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  • Posted: Aug 10, 2022
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    Médecins sans frontières (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders, is an international humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization (NGO) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic diseases.
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    Water and Sanitation Advisor

    Main Responsibilities and activities

    • Contributes to the development of OCA mission strategies, objectives, activities and resources with field team, HQ operation and medical support teams.
    • Provides technical and strategic support to assigned missions from HQ and through field visits. Also, mentors WatSan field staff in assigned missions.
    • Actively monitors quality of WatSan programmes through reports, (de) briefings, field visits and regular communication with the field and suggest adjustments when required.
    • May contribute to assessment and/or intervention in emergencies as WatSan Co-ordinator in early phases when in the field
    • Contributes to the development of relevant tools (guidelines, evaluations and technical support documents), contributing to emergency preparedness and emergency stocks reviews, design/support of operational research projects and development of vision documents.
    • Gives expert advice and technical support to other specialist colleagues across departments.
    • Develops and facilitates WatSan staff trainings on internal or external training courses or workshops (HQ or field) and ensures knowledge transfer on new policies, strategies, protocols, guidelines.
    • Contributes to the development of the pool of WatSan staff in MSF OCA with a specific focus on eastern African region in order to diversify recruitment of specialists.
    • Explore possibilities of new training sites in Kenya or region and collaborations with relevant institutions.
    • Participates in representing the WatSan team and PHD internally and the organisation externally from a Water and Sanitation perspective.
    • Initiates innovation projects as well as new product development. In collaboration with supply centres in Nairobi develops WatSan specific assortments.
    • Aligns strategies, policies and explore possibilities of mutualisation with counterparts in other MSF sections in the region.

    Candidate Profile

    • University degree in Water and Sanitation, preferably Public Health Engineering or Environmental Health; Master degree is a plus.
    • Minimum 3 years field experience with MSF or other NGO in co-ordinator position in the field of water, hygiene and sanitation;
    • Flexibility to travel and support projects (up to 40% maximum of the job will be spent on project visits);
    • MSF experience is preferred
    • Humanitarian operation and interventions in healthcare settings experiences are a must; affinity with the principles and objectives of MSF’s work;
    • Strong coaching and mentoring skills with adequate learning and development experience to develop content and teach at internal and external courses.
    • Fluency in written and spoken English is required, French and/or Arabic are preferred, (Dutch is not required).
    • A strategic thinker, good team player, flexible, and with good communication skills.

    Application deadline: 28th August 2022

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) on msf.or.ke to apply

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