WASH Officer (Sanitation and Environment), NOB, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh #565666(For Bangladeshi Nationals Only)

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, care

How can you make a difference?

Under the direction of the WASH Specialist P3, in close coordination with other members and technical specialists of the WASH Team and other sections as appropriate, the WASH Officer provides technical support for the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of UNICEF's WASH Programme across of Rohingya Refugees camps and Bangladeshi host communities of Cox’s Bazar District including Bhasan Char.

The Officer shall be responsible for preparing, managing, and implementing a variety of technical and administrative tasks related to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH sanitation output results for humanitarian assistance in Cox’s Bazar Refugee Camps and Bhasan Char of UNICEF Cox’s Bazar Field Office.

The Officer will be based at Cox’s Bazar Field Office and will also manage and provide technical support partners for WASH service delivery in Bashan Char. In Bhasan Char, the Officer will provide technical support in the overall planning and development of sanitation services on the Island. She/he will also provide technical support and guidance to the District WASH programme regarding sanitation infrastructure planning/design, standards and guidelines development, review and implementation. In addition, the Officer will also be responsible for managing WASH service delivery in Refugee Camps in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char.

Major duties and responsibilities:

1. Programme development and planning

2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results

3. Technical and operational support for programme implementation

4. Social and Environmental Sustainability and climate resilient

5. Networking and partnership building

6. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

Please see attached TOR for details: ToR WASH Officer NOB TA CXB_Sanitation and Environment.pdf

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, civil engineering, environmental engineering, sanitary engineering, or another relevant technical field.

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

HUMANITARIAN: a minimum of five years of professional work experience in WASH-related humanitarian responses in Bangladesh is required.

DEVELOPMENTAL: a minimum of two years of professional work experience in WASH-related programmes in Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh is required.

Other requirements:

• Experiences of working in the Refugee Camps in Cox's Bazar District are desired.
• Strong technical knowledge/skill and experience in Faecal Sludge, plastic recycling and solid waste management,
• Technical knowledge/skills and experience in environment and social safeguarding is a requirement.
• Experience in working and managing partnership with national and international NGOs in Cox’s Bazar refugee response is preferred.
• Experience in donor proposal development and report is preferred.

Fluency in English and Bangla is required. Knowledge of a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others. [the 8th competency (Nurtures, leads and manages people) for supervisory role]

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

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 benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

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 promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, 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.

Remarks:

UNICEF does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. The complete vacancy announcements can be reviewed via UNICEF Careers website at https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/listing/

Internal candidates may be given preference over external candidates. The term "Internal" refers to all staff members with fixed term, continuing or permanent appointments.

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