The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Mali wishes to recruit a Malian national for the following position:
Title: WASH Specialist
Level : NOC (National Professional, Category C of the UN System)
Type of Appointment: Fixed Term
Duration: 1 year (Renewable)
Section: Child Survival
Duty Station : Bamako
Date of issue : 22 June 2011
Date of closure:15 July 2011
I . PURPOSE OF THE POST
Under the guidance of the WASH Manager, accountable for formulation, design, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of WASH programme with a specific focus and Hygiene and Sanitation interventions, to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the programme management, delivery and accomplishment of programme goals and objectives.
II. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
– 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.
III. WORKING CONDITIONS
Post is office-based, with frequent travel within the country.
IV. QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES
Education
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.
Experience
Five years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in programme management, monitoring and evaluation, in a related field.
Language(s)
Fluency in French and English (as a second UN working language) required.
A good knowledge of local working language of the duty station an asset.
Other Competencies
Cove Values (Required)
Commitment ; diversity and Inclusion ; Integrity
Core Competencies (Required)
Communication; Drive for Result, Working With People.
Functional Competencies (Required)
Applying Technical Expertise, Leading and Supervising , Formulating Strategies and Concepts, Analyzing, Persuading and Influencing, Relating and Networking , Creating and Innovating
V.APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
The application letter, together with a detailed CV and a completed UN Personal History Form P11 (available on UNICEF’s website: https://www.malipages.comwww.unicef.org/about/employ/files/P11.doc) should be sent by mail to Mali_Recruitment@unicef.org
Only short listed candidates will be contacted. UNICEF is a non smoking environment. Applications from qualified female candidates are encouraged.