Overview
Provide programmatic and technical support in the development and implementation of WASH programmes in Pakistan, aligned with UNICEF’s child rights-based approach and global sector standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Support preparation of annual work plans, budgets, and implementation roadmaps for the WASH component and develop monitoring frameworks and tools.
- 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.
- Support strengthening evidence-based behaviour change strategies.
- Conduct regular field visits to ensure quality assurance and provide technical backstopping.
- Support data analysis, reporting, and documentation of results and lessons learned.
- Contribute to donor reporting and programme reviews.
- Document best practices, innovations, success stories, case studies and technical briefs for replication and scale-up.
- 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.
Required Experience
- 7 years of relevant experience.
- 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.
