WASH Manager, P-4, TA (6 Months), #137428, Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo - WCAR

Overview

Provide technical leadership and operational coordination for UNICEF’s WASH/IPC response to the Ebola emergency, in support of the national response.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and day-to-day operational coordination for UNICEF’s WASH/IPC response to the Ebola outbreak.
• Represent UNICEF in WASH/IPC coordination mechanisms at provincial level and support engagement with national coordination structures.
• Support the implementation of UNICEF’s WASH/IPC response strategy.
• Coordinate assessments of WASH/IPC needs and gaps.
• Oversee and support implementing partners and field teams to ensure timely, quality and accountable delivery of WASH/IPC interventions.
• Ensure effective coordination with other response teams.
• Monitor the availability, prepositioning, distribution and appropriate use of critical WASH/IPC supplies and equipment.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching and support to health authorities, partners and UNICEF-supported teams on WASH/IPC standards.
• Support preparation of concept notes, budgets, partner documents, donor inputs and other materials.
• Collect, analyse and use operational data to monitor progress and contribute to reporting requirements.
• Promote the systematic integration of PSEA, accountability to affected populations, risk management, safety and duty of care considerations.
• Ensure that all WASH/IPC activities are implemented in compliance with UNICEF procedures, partnership requirements, financial and supply management standards, and applicable SOPs.

Required Experience

A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible professional experience in WASH, public health, environmental health, water quality, sanitation, hygiene promotion or infection prevention and control is required, including at least five years in complex humanitarian or public health emergency settings. Demonstrated knowledge of IPC protocols and standards, including WHO and CDC guidance, experience managing teams and partners, and the ability to work under pressure in an insecure, rapidly changing and resource-constrained environments are required. Experience gained in a humanitarian, emergency, or public-health-emergency setting. Experience supporting an active outbreak or emergency response (e.g., Ebola, cholera, measles, mpox, displacement, or a declared L2/L3 emergency), preferably in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or comparable fragile, conflict-affected, and resource-constrained environments. Experience working with and/or through counterparts (Government and decentralized authorities, UN agencies, cluster and coordination mechanisms, implementing partners) to deliver measurable results in insecure or hard-to-reach areas.

Qualifications

Advanced university degree in public health, environmental health, sanitary engineering, water and sanitation engineering, environmental engineering or Master in Humanitarian assistance with public health courses.

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