WASH Manager (Rehabilitation and Recovery), Harare, Zimbabwe
Closing Date: Friday, 14 February 2014
Organization: UNICEF – United Nations Children’s Fund
Purpose of the Position
Accountable for formulation, design, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of Urban WASH programme to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the programme management, delivery and accomplishment of programme goals and objectives. As head of Urban WASH unit, direct, lead and manage a group of professional and support staff to develop, manage and administer the WASH emergency rehabilitation and recovery response programme. Support identification of gender inequalities and implement programmes to eliminated inequalities.
Key Expected Results
1. Timely sectoral analysis, input, support and collaboration to the Situation Analysis and its periodic update made for effective programme planning, development and management.
2. Knowledge management effectively promoted through drafting/finalizing key WASH sectoral programme documents and reports, sharing good practice, lessons learned, and knowledge/information exchange.
3. Quality of rights-based WASH programmes effectively promoted, and coherence, synergy and value added to programme management process through results-based management.
4. Sectoral work plan and activities formulated, implemented and monitored, ensuring alignment with the defined programme strategies and approaches, with special attention to gender/sex disaggregation of relevant indicators.
5. Programme delivery, evaluation and reporting carried out efficiently, rigorously and transparently in compliance with the established guidelines and procedures.
6. UNICEF`s global goals effectively promoted through advocacy and policy dialogue in the WASH sector.
7. Proper and timely UNICEF and Government accountability ensured regarding supply, non-supply and emergency assistance as well as disbursement of programme funds for the WASH sector. 8. Effective communication and networking achieved through partnership and collaboration, including assistance to sectoral leadership of the IASC WASH Cluster.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
- Advanced university degree in one of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Public Health, Civil Engineering, or Sanitation Engineering.
- Additional training in Health Education, Communication for Development (Programme Communication) and field relevant to international WASH related development assistance is an asset.
- Eight years of relevant work experience in the UN or other international development organization, national government or the private sector. Field / onsite work experience.
- Additional experience in Urban Water treatment works, Waste water treatment and background/familiarity with Emergency (preparedness and response) and the IASC Cluster approach is an asset
- Fluency in English and another UN language. Knowledge of the local working language of the duty station would be an asset.
Competencies of Successful Candidate
- Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking.
- Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
- Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals.
- Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear.
- Analyzes and integrates diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative data from a wide range of sources.
- Identifies urgent and potentially difficult decisions and acts on them promptly; initiates and generates team- and department-wide activities.
- Translates strategic direction into plans and objectives.
- Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups; maintains an effective network of individuals across organizational departments.
- Demonstrates, applies and shares expert technical knowledge across the organization.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.