Post Title: Water and Environmental Sanitation Specialist, NOC
Vacancy number: VN-NGR-06-2010
Contract type: Fixed-term
Duration: Two years
Location: Kaduna
Deadline for application: Tuesday, 10 August 2010
UNICEF Nigeria seeks the services of an experienced water and environmental sanitation specialist who will be responsible for formulation, design, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the programme management, delivery and accomplishment of programme goals and objectives in C-Field Office, Kaduna, Nigeria.
The successful candidate will be expected to carry out the following duties
1. Enhance effective programme, sectoral or inter-sectoral, planning, development and management by leading, guiding, coordinating and supporting the timely completion of the situational analysis and its periodic update through accurate and complete monitoring and analysis, and the timely preparation or finalization of sectoral input. Ensure inclusion and delivery on sectoral leadership responsibilities including leadership and facilitation of the C-Field Office, Kaduna WASH Cluster.
2. Promote knowledge management by exchange of knowledge, information, situation analysis, experience or lessons learned; promote knowledge sharing and technical input or recommendations on major programme directions and on introduction of new initiatives in the field office.
3. Read more on the job website at the end of this post.
Minimum qualification and competencies:
• Advanced university degree in one of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: public health, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, geology, hydrology, sanitation engineering, or a field relevant to international WASH related development assistance. Additional training in health education or communication for development (programme communication), an asset.
• Five years of progressively responsible professional work experience in the UN or other international development organization, national government or the private sector. Field work experience and familiarity with Emergency (preparedness and response) approach, an asset.
• Fluency in English. Knowledge of the local working language of the duty station, an asset.
• Communication, working with people and drive for result.
• Leading and supervising, relating and networking.
• Analyzing, formulating strategies and concepts.
• Deciding and initiating action, applying technical expertise.
• Advanced knowledge of one or more of the technical areas of UNICEF programmes and of the theories, principles and methods in the following areas: communication for behavior change, WASH in schools, water supply projects management, monitoring and evaluation, integrated water resource management, appropriate water supply and quality technology i.e. community based water supply.
• Community based sanitation i.e.: hygiene education or latrine construction and waste management.
• Knowledge and proficiency in the use of corporate office computer system applications and software, including local area network (LAN), email, word processing, spreadsheet, database, telecommunications.
UNICEF, which has a smoke-free environment, is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly women, are strongly encouraged to apply.
HOW TO APPLY
Prepare the following documents
• A completed UN Personal History Form (which can be downloaded from UNICEF - About UNICEF: Employment - Careers at UNICEF (http://www.unicef.org/employ))
• Your curriculum vitae with your current, detailed contact information (including telephone number and email address)
• A one-page summary statement that shows how your qualifications and experience meet the requirements above.
Only candidates meeting the minimum qualifications and competencies (above) will be considered.
Send your documents in a sealed envelope marked 'confidential'and with the vacancy number to:
The Human Resources Manager
UNICEF
UN House
Plot 617/618, Diplomatic Drive
Central Business District
PMB 2851, Garki, Abuja
Meet the deadline
Applications must be received by UNICEF by close of business (Abuja time) on Tuesday, 10 August 2010. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
RESPONSE
UNICEF will contact short-listed applicants within two weeks of the deadline. UNICEF will not contact applicants who were not short-listed.
For more information: UNICEF Nigeria Jobs: Water and Environmental Sanitation Specialist (http://www.unicef.org/nigeria/about_5500.html).