UNICEF is looking for Water & Env. Sanitation Specialist (Emergency), (P-3), Yaounde, Cameroon #107779, Temporary Appointment (6 months)

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, 

Under the supervision of the Field Operation Specialist, and in close collaboration with the WASH department, the Emergency WASH Specialist will have primary responsibility for ensuring the implementation and monitoring of the emergency WASH response in the South West and North West regions.

The Emergency WASH Specialist will support the planning, development, implementation and monitoring of the emergency WASH program related to the crisis in the South West and North West regions.

 

How can you make a difference?

Strategic advice and program management:  

• Lead and provide technical support to conduct WASH assessments in the South West and North West regions;
• Identify key emerging issues and needs;
• Propose strategic and operational guidance to the Field Operations and WASH Departments to enhance the UNICEF emergency response in the South West and North West regions;
• Monitor the WASH response, keep track of key indicators (e.g. Humanitarian Performance Monitoring – HPM indicators) and provide timely and accurate information to the Field Operations and WASH (including the Information Management Officer) Departments;
• Actively contribute to the writing of WASH funding proposals

Partnership:

•  Ensure that Partnership Cooperation Agreements (PCAs and SSFAs) are developed, reviewed, finalized and followed up (including budget and expenditure monitoring);
• Provide technical support to UNICEF implementing partners and NGOs in developing and implementing the WASH emergency response;
• Monitor PCA implementation and reporting in accordance to objectives and deliverables set out in the PCAs;
• Provide technical assistance to NGOs and Community Based Organizations (CBOs) in the implementation of their activities

Coordination (internal and external coordination):

•  Participate in UNICEF technical coordination meetings at the centralized (Yaounde, when applicable) and decentralized levels (South West and North West regions, when applicable);
• Ensure that key information (e.g. strategic and emerging issues, needs) is shared on a timely and concise manners with the Field Operations and WASH Departments, as well as with all other relevant departments (e.g. Protection department);
• Participate and represent UNICEF in the decentralized coordination WASH fora if applicable (e.g. governmental fora, WASH working group meetings, OCHA meetings);
• (if applicable) lead the regional WASH coordination forum in the South West and North West to ensure that WASH interventions are prioritized in the overall emergency response in accordance with agreed minimum standards;
• In accordance with humanitarian principles and UNICEF’s mandate, ensure that UNICEF WASH programs and positions are well known by all the stakeholders in the South West and North West regions.

Field support (capacity building, support implementation of strategies, reporting)

•  Identify core WASH advocacy concerns and share them with the Field Operations and WASH Departments;
• Provide weekly, fourthly and monthly situation reports on the humanitarian response activities in the South-West and North-West regions. The SBP is expected to support capacity building/representational/oversight missions.

Other duties and responsibilities

• Carry out other relevant duties that may be assigned by the Field Operations Department generally and in response to unforeseen emergencies;

 

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

• Master’s degree in a subject area relevant to the Water, Sanitation and public health. Extensive work experience relevant to this post may be considered as a replacement for formal qualifications.

*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.

• At least 5 years of progressive responsible humanitarian work experience with UN and/or NGO.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English (verbal and written). French language is an added advantage.

 

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 technical competencies required for this post are….

 

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.

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.