WASH Officer NOB, Fixed Term, Bogotá, Colombia, only Colombian citizens

Entry Programme & Policy Medical & Health

Overview

Provide technical and operational support throughout WASH programming.

You have:

• An advanced university degree in public health, social sciences, behavior change communication, sanitary engineering or another relevant field is required.
• A minimum of two years of professional work experience in WASH-related programmes for developing countries is required.
• Background/familiarity with Emergency preparedness and response, and/or working with vulnerable communities is an asset.
• Knowledge of computer systems and applications e.g. MS Office with the ability to analyse data to inform decision making.
• Good level of English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

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,

At UNICEF COLOMBIA we work to generate positive changes in the lives of children and adolescents. Our current work plan runs from 2021 to the end of 2024 and aims to ensure that children and adolescents enjoy their rights through equitable access to social services, improve their learning and live protected from all types of violence.

We work throughout Colombia, with special focus on the departments where children have fewer opportunities: Chocó, Cauca, Nariño, Antioquia, Córdoba, Amazonas, Putumayo, La Guajira, Caquetá, Atlántico, Arauca and Norte de Santander.

For more information visit the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc3OopCmEpM

How can you make a difference?

The WASH Officer reports to the Chief child protection/outcome manager PDET. The WASH Officer provides technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process. The Officer prepares, manages and implements a variety of technical and administrative tasks, related to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH output results of the country programme.

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

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: public health, social sciences, behavior change communication, sanitary engineering or another relevant technical field.

  (While advanced university degrees for WASH positions are strongly preferable, offices are able to request a University degree at this level if they find difficulty in attracting a sufficient amount of candidates)

• Additional relevant post-graduate courses that complement/supplement the main degree are a strong asset.

• DEVELOPMENTAL: a minimum of two (2) years of professional work experience in WASH-related programmes for developing countries is required.

• Humanitarian: Background/familiarity with Emergency preparedness and response, and/or working with vulnerable communities is an asset.

• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Ability to be flexible and hard-working, both independently and in a team environment, in a high pressure on-call environment with changing priorities.
• Knowledge of computer systems and applications e.g. MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) with the ability to analyse data to inform decision making.
• Good level of English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

FIND THE COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION HERE:

WASH Officer NOB (1).pdf

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values are Care, Respect, Integrity, trust & Accountability

The Core competencies required for the post are:·

• • Build and maintain partnerships (L2)

  • Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (L2)

  • Drive for results with impact (L2)

  • Innovate and embraces change (L2)

  • Manage ambiguity and complexity (L2)

  • Thinks and acts strategically (L2)

  • Working collaboratively with others (L2)

  • Nurtures, leads and manage people (L2)

  View our competency framework at:

  Get prepared | UNICEF Careers

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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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

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Added 3 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: unicef.org