Watsan Supervisor at the Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)

The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) is an independent humanitarian medical NGO that was created in 2009 by professionals of humanitarian medicine. ALIMA’s mission is to provide medical care in emergency situations or medical catastrophes.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Watsan Supervisor

Location: Katsina

Main Purpose in the Organisation

• Is responsible for the supervision of water, hygiene, sanitation in the buildings and structures used and managed by ALIMA in Kaita project as part of its activities. Is also responsible for the local WASH operating supply of the structures.
• Ensure that water is properly treated as per standards requirement of chlorination’s at the source of water, and different water pitching in all ALIMA health facility as well in residential premises, to prevent the patient from being infected other patient’s disease while in ALIMA health facilities as well as health workers, a relative of patients, visitors.  
• Collaborates with the logistics assistants involved in the realization of the projects.

Responsibility / Main Activities

• Pumping & availability of water
• Ensures the supply and treatment of water on projects according to the protocols:
  • enforces the pumping schedules that have been established according to needs,
  • ensures the application of water treatment instructions,
  • monitors water and reagent consumption.
• Ensures proper maintenance of supply equipment installed on site and plans maintenance work with technicians:
  • Ensures the correct installation and use of equipment,
  • Plans maintenance services on equipment in accordance with ALIMA's criteria.
• Pump water using standard protocols on daily basis.
• Taking care of water storage like water tank needed using drums, pipes, motor pumps, etc.
• Ensure that all drums and tanks are filled daily and according to needs.
• Ensure that there is always water available and inform the line manager when there is a shortage.
• Be very careful with the quantities of water spent or lost during pumping, transportation or storing.

Waste Management
Disposal of excreta:

• Ensures the establishment of structures,
• Ensures the maintenance and hygiene of the structures,
• Insure there is a regular supply of hygiene & sanitation materials for the cleaning of wards at the health centres
• Insure that there are adequate number of Water points in relevant locations at the health centre
• Insure that there is an adequate number of dustbins & waste baskets at all operational areas & the waste is segregated and disposed on time
• Evacuation and treatment of waste water:
  • Ensures the implementation of waste water disposal and treatment systems according to their nature (washing water, kitchen water, toilet water, shower water, etc.),
  • Ensures the maintenance of the various waste water disposal and treatment systems.
• Responsible to the management of the laundry & washing area in hospitals & PHCC

Waste collection and disposal:

• Ensures that the collection and sorting of waste is correctly carried out, by structure or by service,
• Ensures proper compliance with protocols for the treatment and disposal of waste according to its nature (sharp/sharp, organic waste, “soft” waste).
• Responsible to ensure that all Waste is segregated as per ALIMA standards
• Insure that the waste management activity in health facilities & OTP sites is managed to the expected standards
• Insure that all health centre’s & OTP sites waste is disposed regularly
• Burning or preferably incineration of soft waste at health facilities
• Responsible to the Management of the medical waste categories-sharps, organic waste, hazardous waste, soft waste etc
• Responsible for an effective hygiene & sanitation process implementation in health facilities in collaboration with the MOH concerned staff
• Insure the global hygiene of all ITFC wards & other areas.

Sanitation:

• Chlorinate water according to protocols in different location & point in ALIMA Premises.
• Clean all drums, tanks, and material related to water according to protocols.
• Ensure cleanliness of bladders, tanks, pipes, filters and other material related to water.
• Ensure that all drums and tanks with or without water are well covered and in a secure place.
• Ensure perfect cleanliness of all areas close to water pumps, tanks, drums, etc.
• Vector control
• implements the measures planned to combat the various vectors.

Maintenance:

• Check daily motor pumps (DOSATRON) and use them according to protocols, i.e, services, correct procedure for starting and switching off, etc.
• Changing the filter on time and requesting supply to the supply department on time to avoid a shortage of filters.
• Check daily connections, keys, valves, pipes, filters in order to fix possible problems.

Equipment:

• Look after all equipment provided for hygiene & Sanitation activities
• Participate in any kind of repair of equipment and material related to water, i.e. water pumps.
• Ensure that there is always enough fuel available and asked on time for the working of all pumps & Generators at the Health facilities & OTP sites when required.

Emergency response activities:

• Participate in communicable dieses & outbreak responses like Cholera, measles, etc
• Involve in site assessment and maintenance & renovation of structures & drainage systems.

Peoples Management:

• Responsible to manage laundry staff, hygienists & cleaners at the health centres

Others:

• Responsible to manage other additional tasks to be given by his/her line manager.

Reporting:

• Ensure that the line manager is informed of any problems that might be linked to water pumping, sanitation, maintenance & hygiene etc.
• Make suggestions regarding any repair or maintenance work needed related to water, i.e. pumping, transporting, storage, etc.

Qualifications, Experience And Skill

• B.Sc / HND in Water and Sanitation, Hygiene and Public Health related field.
• Essential 1 year experience in INGO in water and sanitation
• Desirable computer literacy (Words, Excel)
• Desirable ability to basic repairs.
• Designing and sketching skill is advantageous.
• Contract term: Fixed Term Contracts.

Competencies:  

• Commitment.
• Flexibility.
• Stress Management.
• Results.
• Teamwork.
• Service.

Salary
National Pay Scale Level 06.

Application Closing Date
7th April, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV, Cover letter and Credentials as a single document to: [email protected] using "Watsan Supervisor - Katsina" as the subject of the mail.

Note

• Applications are processed in the order of arrival and we reserve the right to close the offer before the term initially indicated if a good application is successful.
• Only full applications will be taken into account.
• Only accepted applications will be contacted.
• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.