Public Health Engineer Officer
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Public Health ENgineer Officer
Programmes
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our teamTo reduce public health risks and contribute to a life with dignity for Syrian refugees in Lebanon through the construction of water, sanitation and hygiene facilities for Syrian refugees in Lebanon.job purposeThis position will be part of an integrated Humanitarian programme in the Bekaa Valley. 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. The appointed person will support the provision of water and sanitation services and the construction and rehabilitation of WaSH facilities, ensuring they are completed to the agreed specifications and within the agreed project timeframes, as well as ensuring maintenance of built facilities and participating in assessments as required. The public health engineer officer is also expected to work closely and effectively with the Oxfam WaSH partner organisation ensuring technical staff have the needed capacity to deliver in high quality.
- The position will be responsible for supervision of the efficient delivery of activities, including ensuring a high quality of construction work and ensuring that strict health and safety procedures are adhered to at all times. The selected candidate will be a key member of the site supervision team, which will consist of site engineers, tradespersons (masons and plumbers etc), and maintenance staff.
- The position may be requested to carry out assessments of water, sanitation and hygiene facilities and prepare recommendations, design drawing and BOQ’s for required construction, repair or rehabilitation works. This may be carried out with other partners.
- In addition, and as needs arise, the position will be a part of the emergency response team, responsible for designing and installing light, rapid and simple toilet, hand washing and water collection facilities. The scope of work will vary depending on the circumstances.
- The position will be expected to directly manage a team of PHE assistants, ensuring oversight of daily work activities and performance objectives and capacity building.
- The role will involve at least 70% presence on project sites, irregular work patterns and volumes
core details
Location:
Zahle
Internal Grade:
D2
Division
International
Job Family:
Programme
Contract type:
Fixed Term
This role reports to:
Public Health Officer – Senior Engineer
Staff reporting to this post:
Public Health Engineer Assistants, as applicable.
Annual budget for the post:
No direct budget holder responsibility but contribute to budget planning and monitoring.
Key relationships/interactions:
Other Project Staffs, Partner Staffs
Screening checks:
All successful candidates will be screened through Refinitiv World-Check One to comply with counter terrorism and financial sanctions regulations.
key responsibilities
Technical
Programme Implementation
- Provide direct management and oversight over the PHE activities, in line with workplans and standards of the project, with the support and oversight by the PHE Senior Officer.
- To work with the implementing partner to ensure engineering activities are of high quality, and to provide technical backstopping and trouble shooting.
- Sources and support needed to complete scopes of work, including reviewing the quality of the work completed, the adherence to health and safety standards and ensuring the work stays within assigned schedules and cost targets.
- Together with the team, ensure regular contact with the beneficiaries is maintained in target areas including refugee representatives, peer group members, as well as with the wider community members, with particular attention to vulnerable groups.
- Work with the project team to define the methods of community participation that ensure the greatest possible participation of vulnerable groups, and mentor Oxfam and partner team members in the implementation of appropriate approaches for community engagement and provide feedback as necessary.
- Contribute to monitoring learning and developments of community focal points and groups, impact of activities and adapt project activities and approaches accordingly in coordination with the project manager and relevant technical coordinators.
- To liaise closely with the Public Health Promotion (PHP) Team throughout implementation stages of the Public Health Engineering Programme.
- To ensure that all programmes 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.
- Ensure that health and safety monitoring is incorporated into all daily site supervision activities.
- Create and maintain a good relationship with the implementing partners and construction workers and sub-contractors.
- To produce compliance reports, establish a database and contribute to the close out of nonconformance.
- Ensure that daily site supervision is in line with agreed specifications and method statements, with comprehensive documentation of supervision activities.
- Ensure a photographic diary is maintained by PHE assistants.
- Contribute to the generation of 'lessons learnt" during the project.
- If requested, participate in assessments of existing water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in other parts of Lebanon, producing recommendations and BOQ’s for WASH construction and rehabilitation work
- Conduct WASH needs assessment for infrastructure projects.
Programme approach:
- To be familiar with and abide by international humanitarian standards, including the NGO/Red Cross Code of Conduct, the People in Aid Code, Oxfam International procedures and ensure these are applied in the implementation of PHE activities, including raising awareness and building the capacity of Oxfam staff on these standards and how to action them.
- To be familiar with and abide by the Oxfam partnership principals and approach.
- Ensure accountability to beneficiaries, designing and implementing regular, transparent and two-way communication with Oxfam’s beneficiaries and key stakeholders, including refugee representatives and peer group members. This should include active community participation in the design, implementation and monitoring of activities with a specific focus on vulnerable/marginalised groups, ensuring feedback is incorporated into Oxfam’s programming.
- Reflect on national and international WASH programme experience to contribute to PHE /WASH learning reviews and actively participate in monthly programme quality meetings.
- To support the mainstreaming of gender into all activities including the introduction of mechanisms to enable women to participate in decision making around public health engineering issues
Management
- Direct management of Public Health Engineer Assistants, as applicable
- Provide overall day to day support and management of the PH Engineers Assistant and volunteers where applicable including performance management and supporting implementation partner’s staff during field work.
