKILLS AND COMPETENCE:   Knowledge of one or more of the following: public health, health or hygiene promotion, community development, education, community water supply and sanitation. Academic or professional qualifications are essential.   Good organisational awareness. Effective member of team and role model; demonstrates creativity in seeking better ways to do things and shares with team, and promotes high standards. Takes responsibility for own work and delegated project/processes (including some leadership). Anticipates problems and regularly provides solutions. Successfully manages conflicting priorities. Understanding of development and relief issues and practise in a particular specialism. Demonstrates developed communications skills. Good written and spoken English is essential. Spoken Arabic is essential Excellent knowledge of area of work and increasingly contribute to team planning. Proactively assumes more responsibility and/or more difficult areas of work in agreement with manager. Contributes to development of programme initiatives.