MISSION
SI is launching an Ebola response in Sierra Leone to help stop the progression of the deadly virus. SI will provide WASH and logistics support to Medicos del Mundo in the Ebola Treatment Centre of Moyamba. The centre is currently under construction and is due to open on the 15th of December 2014. The ETC will be fitted with adequate water, sanitation and waste management infrastructure and SI will be required to ensure this infrastructure is adequately operated and maintained throughout the project period (at least 9 months). The WASH activities are absolutely essential to provide adequate services within the centre and to ensure that the medical teams can work without risk of contamination.
The WASH activities will comprise, amongst other things: the operation and maintenance of the Water Supply System, the preparation of chlorine solutions, the maintenance and cleaning of latrines and showers with gender separation, waste management, Infection Prevention and Control (Maintenance of proper hygiene and regular cleaning of the CTE and provision of support to medical staff in high risk zone), laundry and dead body management and safe burial practices. SI will also make sure that all logistics aspects are properly managed in the centre, including stocks, power supply, infrastructure maintenance, catering services and security and safety.
The SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL team will be composed of 8 expatriate staff and 230 national staff. The team will be under the management of the ETC Director, recruited by Medicos del Mundo. The team will be accommodated in a base camp built by the Norwegian Cooperation in Moyamba.
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL is firmly committed to staff safety, security and well-being. Specific procedures and protocols are in place for the Ebola response at both HQ and field levels. These include: pre-departure preparation: Ebola training, general briefing, medical check-up and psychological briefings (individual and team work); support during the mission (medical and psychological support) as well as strict adherence to infection prevention and control measures; and post-mission follow-up including: general debriefing, psychological debriefing and a 21-day surveillance.
FUNCTIONS
The WaSH team will be composed with a WaSH Team leader supervising 1 WatSan Manager, 3 IPC Managers, and 1 Safe Burial & Hygiene Promotion Manager.
Each manager will be in charge of implementing and achieving the objectives defined in the proposals. He/she will be in charge of supervising the operational teams allocated to his/her activities into the Ebola Treatment Center. He/she guarantees the proper execution and the quality of the implemented program and, if applicable, suggests adjustments or developments to ensure its relevance.
PROFILE
Education: Degree in a relevant field such as in Development Studies, Humanitarian Assistance or Water Sanitation and Hygiene or Public Health related sector or equivalent field experience
Experience:
- Minimum 2 years with INGO specialized in Humanitarian assistance.
- Previous experience in water and sanitation programs, preferably in health structures
- Experience in supporting emergency response
- Previous experience in outbreak context preferable
- Technical skills and knowledge:
- Strong management and training/capacity-building skills
- Capacity to provide leadership and be a unifying force;
- Diplomacy and coordination skills
- Display initiative with solid organizational and communication skills;
- Stress management skills: Ability to work under pressure, with peaks of heavy workloads;
- Transferable skills:
- Respect of hierarchy
- Respect of safety and security rules
- Flexible (will have to take on responsibilities that might not be directly on his JD)
- Languages:
- Fluent English: speaking, reading and writing skills
- Other desirable qualities:
- Commitment to the fundamental principles of Solidarités International charter and ethos
STATUS
Salaried post: According to experience from 1600 euros gross per month, plus 10% annual leave allowance paid monthly, and a monthly Per Diem of 500 euros.
Solidarités International will cover accommodation and travel expenses from the expatriate’s home country to the site of the assignment.
Social and medical cover: Expatriates benefit from an insurance package which reimburses all healthcare expenses (including medical and surgical expenses, dental care and ophthalmological expenses, repatriation) and a welfare system including war risks. Essential vaccination and antimalarial treatment costs are refunded.
Vacation: During the assignment, a system of alternation between work and time off is implemented at the rate of one break every three months. For a one-year assignment, the expatriate will have a 7-day break during the 3rd and the 9th month (with 500 euros allocated by Solidarités). He or she will also be entitled to go back to his or her home country for a 14-day period after six months spent on the mission (Solidarités will cover travel costs).
Vacation: During the assignment, a system of alternation between work and time off is implemented at the rate of one break every three months. For a one-year assignment, the expatriate will have a 7-day break during the 3rd and the 9th month (with 500 euros allocated by Solidarités). He or she will also be entitled to go back to his or her home country for a 14-day period after six months spent on the mission (Solidarités will cover travel costs).
MISSION'S LENGTH
The person will stay 6 weeks in the field but will be under contract for 10 weeks (1 week of pre-departure training, 6 weeks in the field and 3 weeks of surveillance upon return).
CONTACT :HR Manager : Kien Vy LAM
HOW TO APPLY:
CV & Cover Letter
