Overview
Provide technical and operational support for the planning, implementation, and monitoring of decentralized rural sanitation interventions under UNICEF’s Country Programme.
Tasks Summary
- Contribute to the development and refinement of workplans, implementation strategies, and annual/quarterly activity schedules.
- Support the preparation of detailed implementation plans (DIPs) with clear targets, budgets, and timelines.
- Participate in baseline analyses and field consultations.
- Prepare inputs for technical notes, concept papers, and donor reporting.
- Support integration of behaviour change, gender equality, menstrual health and hygiene, and climate resilience considerations.
- Contribute to the development/establishment of WASH-related outcome and output results.
- Oversee day‑to‑day implementation of rural sanitation activities.
- Conduct regular field monitoring visits.
- Track programme performance against indicators and compile monitoring data.
- Support financial monitoring by reviewing partner reports and verifying expenditures.
- Maintain accurate programme documentation.
- Ensure quality assurance to coordinate with implementing partners and subnational authorities.
- Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises and prepare reports.
- Monitor and report on the use of sectoral programme resources.
- Provide routine technical guidance to implementing partners.
- Facilitate capacity-building activities for subnational authorities and partners.
- Review technical designs, training materials, and partner deliverables.
- Support procurement and logistics processes for programme supplies and materials.
- Coordinate with other sectors within UNICEF.
- Undertake field visits in Potosí, collect and share reports.
- Provide technical and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners/donors.
- Support collaboration and regular information exchange with national government, municipal governments, departmental authorities, implementing partners, and local WASH platforms.
- Maintain effective working relationships with governmental and non‑governmental stakeholders.
- Draft communication and information materials for WASH programme advocacy.
- Research information on potential donors and prepare resource mobilization materials.
- Promote the application of innovative tools, digital monitoring systems, and evidence-generation methods.
- Contribute to knowledge management by documenting lessons learned, good practices, and field evidence.
- Assist in the development, implementation, monitoring and documentation of WASH action research and innovation.
- Assist in creating and delivering learning opportunities for UNICEF WASH staff.
- Participate as a resource person in capacity building initiatives.
Experience Requirements
At least 2 years of relevant work experience in Wash-related programmes for developing countries is required.
Qualification Requirements
A 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.
