CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Medair
Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 07 Nov 2014

Role and Responsibilities

Providing WASH services to refugees in Batil camp in line with SPHERE and UNHCR standards, the WASH Manager will focus primarily on operating and improving water supply in the camp, but should be flexible to assist with the sanitation project as needed.

Take a look at Medair’sWater, Sanitation & Hygienework.

Project Overview

Medair is currently implementing three projects within South Sudan. There are two large field bases in Upper Nile State (Maban and Renk), plus an Emergency Response Team (ERT) who carry out short-term (typically 1 – 3 month) interventions across all states. In Maban, Medair is responsible for WASH, health and nutrition in Batil refugee camp (approximately 40,000 people). In Renk, Medair is providing WASH and health care in camps for returnees (people who returned from Sudan after independence), as well as a more development-style programme in the host community. The ERT team is flexible to respond to new emergencies in South Sudan, from disease outbreaks, population displacement due to conflict or flooding, or emergency level global acute malnutrition rates.

Medair

Medair is a humanitarian organisation inspired by Christian faith to relieve human suffering in some of the world’s most remote and devastated places. We bring relief and recovery to people in crisis, regardless of race, creed or nationality. As signatories of the Red Cross Code of Conduct, we believe that aid should be given to everyone who is in need, regardless of political, social or religious viewpoint. We save lives in emergencies and then stay to help people recover from crisis with dignity—working side by side with communities to leave a lasting impact. We provide a range of emergency relief and recovery services: health care and nutrition; safe water, sanitation, and hygiene; shelter and infrastructure.

Workplace

Buni Town, Maban County, South Sudan. Take a look at Medair’s work inSouth Sudan.

Starting Date

As soon as possible

Initial Contract Details

Full time, 12-24 months

Key Activity Areas

Technical WASH Management

The WASH Manager will spend most of their time working in Batil camp in a hands-on technical role. The technician will focus primarily on water supply in the camp but should be flexible to support the sanitation programme as needs be:

• Water quality monitoring.
• Assisting with operation of the water supply system – ensuring that water is available at all tap stands throughout the day.
• Maintenance and repairs of the water distribution network and pumps.
• Implementing improvements to the network.
• Liaise with the Hygiene team, providing support for hygiene campaigns in the camp and working together to improve community ownership and engagement.
• Emergency response.

Logistics

• Local procurement of construction materials in co-ordination with the WASH Logistics Officer.
• Keeping records of consumable items and equipment used.
• Support the WASH Project Manager with procurement planning.

Finance

• Provide information for monthly Cash Needs Forecast to the WASH Project Manager (PM).
• Payment of WASH casual workers.

Staff Management

• Manage refugee WASH staff on Incentive Earner Agreements, checking attendance, coordinating leave, monitoring performance and providing support as needed.
• Actively capacity build our WASH team in the camp.

Coordination and Reporting

• Attend weekly camp co-ordination meetings, or bi-weekly WASH sector meetings when the WASH PM is unavailable.
• Provide monitoring data to input to weekly and monthly reports.
• Cover for the WASH PM in their absence.

Qualifications

• Higher level qualification in a technical field, preferably in water and sanitation
• BSc / MSc in Water / Environmental Engineering or Management or Civil Engineering or Hydrology / Geology desirable

Languages

• Strong working knowledge of English (spoken and written)

Experience / Competencies

• 2 years post-qualification professional experience in a relevant field
• Experience working in a WASH programme in a developing country, preferably in a humanitarian context desirable
• Excellent organisational skills; Ability to oversee multiple tasks and prioritise clearly
• Committed to consultative and servant-minded leadership
• Team-player with good inter-personal skills
• Good communicator, able to pass on information efficiently
• Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, beneficiaries, other agencies and local authorities
• Ability and willingness to manage project implementation
• Problem solving ability
• Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels
• Ability to cope with basic living conditions in the field and during field trips

Medair Standard Working Requirements for the Field

• Experienced professionals in a relevant field; Overseas intercultural experience
• Committed Christians; commitment to the Medair values
• Strong working knowledge of English, spoken and written
• Working knowledge of French, spoken and written, for French-speaking field programmes
• Single or married (with no children under 18). If married, your spouse must also apply.
• Successful completion of Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC)
• Reflect the vision and values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, external contacts
• Able to live and work in a multicultural team under difficult conditions
• Strong character traits, including emotional stability, adaptability, ability to handle stress, cultural and gender sensitivity, honesty, and physically fit

Benefits

• A salary based upon the grade of the position and the experience of the position-holder
• Comprehensive briefing at our Swiss headquarters, as well as an in-country briefing
• Security training for those going to particularly insecure environments
• Accommodation, food, and transportation in-country
• Return flights to and from the country programme (one return flight for every year of service)
• Rest and recuperation (R&R) leave (including travel, accommodation, and food allowance)
• Annual leave; Death and disability allowance
• Contribution matching programme for retirement savings (for experienced relief workers)
• Additional contract benefit allowance for those who commit to longer contracts
• Comprehensive medical and emergency rescue insurance, with up to 60 days post- assignment coverage, including debriefing

Working Conditions

• This is a field position based in Buni Town, Maban County and working and living conditions may be very different to that previously experienced.

How to apply:

Follow this link: www.medair.org/work-with-us, check if you are an Experienced or New Relief Worker and that you fit our standard working criteria, then:

a) apply for this vacancy(or another position that matches your profile),or

b) apply for a Medair ROC(where we can try and match your competencies to our vacancy needs).

Please do not make multiple applications. We will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed. Medair does not set closing / deadline dates for applications; recruitment is on-going until the position is filled.