WASH Specialist, NO-3, Fixed Term Position

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• Fixed Term Appointment

Locations

Eastern and Southern Africa Region

• Ethiopia

Functional Area

Programme

• WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)

Position level

WASH Specialist, NO-3, Fixed Term Position, Ethiopia, Awasa, Ethiopia, #00137692

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Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment

Duty Station: Awasa

Location: Ethiopia

Categories: WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

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For every child, the right to a Champion

Ethiopia is situated in the Horn of Africa and is the second most populous country on the continent, with an estimated population of 115 million. It borders six African countries: Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan, and covers 1,104,300 square kilometers. Approximately 85 percent of the population lives in rural areas. Ethiopia represents a melting pot of ancient cultures, with Middle Eastern and African cultures evident in the religious, ethnic, and language composition of its people.

Purpose : Support the development, preparation, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH programme within the country programme. The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes, to facilitate the administration and achievement of the WASH-related output results in the country programme.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Support evidence-based WASH policies, strategies, donor proposals, workplans, and integrated programme design aligned with national and UNICEF priorities.

• Monitor programme performance, conduct evaluations and reviews, track resources and budgets, document lessons learned, and prepare progress reports for management and donors.

• Provide technical guidance to governments, NGOs, UN partners, and stakeholders, conduct field monitoring, identify bottlenecks, and support effective programme implementation.

• Strengthen emergency WASH readiness through coordination, preparedness planning, supply management, and support for emergency response mechanisms.

• Foster collaboration with government counterparts, development partners, and stakeholders; support advocacy, fundraising, and inter-agency coordination.

• Promote innovation, research, knowledge sharing, capacity assessments, and institutional strengthening to improve WASH sector outcomes.

• If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Job Description, WASH Specialist, NO-3, Fixed Term Position, Ethiopia, Awasa.doc

• To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Minimum requirements

• Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Social Science, Behavioral Science, Public Health, Sanitary Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Health, Water Resources Engineering, and any other related fields.

• Work

Experience

• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Programme Management, Public Health, Humanitarian Response, Monitoring and Evaluation, Capacity Building, Policy and Advocacy, Partnership Development, Knowledge Management, Emergency Preparedness, and other related fields.
• Skills: Demonstrated expertise in WASH Programming, Programme Management, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Reporting and Documentation, Knowledge Management, and Humanitarian Response.
• Language

Requirements

• Proficient/Fluent English knowledge is required.

• Desirables

• Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language.

• UN & Local Language Skills, Advanced WASH Training, Humanitarian Coordination, Rural Water Systems, Menstrual Hygiene Management WASH Programme Expertise.

• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

• For every Child, you demonstrate...

• UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

• UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

• (1) Builds and maintains partnerships

• (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

• (3) Drive to achieve results for impact

• (4) Innovates and embraces change

• (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

• (6) Thinks and acts strategically

• (7) Works collaboratively with others

• (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people

• Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

• UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

• UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

• UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, fraud, corruption and other forms of serious misconduct.

• UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference, safeguarding and background verification checks. These checks may include verification of academic credentials and employment history, screening against relevant United Nations misconduct databases, and requests for misconduct disclosures from current and former employers, professional associations, other relevant organizations and participating organizations under inter-agency safeguarding initiatives, including the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS), where applicable.

• Appointment, selection and continued engagement are subject to the satisfactory completion of all required checks. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information and consent to enable UNICEF to undertake these checks.

• Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

• UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments are conditional on the selected candidates' willingness to comply with current or future vaccination requirements, should UNICEF mandate it for personnel. Failure to comply with such requirements, where applicable and without a duly approved medical exemption from the relevant UN authority, will result in the cancellation of the sele