WASH Specialist – UNICEF
Job Description
| Job no: | 550779 |
| Contract type: | Temporary Appointment |
| Level: | P-3 |
| Location: | Sudan |
| Categories: | WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) |
| Advertised: | 10 May 2022 E. Africa Standard Time |
| Deadline: | 24 May 2022 E. Africa Standard Time |
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, HOPE
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the Organization does in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give more children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations. WASH is one of the basic social service and advocacy programme areas that UNICEF supports in Sudan towards fulfilling the right, development and protection of vulnerable children.
How can you make a difference?
Job Purpose:
1. Knowledge management and programme planning
Conduct field assessments and monitoring visits for WASH related interventions and draft reports to document lessons learned; contribute to knowledge management for WASH section, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and relevance of information.
Provide inputs for WASH in the situation analysis, to inform the development of WASH-related outcome and output results.
2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
Lead the smooth development of Programme Cooperation Agreement (PCA) and Programme Documents (PD) for WASH section in close collaboration with the respective field offices. Lead collaboration with other technical sections at federal level for integrated projects. Ensure timely transfer of funds and implementation, conduct monitoring visits as needed.
Work collaboratively with colleagues and partners to collect/analyze/ share information on implementation issues, provide solutions on routine programme implementation and alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher-level interventions and/or decisions. Keep records of reports and assessments for easy reference and/or to capture and institutionalize lessons learned.
3. Technical and operational support for WASH in School and Health Facility programme implementation
Plan and implement WASH in school/ health facility activities at federal level, including development of the national WASH in school strategy and WASH in health facility national strategy & facilitate the investment plan preparation.
Provide technical and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners/donors on the application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices in WASH, to support programme implementation.
4 Humanitarian WASH preparedness and response
Promote peacebuilding and social cohesion programming in WASH programme as a focal person, ensure the conflict sensitive and peacebuilding activities are engrained in WASH programme in conflict-affected areas.
Draft requisitions for supplies, services, long-term agreements and partnership agreements to ensure UNICEF is prepared to deliver on its commitments for WASH in case of an emergency.
5 Innovation and capacity building
Assist in the development, implementation, monitoring and documentation of WASH action research and innovation (technical or systems).
Support the technology for Development (T4D) adoption and scaling up in the programme section
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Education:
• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: public health, social and behavior change communication, Civil/sanitary/water supply engineering, Climate change or another relevant technical field.
• Additional relevant post-graduate courses that complement/supplement the main degree are a strong asset.
Experience:
• A minimum of five years of professional experience in WASH-related programmes for developing countries is required.
• Experience in developing countries: One year of deployment in a developing country is required.
• HUMANITARIAN: At least one three-month deployment mission in a humanitarian situation (with UN-Govt-INGO) is required.
Language:
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Arabic is a strong asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).
The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
- Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
- Works Collaboratively with others (2)
- Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
- Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
- Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
- Drive to achieve impactful results (2)
- Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)
To view our competency framework, please visit here.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
Remarks:
Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
Qualified candidates from industrial countries are strongly encouraged to apply.
Advertised: 10 May 2022 E. Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 24 May 2022 E. Africa Standard Time
