Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, non-profit medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, pandemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from healthcare. MSF started working in Yemen since 1986 and have been present in the country continuously since 2007. Today, MSF works in 23 hospitals across the country, and provides support to more than 17 health facilities across 13 governorates, in line with our principles of independence, impartiality and neutrality. For more information, visit our Arabic website, www.msf-me.org

Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium in Yemen mission is looking for Yemeni nationals to recruit for the EH/Watsan Technician position:

Location: Mocha Project
Contract Duration – 1 year, renewable Contract type: Fixed – Term Reporting to: EH/Watsan Supervisor Supervises: -

MAIN PURPOSE

Supporting the EH/watsan Supervisor in the implementation, monitoring, maintaining, and troubleshooting of Water Hygiene Sanitation activities and infrastructure in the project according to MSF protocols, standards, and procedures in order to improve health and living conditions of the target population.

Accountabilities

• 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 labourers 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 records 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
• Follow up and monitor the Watsan day-to-day activities, such as collecting and sorting waste before disposal, keeping the incinerator in good working order.

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• Conducting regular Preventive maintenance for EH/WatSan Facilities.
• Review and maintain the plumbing network system within the project in the Hospital
• Support his/her supervisor in preparing BOQ and material orders relating to plumbing and Watsan items.
• Make use of the safety protection in place during the making of water treatment and preparing chlorine solution (glasses, gloves, and a mask, etc).
• Making a correctly chlorine solutions.
• Carry out preventive maintenance for the Dosatron and R.O. unit for water treatment in the hospital premises and MSF compounds.
• Participate with the Watsan supervisor in water tests monthly and quarterly.
• Make FRC checked daily with EH/Watsan Sup or alone using a pool tester record all value you tested.
• Check the turbidity at least once per month with the Watsan supervisor or alone.
• Carry out the preventive maintenance for the water dispenser according to the maintenance protocol.
• Have all reported problems about the water network and sewage network directly to his/her supervisor.
• Monitoring water tanks fill up according to the needs of each department and checking the functionality of the automatic system.
• Supervise and make sure the functions of the water pumps and the auto switch system.
• Daily Monitoring of the desludging septic tank (holding tank) in the hospital and inform the EH/Watsan sup if needed.
• Wata test to cross-check the concentration of Chlorine prepared for the use of disinfection whenever needed
• Take responsibility for the daily records tools for water and chlorine consumption, and make sure the Watsan team has the records correctly done for the waste weight.
• Responsible for the day-to-day management / Operation of the water station treatment and waste zone.

Hygiene and Vector Control

• Participate in conduct an insecticide correctly for Rats and rodents, cats, and flies.
• Prepare and check that the insecticide residual spraying is done according to the technical practice
• Check that the safety protection equipment is used according to the task (protective clothing, materials against infection, etc.)
• Make sure all the work materials for the daily workers have been collected at the end of the day and returned to the MSF stock.

Requirements

Education

• Technical certification or proven background, desirable specialization in water and sanitation

Experience

• Essential: Previous experience in technical work.

Language:

• Mission working language (English) and local languages essential (Arabic).

Knowledge:

• Essential computer literacy (word/excel)