UNICEF recruits 01 WASH Specialist

WASH Specialist, Refuge Program, (P3), Temporary Appointment , (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)#00109295

Job Number: 519739 | Vacancy Link

Locations: Africa: Ethiopia

Work Type : Temporary Appointment

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.

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Purpose of the Job:

To establish basic WASH services for refuge in camps and host communities in Ethiopia.

How can you make a difference?

Specific Tasks

In coordination with UNHCR and working closely with ARRA, Regional Water and Health Bureaus and designated NGOs, the post holder will:

Coordinate and lead the feasibility study, design and implementation of works for host community/refugee projects in five project areas involving all relevant stakeholders (UNHCR, ARRA, Regional Water Bureaus, Regional Health Bureaus, Woreda Officials, NGOs, and communities)

Provide proactive program management for refugee WASH grants, including monitoring, program development, evaluation, budget tracking, partnership development, and donor reporting

Provide effective leadership in contract management (TOR development, budgeting, tendering, award, supervision, and contracts administration) for all works to be undertaken.

Working in collaboration with UNHCR/ARRA/Regional Authorities and NGO partners, support WASH coordination structures / Emergency Task Force in the respective regions, focusing on WASH interventions in camps and in the host communities around the camps.

Participate in other relevant emergency coordination meetings relating to refugee programming.

Work in close collaboration with the UNICEF team and implementing partners involved in hygiene promotion and behavioral change activities including development of relevant IEC materials

Provide regular updates to the respective UNICEF field offices and WASH Section in Addis Ababa detailing the current situation, status of activities, and the status of UNICEF supported interventions

Provide additional technical support, coordination, and advocacy support to UNHCR; ARRA; the Ministry of Water, Irrigation, and Electricity; and NGOs.

Provide technical inputs to supply related items and following up on procurement through coordination with relevant partners within the UNICEF Regional Offices and Addis in a timely and efficient manner

Liaise with Supply Sections, the Program Management Unit, and the other program sections regarding program implementation and coordination of refugee activities

Work with UNHCR in conducting technical WASH assessments and designing appropriate interventions of potential new sites for refugee camps

Support UNHCR in ensuring minimum levels of service quality is enforced in accordance to UNHCR WASH guidelines

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Public Health, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Geology, Hydrology, Sanitation Engineering, or a field relevant to international WASH related development assistance.

*A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.

Five years of progressively responsible professional work experience in the UN or other international development organization, national government, or the private sector with a minimum of three years experience in a developing country or emergency context.

Background/familiarity with emergency operations and staff security.

Demonstrated experience in program management including budgeting, monitoring, program design, technical guidance, and donor interfacing.

Demonstrated experience in contracts management of private sector partners.

Experience with water and sewerage utility systems and operations considered a strong asset.

Experience with urban humanitarian and development WASH programming considered a strong asset.

Experience with refugee programming and coordination considered an asset.

Fluency in English is required.  Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset.

Core Values

Commitment

Diversity and inclusion

Integrity

Core competencies

Communication

Working with people

Drive for results

Functional Competencies

Leading and Supervising

Formulating Strategies and Concepts

Analyzing

Relating and Networking

Deciding and Initiating Action

Applying Technical Expertise

Common Technical Knowledge Required

General knowledge in the following areas:

Program/project management

Programmatic goals, visions, positions, policies and strategies for sectoral programmes

Knowledge of global human rights and gender issues, specifically relating to children and women, and the current UNICEF position and approaches.

UNICEF policies and strategy to address WASH issues, including those relating to conflicts, natural disasters, recovery, disaster risk reduction and environment.

UNICEF financial, supply and administrative rules and regulations.

Rights-based and Results-based approach and programming in UNICEF.

UNICEF programme policy, procedures and guidelines in the manual.

Gender equality and diversity awareness

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The competencies required for this post are….

View our competency framework at  http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, 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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Closing Date Wed Feb 20 2019 21:55:00 GMT+0100 (Afr. centrale Ouest)