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UNICEF is the world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS.
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Under the direct supervision and technical guidance of the Regional Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) advisor of ESARO. The R-WASH Programme Manager will be responsible for (i) the management of the day-to-day operations of the R-WASH programme, including Country level oversight and coordination as well as regional or multi-country oversight (ii) technical support to, and quality assurance of, R-WASH operations managed by country offices.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
Within the delegated authority and under the given organizational set-up, the incumbent may be assigned the primarily, shared, or contributory accountabilities for all or part of the following areas of major duties and key end-results.
Procurement Oversight
Manage and quality assure regional procurements for R-WASH
- Coordination with UNHCR and UNICEF supply and procurement teams, provide oversight for all R-WASH regional procurements including regional service contracts in engineering feasibility, study, design and supervision, utility capacity development, environmental and social safeguards and knowledge management and monitoring.
- With UNHCR and UNICEF ESARO conceptualize, input and develop ToRs and other key documents for Expression of Interest /RFPs for essential procurements.
Program Management
Manage and co-ordinate all R-WASH Regional Institutional Contracts
- Co-ordinate and represent UNICEF ESARO to ensure alignment of the R-WASH regional institutional consultant’s deliverables to the assignment terms of reference, which will include organising and convening technical co-ordination meetings at both regional and country level.
- Facilitate for the development and deployment of a remote monitoring system, in support of the monitoring and evaluation requirements for the R-WASH Program.
Programme Coordination with Country Offices
R-WASH coordination with UNICEF and UNHCR Country Offices.
- Represent UNICEF with UNHCR and facilitate and organize PMU coordination meetings on monthly basis for programme updates and formulate the R-WASH steering committee meetings with the major development partners and country office PIUs – (Programme Implementation Units),
Programme Coordination with KFW
Alignment between development partner, UNHCR, UNICEF ESARO and country offices
- Undertake joint missions with UNICEF ESARO and UNHCR for country level coordination and missions to ensure alignment between regional service contracts and UNICEF and UNHCR Country Office CAPEX works and field level operations.
- Co-ordination with KfW, UNICEF ESARO and UNHCR on expansion, and inclusion of additional sub-projects in the R-WASH Program Pipeline
Program documentation /Knowledge Management
Coordinate PMU in technical documentation
- Draft and coordinate the required R-WASH reports with the PMU (UNHCR) and PIUs (UNICEF/UNHCR) as well as archive project documentation,
- Provide required R-WASH presentations and webinars
- Take lead in development of Knowledge Products for the R-WASH Programme
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have
- An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in civil or water engineering. Knowledge of engineering project management.
- A minimum of eight of relevant professional experience in development programming – including planning, implementation and monitoring of large engineering projects, thorough understanding of water and sanitation engineering theory and practice is essential.
- Demonstrated experience in designing, managing and quality assuring water and sanitation engineering programmes in complex settings is indispensable.
- Familiarity with the range of development issues addressed by UNICEF in the Eastern and Southern Africa region is necessary. Prior work experience in the region is a distinct advantage.
- Experience in providing technical support to development stakeholders at different levels – including government, private sector, civil society, as well as UN and other partners – on engineering issues would be a plus.
- Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
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