WASH Officer, Kigali, Rwanda– Job Ref. RW/UNICEF/0505/2636

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UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

For every child, the right to a Future

How can you make a difference?

The WASH Officer will support UNICEF RCO as part of the Country Programme 2025-2029. Under the supervision of the Chief WASH, the WASH Officer provides technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for WASH programmes/projects within the country programme from development planning to delivery of WASH output results. The WASH Officer prepares, manages and implements a variety of technical and administrative tasks, related to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH output results of the country programme.

The incumbent will have below responibilities:

Key functions/accountabilities:

  •  Programme development and planning
  •  Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
  •  Technical and operational support for programme implementation
  •  Humanitarian WASH preparedness and response
  •  Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements

  •   Education: An advanced university degree in Public Health, Social Services, sanitary engineering, environmental engineering, civil engineering, behavior change  communication, sanitary engineering or another relevant technical field.
  •  Work Experience: 2 years of relevant work experience in WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene), Public health, humanitarian response and any other related fields.
  •  Skills: Rural water supply for low- and middle-income countries – including water safety, sustainability. Rural sanitation for low-income countries, incl sustainability. Urban sanitation for low- and middle-income countries, incl sustainability. Handwashing with soap. WASH-in-Schools and Health Centers. National government WASH policies, plans and strategies.
  •  Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.

Desirables

  • Knowledge of Kinyarwanda is highly desirable and knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
  • Humanitarian WASH coordination of response and recovery
  • Programme/project management
  • Capacity development 4. Knowledge Management
  • Human rights & Gender equality and WASH
  • Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

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