UNICEF Vacancy Announcement, March 6, 2023
Job Overview
Organization: UNICEF
Employment: Temporary Appointment (TA) or Consultancy/Short Term Assignments (SSA)
Location: Ethiopia, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Eritrea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Seychelles
Experience Level: Senior Level (5 years)
Number of Positions:
Date of Announcement: February 27, 2023
Deadline: March 13, 2023
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Introduction
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, hope
Since two years, countries in the ESA region have experienced an alarming increase in the number of new, or re-emerging humanitarian emergencies, including public health (including Ebola, Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever, yellow fever, wild poliovirus, and Cholera), armed conflicts and natural disasters emergencies.
An outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus (SDV) started in September 2022 and spread to 9 districts in Uganda, elevating the risk for cross border spread to neighboring countries (Tanzania, Rwanda, South-Sudan, Burundi, Kenya and DRCongo).
UNICEF ESAR has prioritized the critical need to support countries to rapidly scale up capacity to prevent, mitigate, and manage ongoing and anticipated emergencies as well as to enhance capacity for preparedness and response to these emergencies.
Purpose
The purpose of this external announcement is to attract suitable WASH in Emergencies Specialist candidates interested in working in any of the countries within UNICEF’s East and Southern Africa region to respond to Ebola outbreaks for the next 36 months. The countries within each region are listed on the following website: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.html.
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Job Description
Under the supervision and guidance of the WASH Manager, and in close coordination with the WASH specialist (emergencies), the WASH in Emergencies Specialist will:
- Be the focal point for UNICEF’s WASH response and preparedness plans for Ebola outbreak
- Familiarize her/himself with the current situation and context, including the extent of the current outbreak, including all SitReps and other relevant reports produced.
- Attend and represent UNICEF at all relevant Ebola repose coordination meetings including internal UNICEF Ebola task force/coordination meetings, UNICFE Emergency Management Team meetings, National level Task Force, WASH sub-pillar, IPC sub-pillar, District Task Force and any other stakeholder/partner meetings as required
- Prepare WASH/IPC supply plans in line the with 6-month UNICEF Ebola Response Plan, and in coordination with the relevant government departments at national and district level and other partners and relevant stakeholders to the Ebola response.
- Plan coordinate with all relevant UNICEF Sections including Operations and Supply all necessary WASH supplies to be procured, pre-positioned and dispatched to affected districts in line with the supply plan, and as requests are received by the Zone Office and assigned Country offices.
- In close coordination with the Zone Office, and National and District Level Task Force, and partners plan all other WASH interventions as required by the response, including the provision of water and emergency sanitation to health care facilities, ETUs and other sites as required.
- In close collaboration with the Ebola response stakeholders, you will be the focal point to implement the WASH response in EBOLA RINGS with a focus on Ebola prevention in institutions (schools, health care facilities, Ebola treatment centers) and in communities -decontamination of infected households and contact case households and institutions.
- Support in the preparation of donor proposals in support of the response, and donor updates and reporting as and when required.
- Closely coordinate with UNICEF Emergency and Field Coordination Team.
- As required, visit affected/target districts to support field coordination and monitoring of the Ebola WASH/IPC response.
- Provide any other support as determined by the WASH Manager and country office.
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Job Requirements
Education-
- University master’s degree in public health, Environmental Health, Civil & Sanitary Engineering or related fiel
Work Experience-
- At least 5 years of experience in the relevant areas of water, sanitation and hygiene, water quality, public health, environmental health.
- Previous experience of proving emergency WASH responses in complex environments essential
- Previous experience in Ebola preparedness/response is strongly advised.
- Knowledge of Infection Prevention Control protocols (WHO, CDC)
- Preferably experience in controlling outbreaks of EVD and/or other VHFs
- Previous experience of preparing donor proposals, and reporting
- Previous experience of working closely with, including coordinating different stakeholders and partners including government, united nations agencies, NGOs and private sector
Language Requirement:-
- Fluency in verbal and written English or French (depending on the country office’s official language). Knowledge of another UN language or a local language is an asset
For every Child, you demonstrate…
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UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
- Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
- Works Collaboratively with others (1)
- Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
- Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
- Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
- Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.
How to Apply
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