Public Health Promoter (1990)

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

This is a fixed term position based in Harare.

The Role:

To provide public health promotion support to humanitarian programmes.

What we are looking for:

We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam’s mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.

An ideal candidate for the role will also be/have :

• Essential
• University degree in Public / Environmental Health or related field in Social Development with a minimum of 3 years field experience in PHP work in developing countries in relevant community health programmes. Some of this time should have been in emergency relief programmes.
• Knowledge of public health and one or more other relevant areas (e.g. health promotion, community development, community behavioural engagement and change and community water supply).
• Good knowledge and experience on working with local partner agencies with a capacity of providing formal and informal training.
• Experience and understanding of community mobilisation in relation to water, sanitation and hygiene activities
• Understanding of international health and development and relief issues
• Sensitivity to the needs and priorities of disadvantaged populations
• Demonstrated experience of integrating protection, gender and diversity issues into public health promotion
• Strong ability to communicate effectively and fluent in spoken and written English and any indigenous languages
• Desired
• Assessment, analytical and planning skills.
• Good oral and written reporting skills.
• Diplomacy, tact and negotiating skills
• Training/counterpart development skills.
• Personnel management skills.
• Good communication skills and ability to work well in a team
• Ability to work well under pressure and in response to changing needs.

We offer

Ability to travel at short notice and to work in difficult circumstances.

 We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits. 

From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more. 

You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.

Flexfam:

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.

How to apply:

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.