WATSAN MANAGER
Medecins sans Frontieres Spain

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) - Spain is an independent international medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid in more than 60 countries to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters or exclusion from healthcare.

 

Sudan | MSF medical and humanitarian aid

 


 JOB CODE: LM02200
 SALARY: 2035 $
 Section/Unit: LOGISTICS & SUPPLY
 Grade Level: 9
 Supervisor: LOGISTICS TEAM LEADER / LOGISTIC COORDINATOR
 No. of Post: 1
 Duty Station: KHARTOUM STATE & WHITE NILE STATE
 Closing Date: 07 Dec 2025

 
 Background:

We are seeking motivated professionals who will lead the planning and coordination of WASH activities in the field, ensuring high-quality services of clean water, proper sanitation, and hygiene services are delivered in line with MSF standards to support safe and effective project operations.

As the WATSAN Manager, you will play a key role in leading all project logistics related to water, hygiene, and sanitation. With a strong focus on planning, coordination, and monitoring, guided by MSF protocols and standards



 
 Duties and responsibilities:

  • In collaboration with the Project Coordinator and the Logistics Coordinator, planning, elaborating and reviewing the annual budget for the WATSAN activities to identify and give a response to the needs of the mission 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 Project Coordinator on the development of the ongoing programs 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 (e.g. Project/Field Coordinator, WATSAN Coordinator/Referent/Focal Point). 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.
  • In collaboration with the Project Coordinator, Logistics Coordinator and the HR Coordinator, participating in the planning and implementation of  HR associated processes (recruitment, training, briefing/debriefing, evaluation, detection of potential, development and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required to correctly perform all logistics activities pertaining to his area.
  • 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).

Context-specific Accountabilities:

  • Actively participate in assessments and evaluations, ensuring the availability of all WATSAN information, either by his direct participation, or through a third person.
  • Serve as technical focal person for all project watsan-related emergency outbreak (cholera, Hepatitis E, Hepatitis A, Dengue fever) and IDP interventions, by providing direct field support or remote guidance to the team on ground. 
  • Provide general support to the logistics team on aspects related to Annual Planning/budgeting or logistics activity chronogram development, and WASH capacity building to other specific Logistics team members.
  • Ensuring fluid and regular communication with his counterparts in other organizations: other MSF sections, WASH Cluster, WES.
  • Reporting on his activities and always give the WATSAN input to all project activity reports.
  • Actively participate to WASH cluster meeting and ensure feedback to LTL or Field Coordinator.
  • When necessary, work in coordination with the other departments (LOG, MED FIN and HR) to meet their ensure protocols, policy and standards SOP are applied.

 
 Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:

EducationEssential Bachelor in Engineering preferably water engineering or related Engineering Studies.
Experience

Essential Previous experience in technical aspects of water and sanitation works.

Minimum of 1 Year hands on field emergency WHS professional experience in a humanitarian or international development setting as a WASH Manager, 2 years is preferred.

 

WATSAN in Emergencies Training within MSF is strongly recommended.

Desirable Managerial responsibility experience.

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 related studies background or experience.

Languages                       Work Professional Proficiency in both English and Arabic Languages (spoken and written).
 
KnowledgeComputer literacy (word, excel and internet, Share Point).
Competencies

People Management and Development L2

Commitment to MSF Participles L2

Behavioural Flexibility L3

Results and Quality Orientation L3

Teamwork and Cooperation L3 

 

 


Interested candidates are requested to submit their application to the KHARTOUM STATE, HAC-OFFICE IN Khartoum, Almujahdeen Africa St, in a sealed envelope mentioning (MSF Spain - application for WATSAN MANAGER)
 

Khartoum HAC Office Google Maps Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YnsP4XrQVLxVocyu7?g_st=ipc


Applications must be submitted in English Language including:

 

✓ Motivation letter in English.
✓ Updated CV in English.

✓ Copy of Personal national ID / Passport.

✓ Copy of relevant educational diplomas.

✓ Copy of relevant work certificates.

✓ Copy of others relevant documents.

 

Test and interview will be carried out in English.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Administrative conditions:

  • This job profile can be adapted and/or changed according to the evolution of the activities, evolution of the Mission. and the program needs.
  • The general conditions are detailed in the staff regulations, work contract and health policy.

Confidentiality is the basis for a trustful relationship between patient and health staff. It concerns the provision of privacy as well as the handling of individual personal/ medical information according to medical ethics.

Confidentiality is required and demanded at any time, violation of this will result in immediate administrative action!

 

YOU ARE PART OF MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES:

You are expected to treat all the persons you get involved with (beneficiaries, soldiers, villagers, etc... respectfully without regard of their political or ethnical background. Do not speak about your political opinions and take the time to explain to as many people as possible about MSF mission and about our work in Sudan.


MSF is a civil society initiative that brings together individuals committed to the assistance of other human beings in crisis. As such MSF is by choice an association. Each individual working with MSF does it out of conviction and is ready to uphold the values and principles of MSF. MSF OCBA is a people-focused humanitarian organization that offers a diverse, collaborative, and inclusive work environment. We believe this approach enhances our work and we are committed to equity in employment. We embrace diverse backgrounds of people working together to exhibit their passion in action for the social mission of MSF. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. MSF provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo reference checks.


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