L’UNICEF travaille dans certains des endroits les plus difficiles du monde, pour atteindre les enfants les plus défavorisés de la planète. Pour sauver leur vie. Pour défendre leurs droits. Pour les aider à réaliser leur potentiel.
Dans 190 pays et territoires, nous travaillons pour chaque enfant, partout, chaque jour, afin de construire un monde meilleur pour tous.
Et nous n’abandonnons jamais.
Pour chaque enfant, l’espoir :
Le spécialiste WASH relève du chef de WASH, P4 pour l’orientation et la supervision générale. Le spécialiste soutient le développement, la préparation, la gestion, la mise en œuvre, le suivi et l’évaluation du programme WASH au sein du programme pays. Le spécialiste fournit des conseils techniques et un soutien à la gestion tout au long des processus de programmation, afin de faciliter l’administration et la réalisation des résultats des produits liés au programme WASH dans le programme national.
For every child, hope :
The WASH Specialist reports to the Chief of WASH, P4 for guidance and general supervision. The Specialist supports the development, preparation, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH programme within the country programme. The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes, to facilitate the administration and achievement of the WASH-related output results in the country programme.
How can you make a difference?
Summary of key functions/accountabilities :
- Programme development and planning ;
- Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results ;
- Technical and operational support for programme implementation ;
- Humanitarian WASH preparedness and response ;
- Networking and partnership building ;
- Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building.
Programme development and planning :
- Participate in strategic WASH programme planning discussions. Prepare WASH donor proposals, ensuring alignment with UNICEF’s Strategic Plan, UNICEF’s global WASH strategy and the Country programme, as well as government plans and priorities, and the role of other external support agencies ;
- Assist in the formulation of the WASH outcome and output results, related indicators, baselines, targets and means of verification. Prepare required documentation for programme reviews ;
- Work with colleagues and partners to discuss strategies and methodologies for the achievement of WASH output results in the country programme ;
- Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes and ensure integration, coherence and harmonization of WASH with other UNICEF sectors, for the achievement of the WASH output results.
Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results :
- With other external support agencies, strengthen national government WASH sector monitoring systems, with a focus on WASH outcomes (behaviors), using bottleneck analysis tools available in the sector (WASH-BAT, CSOs, SDAs) ;
- Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual sectoral reviews with government and other counterparts and prepare reports on results for required action/interventions at the higher level of programme management ;
- Prepare/assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths/weaknesses in programmes and management, identify and document lessons learned ;
- Monitor and report on the use of sectoral programme resources (financial, administrative and other assets), verify compliance with approved allocations, organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity. Report on issues identified to enable timely resolution by management/stakeholders ;
- Prepare sectoral progress reports for management, donors and partners.
Technical and operational support for programme implementation :
- Actively monitor UNICEF-supported activities through field visits, surveys and exchange of information with partners, to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems and take timely decisions to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely interventions ;
- 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 ;
- Plan for use of technical experts from the Regional Office and HQ, as and where appropriate in the WASH programme, through remote support and on-site visits ;
- Participate in WASH programme meetings, to review progress, with government, other sector agencies and implementation partners, involved at various stages of WASH programme implementation, to provide expert advice and guidance ;
- Draft policy papers, briefs and other strategic materials for use by management, donors, UNICEF regional offices and headquarters.
Humanitarian WASH preparedness and response :
- Prepare 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 ;
- Contribute to the coordination arrangement for humanitarian WASH, for instant robust coordination in case of an emergency ;
- Ensure that all UNICEF WASH staff are familiar with UNICEF’s procedures for responding in an emergency ;
- Take up support roles in an emergency response and early recovery, as and when the need arises.
Networking and partnership building :
- Build and sustain close working partnerships with government counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate programme implementation and build capacity of stakeholders to achieve WASH output results ;
- Prepare materials for WASH programme advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnerships and support fund-raising ;
- Participate in inter-agency discussions, ensuring that UNICEF’s position, interests and priorities are fully considered and integrated in the UNDAF development planning and agenda setting.
Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building :
- Lead the development, implementation, monitoring and documentation of WASH action research and innovation (technical or systems) ;
- Prepare learning/knowledge products, covering innovative approaches and good practices, to support overall WASH sector development ;
- Create and deliver learning opportunities for UNICEF WASH staff, to ensure our sector capacity remains up-to-date with latest developments ;
- Contribute to the systematic assessment of WASH sector capacity gap analysis, in collaboration with government and other stakeholders, and support the design of initiative to strengthen capacities systematically ;
- Participate as a resource person in capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Education :
- An advanced university degree (Master) in one of the following fields is required : public health, social sciences, behavior change communication, sanitary engineering or another relevant technical field. Additional relevant post-graduate courses that complement/supplement the main degree are a strong asset ;
- Additional relevant post-graduate courses that complement/supplement the main degree are a strong asset.
*Candidate holding a first university degree with 2 additional years of professional experience may be considered
Work Experience :
- A minimum of five years of professional experience in WASH-related programmes for developing countries is required ;
- One year of deployment in a developing country is required ;
- International exposure in emergency context or or at least deployment mission in a humanitarian situation (with UN-Govt-INGO) is required.
Language Requirements : Fluency in English and French is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
Core Values :
- Care ;
- Respect ;
- Integrity ;
- Trust ;
- Accountability.
Core competencies :
- Builds and maintains partnerships ;
- Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness ;
- Innovates and embraces change ;
- Drive to achieve results for impact ;
- Manages ambiguity and complexity ;
- Thinks and acts strategically ;
- Works collaboratively with others ;
- Nurtures, leads and manages people.
Functional Competencies :
- Formulating strategies and concepts (II) ;
- Analyzing (III) ;
- Relating and networking (II) ;
- Deciding and Initiating action (II) ;
- Applying technical expertise (III).
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, 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.
- Bamako is a Category D; Non-Family duty station. The Rest and Recuperation Cycle is 8 weeks ;
- Applications from qualified female candidates are highly encouraged.
Deadline : 02 Jan 2022 Greenwich Standard Time.
