Organization: United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Grade: NOC
About US:
The United Nations
Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is mandated by the UN general assembly to advocate for
the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and expand
their opportunities to reach their full potential. Together with our partners,
we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into
practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and
excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.
Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is mandated by the UN general assembly to advocate for
the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and expand
their opportunities to reach their full potential. Together with our partners,
we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into
practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and
excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.
Job Summary: The WASH Specialist mainly 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.
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.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- 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
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the United Nations UNICEF WASH Specialist
job opportunity should hold an advanced university degree 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. - A first level university degree (Bachelor’s) in a relevant technical
field (as identified above), in conjunction with eight (8) years of
relevant work experience in public
health, social sciences, behavior change communication, sanitary
engineering or other directly-related technical field, may be taken in
lieu of a Master’s degree. - 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. - At least one three-month deployment mission in a humanitarian
situation (with UN-Govt-INGO) is required. - UNICEF’s Core Values: Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication,
Working with People and Drive for Results. - Competencies:
Leading and supervising, Formulating strategies and concepts, Analyzing,
Applying technical expertise, Relating and networking, and Deciding and
Initiating action.
NB:
UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff; qualified
female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. UNICEF is a smoke free
environment.
UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff; qualified
female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. UNICEF is a smoke free
environment.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested Ugandan Nationals who wish to join the United Nations
UNICEF in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to apply online at the
link below.
qualified and interested Ugandan Nationals who wish to join the United Nations
UNICEF in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to apply online at the
link below.
Deadline: 7th January 2019
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