WASH Manager Vacancy-Job Ref: JKUGUNICEF/2304/202381

WASH Manager Vacancy-Job Ref: JKUGUNICEF/2304/202381
Kampala (Uganda)
JOB DESCRIPTION

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.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, Clean Water

Every child has the right to survive and thrive.

UNICEF strives to improve the health and nutrition of vulnerable children, adolescents and mothers towards creating a healthy society.

Click here to learn more about the exciting work we do for children in Uganda.

How can you make a difference?

The WASH Manager reports to the Chief CSD (P5) for general guidance and direction. The Manager supports the Chief in managing the WASH unit/output, and in leading the development, preparation, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH programme within the country programme. The Manager provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes, to ensure the achievement of the WASH-related output results in the country programme. The Manager provides authoritative advisory services to government and sector support agencies and interacts with government at senior levels and with senior staff in the International Development Banks.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

Management support to the Chief of CSD.
Programme development and planning.
Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results.
Advisory services and technical support.
Advocacy, networking and partnership building.
Humanitarian WASH preparedness and response.
Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building.
Details about the roles and responsibilities of the post can be found in the attached JD. JD WASH Manager P4 (64023).pdf

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

The following minimum requirements:

• Education: An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: public health, social sciences, behavior change communication, sanitary engineering or another relevant technical field.

Additional relevant post-graduate courses that complement/supplement the main degree are required.

• Work Experience: A minimum of eight years of professional experience in WASH-related programmes for developing countries is required.

One year of deployment in a developing country is required.

HUMANITARIAN: At least six months of work in humanitarian situations, including one three-month deployment mission (with UN-Govt-INGO), is required.

• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.

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