UNICEF WASH Specialist Jobs 2023

UNICEF WASH Specialist Jobs 2023 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UNICEF Kenya looking for “WASH Specialist”. Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 31 March 2023.

UNICEF, also the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, is a United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. The agency is among the most widespread and recognizable social welfare organizations in the world, with a presence in 192 countries and territories.

UNICEF WASH Specialist Jobs 2023

The UNICEF has published a job vacancy announcement on 20 March 2023 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of WASH Specialist to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recruiter	United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Position	WASH Specialist
Location	Nairobi, Kenya
Country	Kenya
Total Vacant Post	N/A
Qualification	University degree
Experience Required	At least eight years
Application Deadline	31 March 2023

UNICEF Job Vacancy 2023

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the WASH Specialist (Emergencies) and in close coordination with other members of the Regional Office, the WASH Specialist (Public Health Emergencies (PHE)) with be responsible to provide selected ESAR countries affected by Public Health Emergencies with quality assurance, programme strategies, technical support and strengthening outbreak response systems. The primary focus will be on Cholera prevention & control, prevention of drought-induced WASH diseases in WASH programming, and prevention of diarrheal diseases (DD) and other WASH diseases.

The WASH Specialist (PHEs) will:

Collect, review and use the data on current WASH related diseases in the ESAR and assess to which extent these data are used in WASH programs for supporting the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of UNICEF’s preparedness and response to cholera and other WASH diseases in the concerned countries.
Analyze and provide guidance to improve the current Public Health response strategies for which WASH sector has a critical role
Cholera prevention & control: implementation of the cholera case-area targeted intervention (CATI approach) and cluster case targeted intervention (CLUSTI approach) supporting district health authorities to deploy the rapid response teams or cholera outbreak response teams (CORT).
Lead on the prevention of Diarrheal diseases (DD) and Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) in poor and displaced people settings.
Support Ebola response through the Ring approach.

Qualification & Experience:

Advance degree in Public Health, or Water/Sanitation/Hygiene or equivalent. *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with two additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
At least eight years’ experience developing and implementing public health and WASH emergency response programme in several countries at local, national, and cross-border level.
Development or participation in development of reference materials on public health emergency WASH response, manuals, guides, national plans, or strategies is highly desirable.
Robust experience in the management of training events and learning exchange initiatives.
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of a second UN and/or local working language of the duty station an asset.

Other Details

Contract Type: Full Time
Selection Process: Interview
Salary: negotiable
Application Process: Online

How to Apply UNICEF WASH Specialist Jobs 2023

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

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The Closing Date: 31 March 2023

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Particulars	Details Link
Job Advertisement	Download
Official Website	www.unicef.org
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