Job Opportunity in Jordan with Oxfam: WASH Program Manager

Oxfam offers a job opportunity in Jordan as a WASH Program Manager.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant management experience at programme level;
• Extensive WASH sector experience including both through theoretical knowledge and practical implementation; good understanding and experience of humanitarian and development WASH;
• Relevant university qualifications;
• Well-developed analytical and planning skills;
• Proven team leadership and the ability to work independently;
• Proven decision making capability;
• Demonstrates ability to identify and implement opportunities for innovation, with a focus on WASH and SWM;
• Can effectively influence outside own team and successfully represent the programme;
• Contributing to strategic development at a wider level within the programme;
• High-level interpersonal and communications skills;
• Anticipates problems and regularly provides solutions;
• Proactively assumes more responsibility and/or more difficult areas of work in agreement with manager;
• Strong and proven commitment to gender justice and women’s rights with ability to champion it internally as well as externally including in program and project design and strategies.
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Experience of working in a multicultural team;
• Able to work under pressure, ability to prioritise and commitment to meet deadlines
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and action and to Oxfam’s equal opportunity and gender policies

Desirable:

• Arabic would be a strong advantage.
• Knowledge of Jordan and Middle East context is desirable;

Key Attributes:

• At ease working with Syrian refugee communities and being based in Za’atari Refugee camp.
• 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 Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible.

Useful information:

• Contract Length: One year, renewable.
• Benefits: Oxfam offers staff a comprehensive benefits package including annual leave entitlements, sick pay provision, medical cover plus opportunities for learning and development, part-time option, flexible working hours.
• It is Oxfam’s policy to hire at the minimum to middle of the band, depending upon the skills and experiences of the strongest candidate.