Job: WASH Specialist

Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Deadline: Tuesday, 17 September 2013 

Description

Purpose of the Position

Under the guidance of the Chief of WASH, accountable for formulation, design, planning, implementing, monitoring, evaluation and coordination of Sanitation and Hygiene Programs, particularly Community Approaches to Total Sanitation in Burkina Faso, to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the programme management, delivery and accomplishment of programme goals and objectives.

Key Expected Results

1. Timely sectoral analysis, input, support and collaboration to the Situation Analysis and its periodic update made for effective programme planning, development and management, including emergency preparedness and response.
2. Knowledge management effectively promoted through drafting/finalizing key Sanitation and Hygiene sectoral programme documents and reports, sharing good practice, lessons learned, and knowledge/information exchange.
3. Quality of rights-based Sanitation and Hygiene programmes effectively promoted, and coherence, synergy and value added to programme management process through results-based management and strategies.
4. Sectoral work plan and activities formulated, implemented and monitored, ensuring alignment with the defined programme strategies and approaches. Programme monitored with special attention to gender/sex disaggregation of relevant indicators.
5. Programme delivery, evaluation and reporting carried out efficiently, rigorously and transparently in compliance with the established guidelines and procedures.
6. UNICEF's global goals effectively promoted through advocacy and policy dialogue in the Sanitation and Hygiene sector.
7. Proper and timely UNICEF and Government accountability ensured regarding supply, non-supply and emergency assistance as well as disbursement of programme funds for the Sanitation and Hygiene sector.
8. Effective communication and networking achieved through partnership and collaboration including support to the IASC WASH Cluster.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate Education

1. Advanced university degree in one of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Public Health, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Geology, Hydrology, Sanitation Engineering, or a field relevant to international WASH related development assistance
2. Additional training in Health Education or Communication for Development (Programme Communication) is an asset.

Work Experience

• Five years of progressively responsible professional work experience in the UN or other international development organization, national government or the private sector. Field work experience in Sanitation and Hygiene programme management, monitoring and evaluation.
• Familiarity with Community Approaches to Total Sanitation (CATS), Emergency Preparedness and Response, and IASC Cluster Approach.

Language

• Fluency in English and French required.

Competencies of Successful Candidate

• Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking.
• Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
• Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals.
• Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear.
• Analyzes and integrates diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative data from a wide range of sources. Identifies urgent and potentially difficult decisions and acts on them promptly; initiates and generates team- and department-wide activities. Translates strategic direction into plans and objectives. Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups; maintains an effective network of individuals across organizational departments. Demonstrates, applies and shares expert technical knowledge across the organization.

Remarks The New and Emerging Talent Initiative (NETI) is an entry point for dynamic professionals interested in an international career with UNICEF.

Aside from the qualifications indicated in the job description for this post, all NETI programme applicants must also meet the following minimum requirements:

1. Completion of an advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) at the time of application;
2. Proficiency in English and another official language of the United Nations;
3. Readiness to be assigned to any UNICEF office worldwide, including hardship duty stations;
4. At least 2 years of relevant work experience for functions at the P-2 level, and at least 5 years of relevant work experience for functions at the P-3 level. Relevant experience should include work in developing countries and in multicultural environments.

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 our organisation.

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