Overview
Assists in providing technical support and guidance on Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) activities within Areas of Responsibility. Supports UNHCR in coordinating WASH services, monitoring programme implementation, and promoting hygiene.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of sustainable responses in WASH programmes.
- Contribute to the development, updates and reporting of joint appeals and response plans.
- Support the collection and analysis of WASH and climate action data.
- Contribute to technical assistance in the development of cost-effective WASH programmes.
- Ensure development of information, education and communication materials.
- Facilitate capacity strengthening activities of UNHCR and its partners.
- Support monitoring of WASH programmes against standard UNHCR and SDG indicators.
- Collate WASH services access data to identify and promote inclusion of people we serve within national SDG 6 development plans.
- Foster access by people we serve to feedback and accountability mechanisms for WASH services.
- Draft regular sectorial reports and submit material for preparation of periodic project monitoring reports.
- Provide input to adequate reporting, timely updates and briefings to donor and management.
- Support alignment of WASH activities with UNHCR’s WASH Manual and other relevant strategies.
- Advise on the alignment of humanitarian WASH programs with national and local standards and practices.
- Support the maintenance and application of a WASH strategy.
- Update detailed needs and resource assessments and revise designs and technical plans.
- Advise and assist UNHCR programme staff on the development of WASH aspects of the programme.
- Report regularly on WASH activity implementation by all WASH partners.
- Support the coordination of activities of WASH implementing partners.
- Contribute to building key WASH strategic partnerships.
- Engage with WASH actors for preparedness planning and provision of WASH services.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Required Experience
3 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 2 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 1 year relevant experience with Doctorate degree. Proven expertise in the area of WASH including surveys, programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation, data management and coordination. Ability to multi-task in a fast changing environment while handling competing priorities. Good interpersonal, written and spoken communication and data analysis skills and the capacity to interact with a variety of cultural and educational backgrounds. Good computer skills.
Qualifications
Undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering; Hydrology; Water Resources Development; Public Health Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Water/Sanitation Engineering; or other relevant field. Certificates and/or Licenses: Geographic Information Systems.
