Closing date: Monday, 5 January 2015
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Specialist, P-3, Maputo, Mozambique
Vacancy No: E-VN-2014-003315
Duty Station: Maputo
Country: Mozambique
Region: ESARO
Job Level: P-3
Position: 00063541
Application Close: 05-Jan-15
Contract Type: Long-term Staff (FT)
Purpose of the Position
As a WASH Specialist, the incumbent is accountable for formulation, design, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of WASH programme to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the programme management, delivery and accomplishment of programme goals and objectives.
In addition for Mozambique: The post incumbent will primarily support the implementation and management of Programme Outcome 2 (Vulnerable populations in rural and peri-urban areas have improved access to and use of safe and sustainable WASH services), being the Monitoring and Evaluation focal point. Under supervision of the WASH Specialist (NO4), s/he will be responsible for providing technical advice and for supporting Sanitation and Hygiene activities under the Rural, Small Town and Schools programme components. As well, the post incumbent will be the Knowledge Management focal point responsible for building and strengthening the capacities of local authorities, communities and other stakeholders for the planning, management and monitoring of Sanitation and Hygiene interventions, including emergency response activities, with a view to ensuring long-term sustainability.
Key Expected Results
- Timely sectoral analysis, input, support and collaboration to the Situation Analysis and its periodic update made for effective programme planning, development and management, including emergency preparedness and response.
- Knowledge management effectively promoted through drafting/finalizing key WASH sectoral programme documents and reports, sharing good practice, lessons learned, and knowledge/information exchange.
- Quality of rights-based WASH programmes effectively promoted, and coherence, synergy and value added to programme management process through results-based management and strategies.
- Sectoral work plan and activities formulated, implemented and monitored, ensuring alignment with the defined programme strategies and approaches. Programme monitored with special attention to gender/sex disaggregation of relevant indicators.
- Programme delivery, evaluation and reporting carried out efficiently, rigorously and transparently in compliance with the established guidelines and procedures.
- UNICEF's global goals effectively promoted through advocacy and policy dialogue in the WASH sector.
- Proper and timely UNICEF and Government accountability ensured regarding supply, non-supply and emergency assistance as well as disbursement of programme funds for the WASH sector.
- Effective communication and networking achieved through partnership and collaboration including support to the IASC WASH Cluster.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
- Advanced university degree in one of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Public Health, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Geology, Hydrology, Sanitation Engineering, or a field relevant to international WASH related development assistance.*
- Additional training in Health Education or Communication for Development (Programme Communication), an asset.
- Five years of progressively responsible relevant work experience in the UN or other international development organization, national government or the private sector.
- Field work experience and asset.
- Background/familiarity with Emergency (preparedness and response) and the IASC Cluster approach.
- Fluency in English and another UN language. Knowledge of the local working language of the duty station would be an asset.
- A first level university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Competencies of Successful Candidate
- Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking.
- Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
- Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals.
- Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear.
- Analyzes and integrates diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative data from a wide range of sources.
- Identifies urgent and potentially difficult decisions and acts on them promptly; initiates and generates team- and department-wide activities.
- Translates strategic direction into plans and objectives.
- Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups; maintains an effective network of individuals across organizational departments.
- Demonstrates, applies and shares expert technical knowledge across the organization.
