Job Detail

Job Description

MSF is an international, independent medical humanitarian organisation . We are a non-profit, self-governed worldwide movement of more than 63,000 people.  

People are our priority.  At Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) , we are committed to an inclusive culture, that encourages and supports the diverse voices of our employees. We are dedicated to hiring diverse talent and striving to maintain and encourage a recruitment process that is both equitable and inclusive in experience.  We encourage diverse applicants including individuals of all gender identities, ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, races, religions, beliefs, social and marital status, people with different abilities and all other diversity characteristics and how they work together.   

Our teams work day and night to help people in crisis situations. We provide emergency medical assistance during armed conflict, natural disasters, outbreaks of deadly diseases and assist those who are excluded from healthcare. MSF delivers care based on need and when we see injustice, we speak out. We are an organisation that remains impartial, knowledgeable, and effective, and this is what makes the difference between life and death. 

Position within the organisation 

The Public Health Department (PHD) of the MSF Operational Centre Amsterdam (OCA) supports the overall purpose of MSF, providing medical and public health leadership for the organisation. The department is responsible for providing strategic direction and integrated advice on medical and public health issues to the field and headquarters. The PHD plays a key role in developing and maintaining the medical humanitarian identity and image of MSF-OCA, and in continuing to develop and improve intervention strategies so as to be relevant and effective. 

The department is made up of a group of generalist Health Advisors (based in Amsterdam and Berlin) and medical and public health specialists (paediatrics, nutrition, water and sanitation, mental health, HIV/TB, etc.) so as to provide expert support in a range of fields. The Manson Unit, a medical unit based in MSF-UK, focuses mainly on support to tuberculosis and epidemiology. The WatSan Advisor will report to the IPC & WatSan team Coordinator

Main Responsibilities and activities 

• Contributes to the development of OCA mission strategies, objectives, activities and resources with field team, HQ operation and medical support teams.  
• Provides technical and strategic support to assigned missions from HQ and through field visits. Also, mentors WatSan field staff in assigned missions.  
• Actively monitors quality of WatSan programmes through reports, (de) briefings, field visits and regular communication with the field and suggest adjustments when required.   
• May contribute to assessment and/or intervention in emergencies as WatSan Co-ordinator in early phases when in the field   
• Contributes to the development of relevant tools (guidelines, evaluations and technical support documents), contributing to emergency preparedness and emergency stocks reviews, design/support of operational research projects and development of vision documents.   
• Gives expert advice and technical support to other specialist colleagues across departments.   
• Develops and facilitates WatSan staff trainings on internal or external training courses or workshops (HQ or field) and ensures knowledge transfer on new policies, strategies, protocols, guidelines.   
• Contributes to the development of the pool of WatSan staff in MSF OCA with a specific focus on eastern African region in order to diversify recruitment of specialists.  
• Explore possibilities of new training sites in Kenya or region and collaborations with relevant institutions.
• Participates in representing the WatSan team and PHD internally and the organisation externally from a Water and Sanitation perspective.  
• Initiates innovation projects as well as new product development. In collaboration with supply centres in Nairobi develops WatSan specific assortments.
• Aligns strategies, policies and explore possibilities of mutualisation with counterparts in other MSF sections in the region.

Candidate Profile 

• University degree in Water and Sanitation, preferably Public Health Engineering or Environmental Health; Master degree is a plus. 
• Minimum 3 years field experience with MSF or other NGO in co-ordinator position in the field of water, hygiene and sanitation; 
• Flexibility to travel and support projects (up to 40% maximum of the job will be spent on project visits);  
• MSF experience is preferred   
• Humanitarian operation and interventions in healthcare settings experiences are a must; affinity with the principles and objectives of MSF’s work;  
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills with adequate learning and development experience to develop content and teach at internal and external courses.  
•  Fluency in written and spoken English is required, French and/or Arabic are preferred, (Dutch is not required).    
• A strategic thinker, good team-player, flexible, and with good communication skills.  

We offer:

An employment contract from 1 November 2022 through MSF East Africa Section Office in Nairobi. The contract is for one year with renewal option.    

An annual salary of KES 3,465,673 based on a fulltime appointment.   

Other benefits include:  

• 25 days of annual leave
• Employer Pension/savings contribution
• Relocation support for non-Kenyan residents 
• Other benefits based on MSF EA conditions and social benefit framework.

Application 

If you recognize yourself in this profile, we welcome you to apply directly via the the button "Apply now" below.

Applicants are required to upload a letter of motivation + Curriculum Vitae (in English) as one combined document.      

The closing date for applications is 16th October 2022.      

Selection will be by means of two interviewing rounds.  

Information:

For more information about the position, please contact  Jeff (Jean Francois) Fesselet at Jeff.FESSELET@amsterdam.msf.org    

We apologize that due to the volume of application we receive only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

To Apply:
https://msf.or.ke/en/ads/watsan-advisor