Drinking Water Safety and Security Planning in Healthcare Facilities Consultant

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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, a champion

UNICEF works with and for disadvantaged children and adolescents across the Pacific Islands. Our ambition is to get the entire country working together - as one - on behalf of its most vulnerable children. Explore the different areas of our work in the link provided here https://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/what-we-do

How can you make a difference?

Background and Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

The Government of Vanuatu is committed to creating resilient and strong water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems in health facilities. Supporting the Government of Vanuatu UNICEF is recruiting a consultant to support the Vanuatu Ministry of Health (MoH) to create a participatory process for Healthcare Facility (HCF) committees to review their water, sanitation and hygiene related risks and then create an action plan to address those risks. The consultant will be required to build on current Government of Vanuatu processes, especially those related to climate resilient water safety planning.

Refer to the ToR Vanuatu DWSSP materials.pdf and Technical and Financial Evaluation Criteria Breakdown.docx for additional details and criteria to apply.

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

  • An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Civil Engineering, International Development, Public Health, Community Engagement, or other relevant discipline
  • Over 15 years Professional experience in WASH, working in low- & middle-income countries, Water Safety Planning, Improving WASH in Healthcare Facilities Pacific (Vanuatu preferred), Participatory Approaches for small committees, Planning workshop material creation, Developing training materials, Working with healthcare committees
  • Fluency in English is required (Bislama is an advantage)

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA)

UNICEF's competency framework: Builds and maintains partnership, Demonstrates self and ethical awareness, Drive to Achieve impactful results, Innovates and embraces change, Manages ambiguity and complexity, Thinks and acts strategically, Works collaboratively with others and Nurtures, leads and manages People

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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 also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

Added 3 years ago - Updated 2 years ago - Source: unicef.org

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