Oxfam Kenya WASH Team Leader Lodwar Based

Oxfam’s Kenya Programme is a complex programme that incorporates both rapid and slow onset
emergencies as well as longer term development and policy work. 

Oxfam Kenya applies a one programme approach which means it has multiple activities that support a holistic approach to humanitarian, development and advocacy for long lasting change in poverty reduction.

Oxfam Kenya is engaging in the great changes taking place in Kenya including the devolution of government, preparation for peaceful elections, the discovery of Oil in the Arid Lands and the expansion of informal urban settlements. 

Oxfam in Kenya works in the north, principally in Turkana, Dadaab and Wajir, Nairobi and on national level advocacy and coordination issues in multi stakeholder fora. To this end, we are seeking to fill the following positions:

WASH Team Leader

Lodwar Based
Contract: C2 National - Fixed term; 21 months

Reporting to the Deputy Program Manager, the WASH Team Leader will provide day to day operational technical leadership for the planning and implementation of Oxfam GB’s public health programme in Turkana District. 

Working with Rift Valley Water Services Board and two other INGOs – Practical Action and IRC, the WASH team leader will ensure effective and efficient programme implementation that is accountable and relevant to beneficiaries according to the objectives, results, timeframe and specifications of the donor(s). 

• To be successful in this role, you should have at least a first degree in a relevant field such as Civil Engineering or water Engineering from a recognised university/college with some experience in public health and hygiene promotion interventions in emergency situation especially in drought context and intense relevant practical experience with an NGO. 
• He/she should have assessment, analytical and planning skills, with an ability to translate analysis into recommendations for practical action, including proposal development. 
• Knowledge and experience of the application of SPHERE and links to longer-term development practice coupled with proven experience of effective integration of gender in WASH programming. 
• He/she will have knowledge, understanding and a commitment to linking hygiene promotion with water and sanitation activities coupled with good communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work well within a team. 
• You will have diplomacy and tact, to be able to liaise, negotiate and plan with government officials, other agency staff, local artisans and community representatives. 
• You will have the ability to cope in remote rural locations and travel extensively within project areas. 
• Knowledge of local language would be advantageous.

To apply

If you believe you fit the profile, please submit your application and CV detailing your experience for the post that you are applying for and including daytime telephone contact and two referees, preferably your current line managers to kenyajobs@oxfam.org.uk quoting the title of the position you are applying for in the subject line. 

The closing date for these positions is on 5th October 2012.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization