WASH Officer, NO1, Lusaka, Zambia, Temporary Appointment 364 days (Open to Zambian nationals only)

UNICEF works in a number of the world’s hardest locations, to achieve the world’s most deprived youngsters. To avoid wasting their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential.

Throughout 190 nations and territories, we work for each youngster, all over the place, day-after-day, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means quit.

UNICEF Zambia is a medium-sized Nation Workplace, with simply over 100 workers. The Nation Programme 2023-2027 promotes the rights of each youngster and reaches probably the most deprived youngsters in Zambia. UNICEF works with the Authorities of the Republic of Zambia to enhance social insurance policies and techniques, and on the bottom to ensure that these techniques attain all youngsters, with a specific emphasis on probably the most susceptible.

The UNICEF Programme of Cooperation with the Authorities of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) is designed to deal with and mitigate the specter of poverty the nation’s youngsters face whereas responding to the wants with interventions addressing the a number of causative components.

To seek out out extra about UNICEF’s work in Zambia, please go to https://www.unicef.org/zambia/.

For each youngster, Safety

The UNICEF Programme of Cooperation with the Authorities of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) is designed to deal with and mitigate the specter of poverty the nation’s youngsters face, whereas responding to the wants with interventions addressing the a number of causative components.

To seek out out extra about UNICEF’s work in Zambia, please go to https://unicef.sharepoint.com/sites/ZMB/SitePages/About-us(1).aspx 

How will you make a distinction?

The WASH Officer gives skilled technical, operational and administrative help all through the WASH programming course of, via the applying of theoretical and sensible technical expertise in researching, amassing, analyzing and presenting programme data whereas studying organizational guidelines, rules and procedures to assist the event, implementation and monitoring of the WASH output outcomes of the Nation Programme. 

Key perform, accountabilities, and associated duties/duties

KEY END-RESULTS

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

Please evaluate the main points within the connected job Profile for the place:   WASH Officer Level 1 TA.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for each youngster you should have…

• A college diploma in one of many following fields is required:  public well being, social sciences, habits change communication, sanitary engineering or one other related technical discipline.
• Further related post-graduate programs that complement/complement the primary diploma are a powerful asset.
• A minimal of 1 yr {of professional} expertise in WASH-related programmes for creating nations is required.

For each Youngster, you show…

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: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues

 UNICEF competencies required for this submit are…

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

In the course of the recruitment course of, we take a look at candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely 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 depart, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages using versatile working preparations.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and goals 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, due to this fact, endure rigorous reference and background checks, and will likely be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer extra data to conduct a background examine.

Remarks:

• UNICEF’s lively dedication to range and inclusion is essential to ship the very best outcomes for youngsters.
• Solely shortlisted candidates will likely be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of.
• UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the responsibility station, which will likely 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 are thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking on an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the correct to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance just isn’t obtained, or needed inoculation necessities aren’t met, inside an affordable interval for any cause.
• “UNICEF solely considers larger academic {qualifications} obtained from an establishment accredited/acknowledged within the World Larger Training Database (WHED), a listing up to date by the Worldwide Affiliation of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Instructional, Scientific and Cultural Group (UNESCO). The listing will be accessed at http://www.whed.net/”

Solely shortlisted candidates will likely be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of.