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Job Title:        Assistant
WASH Officer (Fresher UN Career Jobs)

Organisation: United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Duty Station: Mbarara, Uganda

Vacancy Notice: Internal/ External Vacancy notice no. 016/2020

Position Number: 10018608

Position Grade: NO-A

About US:

The Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on December 14,
1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. UNHCR’s mandate under the Statute
of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is to lead
and co-ordinate action for international protection to refugees; seek permanent
solutions for the problems of refugees and safeguard refugee rights and
well-being. UNHCR has an additional mandate concerning issues of statelessness,
as it is given a designated role under Article 11 of the 1961 Convention on the
Reduction of Statelessness.

Job Summary:  The Assistant WASH Officer assists in the
provision of professional technical support and guidance on activities within
the areas of Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) in the locations within the
Areas of Responsibility (AoR). The incumbent normally reports to the WASH
Officer. S/he coordinates interventions with UNHCR’s implementing partners in
line with WASH Sector. In addition, the incumbent will be expected to work
within multi-functional and interdisciplinary teams. The Assistant WASH Officer
will support UNHCR, in coordination with the Government, to assess needs and
coordinate the provision of WASH, and in particular, hygiene promotion services
to Persons of Concern (PoC) to UNHCR. This will include coordination at site
level with WASH partners in conjunction with the government authorities, and
monitoring progress of hygiene promotion programme implementation to ensure
that an adequate level of hygiene promotion service is provided at each site in
accordance with the UNHCR WASH Manual and Technical Guidelines, and applicable
UNHCR Standards and/or National Standards.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

Leadership and
Coordination

• Work to coordinate activities of WASH implementing partners,
  together with other UN agencies, governmental and non-governmental
  organisations (NGOs) and other partners within the AoR to ensure delivery
  of WASH services to beneficiaries (PoC and host community) meets UNHCR and
  /or nationally recognised and most up-to-date standards and policies.
• Where there are PoC living outside of camps/settlements, work with
  partners to ensure the enjoyment of the human right to water and
  sanitation by all PoC.
• Work with senior WASH staff (or management) to engage government and
  partners, following the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR), to unlock
  resources (humanitarian and development) for the design and construction
  of community-centred infrastructure, improved hygiene conditions, safe
  management of water and sanitation services and service provision upgrades
  in refugee hosting areas.
• Work towards ensuring that all decision-making regarding WASH
  services takes in to account the needs and capacities of PoC, and the
  solutions proposed by PoC.
• Facilitate WASH coordination among partners, ensuring that inclusive
  and good practice coordination structures for all technical sectors
  covered are in place.
• Assess gaps and overlaps in UNHCR funded WASH programmes and unmet
  needs, work to ensure that they are addressed, and the activities are
  oriented to addressing priority WASH issues.
• Provide support to a multi-sector “technical unit” in the AoR,
  including sector functions covering site planning, shelter, health, nutrition,
  and environment.
• Where relevant, provide support to national government(s) for
  inclusion of PoC within national SDG 6 development plans (Urban and Rural)
  and financing mechanisms and service delivery systems.
• Contribute to key WASH strategic partnerships with development and
  humanitarian agencies to support inclusion of refugee WASH services within
  national systems and development financing mechanisms.
• Engage with Urban WASH actors (GAUC, UCLG, UNHABITAT, Municipal
  Authorities, Utilities, and relevant government line ministries) for
  preparedness planning, inclusion in pro-poor tariffs, and provision of
  WASH services to PoC hosted in urban areas.

WASH Strategy,
Planning and Programme support

• Follow a WASH strategy which identifies the targets and approaches
  for water supply, excreta management, personal and environmental hygiene
  (including menstrual health), solid waste management, vector control, and
  institutional WASH facilities.
• Under guidance of senior WASH staff (or management) jointly with
  WASH partners and other stakeholders, update detailed needs and resource
  assessments and revise designs and technical plans, taking into account
  practical aspects of implementation, long-term sustainable solutions, and
  relevant technical specifications and guidelines.
• Advise and assist the UNHCR programme staff on the development of
  WASH aspects of the programme including planning, budgeting and input to
  financial management of the programme.
• Involce PoC during planning, design, implementation, and monitoring
  of WASH services using an age, gender and diversity approach.
• Work with senior WASH staff (or management) to ensure the WASH
  Strategy includes all UNHCR PoC, and considers at a minimum WASH access
  data collection, and advocacy for inclusion of all PoC (both in camp and
  out of camp) within national systems of WASH service provision

