Governance Program Officer, Tajikistan – Dushanbe

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

The WASH Governance Project Officer will be responsible for the implementation of local level community awareness and WASH activities to buy in the beneficiaries’ commitment in safe and responsible use of WASH facilities at household and institutional level, as well as encourage their active participation in water-related board meetings at community level.

The project’s implementing strategy will be to support and drive forward change from bottom-up by engaging citizens and communities and giving them a voice in local governance processes, and by developing social accountability guidelines as a tool through which  citizens come together to interact and involve, to identify and solve problems, to transmit their concerns to the local government and service providers, and participate in the ways it makes its plans, spends their money and takes decisions that affect people’s lives. In doing so, the project places social accountability and their communities at the centre of its work, while also relying on a broad range of relevant stakeholders to sustain and expand project results and increase democratic accountability.

The Project will work with app. 10,000 people, 7 service providers, 7 local government institutions and seek to develop partnership with civil society organizations.

This position relates specifically to the project’s work in the domain of local governance, as elaborated in the Job Profile. The employee will be based in Oxfam’s Dushanbe office with frequent field travel to Kulob, Muminabad and Rudaki.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour 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 organisation.

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 organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

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

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