Oxfam Great Britain
Closing Date: 10th September 2015
Salary: £32,000-£36,000 net per annum
Contract Type: Fixed term - 1 year +
Hours: Full time – 40 hours
Location: Duty Station - Geneva, Switzerland (Global FST Hub- UNICEF). Overseas deployments up to 60% per year.
The FST is focused upon providing direct and indirect support to WASH coordination platforms. The post holder will be responsible for remotely supporting High risk countries and emergency operations globally, covering up to 3 countries at any one time. In addition, rapid deployments will be triggered in the event of large scale and / complex emergencies in fragile states, onset natural disasters and complex emergencies for up to 2-3 months at a time, whilst additional support missions will be carried out globally as part of capacity building and preparedness activities.
The post holder will work with the Global WASH Cluster and Field Support team (10 people) in Geneva during non-deployment time, and contribute to global learning, tool development, inter-cluster learning and innovation related to humanitarian coordination. The FST WaSH Cluster Coordinator, though based in Geneva, will share his/her workload between deployment on emergencies (60%), contribution to the Global WASH Cluster in Geneva (20%) and contributions to Oxfam emergency WASH (20%).
This is an opportunity to support the FST Manager, the CAST and indirectly the Cluster Lead Agency (CLA) in resourcing partners and cluster/sector participants for the effective management and functioning of WASH coordination platforms, encompassing the following:
- Work towards capitalising further on the measurable impact and relevancy of the FST and delivering coordination functions in accordance with the IASC defined cluster functions.
- Develop a good understanding of the objectives of the FST concept, reflecting the strategic direction of the Global WASH Cluster and the means by which this position is expected to contribute overall to operational coordination and capacity building.
- Capture and document lessons learned, best practices and standards at global level
- Support hub coordination officers in creation of their work-plans and budgets.
- Establish and maintain consistency, quality and timeliness of reporting, as per requirements set out by the FST Manager, Geneva.
- Contribute to and where required manage any formal agreements or legal frameworks relative to the position.
- Attend and propose seminars, workshops and meetings relevant to the position as appropriate.
- Provide or contribute to the provision of visibility actions to further promote the FST, GWC and its supporters and partners.
- Support the implementation of ‘real-time’ reviews and evaluations during and post operations, develop further mechanisms to inform and gather feedback on coordination and FST deployments, work to define better how the FST works within a framework of accountability and ensures needs based programming.
- Support the decision making the FST manager by ensuring a clear system to consolidate, share, analyze and report/disseminate information critical to decision making.
We are looking for a candidate with:
- Field management experience in WASH emergency humanitarian contexts.
- A good understanding of the humanitarian policy environment including current knowledge of the latest WASH policies, research, international standards and developments in the field.
- Excellent leadership and supervisory skills; provides others with a clear direction; motivates and empowers others
- Highest-level technical, analytical, negotiation, communication and advocacy skills
- Willingness to travel, resilience, stress tolerance and work under difficult conditions.
- Excellent training, coaching and mentoring skills
- Fluently spoken and written English
HOW TO APPLY:
Applications must be submitted through our online system. For further information about the role and to apply please go to: https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/vacancy/2770/description
All applications must be submitted in English and include an English CV.
