Water and Sanitation Technician

Volunteering Logistics & Procurement Environment Engineering

Overview

Support water and sanitation operations mission wide.

You have:

• Minimum 3 years experience in the field of water and sanitation operations.
• Experience in the use and installation of plumbing mechanical equipment, including pumps and treatment plants required.
• Ability to read blueprints and sketches required.
• Solid computer skills including proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to work in difficult and harsh conditions is essential.
• Sound security awareness required.

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

Engineering Section provides mission wide operational support in United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS, hereinafter as UNMISS or Mission). Reporting directly to the Head of Environmental Engineering Unit (EEU) in Juba, the incumbent will be in charge of supporting water and sanitation operations mission wide through the EEU.

Under the direct supervision of and liaising frequently with the Environmental Engineering Unit and/or in close coordination with the Water and Sanitation; the UNV Water and Sanitation, Technician is required to function within the framework of water and sanitation in the mission for South Sudan, and will perform the following duties and responsibilities: • Installing, operating, and maintaining, servicing, and repairing water supply systems, water treatment plants, water storage facilities, sewerage network, sewerage treatment plants, pumps, control panels of all plants/pumps and other allied equipment of new construction projects mission wide. • Trouble shooting on control panels of incinerators and other packaged equipment such as pumps. • Field Remote Infrastructure Monitoring (FRIM) equipment installation. • Managing and conducting performance reviews of the service contracts related to operation and maintenance of water and wastewater infrastructure mission wide. • Performing surveys and preparing technical reports, drawings, and material quantities. • Contributing to the planning of effective and efficient water and water treatment facilities in the field offices. • Estimating material requirements and tools or equipment needed to perform the job. • Detecting possible defects in plumbing and mechanical systems. • Carrying out scheduled periodic and emergency maintenance services on all installations and equipment. • Demand planning and asset management for spare parts for water supply and sewerage works equipment mission wide as necessary tools and equipment to support the water and sanitation operations for the mission • Receiving and acting on material requests for plumbing items and related equipment from field offices. • Completing paperwork to request Product Identification numbers (PID) from HQ for items not already listed in the Material Master Database. • Designing simple water and sanitation installations and providing the necessary diagrams for laying water supply and sewerage pipelines installations and maintenance work, solar power, and incinerator system. • Conducting regular physical, chemical and bacteriological water quality tests to comply with WHO Guidelines. • Building capacity through coaching, mentoring and formal on-the-job training of national staff and counterparts. • Performing any other related water and sanitation duties as needed or assigned.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to: • Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day); • Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country; • Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities; • Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.; • Promote capacity development activities and transfer of skills to national personnel during the assignment. • Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible. • Can perform the UN protocol on environmental health and safety in the workplace and inside camp.

• Integrity and professionalism • Commitment to continuous learning • Planning and organizing • Teamwork and respect for diversity • Communication • Flexibility, adaptability, and ability and willingness to operate independently • Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity and self-reliance, and commitment towards the UN core values.

the construction industry as water and sanitation technician is requried.

Experience in the use and installation of plumbing mechanical equipment, including pumps, packaged water and wastewater treatment plants and tools required.

Experience in tracing and repairing system faults required.

Ability to read blueprints and sketches required.

Solid computer skills, including full proficiency in various MS Office application (excel, word, power point) and other IT applications and office technology equipment.

Have affinity with or interest in humanitarian relief, post-conflict situations, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System.

Sound security awareness.

Living conditions vary between UNMISS duty stations. Each duty station where UNMISS has a field presence has basic residential camp facilities, which includes running water and electricity. Candidates should be aware that accommodation may be austere with the possibility of water shortages and power blackouts. On arrival in Juba accommodation will be on a share basis. Ablutions will also be shared. As the accommodation situation improves single unit accommodation, with an attached ablution, should become available in all locations. Hard wall accommodation is available in Juba.

All UNMISS duty stations apart from Entebbe, Uganda are considered non - family duty stations. The security level of UNMISS duty stations is classified by the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) who will brief on arrival. A number of locations in South Sudan are prone to conflict.

Primary health care services (preventive and curative) are provided in 11 United Nations Owned Equipment (UNOE) Level-I clinics, 21 Contingent Owned Equipment (COE) Level-I clinics, 4 COE Level-II medical facilities within the mission area and the establishment of contractual agreements for Level-III and Level-IIII care outside the mission area. The 4 Level-II facilities available in Juba, Bor, Malakal and Wau, run by the Troop Contributing Countries (TCC), take referrals from the Level-I clinics and provide hospital-based care.

The climate is tropical with a rainy season in many areas, which should normally span from around April to October. Ability to live and work in difficult and harsh conditions is essential.

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