Yemen WaSH Consortium Coordinator (INT11643)

• Location: Yemen - Sana'a
• Workplace Type: On-site
• Hours: 40/week
• Salary: As per Oxfam salary scale
• Job Family: Programme
• Division: International
• Grade: C1
• Job Type: Fixed Term
• Closing Date: 7 July 2026
• Country: Yemen

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

Note:

Oxfam doesn't charge any fees for recruitment and doesn't have any relationship with recruitment agencies in or out Yemen

ملحوظة

منظمة أوكسفام لا تفرض أي رسوم على التوظيف وليس لها اي علاقة مع وكالات التوظيف داخل او خارج اليمن

Do you have proven experience managing humanitarian programmes, including proven experience facilitating complex multi-agency consortia and leading successful donor proposal development processes (preferably ECHO-funded programmes) in conflict-affected settings?

Do you hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in International Development, Social Sciences, or another relevant field?

Do you possess proven technical knowledge and expertise in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programming, including public health engineering, public health promotion, and an understanding of the links between WASH, public health, and nutrition outcomes?

If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you.

The Role:

To serve as the primary leader of the Consortium Management Unit (CMU) and the secretariat for the Consortium Steering Committee (CSC). This role ensures strategic alignment, effective coordination between partners, and successful delivery of the ECHO HIP 2026 project deliverables and other potential funding

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

• Education:  Bachelor’s degree in international development, Social Sciences, or related field.
• Experience:  From 3 to 5 years of humanitarian management, with proven international experience facilitating complex consortia and leading successful ECHO proposal developments in conflict settings, preferably WASH consortia.
• Proven technical knowledge and expertise in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), including public health engineering, public health promotion, and a sound understanding of the links between WASH, public health, and nutrition outcomes
• Coordination: A proven record of effective people management with strong competencies in multi-partner coordination. Excellent interpersonal skills, communication capacity and networking.
• Values: People oriented, with focus on beneficiaries, including women and girls, people with specific needs, and marginalized communities. Demonstrated commitment to humanitarian work, feminist principles, gender, inclusion, and safeguarding.
• Core Competencies: Systems Thinking, Strategic Thinking, and Mutual Accountability
• Technical Skills: High-level representation, financial analysis, and fluency in English (Arabic is a significant advantage).

At interview, shortlisted candidates will also be assessed on our values and organizational attributes, as outlined above.

Desirable:

• Education: Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Regional Expertise: Prior experience working in Yemen or another Middle East conflict program.
• Technical Breadth: Knowledge of public health promotion, community water supply, or sanitation, health and nutrition.

We offer:

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.

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.

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.