WASH Supervisor Cluster Coordinator

Job no: 571880
Contract sort: Fastened Time period Appointment
Obligation Station: Addis Ababa
Degree: P-4
Location: Ethiopia
Classes: WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)

UNICEF works in over 190 nations and territories to save lots of kids’s lives, defend their rights, and assist them fulfill their potential, from early childhood by way of adolescence.

At UNICEF, we’re dedicated, passionate, and happy with what we do. Selling the rights of each baby is not only a job – it’s a calling.

UNICEF is a spot the place careers are constructed: we provide our employees numerous alternatives for private {and professional} growth that can assist them develop a satisfying profession whereas delivering on a rewarding mission. We satisfaction ourselves on a tradition that helps employees thrive, coupled with a lovely compensation and benefits bundle.

Go to our web site to study extra about what we do at UNICEF.

For each baby, a champion

Ethiopia is located within the Horn of Africa and is the second most populous nation on the continent with an estimated inhabitants of 115 million. It borders six African nations: Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan, and covers 1,104,300 sq. kilometers. Roughly 85 p.c of the inhabitants lives in rural areas. Ethiopia represents a melting pot of historic cultures with Center Japanese and African cultures evident within the non secular, ethnic, and language composition of its folks.

Over the previous two years, kids and their households throughout Ethiopia confronted a number of and complicated emergencies, such because the battle within the northern Ethiopia and the drought, which resulted in tens of millions of individuals in want of pressing humanitarian help. UNICEF has programmes in Youngster Safety, WASH, Well being, Diet, Social Coverage, and Schooling and serves over 15 million kids in Ethiopia. Be part of UNICEF Ethiopia to contribute to bettering the lives of kids and ladies.

How will you make a distinction? 

Coordination, illustration and management

• Guarantee, set up and preserve a coordination mechanism that facilitates the efficient achievement of the cluster capabilities (as outlined by the IASC Reference Module) and the necessities of the HPC (HNO, HRP and CCPM) and which builds on pre-existing coordination buildings the place applicable and furthers the event of present or future nationwide and subnational capacities,
• Oversee the functioning of any sub-national or hub Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group the place they exist, making certain alignment of labor and priorities, efficient communication, reporting, engagement and coordination between the degrees,
• Supervise the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group coordination crew,
• Guarantee applicable coordination and construct partnerships with all related sector stakeholders together with authorities counterparts and nationwide authorities, native, nationwide and worldwide organizations and affected populations,
• Construct complementarity of accomplice actions inside the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group, pro-actively negotiating with companions to keep away from and resolve duplication and gaps,
• Coordinate, collaborate and signify the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group with stakeholders throughout all sectors, together with by way of inter-cluster coordination fora, creating cross-sectoral relationships as applicable.

Wants evaluation and evaluation

• Lead the planning and implementation of wants evaluation and evaluation, together with representing the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group in multi-sectoral wants assessments and joint evaluation of want, at nationwide and subnational ranges,
• Analyse wants evaluation information and work collaboratively with the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group companions to create analytical merchandise, together with an HNO primarily based on evidence-based data.

Strategic response planning

• Lead and coordinate strategic planning, response prioritization and the event of the sectoral response plan that’s primarily based on the HNO and aligned with nationwide priorities, insurance policies and plans,
• Guarantee all programme supply modalities (in-kind, money, voucher and providers) are given equal consideration within the strategic response planning and set up and implement systematic measures for supporting their consideration and use,
• Present technical experience and recommendation to Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group companions to make sure actions are related, applicable and consistent with nationwide priorities and communities’ wants,
• Be sure that the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group response plan is up to date often in response to evolving wants and that it establishes indicators by which efficiency of the cluster may be measured,
• Have interaction with OCHA and different AoRs/ Clusters/ Sectors/ Working Teams to contribute to the event of the HRP, advocating for a response that displays and addresses the issues of the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group.

Useful resource mobilization and advocacy

• Help and coordinate the mobilization of sufficient sources to make sure the efficient functioning of the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group and its response and subsequent handing over and institution of medium to long run capacities when the cluster method is deactivated,
• Monitor, analyse and talk details about the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group’s monetary scenario and useful resource mobilization and establish applicable actions to deal with gaps or constraints,
• Advocate for improved sectoral outcomes, by creating an advocacy strategy, networking with advocacy allies, influencing stakeholders’ decision-making.

