Main responsibilities of the position

Planning, coordinating, implementing and monitoring all logistics activities in the project related to Water, Health and Sanitation, according to MSF protocols and standards in order to ensure an optimal running of the project

Accountabilities

• In collaboration with the Deputy PMR, planning, elaborating and reviewing the annual budget for the WATSAN activities in order to identify and give a response to the needs of the project and the targeted population.
• Monitoring on a day-to-day basis the implementation of the WATSAN activities in the project ensuring compliance of MSF standards, protocols and procedures, and reporting to the Deputy PMR on the development of the ongoing programmes including the following:
  • Designing, implementing, and managing all WATSAN interventions in the project. (Including, but not limited to water supply, excreta disposal, waste management, hygiene, and infection control
  • Conducting routine WATSAN assessments in collaboration with project medical teams to identify WATSAN needs at project level and making recommendations for response activities to the line manager. Ensuring the WATSAN contribution to the development and planning of emergency response strategies and resources, in collaboration with the medical and logistical teams
  • Ensuring availability, proper purchasing, and appropriate technical specifications of required materials and equipment through planning, organizing and overseeing the inventory of the WATSAN stock
• Providing technical support to the medical team in identifying possible “risk factors” (e.g., behavioural practices, environmental sources of infection, and transmission routes) and offers solutions for infection control. Actively contributing to the integration of WATSAN activities in the medical intervention offering project proposals and work plans.
• Ensuring proper collection and monitoring of WATSAN data. Ensuring multidisciplinary data availability. Providing analysis of data and regular reporting of results (as requested by line management)

Required Criteria

Education: Academic background in engineering or an equivalent relevant training, Computer literacy

Experience: Previous experience in technical aspects of water and sanitation works.

Minimum of 6-months of hands-on field emergency WHS professional experience in a humanitarian or international development setting.

Desirable: experience in or familiar with implementing and promoting the use of two or more of the following activities (water supply, excreta disposal, waste and waste water management, vector control, and dead bodies management) in two or more different contexts (conflicts, natural disasters, refugee/IDP camps, etc.)

Desirable: public health background or experience

Languages:  English, Krio, Mende

Applicants should submit: Application letter, CV, copy of certificates/diplomas, copy of labour card, copy of work certificates from previous employment. no original documents to be submitted

Applications can be submitted to: MSF Kenema Hospital (Hangha), MSF Kenema Base (Tissor), MSF Belgium office in Freetown or to email

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further recruitment process.