Médecins sans frontières (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders, is an international humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization (NGO) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic diseases.
Work Location :
Dagahaley Refugee Camp
Duration :
3 Months
The selected candidate will be reporting to the Logistics Manager.
Main Purpose
Supervise water treatment, hygiene and sanitation activities in the project/s, monitor tools and materials used in the treatment and water supply according to MSF protocols, in order to improve health conditions of the targeted population
Accountabilities
Control water supply and treatment, and sanitation according to the protocols of MSF, specifically:
- Ensure instructions for water treatment are applied.
- Follow-up and organization of water supply and consumption.
- Ensure supply materials are well installed and maintained in good conditions.
Track sanitation and hygiene activities, infrastructures:
- Installation of drainage systems according to the nature of wastewater.
- Perform waste water treatment.
- Perform maintenance on drainage and water treatment systems (septic tanks …).
Conduct planning and organizing the collection and disposal, in particular:
- Ensure implementation of protocols for treatment and disposal.
- Provide the right clothes for waste treatment to the watsan team.
- Train the team on waste management.
- Check that waste collection is carried out correctly.
Perform the physical organization of materials and tools used in water treatment, hygiene and sanitation, in particular:
- Inventory of stocks
- Receiving and processing orders for water, sanitation and hygiene material
- Check that the amounts received are recorded
- Check monthly consumptions
Set up and implement anti-vector measures.
Manage the WASH team in terms of:
- Participate in staff selection
- Participate in staff training
- Ensure the daily work is done correctly
Some specific tasks
- Ensure waste buckets are available in all wards
- Ensure waste segregation is done the ward level
- Make sure waste buckets collected from the wards and waste disposed according the MSF protocal
- Briefing of new medical staff in the project
- Inform the medical team leader when problem of waste segregation in noted
- Fill in the order book and check it for outstanding work (maintenance, repairs, etc.).
- Keep all documents related to installations/equipment/infrastructures in order and update them regularly at compound,hospital and HP compounds.
- In charge onf the project water quality, by ensuring free residual chlorine, PH and turbidity tests are done on weekly basis
- Prepare accurate work reports (record sheets, problems, measures taken, etc.).
- Follow up and watsan malfunctions/repairs.
- Contribute to the preparation of maintenance procedures and plans.
- Supervise and train watsan assistants and any casual workers employed to help.
- Support external consultants in their activities.
- Coordinate and lead the monthly hygiene committee meetings
- Plan leaves, prepare the JD, conduct evaluations and objectives settings of WHS staff
Requirements
Education
- Technical diploma, desirable specialization in water and sanitation
Experience
- Previous experience with MSF in relevant (WASH) section
Languages
- Mission language essential (English) and local language is desireable
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