WASH Cluster Coordinator (National), P4, FT (#127606), East Jerusalem MENA

UNICEF works in a number of the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in the world’s most deprived youngsters. To save lots of their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfil their potential.

Throughout 190 nations and territories, we work for each little one, in all places, each day, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means hand over.

For each little one, hope

UNICEF within the State of Palestine works to uphold the rights of kids to entry providers and safety, from early childhood by means of to adolescence. Our goal is to make sure that each little one within the Gaza Strip and the West Financial institution, together with East Jerusalem, regardless of background or circumstance, has an equal likelihood to meet their potential. We’re working for each little one and younger particular person within the State of Palestine.

How will you make a distinction?

Underneath the general route and steerage of the Consultant, the WASH Supervisor Cluster Coordinator will present management and illustration of the Cluster. They’ll facilitate the processes that may guarantee a well-coordinated, strategic, enough, coherent, and efficient response by members within the Cluster that’s accountable to those that are affected by the emergency. Of their effort to supply an environment friendly and efficient response to the humanitarian disaster, the WASH Supervisor Cluster Coordinator is liable for constructing relationships with stakeholders, for securing the general coordination of sectoral responses and for making certain inter-sectoral collaboration.

As an advocate for youngsters, you’ll have the next duties/duties:

Coordination, illustration, and management

• Guarantee, set up, and keep a coordination mechanism that facilitates the efficient achievement of the cluster capabilities (as outlined by the IASC Reference Module) and the necessities of the HPC (HNO, HRP and CCPM) and which builds on pre-existing coordination constructions the place acceptable and furthers the event of present or future nationwide and subnational capacities,
• Oversee the functioning of any sub-national Cluster and Working Teams the place they exist, making certain alignment of labor and priorities, efficient communication, reporting, engagement, and coordination between the degrees,
• Supervise the Cluster coordination staff,
• Guarantee acceptable coordination and construct partnerships with all related sector stakeholders together with authorities counterparts and nationwide authorities, native, nationwide, and worldwide organizations, and affected populations,
• Construct complementarity of associate actions throughout the Cluster and Working Teams, proactively negotiating with companions to keep away from and resolve duplication and gaps,
• Coordinate, collaborate and signify the Cluster with stakeholders throughout all sectors, together with by means of inter-cluster coordination fora, growing cross-sectoral relationships as acceptable.

Wants evaluation and evaluation

• Lead the planning and implementation of wants evaluation and evaluation, together with representing the Cluster/ in multi-sectoral wants assessments and joint evaluation of want, at nationwide and subnational ranges,
• Analyze wants evaluation information and work collaboratively with the Cluster companions to create analytical merchandise, together with an HNO based mostly on evidence-based data.

Strategic response planning

• Lead and coordinate strategic planning, response prioritization and the event of the sectoral response plan that’s based mostly on the HNO and aligned with nationwide priorities, insurance policies, and plans,
• Guarantee all programme supply modalities (in-kind, money, voucher, and providers) are given equal consideration within the strategic response planning and set up and implement systematic measures for supporting their consideration and use,
• Present technical experience and recommendation to Cluster companions to make sure actions are related, acceptable and in keeping with nationwide priorities and communities’ wants,
• Be certain that the Cluster response plan is up to date recurrently in response to evolving wants and that it establishes indicators by which efficiency of the cluster could be measured,
• Interact with OCHA and different AoRs/ Clusters/ Sectors/ Working Teams to contribute to the event of the HRP, advocating for a response that displays and addresses the considerations of the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group.

Useful resource mobilization and advocacy

• Assist and coordinate the mobilization of enough assets to make sure the efficient functioning of the Cluster and its response and subsequent handing over and institution of medium to long run capacities when the cluster strategy is deactivated,
• Monitor, analyze and talk details about the Cluster monetary state of affairs and useful resource mobilization and establish acceptable actions to handle gaps or constraints,
• Advocate for improved sectoral outcomes, by growing an advocacy technique, networking with advocacy allies, influencing stakeholders’ decision-making.

Implementation and monitoring

• Monitor, consider, and report on the protection, fairness, high quality and progress of the response in opposition to the Cluster technique, priorities and agreed outcomes,
• Plan and help hole and protection evaluation to establish spatial and temporal gaps, overlaps and protection of the Cluster humanitarian response,
• Monitor Cluster adherence to IASC cluster strategy ideas, related humanitarian and sectoral agreements, requirements, initiatives and tips and help companions to make enhancements.

