Environmental Health Supervisor at Medecins Sans Frontieres
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Supporting the Environmental health Manager/PMR in the implementation and supervision of Environmental health activities, including tools and materials employed according to MSF standards and protocols, in order to improve health and living conditions of the target population.
- Ensuring the day-to-day implementation and administration of assigned Environmental Health activities at project level, including but not limited to, water supply, excreta disposal, waste management, vector control, and dead bodies management
Specific Accountabilities
Environmental Health & WASH Activities:
Supervise and coordinate environmental health interventions, including water quality monitoring, sanitation, waste management, and hygiene promotion.
Develop and support in the design and construction of Environmental Health installation( Boreholes rehabilitation/drilling and well construction
- Guide the technical choice of Environmental Health materials and good knowledge of local market in terms of materials, technicians, contractors, local law and institutional actors
- Organise and carry out “Insecticide Residual Spraying” (IRS) regularly with his/her team and If is it necessary place different chemical/insecticide for rodents, etc. in needed location.
- Implement the SOP put in place and ensure compliance with MSF standards and organisational protocols for environmental health and infection prevention and control (IPC).
- Support identified health facilities in identifying and mitigating environmental health risks
- Work closely with the nurse in charge of IPC
Minimum Required Skills and Qualifications
Educational Qualification:
- Essential: Degree or diploma in Environmental Health, Environmental Science, or a related field.
- Desirable: Specialization in water and sanitation
Experience:
Essential: Minimum of 2–3 years’ experience in environmental health or WASH programming; previous experience in technical works and organizing of multiple activities, preferably with MSF or similar work environment
- Strong knowledge of WASH, IPC, waste management, and environmental health risks.
- Familiarity with the local context in Anambra State and South-East Nigeria
- Experience working in outbreak-prone or emergency contexts.
- Experience with gender-sensitive approaches, including safe latrines and menstrual hygiene management.
Skills
Ability to explain the various mechanisms of disease transmission through water, sanitation, and excreta, including waterborne, faecal–oral, and vector borne
- Skilled in mentoring and capacity building of staff and community volunteers.
- Fluency in Igbo and English
- Proficient in computer applications relevant to reporting, data collection, and programme management
Job Type: Full Time
Qualification: BA/BSc/HND, OND
Experience: 2 - 3 years
Location: Anambra
City: Awka
Job Field: Safety & Environment / HSE
Deadline: Not Specified
How to Apply
Interested applicant can apply via this link
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