NGO JOBS

Position SummaryInternational Medical Corps is seeking a WASH Officer to work on ensuring delivery of quality emergency WASH services in health facilities in a refugee camp in North-West South Sudan. S/He is responsible for the management of facility-based water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion activities as part of a CHF-funded project. The WASH Officer will work in close collaboration with colleagues from various sectors and organizations working in the refugee camp to ensure effective relationships and adherence to agreed standards.

Project activities include establishing and supervising of infection control measures in an Isolation Unit, Primary Health Care Clinic, Oral Rehydration Points, decentralized health and nutrition posts and other facilities. The WASH Officer assures water supply, disinfection regimes, preparing of chlorine solutions for various purposes, hand-washing stations, excreta disposal, and solid as well as liquid and medical waste management. The main objectives of the role include planning and management to prevent and isolate diseases transmitted by contaminated water or poor hygiene within facilities IMC runs or supports.

The WASH Specialist will be responsibilities for Technical Quality and Program Development; Project Cycle Management, Staff Supervision & Development and Identification of Best Practices and Lessons Learned, and share with Global WASH team.

We’re looking for someone with A degree in water and sanitation engineering, public health, infection/outbreak control or relevant technical specialization; Masters level education preferred. Significant experience in design and implementation of infection control interventions in health facilities. Experience working with hazardous chemicals including HTH.  Experience working in emergency settings or insecure environments; outbreak preparedness and response experience preferred. Strong program/technical and budget management, planning, reporting, monitoring and evaluation skills. Experienced in the safe preparation of disinfection solutions for various purposes. PPE (personal protective equipment) management: needs, distribution, management, maintenance, disposal (this is to reduce the health risk of the staff all). Skilled in decontamination practices, casualties management, WASH stock management, isolation and exposure prevention, exposure follow-up. Capable of identifying needs for surge capacity response and coordinating during scale up. Environment management and environmental decontamination Fluency in English required. Arabic is an advantage.

WORK ENVIRONMENTThe WASH Specialist will be based in Maban, Upper Nile State, South Sudan. Living conditions are rural and basic and work includes extensive time walking throughout a refugee camp. Strict adherence to security guidelines is required. This position is non-accompanied.