Solid Waste Management Officer (INT9773)

24 يوليو، 2023

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Department Purpose:

Oxfam’s Solid Waste Management (SWM) project in Za’atari Camp includes both litter picking and Garbage collection and disposal activities, serving the whole camp population.

Team Purpose

Oxfam’s Solid waste management and recycling projects cover all 12 districts of Za’atari camp with dry and wet waste collection. This includes street litter picking, mixed waste collection from municipal bins, dry waste processing at two recycling sites, and selling it to the private sector, in addition to newly to add wet/ organic waste separation and processing in the MRF (Materials Recovery Facility) component to produce compost and biogas. The project is deliberately targeted at being labor intensive to create Incentive based volunteering opportunities that match both livelihood opportunities along with solid waste management services. The project will be implemented by the end of May 2024 and requires closer integration into the Solid Waste Management Strategy of Za’atari Camp. Also, this project targets the most vulnerable refugees to create livelihood opportunities whilst maintaining the cleanliness of Za’atari Camp.

Job Purpose

The SWM officer will be responsible for the implementation of all litter-picking activities related to solid waste management and ensure that refugee households benefit from Oxfam projects. And to comply with agreed cash-for-work SOPs in the Zaatari camp.

Job Responsibilities

Field-based IBV Management

Manage the implementation of the field-based solid waste management activities in the districts, to ensure Oxfam’s wider Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene programs within Za’atari camp is implemented properly.
Supervise the Street litter picking activity workers IBVs (team leaders and workers) to make sure the camp environment is clean as to Oxfam standards.
Liaise with the Recycling, Community engagement, Cash for Work and the Public Health Engineering teams to address specific problems Ensure the camp environment is kept clean and hygienic.
Raise issues regarding the solid waste management in the camp when needed such as; garbage collection and disposal, the functionality of the bins, the rotation system among street litter pickers, vulnerable groups inclusion, etc…
Represent Oxfam at relevant community gathering meetings with other Za’atari actors as necessary.
Proactively engaging with refugees in the designated districts and practicing active listening and addressing the refugee’s issues and suggestions with the SWM Senior Officer.
Undertake other responsibilities as required by the SWM Senior Officer.

Ensuring compliance with IBV Systems

Adhere to IBV SOPs and support in the implementation of restructuring the solid waste team when needed.
Ensure the SLP team leaders are providing inductions for new IBV on a rotational basis, including mechanisms for which to make complaints and report protection issues and any other related IBV issues.
Raise payments of IBVs SWM beneficiaries, ensure the timesheets and digital payment are accurate

Data monitoring and reporting

Review data and reports produced by the MEAL and Community Engagement teams to ensure that Oxfam districts are maintained to a high level of cleanliness.
Submit weekly progress reports, ensuring accurate capture of the numbers of refugees reached by the program. Feed into monthly donor monitoring.
Track the complaints raised by the MEAL team are solved on a timely basis and provide reasonable solutions to the complaints received from the community and analyze the data received to understand the patterns.
Stock management by raising request orders, stock requests and tracking all the stock withdrawn from the warehouse, and starting the procurement process when needed, along with maintaining and archiving all the documentation needed as proof.

Planning of SWM IBV Models

Proactively seek to engage minority groups in the project to ensure diversity and fair distribution of opportunities among all camp residents such as women, Persons with disabilities, Elderly people, and other types of vulnerable groups into SWM teams.
Support the SWM in piloting new models of SWM litter picking and coordinate with the recycling project if needed.
Highlight the need to raise IBV requisitions as needed for the SWM team.
Provide support for the SWM Senior Officer in procurement as required (including Stock Requests (SR) and Request Orders (RO)).
Support in the development of procurement plans to ensure no gaps in the provision of required equipment for field teams.
Support in planning for new activities in the project and to feed in with information that will shape future funds and projects in the camp, this process might include feeding into budget estimations and proposal writings.

Education:

Graduate from a recognized university (preferably within the field of Social Science, business administration, environmental science, solid waste management, or any related field).

