Medecins Sans Frontieres Water and Sanitation Specialist Jobs in Kenya

Medecins Sans Frontieres Water and Sanitation Specialist Jobs in Kenya

General Context

Médecins Sans Frontières is an international independent medical-humanitarian organization, which offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.

MSF is a civil society initiative that brings together individuals committed to the assistance of other human beings in crisis.
As such MSF is by choice an association.

Each individual working with MSF does it out of conviction and is ready to uphold the values and principles of MSF.

The MSF movement is built around five operational directorates supported by MSF’s 21 sections, 24 associations and other offices together worldwide.

MSF OCBA is one of those directorates.

The operations are implemented by field teams and the mission coordination teams; together with the organizational units based in Barcelona, Athens and decentralised in Nairobi, Dakar and Amman.

The field operations are guided and supported by 5 Operational Cells, the Emergency Unit and other departments supporting operations

Being a water and sanitation specialist (WATSAN) with MSF is a diverse and stimulating job.

From sourcing and delivering clean drinking water to thousands of people displaced by conflict in Nigeria, to siting and building latrines for people who have lost everything in an earthquake, MSF WATSANs are essential to ensure that people in desperate situations access the basic necessities to survive.

Responsibilities

Our WATSANs usually work in the project, and manage a variety of work including hospital waste management, health promotion and clean water provision.

It’s an exciting and diverse role and you would be responsible for some or all of the following:

​Managing a team of waste zone operators, hygiene promoters, WATSAN assistants and various others

Sourcing and delivering clean water to populations in need

Siting and constructing latrines and other sanitation facilities

Managing hospital waste

Supervising hygiene promotion

Requirements

Education in Civil Engineering, Water and Sanitation, Land and Water Management (preferably international), or similar

Significant work experience in water and sanitation

Experience in managing, supervising and training others

Available for a minimum of nine months

Minimum of three months’ work, volunteering or travel experience in developing countries

Willingness to work in unstable areas

Adaptable and able to work in a multicultural team

Flexible and able to manage stress

Able to provide training and supervision to others

Fluency in English

Desirable

Knowledge of Arabic and or French

Experience working with INGOs

Closing Date: 30th October 2022

How to Apply

To apply, please, submit your CV and cover letter

Replies will only be sent to short-listed candidates

For more information and job application details, see: Medecins Sans Frontieres Water and Sanitation Specialist Jobs in Kenya

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