Overview
Provide programmatic and technical support to strengthen the design, implementation, monitoring, and scaling of climate-resilient and inclusive WASH interventions aligned with UNICEF’s child rights–based approach.
Key Responsibilities
- Support preparation of annual work plans, budgets, and implementation roadmaps for the WASH component and develop monitoring frameworks and tools aligned with programme indicators
- Support programming to ensure all WASH services and facilities are safe, inclusive, gender-responsive, disability-inclusive, and aligned with UNICEF’s child rights–based approach and global sector standards
- Support development and implementation of safely managed and climate resilient WASH service models
- Provide technical support to improve WASH infrastructure and services in schools, health facilities and ensure facilities meet minimum service standards for water supply, sanitation, handwashing, MHM, and disability inclusion
- Support strengthening evidence-based behaviour change strategies in line with office-wide integrated community development approach
- Conduct regular field visits to ensure quality assurance and provide technical backstopping. Support data analysis, reporting, and documentation of results and lessons learned and contribute to donor reporting and programme reviews
- Document best practices, innovations, success stories, case studies and technical briefs for replication and scale-up and support knowledge-sharing workshops and learning events
- Support coordination with relevant provincial departments, district authorities, and development partners
- Represent UNICEF WASH in technical working groups at provincial and district levels when required and facilitate convergence between WASH and other sectors within the integrated approach
Required Experience
- 7 years
- Skills and experience working in WASH programming and climate-related field with a humanitarian and/or development organization
- Knowledge of child rights and gender equality principles, gender sensitive programming in WASH
- Experience in conducting research and analysis on WASH projects
- Prior experience with UN agencies or international organizations is an asset
Qualifications
- Master's degree in Public Health, Environment, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or related field.
- Additional qualification or experience in climate, environment or public health is an added advantage.
