BATCH (2 posts): Wash Officer, NO-2, FT, 1 post # 128896) Belém and (1 post #129159) Salvador, Brazil

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Contract

This is a NO-2 contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. More about NO-2 contracts.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, hygiene

Since 1950, UNICEF has supported the most important transformation for children and adolescents in Brazil. UNICEF Brazil with its main office in Brasília and nine field offices UNICEF works in close partnership with national and sub-national government, corporate partners, youth, and civil society organizations. For information of the work of our organization in Brazil, please visit our website: UNICEF Brazil.

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the Chief WASH-CEED (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Climate, Environment, Energy, Disaster Risk Reduction), the WASH Officer provides technical, operational, and administrative assistance throughout the WASH-CEED programming process, through the application of theoretical and practical technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing, and presenting programme information while learning organizational rules, regulations, and procedures to support the development, implementation and monitoring of the WASH-CEED output results of the Country Programme.

The main functions/accountabilities are:

• Programme development and planning: contribute to the development/establishment of WASH-CEED related outcome and output results, as well as related strategies, through analysis of WASH-CEED sectors needs and priorities aligned with the country programme.

• Programme management, monitoring and delivery results: analyze and share information on implementation issues, provide solutions on routine programme implementation and alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher-level interventions and/or decisions. Maintain records of reports and assessments for easy reference and/or to capture and institutionalize lessons learned.

• Humanitarian WASH preparedness and response: prepare requisitions for supplies, services, long-term agreements, and partnership agreements to ensure UNICEF is prepared to deliver on its commitments for WASH in case of an emergency. Take up support roles in an emergency response and early recovery, as and when the need arises.

• Climate change and Disaster preparedness: contribute to the development and implementation of the WASH component of climate change initiatives and to multisectoral disaster preparedness actions with the States and Municipalities.

• Networking and partnership building: build and sustain close working partnerships with government counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of communication and information materials for WASH programme advocacy.

• Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building: search and report on trends in WASH-CEED, for use in programme development, management, monitoring, and evaluation.

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have:

• Education:
  • A university degree in one of the following fields is required: sanitary engineering, environmental engineering, civil engineering, public health, or another relevant technical field. Advanced degree in related areas will be considered an asset.

• Experience

  Required:

• • A minimum of two years of professional work experience in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) related programmes for developing countries.
  • Experience in WASH coordination including participant engagement, development of guide and strategy plans as well as communication and advocacy.
  • Knowledge of national government WASH policies, plans and strategies including rural and urban sanitation practices.

IMPORTANT: Please indicate your order of preference of Duty Station (Salvador/Belem) in your cover letter.

Desirable:

• • 5 years working experience in implementation of WASH programmes.
  • Experience in development of WASH strategies considering humanitarian, gender, and human rights concepts.
  • Experience with WASH in indigenous and traditional population.
  • Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency.
  • Formal training or experience in sector coordination.
  • Knowledge of child rights framework.
  • Knowledge of Spanish will be considered as an asset.

Language

• Fluency in English and Portuguese required.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS).

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1).
• Works Collaboratively with others (1).
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1).
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1).
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1).
• Drive to achieve impactful results (1) and
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1).

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either a role with direct contact with children, a role that works directly with identifiable children’s data, a safeguarding response role, or an assessed risk role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) apply.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of measures to include a more diverse workforce, such as paid parental leave, time off for breastfeeding purposes, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

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, and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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.

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 may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable afro-descendants, indigenous, LGBTQIA+ and other minorities are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

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