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.

An Integrated Emergency Response: Medair aims to respond to high levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and morbidity in Tirinkot district.  The project intends to improve and extend WASH services including water supply infrastructure and hygiene practices to improve outcomes for vulnerable families.

An Integrated Emergency Response: Medair aims to respond to high levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and morbidity in Uruzgan, which has been significantly affected by drought and conflict conditions. Building upon Medair’s decades of experience in the Central Highlands and Kandahar, the project intends to improve and extend the utilization of lifesaving preventive and curative nutrition and health services by mothers, PLWs, and children U5; to increase access to clean water, to reduce vulnerability to water-related and other preventable diseases, and to improve and increase food security for the most vulnerable families through food voucher distributions.

Overall purpose:

Alleviate water stress and increase access to water, sanitation, and hygiene for people vulnerable to malnutrition and food insecurity in Kandahar Province – primarily for water supply projects and Medair’s WASH support in health facility programs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Oversee work of skilled and unskilled laborers and contractors for the construction of water, sanitation or hygiene infrastructure
2. Oversee the water, sanitation and hygiene technical areas within the Medair’s water supply project and other projects
3. Monitor and provide guidance on proper and safe construction techniques within the Medair-supported WASH projects
4. Monitor quality and quantity of construction materials used by contractors, ensuring best quality  
5. Maintain monitoring and evaluation records for each site
6. Undertake surveys and monitoring visits in communities as needed
7. Daily based supervision of skilled and unskilled laborers work
8. 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 laborers.
• 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.

Education: Minimum 2 years diploma in Civil Engineering bachelor's or master’s degree preferred.

Relevant experience: Minimum 3 years of experience as Construction Field Foreman, or WASH Field Foreman in WASH Projects is required. and experience of working with INGOs is desirable.

Languages: Good written and spoken Pashto and good spoken and written English is required.

Computer: Basic working skills with Microsoft Office is required and experience of using online surveys with tablet is desirable.

Organizational capacity:

• comfortable negotiating with village leaders and helping them to come to decisions.
• Honest and reliable personality

Teambuilding:

• Clear communicator to teammates, willing to share information.
• Experience working in a team.

Adaptability:

• Willing to work and travel in remote field locations with basic living conditions, for several weeks at a time.
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changes in location.
• Flexible to perform other tasks to facilitate the program.
• Adaptable to harsh field conditions and occasional long working hours.
• Willing to travel, work, and live in a rural setting.

Problem-solving & initiative:

• Oriented toward solutions and problem solving
• Able to take initiative to make thoughtful and prompt decisions.
• Follow Medair AAP mechanism.

Character & Motivation:

• Enthusiastic to work for and represent an international NGO, to assist vulnerable communities
• Respect communities and behave appropriately. 
• Honest in dealing with Medair staff and beneficiaries.
• Willing to commit to the Medair values of Integrity, Hope, Dignity, Compassion, faith, Accountability and Joy

Communication skills:

• Comfortable negotiating with village leaders and helping them to come to decisions.
• Honest and reliable personality.
• Able to communicate with staff and beneficiaries with respect and dignity.
• Clear communication with colleagues and communities.

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

Note: Please indicate the position title and vacancy number in your application letter. Applications received after the closing date or without the exact position title and vacancy number will not be given consideration. After submitting the online application, if some applicants do not immediately receive an automatic email from Medair, they shouldn't worry about their submission. When you open the link. please use the dropdown menu and choose the title of the position.