Regional Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Advisor Job in Nairobi Kenya

Regional Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Advisor

Contract Type: Level C1; Global – Open ended, fully accompanied by recognised family members.

Based in Nairobi, Kenya

Salary Range £25,596 - £34,617 Net Per Annum (Take Home – Oxfam will meet the tax and social security liabilities of the post holder, in relation to Oxfam’s employment) + allowances

Oxfam, one of the world’s leading humanitarian agencies, continues to fight to end poverty and suffering through combining emergency response work, long-term development programmes and campaigning for lasting change. Oxfam works in rural and urban areas, in camps for refugees and internally-displaced persons, and amongst host communities

The Horn, East, and Central Africa (HECA) Region is the largest region within Oxfam, covering 8 countries, including Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda.

The Regional Centre is based in Nairobi and is mandated to provide leadership in prioritising a preventative approach to public health, improving WASH conditions and consequentially addressing poverty reduction and quality of life, in addition to its disaster response mandate.

Be challenged

You will promote public health innovation and learning right across the region, building the technical capacity of our country teams and partners to design and implement quality water and sanitation interventions.

We’ll expect you to take the lead on long-term strategic thinking and operational planning. And when a disaster strikes, you’ll make sure that we’re ready for it - and that we have all the right kind of public health initiatives in place.

Be involved

As well as a degree in water & sanitation or engineering (or the equivalent in technical knowledge), you’ll have a strong engineering background and, more specifically, possess significant practical experience of water and sanitation programming in developing countries.

Experience of working in complex emergency situations is important too.

We’ll also be looking for a background in integrated public health programming with an emphasis on engineering and a proven understanding of health promotion approaches and methodologies.

Be Oxfam

A simple, inescapable truth underlines everything we do at Oxfam.

There’s enough wealth in this world to go around. It’s not unfortunate that people live in poverty. It’s unjustifiable. It’s not their problem. It’s ours too.

And with the right support, we can beat poverty and injustice. Thousands of Oxfam employees already commit their time and talents to our humanitarian and long-term development projects. Now we’re looking for yours.

To find out more about this role and to apply, visit www.oxfam.org.uk/jobs quoting ref: INT6551.

Closing Date: 11th October 2013.


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