About us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organizations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organization.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

OUR WORK IN ETHIOPIA

Since the early 1970s, we have been working to address the underlying causes of poverty and marginalization by focusing on developing sustainable livelihoods, providing water and sanitation, agriculture, climate research, gender, and humanitarian issues.

Job details

DIVISION: Impact

TEAM: Programme Team

LOCATION: Gambella with 50% frequent travel to all field operation areas in Gambella region, Ethiopia

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term contract for 10 months with possible extension

GRADE: D1National                                                       

JOB FAMILY: Programme

SALARY: As per the Oxfam benefit Package

HOURS: 37.5 hours per week

FLEXIBLE WORKING

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. This is a full-time role; however, Oxfam offers various flexible arrangements which candidates can discuss with the Recruiting Manager at the interview stage

TEAM PURPOSE:

Oxfam has been intervening since 2014 and its main areas of intervention are the WASH program with the integration of gender, protection and safeguarding. In response to the call for expression of interest by UNHCR/RRS Oxfam has been selected to implement and lead the WASH activities in the entire Gambella 7 refugee camps Including Pagak reception centre, therefore  the profession pursues and ensures the delivery of basic WASH services which meets an international standard In the entire Gambella Camps.

JOB PURPOSE:

The Senior Roving Electro-Mechanical Officer will work under the direct supervision of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Team Leader who will be responsible for travel to different camp locations mainly to PugnidoI, Pugnido II, Jewi and Dimma (Okugo camps). He/she will be responsible for preparing planning, implementation and monitoring the overall operation of water supply related works, will take in the lead the operation care and troubleshoot electromechanical equipment parts water supply system.

 He/she will assist the camp-based water technician with major electro-mechanical care /maintenance/ and develop, establish and strengthen community-based water supply management models through empowering beneficiary communities to own, manage and sustain their water supply facilities and systems. 

POST HOLDER REPORTS TO

Public Health Engineering (PHE) Team Leader

JOBS REPORTING TO THIS POST

None

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY

No

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identification, development and review of electro-mechanical requirements, spare parts, fittings, and supplies/inputs needed for ensuring the smooth operation of the water supply systems on each field location.
• Ensure the availability of spares, tools and fittings needed, including reasonable contingency, for running of electro-mechanical equipment and ensure smooth day to day water supply system.
• Prepare a list of items needed, initiate RO for the required fast-moving EM spare parts and ensure and follow their proper replacement.
• Raise Personnel Requests for the vacant posts under his supervision.
• Prepare and putlog sheets, service schedules, pumping and water distribution schedules and in place water discharge tracking systems at each camp and monitor the implementation. 
• Collect and compile Fuel log and Water Meter log sheets from each site, produce activity progress reports and forward them to the PHE Team leader on a monthly basis and schedule.
• Ensure daily availability of potable water meeting 20 Litre/Person Per day of UNHCR minimum standards in each of the tap stands found at each location site.
• Monitor and ensure well-functioning of the service reservoirs, distribution lines, water meters and overall pipe networks starting from the source up to final points.
• Regularly assess the functionality and maintenance requirements of electromechanical parts including the solar pump, the low-pressure flow rate at distribution points including tap stands, water meters and other water supply systems.
• Assist the Water Technicians based in camp locations on development of TOR and train community-based water management committees, equipped with the necessary hand plumbing tools for maintenance, care & operation of the minor pipe system.
• Design an effective community lead participation system, monitoring system and feedback mechanisms that enable beneficiaries to own and sustain the water supply system.
• Identify the gaps, provide on the job training, portion pre-post training development and conduct on the job training for Watson operators /water system operators/guards, water system caretakers and volunteers. assess for necessary further training until the community is able to manage the water management,
• Daily supervise and monitor the performance, progress and daily assignments of the Community water management committee, water system guards/ Operators and water system caretakers.
• Assist water technicians and provide on the job training at different locations to set their Goal Oxfam working experience (Let’s Talk) and evaluate the annual performance under his direct supervision
• Ensure the availability of proper water quality monitoring tools Follow and monitor each location, ensure daily water supplied to the community which meets international standards.
• Any additional tasks assigned by the supervisor

Job Requirements

Person specification

Most importantly, every individual at Oxfam GB needs to be able to:

Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPOWERMENT, SOLIDARITY, COURAGE AND EQUALITY

Our Values

• Equality: We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly and to have the same rights and opportunities.
• Empowerment: We acknowledge and seek to expand people’s agency over their lives and the decisions that impact them.
• Solidarity: We join hands, support, and collaborate across boundaries in working towards a just and sustainable world.
• Inclusiveness: We embrace diversity and difference and value the perspectives and contributions of all people and communities in their fight against poverty and injustice.
• Accountability: We take responsibility for our actions and inaction and hold ourselves accountable to the people we work with and for.
• Courage: We speak truth to power and act with conviction on the justice of our causes. 
• Ensure you commit to our THREE ORGANISATIONAL ATTRIBUTES:
• Be committed to equal opportunities: demonstrating sensitivity to cultural differences and gender equality.
• Be willing to learn and apply gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity and inclusion across all aspects of your work.
• Be committed to undertaking Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies, to ensure all people who come into Oxfam are as safe as possible.
• Ensure you actively ADOPT OXFAM’S FEMINIST LEADERSHIP APPROACH and apply the principles and twelve practices in your work. Read more about this here:

Read this guide to find out more about what our values, organizational attributes and feminist leadership approach mean for how we work

For this role, we have selected three of the most relevant feminist Leadership practices for this role (which you can read more about here:

• Self-Awareness
• Mutual accountability
• Strategic Thinking and Judgment

Experience, Knowledge & Competencies

EDUCATION:

• BSc Degree or Diploma in Electro-Mechanical, Mechanical Engineering, and related fields from recognized university/college.
• Minimum of 5+ years of relevant demonstrated experience for BSc Holders and 6+ years for Diploma holders in electro-mechanical care and maintenance of generator/ solar-driven pumps, water system accessories & pump parts, mechanical engineering
• Knowledge and experience in the operation of motorized water supply schemes.
• Have demonstrated experience on the generators and submersible pumps problem detection and servicing.
• Have good knowledge to schedule, perform preventive and corrective maintenance and service for equipment’s
• Have good communication and coordination capacity within the staff.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
• Good Teamwork and interpersonal communication skills
• Basic supervisory/managerial skills.
• Technical report writing skills.
• Figurative data spreadsheet analytical skills.
• Computer literate.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.

Desirable

• NGOs experience is a plus.

How to Apply

As part of your online application, please upload your up-to-date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile through www.ethiojobs.net or using Oxfam's internal /External application portal on or before February 10, 2022.

Your application will be shortlisted based on your CV and your responses to the above questions. You need not comment on your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.