Re-advertised- PHE Assistant

TEAM PURPOSE: To reduce public health risks and contribute to a life with dignity for the communities in South Lebanon through the construction of water, sanitation and hygiene facilities.

JOB PURPOSE: This position will be part of an integrated Humanitarian programme in South. The WASH component will include both public health engineering and public health promotion activities with the aim of providing comprehensive WASH assistance to vulnerable persons. This position, primarily being field-based with daily field visits, will work in South Lebanon to ensure community engagement with hygiene activities and practices.

Technical

Programme Implementation

• To work with the implementation partners and contractors on assigned tasks as set by the PHE Officer a/o PHE Senior Officer
• To follow up and monitor workers at the work site and ensure all the construction or rehabilitation of infrastructure and water and sanitation facilities are in accordance to technical specification and method statements.
• To follow up on the works implemented, including daily and weekly site visit. 
• To report regularly, verbally and in writing to the PHE Officer a/o PHE Senior Officer
• With the PHE D2, establish systems and controls for daily site checks and documentation.
• Create and maintain a good relationship with the implementing partners and construction workers and sub-contractors.
• To produce non-conformance reports, establish a database and contribute to the close out of non-conformance.
• With the guidance of the PHE Officer ensure that health and safety monitoring is incorporated into all daily site supervision activities.
• To ensure that all PHE programmes activities take gender issues fully into account. This includes the introduction of mechanisms to enable women to participate in decision making around public health engineering issues.
• Maintain a good relationship with the implementing partners.
• Work closely with South Lebanon Water Establishment during assessment and implementation.
• Responsible for keeping a log of all 'lessons learnt" during the project.
• Ensure a photographic diary is maintained.

Coordination

• As requested, participate in WaSH field-based meetings with other stakeholders, WaSH partners, and South Lebanon Water Establishment representatives.
• Actively participate in weekly team meetings.
• Collect and report community level programme information.

Your commitment to Oxfam

• 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

CORE DIMENSIONS

• 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 undertake Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adherence of relevant policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible

ESSENTIAL

• A university degree in Civil, Mechanical or Environmental Engineering degree qualified (or other relevant qualification)
• Have a strong background working in the construction environment, water related projects, ideally working with Lebanese’s construction companies and detailed knowledge of setting out procedures, dimensional drawings, and site supervision procedures.
• Min one year of relevant experience as a Site Engineer
• Require having at least 1 year working with INGO, NGO, UN or other similar entity
• Require having at least 1 year experience working in construction/ WaSH projects
• Well-developed interpersonal and team skills and proven ability to be flexible in demanding situations
• Good written and spoken English and spoken Arabic

Desirable

• Experience in working with communities in humanitarian or development contexts.

• Experience in using participatory research and assessment methodologies

• Experience in data collection and referral systems