- Ensure that all members of the works supervision team contribute to maintaining a positive relationship with contractors, Partner staff, beneficiaries and other key stakeholders.
Coordination
- As requested, participate in WaSH field-based meetings with other stakeholders.
- Ensure appropriate internal and external representation, sharing regular reports to the Senior PHE officer
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
How this will be assessed?[1]
Note to candidates: Shortlisted candidates will be assessed on our organisational values and attributes at the interview stage. The successful candidate(s) will be expected to adhere to our code of conduct. We encourage candidates to read and understand our code of conduct here.
Shortlisting
Interview
Technical Test
Other
Key Organisational Attributes
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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
Organisational Values
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Accountability – Our purpose-driven, results-focused approach means we take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable. We believe that others should also be held accountable for their actions
Empowerment – Our approach means that everyone involved with Oxfam, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can make change happen
Inclusiveness – We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences
Aware of their personal strengths and weaknesses as a manager and team member
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Demonstrated ability to develop rapport with team members
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Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively when providing support to others or providing constructive feedback
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Essential - Experience, Knowledge, Qualifications & Competencies
A university degree in Civil, Mechanical or Environmental Engineering degree qualified (or other relevant qualification)
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Have a strong background working with in the construction environment, ideally working with Lebanese’s construction companies and detailed knowledge of setting out procedures, dimensional drawings, and site supervision procedures.
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Min 2 years of relevant experience as a Site Engineer
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Team and site project management experience.
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Require to have at least 1 year working with INGO, NGO, UN or other similar entity
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Require to have at least 1 year working in the informal settlement
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Experience in emergency and development WASH project, including preparing drawing and preparing BoQ
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The ability to present concise reports, sometimes at short notice, reflecting the problems and possible solutions for particular situations. Diplomacy, tact and administrative skills in order to work with people at managerial and, on occasions possibly senior government levels is important.
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Experience in using Autocad software drawing and preparing BoQ
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Good written and spoken English and spoken Arabic
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Previous work with partners.
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Desirable
The post holder should be at ease in working with local communities and Syrian refugees.
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Well-developed interpersonal and team skills and proven ability to be flexible in demanding situations.
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Competencies
Description
Decisiveness
We are comfortable to make transparent decisions and to adapt decision making modes to the context and needs.
Influencing
We have the ability to engage with diverse stakeholders in a way that leads to increased impact for the organization We spot opportunities to influence effectively and where there are no opportunities we have the ability to create them in a respectful and impactful manner.
Humility
We put ‘we’ before ‘me’ and place an emphasis on the power of the collective, nurture the team and play to the strengths of each individual. We are not concerned with hierarchical power, and we engage with, trust and value the knowledge and expertise of others across all levels of the organization.
Relationship Building
We understand the importance of building relationship, within and outside the organization. We have the ability to engage with traditional and non-traditional stakeholders in ways that lead to increased impact for the organization.
Listening
We are good listeners who can see where deeper levels of thoughts and tacit assumptions differ. Our messages to others are clear, and consider different preferences.
Mutual Accountability
We can explain our decisions and how we have taken them based on our organizational values. We are ready to be held to account for what we do and how we behave, as we are also holding others to account in a consistent manner.
Agility, Complexity, and Ambiguity
We scan the environment, anticipate changes, are comfortable with lack of clarity and deal with a large number of elements interacting in diverse and unpredictable ways.
Systems Thinking
We view problems as parts of an overall system and in their relation to the whole system, rather than reacting to a specific part, outcome or event in isolation. We focus on cyclical rather than linear cause and effect. By consistently practicing systems thinking we are aware of and manage well unintended consequences of organizational decisions and actions.
Strategic Thinking and Judgment
We use judgment, weighing risk against the imperative to act. We make decisions consistent with organizational strategies and values.
Vision Setting
We have the ability to identify and lead visionary initiatives that are beneficial for our organization and we set high-level direction through a visioning process that engages the organization and diverse external stakeholders.
Self-Awareness
We are able to develop a high degree of self-awareness around our own strengths and weaknesses and our impact on others. Our self-awareness enables us to moderate and self-regulate our behaviors to control and channel our impulses for good purposes.
Enabling
We all work to effectively empower and enable others to deliver the organizations goals through creating conditions of success. We passionately invest in others by developing their careers, not only their skills for the job. We provide freedom; demonstrate belief and trust provide appropriate support. We give more freedom and demonstrate belief and trust, underpinned with appropriate support.
[1] Whilst we make every effort to indicate how the candidates will be assessed against a criterion, this is subject to change and may be influenced by the quality of applications.
NOTE:
Daleel Madani, the civil society network, serves as a platform for organisations to post their professional opportunities, but is not involved in the recruitment process. The hiring organisation is solely responsible for the job and candidate selection.
- Lebanon
- Beqaa
- Zahleh