Temporary Appointment - East of England, United Kingdom - UNICEF

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Job no: 563421


Contract type:
Temporary Appointment


Duty Station:
Bridgetown


Level:
NO-2


Location:
Eastern Caribbean


Categories:
WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)

UNICEF works in some of the world's toughest places, to reach the world's most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.


Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, A FUTURE

How can you make a difference?

Duration of contract: 364 days


Background:
UNICEF promotes the rights and welfare of all children and adolescents in everything we do.

Together with our allies, we work in 190 countries and territories to transform this commitment into practical actions that benefit all children, especially focusing our efforts on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded, worldwide.


Natural hazards have long shaped the vulnerability of children across the Eastern Caribbean, one of the world's most disaster-prone areas.

In the Eastern Caribbean Area (ECA) UNICEF is the co-lead Agency with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) for the WASH Cluster/Sector Area of Responsibility.

Considering the potential impact of natural hazards and the likelihood of these to increase in intensity in the years to come, UNICEF ECA is invested in strengthening its capacity in emergency preparedness and response, climate change adaption and mitigation and resilience-building, particularly in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).


This Temporary Appointment (TA) is established in the context of a significant increase in UNICEF emergency response activities in the Eastern Caribbean.

The WASH Officer (Emergencies) will support the coordination of UNICEF's emergency preparedness and response to emergencies as well as support the wider programming in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and climate change in the Eastern Caribbean.


The position will support both the coordination of the emergency preparedness and response, including sector coordination and programme pillars, and also support development of a solid foundation for climate change programming in the Eastern Caribbean.

This position will be in a key strategic position to support UNICEF in driving the preparedness, disaster risk reduction and resilience as well as responding to emergencies.


Purpose of the Job:


The WASH Officer (Emergencies) reports to the Programme Specialist - Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Engagement, who is responsible for leading the development, preparation, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Outcome 4: Climate Engagement and Resilience, which includes the multi-country office emergency preparedness and response.

The WASH Officer (Emergencies) will work in close coordination and guidance of the Emergency Specialist with areas pertaining to WASH in emergency preparedness and response guided by UNICEF's Core Commitment for Children (CCCs), they will also work closely with the Immediate Response Team (IRT) and will be guided by the Emergency Specialist if an emergency response is required.


The WASH Officer (Emergencies) will provide technical advisory support to governments, lead the WASH sector/cluster coordination in collaboration with the national government and inter-cluster mechanisms, and support UN agencies, and key stakeholders (e.g., WASH Committees/technical working groups).

This position is expected to also coordinate UNICEF's WASH in emergency preparedness and response at sub-regional and national coordination meetings in response to emergencies.

It is aimed to make the humanitarian WASH sector better organized and more accountable, integrating gender and inclusion, so that it can be a better partner for the affected people, host governments, local authorities, local civil society and resourcing partners.


Work relationships:

In this humanitarian response, UNICEF partners with a variety of actors to deliver the crucial aspects of protection and assistance for persons of concern.

This includes operational partners, a wide range of government, UN and CSO/NGO partners who contribute expertise and financial resources to the collective response.

In addition, UNICEF concludes project partnership agreements through which partners are funded by the agency in varying operational modalities.

The inclusion of all partners, funded by UNICEF or not, in all aspects of the programme cycle is an important component in emergency operations.

Joint assessments, joint planning, joint monitoring, and joint advocacy are invaluable opportunities to reduce the gaps in the response and enhance quality and accountability to affected populations.


Summary of Key Functions/Accountabilities:


  • WASH in emergency preparedness and response
  • WASH and Coordination


  • WASH in Emergencies

  • Monitoring and Reporting
  • Networking and part
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