From sourcing and delivering clean drinking water to thousands of people displaced by conflict, to siting and building latrines after an earthquake, MSF WATSANs are essential to our projects.
RESPONSIBILITIES
As a water and sanitation specialist with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), your objective will be to prevent and control diseases transmitted by contaminated water or by poor sanitation or hygiene, both within and beyond the health facilities we run or support. This may include being responsible for the water and sanitation provisions of an entire refugee camp.
Your job will involve maintaining a reliable water supply, constructing or upgrading sanitary facilities and supporting the promotion of hygiene, as well as organizing appropriate medical waste disposal. You will work closely with medical and non-medical staff on the project team. Your work will include training and supervising other team members.
REQUIREMENTS
- Technical degree in civil, geological, mechanical or environmental engineering with an emphasis on surface water, underground water, treatment, distribution and discharge
- Minimum two years relevant post-qualification work experience
- Experience in managing staff in a multicultural team (supervision and training)
- Fluency in English and French (Intermediate+, minimum level B2 in both). Refer to this evaluation grid . Other languages such as Spanish, Arabic, and Portuguese are valued but not required.
- Relevant travel or work experience in contexts similar to where MSF works (armed conflicts, disasters, public health emergencies or situations of healthcare exclusion)
- Available to work six to 12 months
ASSETS
- Experience or familiarity with healthcare waste management and vector control
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including Excel
MSF CORE COMPETENCIES
- Behavioural flexibility: Level 2, Adapts behaviour to the needs of the situation
- Teamwork and cooperation: Level 2, Shares information and coordinates with team and others
- Result and quality orientation: Level 2, Works towards objectives, preserving established standards
- Commitment to MSF principles: Level 1, Demonstrates knowledge of and accepts MSF’s principles
- People management: Level 2, Gives feedback and sets limits
- Cross-cultural awareness: Level 3, Demonstrates an integrating attitude
- Stress management: Level 2, Manages own stress
- Understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI): Level 1, Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context.
To find out more about MSF core competencies, please look here.
You can find a comprehensive view of MSF career paths here.
