Position Title: WASH Project Coordinator job at UNICEF
Job Description
Hiring organization: UNICEF
Job title: WASH Project Coordinator
Job type: Full Time
Contract type: Temporary Appointment
Level: NO-3
Location: Ethiopia
Categories: WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
Application closing date: March 15, 2023
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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 fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, a fair chance
UNICEF has been present in Ethiopia for 65 years and its history is closely tied to Ethiopia’s gradual transformation into a modern economy with strong aspirations for middle income status by 2025.
UNICEF works to support national efforts to ensure the realization of the rights of children and women through improved child survival, development, and protection. Over the past six decades UNICEF has established strong relations with the government of Ethiopia, bi-laterals, donors, development partners and civil society.
How can you make a difference?
Under the supervision of the Rural WASH Manager, the incumbent will support the coordination and monitoring of multisectoral program implementation for strengthening the resilience of people and structures in multiple regions. The purpose of the Multisectoral / WASH Specialist Project Coordinator (NoC-TA) position is to (1) effectively coordinate and monitor the implementation of the KFW/BMZ-funded ‘Strengthening the Resilience of people and Structures in drought-Affected Regions of Ethiopia’ program (estimated 75% of time) and support similar resilient WASH programs (estimated 25% of time).
If you have the required profile, you are highly encouraged to apply. Taking up this assignment is motivating and rewarding.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure effective planning, overall coordination, implementation, monitoring (including situation monitoring and assessments), documentation, information management, and reporting on all project interventions and all phases of implementation.
- Coordinate with stakeholders and partners to ensure that monitoring systems are properly designed, and that data collection and analysis is coordinated and feeds into program performance monitoring.
- Work closely internally in UNICEF with different sections (Education, Child Protection, WASH, Health, Nutrition, Social Behavior Change, Supply and Logistics) and relevant program and operation staff including Construction Engineers, Administration and Financial Specialists, and federal/field office Specialists for the relevant multi[1]sectoral programs to coordinate and monitor the KFW/BMZ-funded project. This includes programme coordination to ensure convergence between different sections, ensure alignment with programme requirements, ensure that technical and financial monitoring is conducted in coordinated manner, take overall responsibility of donor reporting and function as the main programme interface with the donor, support and manage Multisectoral partnership agreements or contracts.
- Work closely with the Child Protection, Education, WASH, Health, Nutrition and Social and Behavior Change clusters, to ensure that there is effective convergence programming in selected sites and no duplication and overlap in the implementation of interventions.
- Ensure that project milestones are achieved on time and alert the supervisor, Chief of WASH and donor focal person of any challenges rewiring their attention and support.
Specific tasks include the following:
- Ensure the project oversight, including financial management, project review, project direction and results attainment in accordance with the Work Plan, under the guidance and support of the Supervisor, Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programme, and other relevant program/operation staff.
- Support overall technical responsibility of the implementation of interventions under the ‘Strengthening the Resilience of people and Structures in drought-Affected Regions of Ethiopia’ program activities and liaison with the KFW/BMZ delegation, relevant donors, Ministries of Education, Water, Health, Women and Social Affairs, Agriculture, Labor and relevant regional bureaus.
- Ensure preparation and timely submission of consolidated narrative, technical, progress and financial reports.
- Ensure the availability of evidence-based project data and prepare/review/support timely preparation and submission of project briefs, and any other documentation of lessons learnt.
- Liaise with Field Offices and Regional Bureaus and provide support to Regional and Field Office Specialists to ensure the smooth implementation and monitoring of the project activities.
- Facilitate the extension and signing of relevant contracts and partnership agreements that will ensure effective project implementation.
- Communicate progress, bottlenecks and issues arising with the implementation of the project in a timely and effective manner.
- Actively monitor UNICEF-supported activities through field visits, surveys and exchange of information with partners, to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems and take timely decisions to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely interventions. Produce programme visit reports in accordance with UNICEF HACT procedure and other donor reporting requirements.
- Arrange joint field monitoring trips with the KFW/BMZ delegation, relevant ministries and bureaus, UNICEF program sections and other relevant stakeholders.
- Support in the establishment of multi-sectoral and multi-regional project coordination structures at the national, regional, and field levels where relevant.
- Support in the setting-up of the project monitoring concept, the development of monitoring tools, and development of an activity implementing tracking tool and monitoring dashboard.
- Ensure development and review of tools and facilitate conducting of a resilience analysis for the project, as per the process and guiding document.
- Support, in collaboration with implementing partners, counterparts, and relevant Sections, the development and implementation of communication strategies, plans and activities to ensure the visibility of the project activities and their impact.
- To effectively coordinate and communicate with key external stakeholders including, KFW/BMZ delegation, WFP, relevant federal line Ministries and regional bureaus and ensure that the established coordination structures of the project are functional.
- Facilitate the revision of Project documents including updating Results Matrix, target/baseline beneficiaries, budget, timeline, problem analysis and the proposed project approach.
- Build and sustain close working partnerships with government counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate programme implementation and build capacity of stakeholders to achieve WASH output results.
- Prepare materials for WASH and Multisectoral programme advocacy – in collaboration with other sections- to promote awareness, establish partnerships and support fund-raising.
- Prepare learning/knowledge products, covering innovative approaches and good practices, to support overall WASH sector / Multisectoral development.
- An advanced university degree (Masters) in any of the following fields is required: Social Sciences, Economics, Statistics, Business Administration, Education, public health, engineering, or other fields related to the work of UNICEF.
*A first level University degree combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree in the field of Social Sciences, Economics, Statistics, Business Administration, Education, public health, engineering, or other fields related to the work of UNICEF.
- A minimum of five years progressively responsible and relevant professional work experience at the national and international levels in WASH, education, Health, Nutrition or Child Protection program development and implementation including M&E activities is required.
- Experience in coordinating humanitarian/development Multisectoral programs with different stakeholders/partners
- Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as 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.
UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)
During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels:
UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our 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.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. 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.
Duty Station: Addis Ababa
How to Apply:
If you are interested in the post and feel that you are suitable for the role then apply through the below link
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