Fixed Term Public Health Promoter (PHP) Coordinator – (to work remotely from Uganda to support Yemen | - 2015

TEAM PURPOSE:To work with the Programme team and Oxfam’s partners to design and oversee the PHP element of the current Humanitarian crisis response for Yemen.

JOB PURPOSE:

To facilitate quality, gender-sensitive, accountable, and impact-focus public health interventions in Yemen through technical advisory, capacity building to staff and partners, system/model building on programming, as well as influencing policy and practice through researches, analysis, networking and advocacy to concerned stakeholdersfor the current Humanitarian crisis response for Yemen.

DIMENSIONS:

Requires the ability to define and shape strategic objectives and priorities for the programme PHP strategy and team, involving collaboration with other programme units.
Must be able to match the needs of a rapid scale-up within a changing context throughout the response

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Substantial experience of emergency WASH programming. Including working on a large scale up (sudden onset)
Solid experience in working in conflict setting/remote operations
Ability to work remotely with a team – guiding on community mobilisation and PHP
Able to influence/negotiate and advocate technical options and strategy to donors and team
Excellent monitoring skills with the ability to integrate protection and gender into the response