Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, October 04, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Watsan Advisor

The department is made up of a group of generalist Health Advisors (based in Amsterdam and Berlin) and medical and public health specialists (paediatrics, nutrition, water and sanitation, mental health, HIV/TB, etc.) so as to provide expert support in a range of fields. The Manson Unit, a medical unit based in MSF-UK, focuses mainly on support to tuberculosis and epidemiology. The WatSan Advisor will report to the IPC & WatSan team Coordinator

Main Responsibilities and activities
• Contributes to the development of OCA mission strategies, objectives, activities and resources with field team, HQ operation and medical support teams.
• Provides technical and strategic support to assigned missions from HQ and through field visits. Also, mentors WatSan field staff in assigned missions.
• Actively monitors quality of WatSan programmes through reports, (de) briefings, field visits and regular communication with the field and suggest adjustments when required.
• May contribute to assessment and/or intervention in emergencies as WatSan Co-ordinator in early phases when in the field
• Contributes to the development of relevant tools (guidelines, evaluations and technical support documents), contributing to emergency preparedness and emergency stocks reviews, design/support of operational research projects and development of vision documents.
• Gives expert advice and technical support to other specialist colleagues across departments.
• Develops and facilitates WatSan staff trainings on internal or external training courses or workshops (HQ or field) and ensures knowledge transfer on new policies, strategies, protocols, guidelines.
• Contributes to the development of the pool of WatSan staff in MSF OCA with a specific focus on eastern African region in order to diversify recruitment of specialists.
• Explore possibilities of new training sites in Kenya or region and collaborations with relevant institutions.
• Participates in representing the WatSan team and PHD internally and the organisation externally from a Water and Sanitation perspective.
• Initiates innovation projects as well as new product development. In collaboration with supply centres in Nairobi develops WatSan specific assortments.
• Aligns strategies, policies and explore possibilities of mutualisation with counterparts in other MSF sections in the region.

Candidate Profile
• University degree in Water and Sanitation, preferably Public Health Engineering or Environmental Health; Master degree is a plus.
• Minimum 3 years field experience with MSF or other NGO in co-ordinator position in the field of water, hygiene and sanitation;
• Flexibility to travel and support projects (up to 40% maximum of the job will be spent on project visits);
• MSF experience is preferred
• Humanitarian operation and interventions in healthcare settings experiences are a must; affinity with the principles and objectives of MSF’s work;
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills with adequate learning and development experience to develop content and teach at internal and external courses.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required, French and/or Arabic are preferred, (Dutch is not required).
• A strategic thinker, good team-player, flexible, and with good communication skills.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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