WASH Manager (P-4), TA, 364 days, #00138925, Odessa
Organizational Context
UNICEF operates in over 190 countries and territories, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them fulfill their potential from early childhood through adolescence. We are committed, passionate, and proud of our work, viewing the promotion of every child's rights not just as a job, but as a calling.
Job Purpose
The WASH Manager, based in the Odesa Field Office, reports to the Chief Field Office and has a dotted line to the Chief of WASH for technical oversight. This role is crucial for developing, managing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) programme primarily across the Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Kherson Oblasts. The Manager provides essential technical guidance and management support throughout the programming cycle to ensure the achievement of WASH-related output results within the country programme. They offer authoritative advisory services to government and sector support agencies, engaging with government officials at the Oblast level, and lead the WASH unit in Odesa FO, supervising WASH officers.
Responsibilities
The WASH Manager provides management support to the Chief of WASH, contributing to programme development and planning. Key responsibilities include overseeing the programme's management, ensuring the delivery of results, and providing advisory services and technical support to stakeholders. This role involves significant advocacy, networking, and partnership building to advance WASH initiatives. A critical aspect is ensuring humanitarian WASH preparedness and response capabilities are robust. Furthermore, the Manager is responsible for driving innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building within the WASH sector. This includes collaborating with the Chief Field Office and the WASH section at the country office to ensure programme coherence, contributing to proposals and reports, developing Annual Work Plans, ensuring proper fund utilization, and monitoring interventions effectively to achieve the best outcomes for children.
Work Experience
A minimum of eight years of professional experience in WASH-related programmes for developing countries is required. This includes one year of deployment in a developing country and at least six months of work in humanitarian situations, with one three-month deployment mission.
Skills
WASH Programme Management, Humanitarian WASH Response, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Capacity Development, Leadership, Partnership Building, Programme Development, Technical Guidance, Advisory Services, Advocacy, Networking, Innovation