Environmental Health Officer

Major Responsibilities

• Serve as the focal point for all activities related to camp water supply and treatment, sanitation and waste management, and vector control in the camp.
• Ensure that water supply and treatment activities comply with appropriate national and international standards
• Supervise the operations, maintenance, and enhancement of the water system and infrastructure, including sedimentation systems, small-scale check dams, pumping stations, water treatment facilities, and distribution pipelines within the camp.
• Record essential data from the water system for analysis to ensure quality standards are met and to identify areas for improvement.
• In coordination with Community Health Officer, monitor household water information to include water consumption (liters/person/day) and quality, as well as household sanitation data to include latrine coverage, waste disposal habits and existence of vectors.
• Supervise construction or maintain household toilet and public toilet, ensure that following the standard required.
• Supervise the operation of solid waste management and maintenance of solid waste infrastructure, including solid waste collection points, disposal pits, and high-temperature incinerators.
• Lead the implementation of the 3Rs principle (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) and organize waste separation campaigns. Conduct training sessions for camp residents to promote sustainable waste management practices and environmental awareness.
• Supervise activities related to WASH in health facilities to ensure that Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures are implemented effectively and maintained at high standards. This includes providing training and conducting IPC assessment on bi-annually basis.
• In coordination with the Community Health Officer, ensure that vector control, disease surveillance and outbreak control activities are properly targeted and implemented.
• In collaboration with Community Health Worker team, assist in implementing annually KAP survey.
• Serve as technical advisor and focal point for all IRC construction related activities and maintenance of IRC facilities in Ban Don Yang Camp.
• Collect data and maintain records related to camp sanitation systems.
• Participate in WASH/EH meetings, providing necessary information and updates. Additionally, participate in or support training sessions related to WASH/EH topics, ensuring effective communication and knowledge sharing within the team and with relevant stakeholders.
• Assist and support the Senior Health Manager as necessary in monitoring EH program budgets and spending plan to ensure expenditures are on track and utilized requirements and regulations.
• Initiate procurement to ensure adequate supplies of chemicals, fuels, lubricants and spare parts for water supply/treatment systems and sanitation activities are maintained in local stocks.
• Write routine progress reports and keep supervisor informed on the water and sanitation situation in the camp.
• Assist with any other duties as requested by supervisor.

Job Requirements

• Education: Bachelor of water supply, sanitation or construction engineering, public health and Environmental Health education is a plus
• Work Experience: Minimum 3 years working experience working in Environmental Health in a refugee setting or in developing country is plus

Demonstrated Skills And Competencies

• Knowledge and experience in waste management, water treatment processes, water quality monitoring, excreta disposal, solid waste, and vector control activities
• Construction skills (concrete, wood and brick construction and soil mechanics)
• Capable of training and motivating community support
• Experience supervising personnel.
• Competent in Windows, MS office programs, emails, and relevant health databases (HMIS, DHIS etc.).
• Experience in environmental health / WASH services delivery and ability to develop WASH activities from a community development approach; experience in monitoring and supervision of WASH / EH activities.
• Experience in working with multicultural staff and ability to work with sizeable multi-cultural team delivering assistance involving a wide array of program stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience in implementation of communicable disease outbreaks investigations and response is an advantage.
• Professional demeanors.