Career Opportunities: Project Assistant 8 / Environmental Compliance Officer – VectorLink, Senegal (53083)

Req Id 53083 – Senegal – International Health

Organization Overview

The International Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world.  Serving both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management.  Our impact is felt in policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.

Opportunity

Abt Associates, a major American business and government research, technical assistance, and consulting company, manages the USAID-funded Vector Control Task Order 1. Task Order 1 will support the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and USAID to plan and implement an integrated vector control approach with the overall goal of reducing the burden of malaria. Abt has implemented indoor residual spraying (IRS) for PMI since 2011, delivering high-quality IRS programs and gathering the most comprehensive vector control entomological data in the world. Under this contract, Abt will expand entomological monitoring to guide programs focused on insecticide-treated mosquito nets and IRS and continue to assist PMI in reducing the burden of malaria through IRS and capacity building in 22 African countries where malaria is endemic. Abt also will continue to support PMI in IRS monitoring and evaluation, as well as environmental compliance.

Under the supervision of the Environmental Compliance and Safety Director, the Environmental Compliance Officer is responsible for overseeing program compliance with the United States Government (USG) and local environmental regulations, and program adherence to requirements as laid out in USAID Programmatic and Supplemental Environmental Assessments and amendments, and compliance with the PMI IRS Best Management Practices Manual.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

Provide hands-on support remotely and in-person to several different countries on the VectorLink Project based on individual countries’ needs.

Tracking the status of pesticide and geographic spray area decisions with PMI and NMCP, and determining the 22 CFR 216 documentation needs for the upcoming campaign.

Timely preparation of countries’ Supplemental Environmental Assessment, amendment, or Letter Report, as appropriate.

Development of waste management plans prior to the initiation of spray activities describing the disposition plan for each waste stream generated during the spray season.

Determining the registration status of proposed pesticides in the country of use prior to shipment, and ensuring that registration needs are satisfied before the arrival of pesticide.

Ensuring that quality assurance testing on pesticide samples is performed and demonstrates that the pesticide meets specifications prior to shipment.

Ensure that performance of smart-phone Pre-Season Environmental Compliance Assessments for each operational site (soak pit and/or storeroom) two months prior to spray is checked.

Ensure that vehicle inspections prior to signing lease agreements to be sure that all proposed vehicles meet Best Management Practice (BMP) requirements are done.

Tracking of work required on operational sites prior to commencement of spray. Confirming storage conditions and soak pit construction conform to BMPs.

Providing or overseeing the annual environmental compliance training of spray teams and storekeepers, as well as Abt staff as necessary in individual countries.

Work with environmental compliance officers in performing a Pre-Season Environmental Compliance Green Light Inspection for each operational site 1-2 weeks prior to spray.

Continual supervision of spray operations and completion of BMP checklists throughout the spray season.

Follow up on the closure of seasonal operational sites at the end of the spray season, and documenting proper storage of equipment and leftover pesticides.

Oversight of waste management activities (incineration of sachets and masks, recycling of other wastes where possible, thorough washing of disposable items) to be sure that wastes are managed responsibly.

Assist in the preparation of the EC portion of the End of Spray report, including a description of the important points noted throughout the campaign, and a consolidation of the information gathered from supervisory inspections. .

Identifying needs for next year’s spray campaign.

Developing a database or system of spreadsheets to consolidate all necessary and useful information pertaining to environmental compliance in the ECO’s country, and US requirements under US 22 CFR 216.

Lead and coordinate environmental compliance efforts for all program spray activities, inlcuding the implementation and oversight of procedures for:

Quality and safety of insecticide procurements;

Procedures for distribution, storage, and handling of insecticides; and

Procedures for disposal of insecticide, waste products, and packaging material in accordance with national and international standards.

Training and technical assistance to IRS implementation teams and counterparts.

Liaison with project counterparts from the Ministry of Health, and other regulatory and governmental authorities.

Travel to other countries to provide assistance and monitor IRS operations and implementation.

Preferred Skills / Prerequisites

Masters Degree in Public Health, Environmental Health, or other relevant field.

At least 6 years of relevant professional work experience, including significant experience in environmental health and inseciticide use and management.

Two years of successful training and coaching experience in a field environment.

Demonstrated ability to work with a minimum of direction and supervision.

Demonstrated ability to work both as a member of a team and as a team leader, with the ability to accept the inputs of other team members.

Strong management and planning skills of project tasks and budgets.

Demonstrates leadership and team work and produces high quality work in a timely, cost effective manner and has excellent writing skills.

Excellent organizational, interpersonal communication and computer skills.

Experience with USAID and donor projects is highly desirable.

English language proficiency.

Minimum Qualifications

( 2+ ) years of experience OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. Local candidates strongly encouraged to apply.

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