Job Description

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is an International Humanitarian Organization providing medical aid to populations in distress, victims of natural and man-made disasters and victims of armed conflict, regardless of race, religion and political believes. For more information, visit our Arabic website, www.msf-me.org

Médecins Sans Frontières – Belgium is looking for Yemeni nationals to recruit for the following position:

 WATSAN SUPERVISOR

Location: Mocha Project 
Contract type: Fixed – Term Contract 
Contract Duration: Six months- Renewable
Reporting to: Project Medical Referent (PMR)

MAIN PURPOSE

Supporting the Water, Hygiene and Sanitation (Watsan) Manager in the implementation and supervision of Watsan activities, including tools and materials employed according to MSF standards and protocols, in order to improve health and living conditions of the target population.

Accountabilities    

• Ensuring the day-to-day implementation and administration of assigned Watsan activities at project level, including but not limited to, water supply, excreta disposal, waste management, vector control, and dead bodies management
• Ensuring that the MSF procedures and protocols are followed by the Watsan teams to guarantee the operational quality of the project;
• Ensuring the maintenance and repair of technical equipment in the project to guarantee an adequate running of Watsan activities;
• Ensuring the distribution of the materials and tools used in water treatment, hygiene and sanitation (e.g. physical organization and inventory of stocks, receiving and processing orders for water, sanitation and hygiene material, check that the amounts received are recorded, and check monthly consumptions, etc.);
• Supporting the Watsan Manager in ensuring an appropriate emergency preparedness and response capacity (physical verification of stocks, contacts, transport means, staff training). Ensuring appropriate assistance to the project response team and if required, participating in emergency activities or exploratory visits
• Supporting the Watsan Manager in the team planning (e.g. staff rosters and admin, HR processes, etc.) and informing and involving the Watsan Manager in case of any major management or technical issue, and providing all required reporting
• Planning and supervising the HR processes (recruitment, training, performance evaluation, tasks definition and internal and external communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required for the activity
• Participating in data collection and reporting as required

MSF Section/Context Specifics

• Ensure the weekly, monthly and yearly preventive maintenance of all equipment related to EH as per MSF standard protocol.
• With the support and collaboration with the logistics team in the project help in the developing EH activities technical dossiers like design, BoQs and monitor during the implementation phase 
• Prepare monthly report on EH-activities, daily water consumption, waste management report to the line manager 
• Organise frequent training for EH team and medical for the waste management in health services 
• Vector control management   
• Any other task requested by the line manager

Requirements 

Education

• Technical diploma/Civil engineer, desirable specialization in water and sanitation

Experience

• Previous experience as an EH supervisor/technician and organizing of multiple activities, preferably within MSF or similar work environment