Experience:

Must have at least two years’ experience in field-based and/ or project experience, preferably in a relevant field of solid waste management, engineering, or social work.
One year of experience in working with and/or managing volunteers (from any nationality) is preferable.
Preferably experience in working with refugees in a camp setting.

Key Attributes:

Essentials:

Ability to spend extended periods of time working with community members.
Ability to spend 70% of the time in the field.
Experience in mitigating conflicts and disputes between members of a community and community leaders
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
Excellent logic and problem-solving skills.
Ability to collect, enter and analyze data.
Good written and spoken Arabic & English are essential
Potential and flexibility of attitude to learn.
Able to work under pressure, ability to prioritize, and commitment to meeting deadlines
The post holder should be at ease in working with local communities and Syrian refugees.
Sympathy with the aims and objectives of Oxfam.
Commitment to humanitarian principles and action and to Oxfam’s equal opportunity and gender policies.
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office skills (Excel, word, and PowerPoint) for data analysis and processing.
Experience of Cash for Work/ Incentive based volunteers programming or staff management.

Desirables:

Experience working in a multicultural team.
Ability and experience to train people
Experience or willingness to work with refugees in a camp setting.
Experience in community engagement activities and or WaSH activities.

Organisational Values:

Accountability – Our purpose-driven, results-focused approach means we take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable. We believe that others should also be held accountable for their actions.
Empowerment – Our approach means that everyone involved with Oxfam, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can make change happen.
Inclusiveness – We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences.

Key Behavioral Competencies
(based on Oxfam’s Leadership Model)

Competencies	Description
Decisiveness	We are comfortable to make transparent decisions and to adapt decision making modes to the context and needs.
Influencing	We have the ability to engage with diverse stakeholders in a way that leads to increased impact for the organization We spot opportunities to influence effectively and where there are no opportunities we have the ability to create them in a respectful and impactful manner.
Humility	We put ‘we’ before ‘me’ and place an emphasis on the power of the collective, nurture the team and play to the strengths of each individual. We are not concerned with hierarchical power, and we engage with, trust and value the knowledge and expertise of others across all levels of the organization.
Relationship Building	We understand the importance of building relationship, within and outside the organization. We have the ability to engage with traditional and non-traditional stakeholders in ways that lead to increased impact for the organization.
Listening	We are good listeners who can see where deeper levels of thoughts and tacit assumptions differ. Our messages to others are clear and consider different preferences.
Mutual Accountability	We can explain our decisions and how we have taken them based on our organizational values. We are ready to be held to account for what we do and how we behave, as we are also holding others to account in a consistent manner.
Agility, Complexity, and Ambiguity	We scan the environment, anticipate changes, are comfortable with lack of clarity and deal with a large number of elements interacting in diverse and unpredictable ways.
Systems Thinking	We view problems as parts of an overall system and in their relation to the whole system, rather than reacting to a specific part, outcome or event in isolation. We focus on cyclical rather than linear cause and effect. By consistently practicing systems thinking we are aware of and manage well unintended consequences of organizational decisions and actions.
Strategic Thinking and Judgment	We use judgment, weighing risk against the imperative to act. We make decisions consistent with organizational strategies and values.
Vision Setting	We have the ability to identify and lead visionary initiatives that are beneficial for our organization and we set high-level direction through a visioning process that engages the organization and diverse external stakeholders.
Self-Awareness	We are able to develop a high degree of self-awareness around our own strengths and weaknesses and our impact on others. Our self-awareness enables us to moderate and self-regulate our behaviors to control and channel our impulses for good purposes.
Enabling	We all work to effectively empower and enable others to deliver the organizations goals through creating conditions of success. We passionately invest in others by developing their careers, not only their skills for the job. We provide freedom; demonstrate belief and trust provide appropriate support.

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.

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 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

A thriving diverse Oxfam:

It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.

To do that:

We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
We want and need everyone, and that means we need you

Oxfam is an equal opportunity employer and qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

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24 يوليو، 2023

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