UNICEF is looking for WASH Officer,(NO-2, Nouakchott, Mauritania

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

 

For every child, [insert tagline]

Mauritania, officially named the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a West African country. It has borders with Algeria, Western Sahara, Mali and Senegal, and access to the Atlantic Ocean, which look like straight lines because they were drawn by a colonizing country, France. Its capital is Nouakchott.

This country is very arid. A large part of its territory is desert, which explains the small number of the population despite its large surface area. The population density, in terms of the number of people per square kilometer, is low (about 3 people per km²).

UNICEF mission is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does – in programmes, in advocacy and in operations.

 

How can you make a difference?

The WASH Officer reports to the Chief of WASH or a WASH Specialist who is at level 4 for supervision. The WASH Officer provides technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process. The Officer prepares, manages and implements a variety of technical and administrative tasks, related to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH output results of the Country Programme.

 

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

• Programme development and planning
• Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
• Technical and operational support for programme implementation
• Humanitarian WASH preparedness and response
• Networking and partnership building
• Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

 

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

• University (first) degree in public health, social sciences, behavior change communication, sanitary engineering or other specialist field related to WASH is required.
• A minimum of two years of professional work experience in WASH-related programmes for developing countries.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in French is required. Knowledge of the local language is an asset.

 

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The technical competencies required for this post are….

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

 

Remarks:

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

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

Apply HERE