Avis d’appel d’offres : Soutien technique régional – Eau et assainissement – Basé à Amman, Jordanie.
Objectives of the position & scope of responsibilities
The RTS WatSan is a new position to ensure adequate support to the missions in providing strategical technical support to implement MSF Standard, basics and alternative solutions for water and sanitation in the projects, conducting assessments in the countries of the region, providing recommendations and support as well as developing network and knowledge of local actors, companies, and markets in Middle-East.
Main Responsibilities:
- Carries out planned visits according to the terms of reference established by the Logistics Coordinator of the requesting country in the countries of his/her geographical area.
- Centralizes requests for technical support and answers questions from the Logistics Coordinators and/or Medical Coordinators in his/her geographical area,
- Calls on the support of the Technical Referent at headquarters if the required skills or the level of technical validation requires it,
- Participates in the preparation of the RTR visit and specialized flying schedules and proposes any changes to the initial schedule according to operational needs. The final validation of the schedules and/or their modifications will be ensured by the Logistics Coordinator of the host country in conjunction with the Technical Referent,
- Is available to intervene in the framework of emergency programs in its geographical area,
- Participates in the definition of programmatic prevention activities relating to his/her specialty in collaboration with the operational unit and the technical referents at headquarters who oversee the global WatSan strategy,
- Contributes to the definition of policies relating to his/her specialty in conjunction with his/her head office technical referent via his/her feedback,
- Contributes to ensuring cohesion in MSF’s WatSan policy by participating in WatSan team meetings with the head office referents.
- Participates in the R&D of equipment and/or practices in his/her specialty through participation in test campaigns and through feedback on projects in his/her geographical area.
- Analyses the components of his/her activity for all the missions in his/her geographical area at least twice a year for the POA and MYR,
- Writes visit reports and an annual activity report.
- Responds to ad hoc missions at the request of the Logistics Coordinators of the countries in his/her geographical area,
- Participates in the recruitment of national technicians,
- Contributes to the ongoing training of the teams,
- Assesses the technical level of specialists (national and international), contributes to the definition of training courses, and proposes ad hoc training,
- Validates service providers and product/supplier combinations, calling on the head office Technical Referent if the required skills make this necessary,
- Advises and supports the logistics coordinators in their technical decision-making.
Requirements
Education:
- Hydraulic engineer, or Civil engineer with a specialization in hydraulics or sanitation, or Hydrogeological engineer, or Master’s degree or environmental engineering, or Senior technician in the water and/or sanitation sector, or Licence GeMEAU (Water Management and Control).
Experience:
- Experience in various fields in an international NGO is required
- Experience with MSF will be taken into account
- Experience in vector control is a plus
- At least 4 years of professional experience in his/her field (including 1 in a coordination role) is required
- Mastery of project management and knowledge of management and training.
Application
If you recognize yourself in this profile, we welcome you to apply on line through this link:
by sending your resume (CV, 2 pages max) and a cover letter (1 page max) in English.
The closing date for applications is 8th August 2023. The applications will be treated confidentially. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.