May 2, 2013

Vacancy: Environmental Compliance Assistant

Abt Associates Inc, currently implements USAID/PMI-funded Africa Indoor Residual Spraying (AIRS) Project, which seeks to reduce the burden of malaria in 14 African countries through cost-effective implementation of Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS).
The Africa IRS Project is currently seeking qualified candidates for the project’s operations in Zimbabwe. Brief descriptions and qualification requirements for open positions are listed below. All positions are based in Harare.

 Environmental Compliance Assistant
Assist AIRS Zimbabwe Environmental Control Officer (ECO) in the planning and implementation of AIRS Zimbabwe’s technical assistance regarding environmental compliance for IRS activities. The Environmental Compliance Assistant will work extensively with appropriate counterparts at the NMCP and provincial and district environmental health offices. The Environmental Compliance Assistant will complete a variety of activities ranging from leading various environment trainings concerning IRS, monitoring environmental health and safety issues during IRS campaign, and working with the NMCP to improve environmental efficiency of the national IRS program

Qualification requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health or Environmental Health, and at least three years of professional experience in environmental health, including insecticide use and management
- Strong abilities in report writing, quantitative and data analysis and experience working on international donor projects are highly desirable

To be considered for the position, an applicant must submit his/her CV with references, and an application letter that provides details of the applicant’s specific qualifications to the following email address:

AIRS_Zimbabwe@gmail.com

In the subject line of the email, write the title of the position for which you are applying. If you wish to apply for more than one position, please submit separate applications for each position. Applications that do not follow these instructions, or that do not meet the stated minimum qualification requirements will not be considered.
Application deadline: 10 May 2013 (5pm)
Applications received after the deadline will not be opened. Only short listed candidates will be notified.


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