Watsan Technician

MSF Spain is looking for a Watsan Technician Gaza to support the Watsan Supervisor in the implementation, monitoring, maintaining, and trouble-shooting 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

We expect you to share our humanitarian values to offer assistance to people based on need and irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. In MSF we treat our beneficiaries with dignity, and with respect for their cultural and religious beliefs.

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 of the medical facilities.

•          Identifying, 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

•          Ensuring that the MSF procedures and protocols are followed by the Watsan teams to guarantee the operational quality of the project.

•          Ensuring the maintenance and repair of technical equipment in the project to guarantee an adequate running of Watsan activities outside health structures, in particular.

•          Ensuring the distribution of the materials and tools used in water treatment, hygiene and sanitation (e.g. physical organization and inventory of stocks, receiving and processing orders for water, sanitation and hygiene material, check that the amounts received are recorded, and check monthly consumptions, etc.).

•          Report to the supervisor any need for renewal and the weekly / monthly consumption and support their Watsan supervisor in organizing the Watsan stock.

•          Monitor water, sanitation, hygiene, waste management and vector control indicators in health facilities and outreach, ensuring that all WatSan installations are working perfectly in MSF's health facilities.

•          Assess, agree, and implement solutions with Watsan Manager and Supervisor to ensure MSF minimum standards and improvements in WASH standards in health facilities and outreach.

•          Monitor and ensure that all cleaning, disinfection and others IPC protocols are being carried out daily by the hygienists in MSF's health facilities. Monitoring the hygienists' daily activities.

•          Work with WatSan Supervisor to find sites for latrine construction in IDP camps, and then supervise and monitor the construction.

•          Work on community engagement in places where latrines are built, ensuring that they are maintained and function properly.

•          Monitoring the water desalination plant. Ensure that the system works perfectly, avoiding technical problems or defects. Comply with the schedule of activities and ensure preventive maintenance.

•          Support in identifying WASH needs in the communities, propose solutions and implement them with the support of the Watsan supervisor.