WASH Specialist (NO-3), Fixed Term (2 years), #00137858, Luanda
Organizational Context
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. We are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Deputy Representative (Programme), the WASH Specialist provides strategic leadership and technical oversight for UNICEF Angola's WASH portfolio. You will lead a dynamic team and guide programme development, implementation, monitoring, advocacy, partnerships, and humanitarian response efforts. This role is crucial for ensuring the effective delivery of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene services, contributing to the well-being and rights of children in Angola. The specialist will drive innovation, manage complex challenges, and build strong collaborations to achieve impactful results in a challenging environment.
Responsibilities
Providing managerial leadership and strategic direction for the WASH team. Leading programme development, planning, fundraising, and resource mobilization efforts. Overseeing implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and delivery of WASH programme results. Providing high-level technical and operational support on climate-resilient and risk-informed WASH programming. Leading UNICEF's WASH preparedness, anticipatory action, emergency response, and humanitarian-development nexus efforts. Strengthening partnerships with government, donors, civil society, and development partners. Driving innovation, knowledge management, research, and capacity-building initiatives across the sector. Ensuring effective programme management, monitoring, and delivery of results. Providing advisory, technical, and operational support for programme implementation. Leading humanitarian WASH preparedness and response activities. Engaging in advocacy, networking, and partnership building. Fostering innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building within the WASH sector.
Work Experience
At least five (5) years of relevant work experience in water sanitation and hygiene, public health, humanitarian response, disaster risk reduction, emergency preparedness, programme management, or monitoring and evaluation is required.
Skills
Programme Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Supervising People, Reporting, Preparing Reports, Documentation, Climate-resilient programming, Risk-informed programming, Humanitarian response, Partnership building, Innovation, Knowledge management