WASH Officer (Emergency)

Provides technical, operational and administrative support for UNICEF Niger's emergency WASH programme. The officer helps develop, implement, monitor and evaluate country-programme results, combining humanitarian preparedness and response with programme delivery, partnerships, knowledge management and capacity building under the supervision of the Chief of WASH.

• Provide technical, operational and administrative support throughout the WASH programming process
• Develop, implement, monitor and evaluate WASH output results for the country programme
• Support humanitarian WASH preparedness and response
• Build networks and partnerships for WASH programme delivery
• Advance innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

• Bachelor degree in Water and Sanitation Engineering, Water and Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Public Health Engineering or a related field
• At least 2 years of progressively responsible professional experience in WASH programming
• Fluency in French

• Training or certification in WASH emergencies, water treatment, wastewater treatment or community-based approaches
• Experience in the UN system
• Experience at country level in development, fragile settings or humanitarian contexts

• Humanitarian Preparedness
• Emergency Response
• WASH Programming
• Knowledge Management
• Intervention Management
• Reporting
• Data Analysis
• WASH Policy

• Reports to the Chief of WASH
• National-officer and general-service candidates must arrange their own visa and work authorization