Watsan Supervisor

Job Description

Title: Watsan Supervisor

Company Name: Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Technical diploma, desirable specialization in water and sanitation

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ 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 Specific Accountabilities
∎ Ensure the high quality of watsan activities regarding hygiene promotion in the mega camp
∎ Maintain and improve MSF coverage in term of hygiene promotion link to MSF hardware
∎ Develop and ensure a good relationship with leaders in the camp in a way to adapt MSF hygiene promotion & other activities to the needs of people
∎ Manage 2 (at least) watsan assistants:
∎ Ensure good conduct of hygiene activities according to MSF hygiene promotion strategy
∎ Coordinate different activities in the mega camp
∎ Ensure proper training if needed
∎ Liaison with MSF Watsan manager for reporting, adaptation of strategy
∎ Assist to Manager to response & appropriate managing in emergency time.
∎ Watsan related assessment & data collection
∎ Liaison with MSF Watsan supervisors to ensure the good conduct of hygiene promotion activities in the mega camp and adapt in case of need.
∎ Assist to Manager for Volunteer's recruitment & Payment Sheet prepare.
∎ Stock Maintain & Request order prepared if needed.
∎ This is a camp based position and requires the holder of this position to walk long distances in the camp in any type of weather. Therefore, strong physical condition is required.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Relevant work experience in Hygiene promotion essential 1 year
∎ Relevant work experience at community level
∎ Relevant work experience in monitoring and evaluation
∎ Demonstrable experience in supervising, training and coaching others
∎ Experience in camp is an asset.
∎ Spoken and written English, Bangla and Chittagonian/Burmese essential.
∎ Computer skills
∎ Ability to collect and analyze data using different sampling methods.
∎ Ability to adapt a hygiene promotion strategy to the context
∎ Ability to cope with stress
∎ Ability to organize and prioritize workload, using initiative when appropriate
∎ Good communication skills
∎ Competences:
∎ Results and Quality Orientation: Medium
∎ Teamwork and Cooperation: Medium
∎ Behavioral Flexibility: Medium
∎ Commitment to MSF Principles: Medium
∎ Stress Management: High
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Application Deadline: May 19, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
∎ Business : Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in many countries worldwide. MSF has been working in Bangladesh since 1992. MSF was awarded the prestigious `Nobel Peace Prize` in 1999 for its pioneering humanitarian activities since 1971 in several continents.

Category: NGO/Development