Senior PHP Officer – WASH Sector Support

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. Do you have at least five years of relevant experience at the WASH–health interface, including disease surveillance, environmental health, hygiene, or outbreak preparedness and response? Do you have experience in humanitarian coordination, including representing an organisation and working with government, UN agencies, NGOs, and local partners? Do you have experience in research, assessment, data interpretation, and technical reporting to translate public-health risks and evidence into practical WASH actions? If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you. [ONLY BANGLADESHI NATIONALS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY] The Role: Oxfam in Bangladesh is looking for a WASH Sector Support professional to strengthen the quality, sustainability, and accountability of WASH interventions in the Rohingya humanitarian response. The role will support WASH sector coordination, strengthen collaboration between WASH and Health actors, and translate disease surveillance, joint assessments, and other public-health evidence into practical, verifiable actions. The post holder will also lead or support research, evidence generation, and learning to inform programme adaptation, partner capacity strengthening, advocacy, and future programme design, while ensuring meaningful participation of local partners. 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: A university degree in public health, environmental health, WASH, epidemiology, health sciences, or a closely related discipline, with postgraduate training in public health, epidemiology, research methods, humanitarian WASH, or a related area. At least five years of relevant experience at the WASH–health interface, including WASH-related disease risks, surveillance, environmental health, hygiene, or outbreak preparedness and response. Experience with EWARS, JART, or comparable alert, joint-assessment, and response mechanisms; experience in Cox’s Bazar will be an advantage. Experience representing an organisation in humanitarian coordination and working constructively with government, UN agencies, NGOs, and local partners. Strong research, assessment, data interpretation, evidence synthesis, and technical writing skills, with the ability to translate public-health findings into practical WASH actions. Strong facilitation, relationship-building, and diplomatic communication skills, including the ability to support meaningful local-partner participation. Sensitivity to gender, protection, disability, cultural differences, and equal opportunities in humanitarian and development work. Competence in data organisation, analysis, visual presentation, and evidence synthesis using appropriate digital tools. Clear written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences, demonstrate professional humility, and follow through on agreed actions. We offer: We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff, including flexible working options, generous payment scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, 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. 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.