WASH Specialist (Cluster Coordinator), P3, Sittwe, Myanmar (364 days, Extendable, Open to Non-Myanmar Nationals Only)

Contract

This is a P-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 74,649 USD and 97,747 USD.

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The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

Under the overall direction and guidance of Chief of field office and the National WASH Cluster Coordinator, the WASH Cluster Coordinator will provide leadership and representation of the Cluster/ Working Group in Rakhine and Northwest region of Myanmar. Cluster Coordinator will hold the responsibility of coordination, representation and leadership to ensure, establish and maintain a coordination mechanism that facilitates the effective achievement of the cluster functions.

How can you make a difference?

The WASH Cluster Coordinator reports to the Chief of field office in Rakhine with dotted reporting line to chief of Hakka field office. She/He will be covering both Rakhine and Northwest regions with 50% workload between the two regions including frequent travel when possible, to Northwest region to meet with and coordinate the WASH response with Cluster members. The WASH Cluster Coordinator at subnational level will be supported with technical guidance from National WASH Cluster Coordinator. The Coordination at sub-national level with relative balance of the role between the Northwest and Rakhine region will be based in Sittwe office and responsible for covering two clusters’ platforms, supports the development, preparation, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH cluster in Rakhine and Northwest part of Myanmar. He/She will oversee the functioning of sub-national or hub Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group where they exist, ensuring alignment of work and priorities, effective communication, reporting, engagement and coordination between the levels. In their effort to provide an efficient and effective response to the humanitarian crisis, the WASH Cluster Coordinator is responsible for building relationships with stakeholders, for securing the overall coordination of sectoral responses and for ensuring inter-sectoral collaboration.

Key functions and accountabilities of the position (detailed job description attached):

• Support WASH Cluster 6+1 core functions.
• Ensure appropriate coordination between all WASH humanitarian activities.
• Needs assessment and analysis
• Strategic response planning
• Networking and partnership building
• Strengthen national and local capacity

Detail job description here; 23062023 WASH Specialist (Cluster Coordinator) Level 3.doc

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

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: Civil Engineering, public health, social sciences, behavior change communication, sanitary engineering or another relevant technical field.Additional relevant post-graduate courses that complement/supplement the main degree is a strong asset.
• A first University degree in a relevant field combined with (2) additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• A minimum of five years of professional experience in WASH-related programmes for developing countries is required.
• One year of deployment in a developing country is required.
• At least experience or one three-month deployment mission in a humanitarian situation (with UN-Govt-INGO) is required.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Additional Assets:

• Experience in cluster coordination in complex operating environment
• Work experience in conflict affected and emergency settings
• Work experience with UN organization/INGOs is desirable

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, 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...

• Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (1)
• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
• Works Collaboratively with others (2)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
• Drives to achieve impactful results (2)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

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’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, all eligible and suitable candidates under all diversity profiles are encouraged to apply.

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

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government 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.

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

Remarks (Duty Station):

Please note that the appointment to this post is subject to approval of the visa application by the visa authorities of Myanmar. The visa application normally takes 6-12 months and is occasionally rejected. Since this post requires physical presence at the duty station, the successful candidate will only receive a conditional offer of appointment until the visa application is approved, which will be rescinded if the application is eventually rejected. There is no compensation to the successful candidate during the application process, or an expectation of placement to another post in the event of visa rejection. Internal candidates will remain on their current post until the visa is approved, and external candidates are recommended not to take any action until the visa is approved. It is requested that only candidates who can comply with the above conditions apply.