WASH Specialist

Guides UNICEF Burundi's WASH programme from planning through implementation, monitoring and evaluation, helping the country office deliver safe water, sanitation and hygiene results. The specialist provides technical and management support, leads emergency preparedness and strengthens government and partner capacity.

Department: WASH Programme

• Develop and plan WASH programme strategies and results within the country programme
• Manage programme implementation, monitoring, evaluation and delivery of WASH results
• Provide technical and operational support for water, sanitation and hygiene activities
• Lead humanitarian WASH preparedness and emergency response support
• Represent UNICEF in technical working groups and sector forums
• Build partnerships with government, NGOs and other WASH stakeholders
• Advance innovation, knowledge management and capacity building across the programme

• Advanced university degree in public health, social science, communications, behaviour change communication, sanitary engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering or another relevant technical field
• Minimum five years of professional experience in WASH programmes in developing countries
• At least one year of deployment experience in a developing country
• At least one three-month deployment mission in a humanitarian situation with the UN, government or an international NGO
• Fluency in French and English

• Fixed-term appointment
• Appointment is subject to medical clearance and host-country visa issuance