Technical
assistance and capacity building

• Plan and address adequately the needs of women, children, the
  elderly and people living with disabilities in planning and implementing
  WASH activities.
• Provide input to the Operation to define the scope of UNHCR
  involvement, expressed in terms of overall and operational objectives
  during emergency, transition, and protracted phases.
• Support the review and analysis of partner project proposals and
  budgetary submissions.
• Use community-based approaches, including clear involvement of
  women, girls, boys, and men, elderly, persons with disabilities in the
  design of WASH related infrastructure, products, and services.
• Provide technical assistance to UNHCR office(s) and programmes in
  the development, integration and mainstreaming of appropriate
  client-focused and cost-effective WASH programmes.
• Ensure development of information, education and communication
  materials through community consultations, collaborating with women,
  girls, boys, men, elderly, persons with disability, and other potentially
  marginalised groups.
• Contribute to capacity strengthening activities of UNHCR and its
  implementing/operational partners to address key areas of WASH importance
  to PoC.
• Contribute to building the capacity and competence of UNHCR’s staff
  on both hardware and software components of WASH
• Ensure community capacity building is carried out through
  multi-discipline teams working with women, girls, men, and boys of the
  community to train and empower them on WASH related aspects including
  menstrual health, hygiene promotion, operation and maintenance, monitoring
  and reporting, and other topics.

Monitoring,
evaluation and quality assurance

• Monitor and evaluate WASH programmes within the AoR against standard
  UNHCR and SDG indicators to ensure that programmes are evidence-based and
  implemented in a comprehensive, client-focused, and cost-effective manner.
• Contribute to carrying out monitoring and evaluation following
  UNHCR’s WASH monitoring system using standard resources for data
  collection, analysis and interpretation
• Ensure that all data regarding the boreholes and WASH infrastructure
  is updated on UNHCR’s GIS portal and relevant website(s).
• Monitor the collection and recording of SDG 6 WASH access data in
  the WASH Monitoring System for all UNHCR PoC to enable comparative
  reporting against national averages, to ensure that refugees/IDPs are not
  being “left behind”.
• Collate WASH services access data (for both in-camp and out-of-camp
  PoC) to identify and promote inclusion of PoC within national SDG 6
  development plans and financing mechanisms and service delivery systems.

Reporting and
accountability

• Work towards PoC’s access to feedback and accountability mechanisms
  for the WASH services.
• Contribute to the collating and analysis of data on the satisfaction
  of PoC with regards to WASH services.
• Provide input to regular sectorial reports and submit material for
  preparation of periodic project monitoring reports as required.
• Report regularly on WASH activity implementation by all WASH
  partners, while maintaining accurate records of all relevant performance
  indicators.
• As requested, provide input to adequate reporting, timely updates
  and briefings to donor and management.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations Assistant WASH Officer
  job placement should hold an undergraduate degree (equivalent of a BA/BS)
  in Water/Civil/Environmental Engineering/Water Resources Development.
• One year of previous work experience in Water/
  Sanitation/Environment or a related field dealing with large scale WASH
  activities and Integrated Water Resource Management is required.
• Proven expertise in the area of WASH including surveys, programme
  implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and coordination is required.
• Excellent knowledge of English (written / oral / comprehension) is
  required.
• Innovation and Creativity
• Planning and Organizing
• Technological Awareness

Desirable:

• Knowledge and understanding of water and wastewater hydraulics and
  physical, chemical and biological properties; solid waste management
  practices, vector control and hygiene promotion/awareness raising
  strategies.
• Knowledge and understanding of relationship between water,
  wastewater, solid waste, vector control to public health indicators, and
  value of hygiene promotion/awareness raising and behaviour change
  methodologies.

How to Apply:

All interested
Ugandan nationals who wish to join the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to click on the
link below and follow the application instructions after reviewing the job
details.

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Deadline: 24^th September 2020

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