Implementation and monitoring

• Monitor, consider and report on the protection, fairness, high quality and progress of the response towards the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group strategy, priorities and agreed outcomes,
• Plan and assist hole and protection evaluation to establish spatial and temporal gaps, overlaps and protection of the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group humanitarian response,
• Monitor Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group adherence to IASC cluster method ideas, related humanitarian and sectoral agreements, requirements, initiatives and pointers and assist companions to make enhancements.

Operational peer overview and analysis

• Lead the annual cluster coordination efficiency monitoring (CCPM) train and annual overview and contribute to different sectoral and humanitarian evaluations as applicable.

Accountability to affected populations

• Be accountable to the affected inhabitants by establishing inclusive and consultative suggestions mechanisms, creating significant alternatives for the involvement of the affected inhabitants within the response and inspiring companions to function accountably,
• Make sure the inclusion of cross reducing points (age, baby safety, incapacity, gender, gender-based violence (GBV) mitigation and response and HIV & AIDS) in Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group actions all through the HPC,
• Set up and implement systematic measures for supporting inclusive work practices and processes, 

Strengthen nationwide and native capability

• Encourage participation of native and nationwide actors in Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group actions and strategic decision-making, eradicating obstacles to entry.
• Adhere to baby safeguarding and PSEA insurance policies together with procedures for difficult and reporting incidents and guarantee different members of the coordination crew comply.
• Lead the event of a capability evaluation and capability strengthening strategy for Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group members and oversee implementation and harmonization of initiatives.
• Lead early warning, contingency planning, and emergency preparedness efforts for the Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group, making certain sufficient cluster participation in inter-cluster early warning, contingency planning and emergency preparedness actions.

To qualify as an advocate for each baby you should have…

The next minimal necessities:

• Schooling: A complicated college diploma in one of many following fields is required: public health, social sciences, health and hygiene conduct change communication, WASH-related engineering or one other related technical subject. 

• Work Expertise: A minimal of 8 years {of professional} expertise, ideally on the worldwide stage, in WASH-related programmes planning and management is required. Related expertise in programme management in WASH associated areas in a UN system company or group is taken into account an asset.

  Expertise in humanitarian contexts is required. Expertise in growth contexts is an added benefit.

  A minimal of two years of expertise of WASH Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group coordination is fascinating.

• Language Necessities: 

  Fluency in English and the official UN language of the responsibility station are required. Data of different languages (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian or Spanish) is taken into account an asset.

For each Youngster, you reveal…

UNICEF’s Core Values underpin all the pieces we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Constitution: UNICEF Values

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Belief
• Accountability
• Sustainability

The UNICEF competencies required for this submit are…

• Nurtures, Leads and Manages Folks (2)
• Demonstrates Self Consciousness and Moral Consciousness (2)
• Works Collaboratively with Others (2)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
• Drives to Obtain Impactful Outcomes (2)
• Manages Ambiguity and Complexity (2)

Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our world workforce should replicate the variety of these kids. The UNICEF household is dedicated to incorporate everybody, regardless of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or another private attribute.

We provide a big selection of advantages to our employees, together with paid parental depart, day without work for breastfeeding functions [KR5], and cheap lodging for individuals with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations.

UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to kids (individuals underneath 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and targets of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to selling the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will bear rigorous reference and background checks and might be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply extra data to conduct a background test.

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the responsibility station is required for IP positions and might be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments might also be topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Must you be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both have to be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. In any other case, the choice might be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Constitution of the United Nations, the paramount consideration within the employment of the employees is the need of securing the best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF’s energetic dedication to diversity and inclusion is vital to ship the very best outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine candidates and individuals with incapacity are inspired to use.

Authorities staff who’re thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required [LK6] to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking over an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the best to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is just not obtained, or obligatory inoculation necessities should not met, inside an affordable interval for any cause. 

UNICEF doesn’t cost a processing charge at any stage of its recruitment, choice, and hiring processes (i.e., software stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and coaching). UNICEF is not going to ask for candidates’ checking account data.

All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates might be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of. An inner candidate performing on the stage of the submit within the related purposeful space, or an inner/exterior candidate within the corresponding Expertise Group, could also be chosen, if appropriate for the submit, with out evaluation of different candidates.

Mobility is a situation of worldwide skilled employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the worldwide civil service.

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Marketed: 09 Might 2024 E. Africa Customary Time
Deadline: 16 Might 2024 E. Africa Customary Time