Liberia: ETU Site Engineer
Country: Liberia
Closing date: 31 Oct 2014
POSITION TITLE: ETU Site Engineer
COUNTRY PROGRAM: Liberia
RESPONSIBLE TO: TBD
SUPERVISORY CAPACITY: Local Team
DATE: ASAP
STATUS:Full Time Temporary
APPLICATION DEADLINE:October 31, 2014
COUNTRY PROGRAM MISSION
The American Refugee Committee seeks to establish an Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) in Liberia. The ETU will be a high-capacity, isolated unit with up to 30 beds, which will require the oversight of approximately 125 staff, over a period of 6-9 months. Given the magnitude of the need, the plan is to set up the ETU immediately. Staff safety is an absolute priority and strict adherence to infection control procedures will be undertaken to protect staff. Given the tedious nature of the work, personal protective equipment which must be worn at all times in the heat and need for strict adherence to infection control protocols, staff will have ample rest time.
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
The Site Engineer will support the ETU staff in maintaining the ETU facilities according to established guidelines to ensure that quality care is maintained and to prevent further transmission of Ebola both within and outside the ETU.
MAJOR AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
PRIMARY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Assessment
• Provide WASH expertise in technical needs assessments and analysis at health care facilities, and surrounding communities.
• Conduct initial rapid assessment of current situation in collaboration with health care facility management and staffs, and affected population; determine priorities and immediate activities and resources.
• Represent ARC to stakeholders and Governmental and non-Governmental agencies, including relevant Ministries and Cluster.
• Assess in-country resources and capacities (human, material and financial) for response with relevant staff and agencies.
Program Design
• Define scale, aims and objectives of the overall WASH response at health care facilities in accordance with relevant standards.
• Design appropriate, where and as necessary phased, technical interventions to ensure safe and high quality health care delivery at facilities, including in preparation for and during infectious disease outbreak response
• Select and design adequate water supplies for health care facilities including source selection (ground water, surface water), abstraction, storage, treatment and distribution for new systems and/or the rehabilitation of old systems.
• Select and design the most appropriate form of sanitation system (to include excreta disposal, vector control, health care waste treatment and disposal, drainage) taking full account of local conditions, resources, customs and cultural norms.
• Ensure that issues of protection, gender, infection control, environmental protection, operation and maintenance and sustainability are factored into the program design.
• Ensure WHO minimum standards both qualitative and quantitative are considered and any departures documented.
• Develop letters of intent, concept papers, budgets and proposals in respect of the above.
Response Management and Implementation
• Plan and manage WASH interventions at health care facilities in a phased and prioritized manner with full consultation and co-ordination with relevant ARC staff and other agencies both governmental and non-governmental.
• Organize with the logistics and finance departments materials and support needed for all activities.
• Build a technical support team that has the capacity to respond to outbreaks, and assist in hiring and training as needed.
• Design and develop appropriate supervisory, monitoring and evaluation systems for WASH interventions.
Representation and Coordination
• Provide regular updates to supervisor and team on progress, priorities and constraints – verbally and in writing.
• Represent ARC to governmental and non-governmental groups as needed and agreed with the supervisor
• Represent ARC in WASH and relevant emergency related Cluster activities.
EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED
• Engineering degree (emphasis in Water / Sanitation)
• 5+ years of relevant work experience (minimum of 1 year in health care facilities in humanitarian situations)
• Experience in outbreak response, including rapid assessments and needs analysis
• Sound knowledge of adequate WASH-related infection control measures at health care facilities
• Proven training and capacity building experience
• Ability to work in extreme conditions
• Fluency in English (both oral and written skills)
KEY BEHAVIORS & ABILITIES
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines required.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently
- Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations and frustrations
- Profound cross-cultural awareness
- Willingness to travel and live in remote and security difficult situation.
- Ability to relate to and motivate local staff effectively
- Creativity and the ability to work with limited resources
- Sense of humor
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