WATSAN TECHNICIAN
Job Description
Title: WATSAN TECHNICIAN
Company Name: Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Technical certification or proven background, desirable specialization in water and sanitation
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Carrying out tasks directly related to the Watsan activities such as construction and maintenance of infrastructures in the project according to MSF protocols and standards concerning the operation of water supply, waste management and excreta disposal, hygiene and infection control.
∎ Ensuring the cleaning and maintenance of the Watsan structures and when applicable, of the medical facilities;
∎ Identifying, recruiting, training and supervising daily laborer or hygiene agents for Watsan activities
∎ Informing the Watsan Supervisor of any difficulties, anomalies and problems that may affect the normal functioning of activities and tasks in his/her area of responsibility;
∎ Assisting the Watsan Supervisor in Watsan data collection and reporting, as well as maintaining updated files and re-cords of assigned project activities
∎ Being responsible for equipment, tools, and consumables, verifying that they are safely used and maintained. Reporting to the supervisor any need of renewal and the weekly/monthly consumption
∎ MSF Section/Context Specific Accountability
∎ COVID-19 response setting, working in the high risk zone of a treatment facility
∎ Supervising the work of Hygiene Agents, Laundry Workers and Watsan agents, advising and ensuring the work is carried out correctly; reporting any issues to the WatSan Supervisor.
∎ Ensuring IPC (infection prevention control) guidelines and measures are being effectively implemented
∎ Ensuring IPC infrastructure and materials are well maintained and functioning at all times
Additional Requirements:
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Languages: Mission language (English) essential, local language (Chittagonian & Bangla) desirable
∎ Knowledge: Computer literacy
∎ Competencies: Results and Quality Orientation, Team work and Cooperation, Behavioral Flexibility, Commitment to MSF Principles, Stress Management.
Application Deadline: May 8, 2020
Company Information:
∎ Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
∎ Address : 5th Floor, Khawaja Palace, Plot N. 76, Ro-11, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh.
∎ 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
Read Before Apply: • All incomplete applications or those not clearly labelled will be rejected.• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews/testing.• Application documents are non-returnable; please do not submit original documents.• No applications will be accepted after the deadline.• Only Bangladesh citizens will be considered for this position.• No monetary, goods or service offers, nor favoritism, will be tolerated in a recruitment process. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts. Any illicit solicitations can be reported to the justice system. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts and will stop collaboration with any workers involved in such acts.
