Water & Sanitation Specialists

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)
• Excellent command of English, as well as French (level B2) or another language (Arabic, Spanish). Refer to this

Assets

Experience or familiarity with healthcare waste management and vector control Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including Excel

MSF Core Competencies

Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context