Médecins Sans Frontières recruits 01 Watsan mobile implementer officer
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.
GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE POST
MIO Watsan main objective is to help in the deployment and implementation of the Water Sanitation and Hygiene projects, policies, strategies, and procedures of the organization programmes in the field. This implementation will be done directly in the field, with the pertinent adaptations and corrections agreed with his/her functional responsible, and through the training of the personnel involved in Watsan in the missions. The MIO Watsan is part of the Watsan Team, within the Technical Support Area of the Logistics & Supply Chain Department. The MIO by nature of this work is a moving position, from mission to mission.
To act as the Watsan focal point in the mission(s) for the roll out and/or strengthening of minimum requirements in water and sanitation (the basics) ensuring customisation to each relevant context and/or users. Making sure that users are well equipped to guarantee its optimal use and maintenance.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
- Oversee/carry out the implementation of the tool, protocol, system, instrument, or policy referred above, in accordance with the specifications set by the hierarchical and functional managers in the ToR for each visit.
- Together with the hierarchical manager (or delegated Technical Referent) and the relevant Coordinator(s) in the Mission(s), plan the deployments well in advance and inform the relevant units in HQ/Field to anticipate administrative and medical requirements related to the deployment (e.g. vaccination, visa, flight tickets, etc.).
- Ensure that clear Terms of Reference (e.g. objectives, duration of deployment and subsequent paid rest, expected results, functional reporting lines during visit, etc.) are well defined, known and agreed by the relevant stakeholders before deployment.
- Develop and maintain a project plan for implementation (including hands-on, briefings, trainings, workshops, etc.) ensuring stakeholders are informed and involved in order to deliver the project on time.
- Mapping and analysis of the environment in order to prepare the deployment phase.
- Where relevant, ensure that all technical implementation considerations are known, communicated and met (e.g. guidance documents, configuration, data cleaning, test and migration management, etc.).
- Design and deliver training related to own professional/technical area to enable others to use systems, tools, processes or policy effectively.
- Ensure adequate information flow to the relevant stakeholders regarding progress of the implementation, trainings, etc.
- Support the missions with change management and new work organisation to guarantee sustainability of the new way of working.
- Contribute to continuous improvement and learning by capitalising all deployment related documentation and learning for the project and eventually sharing as part of (de)briefings, workshops or ad-hoc technical forum.
- In between field visits, provide punctual support related to her/his area of expertise as requested.
SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES, TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The job is structured around 4 main tasks:
Field support. The MIO Watsan will conduct field visits to missions/projects to ensure that the minimum requirements (basics) in Watsan are in place and implement activities to achieve those. If it is not possible to fully achieve them, leave a clear road map (chronogram and list of activities) on how to achieve them. S/he will also conduct trainings on relevant topics to the staff of the mission (Infection Control, basic Watsan…).
Participate in assessments. The MIO Watsan will conduct Watsan assessments for emergency response or project when needed by the missions.
Emergency Support. The MIO Watsan will also be ready to support any emergency that arise. In these cases, the MIO Watsan will act as a Field Watsan and could be devoted to a mission for a limited period.
Others
When the MIO Watsan is not on mission and after enjoying his/her R&R / holidays, s/he might support the Watsan Team in projects/activities to be defined.
MSF is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, race, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. We are committed to achieving a balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
MSF provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo reference checks.
Médecins Sans Frontieres, as a responsible employer, under article 38 of “Ley de Integración Social del Minusválido de 1982 (LISMI)” invite those persons with a recognized disability and with an interest in the humanitarian area to apply for the above-mentioned position.
Expériences / Formation
SELECTION CRITERIA
Education and experience
- Preferably a degree in the relevant technical area
- 1-2 years’ experience in relevant field positions in MSF (or other recognised NGO), or in a low resource setting
- Experience providing training to adult learners
- French and English essential, and desirable Arabic or Spanish.
- Capacity to understand and analyze the links between morbidities and Watsan conditions. Desirable experience in specific watsan related outbreaks.
- Experience coaching or working with teams in some remote, or security tight context to achieve desired results.
- Good understanding of computers and new technologies.
- Excellent oral and written communication to motivate and influence the teams.
Competencies
- Commitment to MSF’s Principles
- Cross-cultural Awareness
- Behavioral Flexibility
- Analytical Thinking
- Results and Quality Orientation
- Service Orientation
- Initiative and Innovation
- Teamwork and Cooperation
- Flexibility in terms of working hours and location
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CONDITIONS
- Home based, with frequent field visits (aprox. 70% of the time)
- Full time job
- Temporary position: 1 year of commitment
- Annual Gross salary: L4 (divided in 12 monthly payments) + secondary benefits based on MSF OCBA Reward Policy.
- Starting date: end February
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HOW TO APPLY
- To apply, please follow the link below and submit your CVand cover letter
- Closing date: February 6th, 2022, 23:59 CET (Central European Time)