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UNICEF WASH in Emergencies Specialist Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs

UNICEF WASH in Emergencies Specialist Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs. UNICEF Uganda looking for “WASH in Emergencies Specialist“. Applicants with a degree in Advanced university degree may apply on or before March 13, 2023.

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UNICEF WASH in Emergencies Specialist Jobs 2023

The UNICEF has published a job vacancy announcement on Feb. 27, 2023 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of WASH in Emergencies Specialist to be based in Kampala, Uganda.

Recruiter United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Position WASH in Emergencies Specialist -P3/NOC, Ebola Response Rosters, Eastern and Southern Africa Region
Location Kampala, Uganda
Country Uganda
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification Advanced university degree
Experience Required Minimum Five years
Application Deadline March 13, 2023

UNICEF Job Vacancy 2023

Key activities & duties

Under the supervision and guidance of the WASH Manager, and in close coordination with the WASH specialist (emergencies), the WASH in Emergencies Specialist will:

  • Be the focal point for UNICEF’s WASH response and preparedness plans for Ebola outbreak
  • Familiarize her/himself with the current situation and context, including the extent of the current outbreak, including all SitReps and other relevant reports produced.
  • Attend and represent UNICEF at all relevant Ebola repose coordination meetings including internal UNICEF Ebola task force/coordination meetings, UNICFE Emergency Management Team meetings, National level Task Force, WASH sub-pillar, IPC sub-pillar, District Task Force and any other stakeholder/partner meetings as required
  • Prepare WASH/IPC supply plans in line the with 6-month UNICEF Ebola Response Plan, and in coordination with the relevant government departments at national and district level and other partners and relevant stakeholders to the Ebola response.
  • Plan coordinate with all relevant UNICEF Sections including Operations and Supply all necessary WASH supplies to be procured, pre-positioned and dispatched to affected districts in line with the supply plan, and as requests are received by the Zone Office and assigned Country offices.
  • In close coordination with the Zone Office, and National and District Level Task Force, and partners plan all other WASH interventions as required by the response, including the provision of water and emergency sanitation to health care facilities, ETUs and other sites as required.
  • In close collaboration with the Ebola response stakeholders, you will be the focal point to implement the WASH response in EBOLA RINGS with a focus on Ebola prevention in institutions (schools, health care facilities, Ebola treatment centers) and in communities -decontamination of infected households and contact case households and institutions.
  • Support in the preparation of donor proposals in support of the response, and donor updates and reporting as and when required.
  • Closely coordinate with UNICEF Emergency and Field Coordination Team.
  • As required, visit affected/target districts to support field coordination and monitoring of the Ebola WASH/IPC response.
  • Provide any other support as determined by the WASH Manager and country office.

Position in Organization:

  • Job no: 558620
  • Contract type: Temporary Appointment, Consultant
  • Level: P-4

Qualification:

  • University master’s degree in public health, Environmental Health, Civil & Sanitary Engineering or related fiel
  • At least 5 years of experience in the relevant areas of water, sanitation and hygiene, water quality, public health, environmental health.
  • Previous experience of proving emergency WASH responses in complex environments essential
  • Previous experience in Ebola preparedness/response is strongly advised.
  • Knowledge of Infection Prevention Control protocols (WHO, CDC)
  • Preferably experience in controlling outbreaks of EVD and/or other VHFs
  • Previous experience of preparing donor proposals, and reporting
  • Previous experience of working closely with, including coordinating different stakeholders and partners including government, united nations agencies, NGOs and private sector
  • Fluency in verbal and written English or French (depending on the country office’s official language). Knowledge of another UN language or a local language is an asset

How to Apply UNICEF WASH in Emergencies Specialist Jobs 2023

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

Then to apply, go to https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/job/558620/external-outreach-wash-in-emergencies-specialist-p3noc-ebola-response-rosters-eastern-and-southern-africa-region

The Closing Date: March 13, 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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