Sudan: Sudan nationals: WASH Specialist, NOC

Jul 11, 2024 | United Nations Children's Fund
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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfil their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, UNICEF works for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. UNICEF is dedicated to providing humanitarian, peace and development assistance to children, families, and communities in Sudan, with a focus on health, nutrition, WASH, child protection, social protection, learning and skills. 

The needs of children and young people at-risk of and affected by the conflict, epidemics, and climate change, are at the heart of UNICEF’s work in Sudan. This includes large scale response to emergencies and lifesaving needs; investment in preparedness and resilience; seeking durable solutions for displaced people; supporting conflict prevention, social cohesion, and peace; building and strengthening support to and partnerships with civil society, local and international NGOs, private sector, frontline workers, and local institutions; and preserving and strengthening systems that deliver basic services.

The Role

UNICEF Sudan seeks Climate, Energy, Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (CEED), ESS and innovation Specialist role that will allow the Country Office to scale up its resilience building activities, to strengthen emergency preparedness and leverage in-country capacities in WASH, to provide child-responsive disaster risk reduction support and encourage low-carbon, renewable energy & application of innovative approaches to service delivery and in the CO’s operations and programming and ensuring ESS requirements. In addition, they will be required to strengthen climate responses programme delivery, monitoring and document lessons learning. They will report to the WASH Manager for UNICEF Sudan country office and will be located in Port Sudan, Sudan.

Key functions, accountability, and related duties:

  1. Programme development and planning.
  2. Advocacy, evidence generation, policy, and positioning of UNICEF in climate change and children.
  3. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results.
  4. Technical and operational support for programme implementation.
  5. External partnerships, resource mobilization and linkages to regional and global efforts.
  6. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building.

For more information on the specific technical expertise needed, kindly double-click on the following link to view the full job description:   WASH Specialist Climate Resilience ESS (NOC) final_new196 – SUD24057.pdf

Qualifications

  • An advanced university degree in environmental sciences, climatology, geology or earth sciences, climate change, disaster risk reduction, water resource management, engineering, social and economic development, social and economic development, international cooperation, or another relevant technical field is required.
  • Additional relevant post-graduate courses that complement/supplement the main degree is a strong asset.
  • A minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and/or international levels in programme/project development, focused on developing countries in areas related to development cooperation in WASH climate change adaptation and mitigation, environment, and socio-economic development.
  • Experience on renewable energy is an asset.
  • Familiar with children’s rights and gender in the context of climate change and environment. Knowledge of gender equality principles and gender sensitive programming.
  • Demonstrated experience in applying results-based management required.
  • Excellent analytical and writing skills, advocacy and presentational skills required.
  • Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious & effective working relationship both within and outside an organization.
  • One year of deployment in a developing country is required.
  • Fluency in English & Arabic is required.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and its global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
UNICEF offers a wide range of benefits to its staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.


UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Advertised: 01 Jul 2024 E. Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 15 Jul 2024 E. Africa Standard Time

Job no: 573345
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Duty Station: Port Sudan
Level: NO-3
Location: Sudan
Categories: WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)