Job ID
20621
Job Title
PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING ASSISTANT - SHF
To work for
Oxfam Syria
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Engineering - Administrative
Job Type
Project Based
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Intermediate Institute
Responsibilities
• Support PHE Officer where necessary in preparing technical specifications of water and sanitation works, implementation plans, Bill of Quantities, Book of Conditions, design calculation and drawings.
• Support PHE Officer in technical assessments and preparing needs for repairs, replacement of the equipment related to water supply/sanitation system.
• Participate in site visits to inspect technical project implementation progress from the qualitative and quantitative aspects.
• Participate in regular meetings with site engineers for the purpose of briefing and debriefing on technical project and activities.
• Support in preparing contractors’ and site engineers’ payment vouchers with supporting documents and follow up on them with concerned parties.
• Contribute to the preparation of reports, technical project documents and submissions to local authorities by providing information, preparing tables and drafting relatively routine sections.
• Assist in drafting correspondences and follow up on the administrative process of correspondences and requests exchanged with local authorities.
• Prepare background information for use in discussions with local authorities and other organisations.
• Collect and organize data and information and participate in preparing periodic reports on programme and technical project activities in addition to achievement reports.
• Maintain technical projects and plans hard and electronic files, minutes of meetings and any other key activity files of the PHE and update records in prescribed format.
• Translation task might be required (Arabic to English and Vice versa).
• Performs other duties, as required.
• Support PHE Officer in technical assessments and preparing needs for repairs, replacement of the equipment related to water supply/sanitation system.
• Participate in site visits to inspect technical project implementation progress from the qualitative and quantitative aspects.
• Participate in regular meetings with site engineers for the purpose of briefing and debriefing on technical project and activities.
• Support in preparing contractors’ and site engineers’ payment vouchers with supporting documents and follow up on them with concerned parties.
• Contribute to the preparation of reports, technical project documents and submissions to local authorities by providing information, preparing tables and drafting relatively routine sections.
• Assist in drafting correspondences and follow up on the administrative process of correspondences and requests exchanged with local authorities.
• Prepare background information for use in discussions with local authorities and other organisations.
• Collect and organize data and information and participate in preparing periodic reports on programme and technical project activities in addition to achievement reports.
• Maintain technical projects and plans hard and electronic files, minutes of meetings and any other key activity files of the PHE and update records in prescribed format.
• Translation task might be required (Arabic to English and Vice versa).
• Performs other duties, as required.
Qualifications
Qualification and Experience:
• Mechanical, Civil, Electrical or Architecture Engineering Degree / Institute of Engineering with 2 experience in water and sanitation projects or Construction.
• Two years of administrative working experience is preferable.
• Experience in either Development or Humanitarian sector is desirable.
Skills and Competencies
• Sound understanding of a community development approach to WASH, and willing to assist population in need.
Good communication and coordination skills.
• Good organizational and work planning skills
• Able to set priorities and multi-task in dealing with job requirements.
• Detail oriented and good record keeper
• Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a team
• Demonstrate adaptability and flexibility in all aspects of working
• Good report writing skills
• Good competency in Microsoft Office applications
• Good competency in AutoCAD and Google Maps (basic knowledge of WATER CAD and FPA NET Applications is desirable)
• Good written and spoken English and Arabic is essential
• Capacity to travel if needed
• Mechanical, Civil, Electrical or Architecture Engineering Degree / Institute of Engineering with 2 experience in water and sanitation projects or Construction.
• Two years of administrative working experience is preferable.
• Experience in either Development or Humanitarian sector is desirable.
Skills and Competencies
• Sound understanding of a community development approach to WASH, and willing to assist population in need.
Good communication and coordination skills.
• Good organizational and work planning skills
• Able to set priorities and multi-task in dealing with job requirements.
• Detail oriented and good record keeper
• Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a team
• Demonstrate adaptability and flexibility in all aspects of working
• Good report writing skills
• Good competency in Microsoft Office applications
• Good competency in AutoCAD and Google Maps (basic knowledge of WATER CAD and FPA NET Applications is desirable)
• Good written and spoken English and Arabic is essential
• Capacity to travel if needed
Specific Vacancy Requirements
Due to the urgency of this role, we will be reviewing CVs and interviewing candidate in advance of the closing date. For this reason, interested candidates are asked to submit their application as soon as possible.
Oxfam is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those that are suitable to work within our values are recruited to work for us.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply specially female candidates.
Oxfam is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those that are suitable to work within our values are recruited to work for us.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply specially female candidates.
Salary and Benefits
As per Oxfam Pay Scale
About us
Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations networked together in more than 90 countries, as part of a global movement for change, to build a future free from the injustice of poverty.
In Syria :
While Oxfam has been present in the region since 1970, it began operating in Syria through its Damascus based presence in July 2013. Since then, Oxfam has been responding to both the urgent WASH needs for vulnerable people, and has been working on the rehabilitation of water systems in order to provide durable, more sustainable solutions to the affected populations. Interventions implemented under Oxfam's WASH Programme include: Provision of Acute Emergency Life-Saving WASH Services, Rehabilitation of Water Systems, Hygiene Promotion and Water Conservation, Capacity Building and Training, and Improved Emergency WASH Coordination. To date, Oxfam has been worked in 10 governorates, seeking out to over 2.5 million beneficiaries.
In Syria :
While Oxfam has been present in the region since 1970, it began operating in Syria through its Damascus based presence in July 2013. Since then, Oxfam has been responding to both the urgent WASH needs for vulnerable people, and has been working on the rehabilitation of water systems in order to provide durable, more sustainable solutions to the affected populations. Interventions implemented under Oxfam's WASH Programme include: Provision of Acute Emergency Life-Saving WASH Services, Rehabilitation of Water Systems, Hygiene Promotion and Water Conservation, Capacity Building and Training, and Improved Emergency WASH Coordination. To date, Oxfam has been worked in 10 governorates, seeking out to over 2.5 million beneficiaries.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Oct 16, 2019
Expiry Date
Oct 31, 2019
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CV Language
English