Job Detail

Medair is an international humanitarian organization established in 1988. Medair has been operating in Afghanistan since 1996 with programs mainly in the Health, Water & Sanitation, and Livelihoods sectors with significant reconstruction activities in remote areas. Current projects are Water & Sanitation, Food Security, & Disaster Risk Reduction

Medair Afghanistan has been operating since 1996 and currently works in three provinces: Daykundi, Uruzgan, and Kandahar. The country's main office is in Kabul, with multiple field offices. Medair implements WASH, Food Security, Health and Nutrition programming.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee work of skilled and unskilled labourers and contractors for the construction of water, sanitation, or hygiene infrastructure
• Oversee the water, sanitation, and hygiene technical areas within the Medair’s water supply project and other projects.
• Monitor and provide guidance on proper and safe construction techniques within the Medair-supported WASH projects.
• Monitor quality and quantity of construction materials used by contractors, ensuring best quality. 
• Maintain monitoring and evaluation records for each site.
• Undertake surveys and monitoring visits in communities as needed.
• Daily based supervision of skilled and unskilled labourers work
• Maintain working relationships with community members, leaders, and local authorities.

MAIN ACTIVITIES

• Construction of water points and other WASH infrastructure
• Monitor contractors and hired labor in the construction work, with site supervision and technical supervision, according to training.
• Creation of Water User Groups.
• Conduct training for WUC members including WSP.
• Selection of local mechanics and train them practically.

Monitor water, sanitation, and hygiene within the Medair-supported health facilities.

• Ensure technical WASH standards are met in the Medair-supported clinics, including water supply and quality, toilets, handwashing stations, and waste management
• Monitor safe drinking water supply including treating drinking water with Aquatabs and monitoring FRC.
• Monitor cleanliness of toilets and oversee cleaners to properly schedule and do this task
• Monitor handwashing stations and ensure water and soap are present at all times
• Monitor and coach medical team on proper medical waste segregation and best practices

Completion of monitoring, evaluation records and surveys 

• Fully participate in carrying out surveys, including house-to-house visits and community meetings as requested.
• Carry out monitoring visits for follow-up, after implementation.
• Completion of survey records and site records
• Give support to other staff working on Medair projects as requested.       Logistics
• Coordinate with WASH Manager and WASH Officer in logistics planning for the project site, ensuring the timely arrival of materials, quality of construction materials, safe storage of assets/materials, and clear up-to-date record keeping.

Financial management:

• Assist in payments and incentive distributions in the communities for skilled and unskilled labourers.
• Ensure all financial accountability is completed in a timely and correct manner.

Security Management:

• Responsible for the safety and security of project assets on site of operations.
• Employ health and safety operational approaches during all project activities.
• Adhere to the security guidelines employed by Medair on-site, in-route, and help ensure all security procedures are followed.
• Follow all Medair-related SOPs in project implementation.

External Representation:

• Maintain relationships with communities, including communications related to project activities, timelines, support skilled and unskilled laborers in community contribution, and community and land use agreements.

Interested applicants should apply and forward their applications through the online JOB APPLICATION FORM which could be found under the submission email. The link should be copied, pasted and opened in a new page.

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