Environmental Compliance Assistants (ECA) at Abt Associates

ECA Programme support:

• Work closely with the Environmental Compliance Specialist and County Coordinator, in strengthening and coordinating environmental compliance procedures and monitoring of IRS activities.
• Ensure that IRS beneficiaries in the community and all seasonal workers receives IRS key messages
  and are well informed of what to do before, during and after their houses are sprayed.
• Ensure that all operations sites are well branded with relevant warning signs and environmental safety procedures and are well equipped for fire safety and insecticide spill response if such cases arise.
• Work closely with storekeepers to ensure all the occupational Health and Safety procedures are
  followed at all site stores and insecticide distribution centres including adhering to COVID 19
  mitigation measures by all personnel
• Work closely with operation sites coordinators and supervisors to ensure insecticide mixing procedures are followed and that the insecticides containers are well rinsed, uncapped and well stored for disposal.
• Ensure drivers are well sensitized on precautionary measures to take while transporting spray teams and/or the insecticide, and procedures to follow in case of an accident/incident.
• Ensure health workers representatives from selected health facilities in Migori or Homa Bay are trained on how to handle any adverse reactions to the insecticide, and insecticide poisoning and any IRS related incidents/accidents.
• Continual supervision of spray operations throughout the spray season and completion of smartphone-based checklists as guided by the revised IRS Best Management Practices (BMP) manual throughout the spray season.
• Oversight of IRS solid and liquid waste management activities during IRS operations (waste handling, segregation, storage and transportation) to be sure that the wastes are managed responsibly.
• Support the ECS in carrying out pre-spray and post spray IRS inspections and assessments in all
  operations sites in Migori or Homa Bay Counties.

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or Higher Diploma in Environmental Science, Public Health, Environmental health,
  or any other relevant field.
• At least 2 years’ experience in supervising environmental compliance and occupational safety
  procedures.
• Registration with EIK and/or NEMA or participation in EIA/EA activities is an added advantage.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Additional professional training in Environmental Impact Assessment/Environmental Assessment, occupational health and safety or any other relevant field.
• Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Office Suite applications including Excel, Word, and Power Point preferred.
• Ability to understand, interpret and enforce compliance to the project’s environmental safety policies and procedures as well as the ability to apply them with consistency in a variety of circumstances.
• Good communication skills including spoken and written English and Kiswahili is preferred.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Willingness and flexibility to work 6 days a week (Monday to Saturday)