UNICEF (WASH STATE CONSULTANT) JOBS

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Nigeria is supporting the Government of Nigeria to strengthen prevention of and response all forms of violence against children. In particular, assistance will be provided to strengthen the child protection system, including through modelling the system in four States, in order to demonstrate the impact of a well-functioning child protection system, to develop a common model for operationalizing the Child Rights Act at State level and to develop standardized tools, including regulations, working protocols and training manuals to govern the system.

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Nigeria is currently recruiting to fill the following position:

Position: WASH State Consultant

VN No.: VN-NGR-60-2015

Location: Maiduguri in Borno State - Nigeria.

Level: NOB

Type of Appointment: Special Service Agreement (SSA) for 6 months

Purpose of the Consultancy:
The State Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Consultant will be based in Maiduguri working under the supervision of WASH Specialist & UNICEF Maiduguri Field Office to deliver on the planned WASH results for the emergency interventions being implemented by UNICEF.

Major tasks expected for the above consultancies:
Provide technical support to UNICEF partners inducing State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation agency, BOSEPA, etc. in program need assessment, planning, draft of proposals, implementation and monitoring of WASH services
Facilitate identification of gaps in WASH services provision, draft/recommend update WASH response, transition, or exit strategies as applicable and action plans based on lessons learned from WASH response activities and advocate/lobby implementing humanitarian partners to address the gaps where critical gaps in addressing WASH priorities are identified.
Facilitate monitoring of WASH interventions and progress against implementation plans with dis-aggregated indicators for adequacy of WASH services in terms of quantity, quality, coverage, etc. and access of disadvantaged and marginalized groups.
Facilitate and ensure utilization of participatory and community based approaches involving all relevant partners and the IDP communities in WASH emergency related assessments, analysis, planning, monitoring and response
Facilitate adequate WASH related contingency planning and preparedness for potential significant changes in the nature of the emergency;
Ensure that sector actors are aware of relevant policy guidelines, technical standards and assist the lead WASH agency/State WASH sector emergency working group to ensure that WASH responses are in line with existing policy guidance, technical standards.

Qualifications/Requirements:
Advanced University Degree in Public Health, Sanitary/Public Health Engineering, Communication for Development, or related field.
At least 6 years of relevant experience in programme planning, implementation and monitoring preferably in water and sanitation sector.
Fluency in locally spoken Hausa required and knowledge of Kanuri language preferred (preferably of Borno, Yobe, or Adamawa state origin).

Method of Application:
All potential job applicants should submit their application, accompanied by updated CVs in English and a completed United Nations Personal History Form to:

nrecruit@unicef.org

NB:
Applicants are advised to put the Job position on the Subject line of their email.

Click here to download United Nations Personal History Form

Application Deadline: 28th September, 2015

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