WASH Specialist (Adolescents), P-3/TA, Antananarivo, Madagascar (364days)

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UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

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For every child, [insert tagline]

UNICEF's strategic focus on adolescents, and especially girls, within the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector aligns with its broader goals to empower young people as agents of change, as highlighted in the UNICEF Strategic Plan 2022−2025. The Global Communication and Advocacy Strategy 2019−2021 underscores the necessity of involving young people in developing solutions and promoting meaningful engagement opportunities. Strategic shifts in WASH include making programs climate-resilient, aiming for universal sanitation and hygiene access, scaling up WASH in schools and healthcare facilities, linking emergency needs with sustainable solutions, and strengthening enabling environments. Goal Area 4 of the Strategic Plan emphasizes equitable access to WASH services, system strengthening for gender-equal and sustainable services, and climate-responsive programming, particularly benefiting disadvantaged and fragile communities. By focusing on these areas, UNICEF aims to ensure that adolescent girls have access to safe water and sanitation, recognizing their critical role in driving progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Adolescent Girls in WASH and Institutions Specialist is reporting to the Chief of the WASH section. The Specialist will lead the revision of the WASH program, incorporating a gender transformative approach and addressing adolescent needs and roles, while assisting with JMP data collection and dissemination, engaging partners, developing a strategic vision and fundraising plan, and driving initiatives on menstrual health management and sexual and reproductive health and rights.

How can you make a difference?

This role will strengthen the capacity of the WASH section in the Madagascar country office to develop, implement and monitor effective and engaging advocacy campaigns involving young people with a gender transformative lense. Under the leadership of the Chief of the WASH section the role will be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of youth advocacy campaign strategies; identifying partnership opportunities; developing and disseminating campaign content; monitoring and reporting on campaign results; advising on ways to grow UNICEF’s advocacy and youth engagement; and providing creative engagement

opportunities and reaching new audiences through partnerships for WASH. The WASH Specialist will also be in charge of WASH activities in Institutions (schools and health centers) from data collection and analysis to project management and fundraising.

Summary of Key Functions/Accountabilities:

2. Youth Engagement strategy development and implementation

3. Programme development and planning

4. Youth Communication content development

5. Programme management, monitoring, and delivery of results

6. Technical and operational support for programme implementation

7. Humanitarian WASH preparedness and response

8. Networking and partnership building

9. Innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building

10. Safeguarding and participation

11. Project and budget management

12. Stakeholder engagement

As an Adolescent Girls Specialist in WASH and Institutions, this staff member will drive transformative change by actively engaging youth in WASH initiatives, advocating for their rights, and fostering their inclusion in decision-making processes. They will mobilize young people to amplify their voices in support of children's rights, promote adolescent inclusion in WASH programming, and prioritize adolescent needs in emergency response efforts, thus advancing sustainable and equitable access to WASH services in institutions.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: [ P3 TA Wash Specialist adolescent TMS.pdf]

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education:Advanced University degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, International Relations, International Development, social science, economic science, gender studies, sustainable development, or another related field.

  • A first level university degree with an additional two years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

• Work Experience:At least five (5) years of progressively responsible and relevant professional work experience in integrating youth and gender considerations into different thematics is required. Prior work on WASH related thematics is desired, including MHM, SRHR and WASH in Institutions.

  Experience in leading the development and implementation of youth engagement strategies, with specific, measurable and timebound objectives and performance indicators.

  Experience in building and maintaining a network of stakeholders, and in working with coalitions.

  Strong communicator with emphasis on being able to present complex policy ideas in succinct, engaging ways.

  Demonstrated experience in design and management of projects, including budget management and monitoring and evaluation of results.

  Knowledge of children’s rights, public policy, international development and humanitarian issues.

  Knowledge of child safeguarding and ethics of working with children and youth.

  Experience in advocacy at the international level is an asset.

  Experience in training and facilitation is an asset.

  Experience working in a developing and emergency environment is an asset.

• Language Requirements: Professional working capacity in Frech and English

Desirables:

• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency. *[Please **do not remove this desirable; it should be present in all advertisements]*

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

The 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

[add the 8th competency (Nurtures, leads and manages people) for a supervisory role].

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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.

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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 female are encouraged to apply.

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