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For each baby, hope

UNICEF Ukraine

Join WASH team at UNICEF Ukraine

How are you able to make a difference? 

The elementary mission of UNICEF is to advertise the rights of each baby, all over the place, in all the pieces the Organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The fairness technique, emphasizing probably the most deprived and excluded youngsters and households, interprets this dedication to youngsters’s rights into motion. For UNICEF, fairness implies that all youngsters have a chance to outlive, develop and attain their full potential, with out discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the diploma that any baby has an unequal probability in life — in its social, political, financial, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is rising proof that investing within the well being, schooling and safety of a society’s most deprived residents — addressing inequity — not solely will give extra youngsters the chance to meet their potential but in addition will result in sustained progress and stability of nations. This is why the deal with fairness is so very important. It accelerates progress in direction of realizing the human rights of all youngsters, which is the common mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, whereas additionally supporting the equitable improvement of countries.

Purpose of the job: The WASH Officer reviews to the Head of the Field Office who’s at degree 3 for supervision. The WASH Officer gives technical, operational and administrative help all through the WASH programming course of. The Officer prepares, manages and implements a wide range of technical and administrative duties, associated to the event, implementation, monitoring and analysis of the WASH output outcomes of the nation programme.

Summary of key capabilities/accountabilities: 

1. Programme improvement and planning
2. Programme administration, monitoring and supply of outcomes
3. Technical and operational help for programme implementation
4. Humanitarian WASH preparedness and response
5. Networking and partnership constructing
6. Innovation, information administration and capability constructing

1. Programme improvement and planning

• Draft updates for WASH within the state of affairs evaluation, to tell the event of WASH-related final result and output outcomes. Research and report on developments in WASH, for use in programme improvement, administration, monitoring, and analysis. 
• Prepare technical reviews and inputs for programme preparation and documentation, making certain accuracy, timeliness and relevance of knowledge.
• Contribute to the event/institution of WASH-related final result and output outcomes, in addition to associated methods, by evaluation of WASH sector wants and priorities.
• Provide technical and administrative help all through all phases of programming processes by executing/administering a wide range of technical programme transactions, making ready supplies/documentations, complying with organizational processes and administration programs, to help progress in direction of the WASH-related final result and/or output leads to the nation programme.
• Prepare required documentations/supplies to facilitate evaluation and approval processes.

2. Programme administration, monitoring and supply of outcomes 

• Work collaboratively with colleagues and companions to gather/analyze/ share info on implementation points, present options on routine programme implementation and alert acceptable officers and stakeholders for higher-level interventions and/or choices. Keep information of reviews and assessments for simple reference and/or to seize and institutionalize classes discovered. 
• Participate in monitoring and analysis workout routines, programme evaluations and annual sectoral evaluations with authorities and different counterparts and put together reviews on outcomes for required motion/interventions on the larger degree of programme administration.
• Monitor and report on the usage of sectoral programme sources (monetary, administrative and different property), confirm compliance with authorized allocations, organizational guidelines, laws/procedures and donor commitments, requirements of accountability and integrity. Report on points recognized to allow well timed decision by administration/stakeholders.
• Prepare sectoral progress reviews for administration, donors and companions.

3. Technical and operational help for programme implementation

• Undertake discipline visits and surveys, gather and share reviews with companions/stakeholders. Report important points, bottlenecks and potential issues to supervisor, for well timed motion.
• Provide technical and operational help to authorities counterparts, NGO companions, UN system companions and different nation workplace companions/donors on the application and understanding of UNICEF insurance policies, methods, processes and finest practices in WASH, to help programme implementation.

4. Humanitarian WASH preparedness and response

• Draft requisitions for provides, providers, long-term agreements and partnership agreements to make sure UNICEF is ready to ship on its commitments for WASH in case of an emergency.
• Study and absolutely perceive UNICEF’s procedures for responding in an emergency.
• Take up help roles in an emergency response and early restoration, as and when the necessity arises. 

5. Networking and partnership constructing 

• Build and maintain shut working partnerships with authorities counterparts and nationwide stakeholders by energetic sharing of knowledge and information to facilitate programme implementation and construct capability of stakeholders to attain WASH output outcomes.
• Draft communication and knowledge supplies for WASH programme advocacy to advertise consciousness, set up partnership/alliances and help fund-raising for WASH.
• Participate in inter-agency conferences on UNDAF planning, to combine and harmonize UNICEF output outcomes and implementation methods with UNDAF improvement and planning processes.
• Research info on potential donors and put together useful resource mobilization supplies and briefs for fund elevating and partnership improvement functions.

6. Innovation, information administration and capability constructing

• Assist within the improvement, implementation, monitoring and documentation of WASH motion analysis and innovation (technical or programs). 
• Assist within the preparation of studying/information merchandise, protecting progressive approaches and good practices, to help general WASH sector improvement.
• Assist in creating and delivering studying alternatives for UNICEF WASH employees, to make sure our sector capability stays up-to-date with newest developments.
• Participate as a useful resource individual in capability constructing initiatives to boost the competencies of shoppers/stakeholders.

Impact of Results

The help offered by the WASH officer will allow the nation workplace to attain the WASH-related output outcomes of the nation programme.  This, in flip, will contribute to the achievement of the result outcomes of the nation programme doc.  When carried out successfully, the achievement of the result outcomes will enhance baby survival, progress and improvement, and scale back inequalities within the nation. 

To qualify as an advocate for each baby you’ll have…

Minimum necessities:

Education:

• A college diploma in one of many following fields is required: public well being, social sciences, conduct change communication, sanitary engineering or one other related technical discipline.

Work Experience:

• A minimal of two years {of professional} work expertise in WASH-related programmes for growing nations is required.

Language Requirements: 

• Fluency in English is required.

Desirables:

• Developing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency. 
• Additional related post-graduate programs that complement/complement the principle diploma are a powerful asset.
• Knowledge of one other official UN language or an area language is an asset.

For each Child, you display…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin all the pieces we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this publish are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness

(3) Drive to attain outcomes for impression

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

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We provide a wide range of measures to include a more diverse workforce, comparable to paid parental depart, break day for breastfeeding functions, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations.

UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to youngsters (individuals underneath 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to selling the safety and safeguarding of all youngsters. All chosen candidates will bear rigorous reference and background checks and might be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to offer extra info to conduct a background check.

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Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration within the employment of the employees is the need of securing the best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF’s energetic dedication to variety and inclusion is important to ship the perfect outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate womenare inspired to apply.

Government staff who’re thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking over an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the fitting to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance shouldn’t be obtained, or essential inoculation necessities are usually not met, inside an inexpensive interval for any motive. 

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This place is predicated in Lviv and the incumbent might be anticipated be work on-site. However, relying on the safety situations and advisory, s/he might be required to relocate inside Ukraine.