If you are a passionate and committed professional and want to make a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
UNICEF, the world’s leading organization working for the rights of children, seeks a WASH specialist with sector strengthening expertise. The specialist will contribute to three broad objectives as follows:
i. Analysis and strategy: Develop a better understanding of the WASH enabling environment in WCAR and develop sector strengthening strategies to support it.
ii. Technical Assistance and capacity development: Improve WCARO’s capacity to support UNICEF country offices on various WASH sector strengthening and enabling environment issues while developing in-country capacities.
iii. Partnerships: Improve synergy and coordination with ongoing strategic WASH partnerships for the region.
UNICEF, the world’s leading organization working for the rights of children, seeks a WASH specialist with sector strengthening expertise. The specialist will contribute to three broad objectives as follows:
i. Analysis and strategy: Develop a better understanding of the WASH enabling environment in WCAR and develop sector strengthening strategies to support it.
ii. Technical Assistance and capacity development: Improve WCARO’s capacity to support UNICEF country offices on various WASH sector strengthening and enabling environment issues while developing in-country capacities.
iii. Partnerships: Improve synergy and coordination with ongoing strategic WASH partnerships for the region.
Purpose:
Please see Terms of Reference
Qualifications:
• Advanced university degree in relevant fields such as Water/Civil /Environmental Engineering, Public Health /Management Administration, Public Policy.
• At least 8 years of recent professional experience in the field of drinking water, sanitation and hygiene promotion or other related field acquired within an NGO, a research establishment or agency of the United Nations at the national and / or international level; experience working in or with organizations such as international development banks or donor agencies etc.
• Experience of WASH institutional issues particularly in sub Saharan Africa.
• A good practical knowledge of the drinking water, sanitation and hygiene promotion sector in the developing countries, particularly in sub Saharan Africa.
• Advanced Skills in software programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Other: Internet/web-platforms
• Fluency in English and French. Knowledge of another UN language an asset.
Competencies:
Core Values:
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Integrity
• Commitment
Core Competencies:
• Communication (II)
• Working with people (II)
• Drive for Results (II)
Functional Competencies:• Formulating Strategies & Concepts (II)
• Relating and Networking (II)
• Persuading and Influencing (II)
• Advanced university degree in relevant fields such as Water/Civil /Environmental Engineering, Public Health /Management Administration, Public Policy.
• At least 8 years of recent professional experience in the field of drinking water, sanitation and hygiene promotion or other related field acquired within an NGO, a research establishment or agency of the United Nations at the national and / or international level; experience working in or with organizations such as international development banks or donor agencies etc.
• Experience of WASH institutional issues particularly in sub Saharan Africa.
• A good practical knowledge of the drinking water, sanitation and hygiene promotion sector in the developing countries, particularly in sub Saharan Africa.
• Advanced Skills in software programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Other: Internet/web-platforms
• Fluency in English and French. Knowledge of another UN language an asset.
Competencies:
Core Values:
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Integrity
• Commitment
Core Competencies:
• Communication (II)
• Working with people (II)
• Drive for Results (II)
Functional Competencies:• Formulating Strategies & Concepts (II)
• Relating and Networking (II)
• Persuading and Influencing (II)
How to Apply:
If you are qualified and interested in the position and meet the requirements, please forward your application with updatedcurriculum vitae and UN Personal History Form (available at www.unicef.org/employ), with “the title of the position" as the subject, via email to wcarohr@unicef.org and asagnatoure@unicef.org by 3rd of April 2015.
If you are qualified and interested in the position and meet the requirements, please forward your application with updatedcurriculum vitae and UN Personal History Form (available at www.unicef.org/employ), with “the title of the position" as the subject, via email to wcarohr@unicef.org and asagnatoure@unicef.org by 3rd of April 2015.
Please note that acknowledgement of application will be extended only to short-listed candidates.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