Operational peer evaluation and analysis

• Lead the annual cluster coordination efficiency monitoring (CCPM) train and annual evaluation and contribute to different sectoral and humanitarian evaluations as acceptable.

Accountability to affected populations

• Be accountable to the affected inhabitants by establishing inclusive and consultative suggestions mechanisms, creating significant alternatives for the involvement of the affected inhabitants within the response and inspiring companions to function accountably,
• Make sure the inclusion of cross chopping points (age, little one safety, incapacity, gender, gender-based violence (GBV) mitigation and response and HIV & AIDS) in Cluster actions all through the HPC,
• Set up and implement systematic measures for supporting inclusive work practices and processes,
• Adhere to little one safeguarding and PSEA insurance policies together with procedures for difficult and reporting incidents and guarantee different members of the coordination staff comply.

Strengthen nationwide and native capability

• Encourage participation of native and nationwide actors in Cluster actions and strategic decision-making, eradicating boundaries to entry,
• Lead the event of a capability evaluation and capability strengthening technique for Cluster members and oversee implementation and harmonization of initiatives,
• Lead early warning, contingency planning, and emergency preparedness efforts for the Cluster, making certain enough cluster participation in inter-cluster early warning, contingency planning, and emergency preparedness actions.

To qualify as a Champion for each little one you’ll have: 

Schooling

• A complicated college diploma in one of many following fields is required: public well being, social sciences, well being, and hygiene conduct change communication, WASH-related engineering, or one other related technical discipline. Extra related post-graduate programs that complement/ complement the principle diploma are a powerful asset.

Expertise

• A minimal of 8 years {of professional} expertise, ideally on the worldwide degree, in WASH-related programmes planning and administration is required. Related expertise in programme administration in WASH associated areas in a UN system company or group is taken into account an asset.
• Expertise in humanitarian contexts is required. Expertise in growth contexts is an added benefit.
• A minimal of two years of expertise of WASH Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group coordination is fascinating.
• Expertise in efficient administration of human assets/groups in excessive stress/threat environments is fascinating.
• Expertise in a combined set of nation contexts, in a number of geographic areas, together with a deployment mission with UN, Authorities or INGO is strongly fascinating.                    

Language

• Fluency in English is required. Information of Arabic is an asset.

For each Little one, you display…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin every thing we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Constitution: UNICEF Values

Core Competencies

• Nurtures, Leads and Manages Folks (1)
• Demonstrates Self Consciousness and Moral Consciousness (2)
• Works Collaboratively with others (2)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
• Drive to attain impactful outcomes (2)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

Throughout the recruitment course of, we take a look at candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally different ranges: competency framework here.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our world workforce should mirror the variety of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, regardless of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender id, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or every other private attribute.
We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental go away, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages using versatile working preparations.

UNICEF strongly encourages using versatile working preparations. 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 advertise the safety and safeguarding of all youngsters. All chosen candidates will, subsequently, 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. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply further data to conduct a background examine.

Remarks:

This VA is open to all inside and externals.

This place will not be thought of an elevated threat function. Nevertheless, UNICEF reserves the precise to conduct additional vetting/evaluation throughout the scope of kid safeguarding as acceptable.

UNICEF’s lively dedication in the direction of range and inclusion is important to ship the perfect outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate females are inspired to use.

Mobility is a situation of worldwide skilled employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the worldwide civil service.

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the obligation station, which might be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Authorities staff which might be thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking over an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the precise to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance will not be obtained, or essential inoculation necessities aren’t met, inside an inexpensive interval for any cause.

Solely shortlisted candidates might be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of.

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. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply further data to conduct a background examine.

Authorities staff which might be thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking over an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the precise to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance will not be obtained, or essential inoculation necessities aren’t met, inside an inexpensive interval for any cause.

Eligible UNICEF Worldwide Skilled (IP) Employees Members on fixed-term, persevering with or everlasting contracts making use of to a Non permanent Appointment, which is devoted to L3 (or L2) Response, could possibly retain a lien and their fixed-term entitlements. The situations of the non permanent task will range relying on the standing of their publish and their present tour of obligation, and relocation entitlements could also be restricted as per the related insurance policies.