The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme is a core component of UNICEF Burkina Faso’s Country Programme, implemented in a context marked by insecurity, climate shocks and large‑scale internal displacement. The programme focuses on delivering life‑saving and resilient WASH services while strengthening national and sub‑national systems to ensure equitable, sustainable access for the most vulnerable women and children, particularly in fragile and hard‑to‑reach areas.
This Generic Vacancy Announcement (GVA) is issued to identify and assess qualified professionals for potential inclusion in UNICEF's Talent Group for WASH. The purpose of this GVA is to build a pool of pre-assessed, high-caliber candidates who can be considered for future positions aligned with UNICEF's strategic priorities and operational needs. While placement in the Talent Group does not guarantee selection for a specific post, it serves as a highly valuable and primary resource for swiftly filling future vacancies.
The incumbent will ead UNICEF’s urban WASH portfolio, providing strategic, technical and managerial leadership to deliver high-impact water and sanitation programmes while engaging with government, development partners and international financing institutions.
The purpose of the assignment is to provide technical leadership, coordination and quality assurance for the nationally owned process of revising and strengthening the project entitled “Climate-resilient WASH services and water security to support the resilience of community, health and education systems in Chad”, together with all mandatory annexes and supporting documentation, to ensure alignment with UNICEF pipeline selection requirements and the GCF investment criteria.
Consultancy in a project project aims to contribute to Zimbabwe's climate mitigation agenda through investments in renewable energy, water and wastewater management, sustainable waste management, clean cooking solutions, and green skills development. The interventions will be implemented in Harare, Bulawayo, and in Matabeleland North Province. (Gokwe District).
UNICEF India is seeking a national individual consultancy to develop frameworks, action plans, manuals, SOPs, and capacity-building plans for climate-resilient and safely managed sanitation services, with a focus on strengthening climate-resilient WASH services, sanitation value chains, functionality, and operation and maintenance, for a period of 14.5 months.
To support the implementation of current and future WASH infrastructure construction interventions, UNICEF Indonesia seeks to establish a roster of qualified WASH Infrastructure Construction Engineers who may be engaged as individual consultants on a short-term or long-term basis to provide specialized technical support for planning, design, implementation, supervision, quality assurance, and contract management of WASH infrastructure projects, as and when required.
The Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Schools (WinS) Program is a critical component of quality education, child health, dignity, and protection. Adequate WASH services in schools contribute to improved learner attendance, reduced incidence of water- and sanitation-related diseases, safer and more inclusive learning environments, and better education outcomes. For adolescent girls WASH facilities are particularly important to ensure privacy, dignity, menstrual health and hygiene, and continued participation in school activities.
The Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) localized the program.
MBHTE oversees approximately 2,612 public elementary and secondary schools mandated to implement WinS and report through the WinS Online Monitoring System (OMS), which generates ratings through the Three-Star Rating System. However, schools and divisions continue to experience difficulties in monitoring, reporting, and data uploading due to limited internet connectivity, technical login issues, incomplete submissions, and varying interpretations of indicators.
Challenges also persist in school WASH infrastructure, supplies, water safety, waste management, operation and maintenance, and access to technical assistance, particularly in remote, island, conflict-affected, and climate vulnerable areas. Since WinS data is largely self-reported, field validation is needed to verify the actual functionality, adequacy, accessibility, safety, and sustainability of school WASH services. Given these gaps, UNICEF and MBHTE require dedicated technical support to conduct a comprehensive assessment and validation of WinS implementation across BARMM. The assignment will generate credible and usable evidence to guide planning, policy advocacy, resource mobilization, technical assistance, and integration of WinS priorities into School Improvement Plans (SIP), Division Education Development Plans (DEDP), and Bangsamoro Education Reform and Development Plan (BERDP)
As part of the UNICEF India Country Programme (2023–2027) and the approved Rolling Work Plan (2026–2027), UNICEF Rajasthan proposes to engage an Individual Consultant to provide technical assistance to the Government of Rajasthan, particularly the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), for strengthening Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance (WQMS) system to ensure equitable, climate-resilient and safely managed drinking water services
UNICEF Morocco seeks an international consultant to produce a defined set of specialized, time-bound WASH-related deliverables across its health, education and climate portfolio. These deliverables include finalized national standards and technical guidance; implementation, training and monitoring tools; documented quality-assurance reviews of field activities; and technical products supporting donor-funded initiatives.
To help achieve the results set out in UNICEF’s Strategic Plan and respond to growing demand from country offices and government partners for technical support on ECD, UNICEF is establishing a Global Roster of ECD Expert Consultants. The roster will play a central role in supporting UNICEF’s Centers of Excellence work on ECD by providing Country Offices with timely access to specialized expertise. The roster will function as a stand-by mechanism, enabling UNICEF to rapidly mobilize pre-qualified experts to provide timely and quality support on ECD.
UNICEF supported the state governments to develop Sustainability Compacts and Action plans in response to the 2021 Sector-wide Sustainability Check (SWSC) findings. UNICEF has also supported the update of the WASH Information Management System (WASHIMS) to integrate climate resilience, sustainability, and gender equality indicators, and improved government capacity to report on WASH routinely on the WASHIMS. For the HOSI, UNICEF supported the government to engage in regional and global meetings hosted by the African Minister’s Council on Water and the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) partnership. In 2026, the Government of Nigeria was also supported to engage in discussions WASH financing and meaningful youth engagement at the IRC WASH Systems Leadership Symposium in Kigali, and to advance the Water Compact in collaboration with the Nigeria Water Development Partner’s Group.
Building on these foundations, a systems strengthening consultant is required to support the federal and state governments to advance on the knowledge management and evidence generation, WASH service sustainability and the HOSI.
Assistance technique spécialisée permettant de mettre en fonctionnement, tester, améliorer et documenter le modèle pilote de développement du marché de l'assainissement dans le Tchologo
The purpose of this consultancy is to coordinate the implementation of the UNICEF Lao DDR Climate Strategy and prepare activities under the Safe and Clean Environment Outcome of the new Country Programme (2027-2031).
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer for the WASH Programme is accountable for the accomplishment of the stated key end-results by providing professional expertise and assistance in information/data collection, statistics and data analysis, monitoring & evaluation (M&E), preparation of reports, communication and partnership, and in implementing training programmes for national and sub-national data collection, monitoring, evaluation and research capacity building with special attention to the interest, concern and participation of primary stakeholders.
ECW is looking for a qualified and experienced Coordinator who will lead the strategic management of ECW's Acceleration Facility, the Fund's catalytic investment window that supports the development and uptake of global public goods, innovation, and systems strengthening in education in emergencies and protracted crises (EiEPC).
Results-Enabling Advisory and Capacity Hub (REACH) Process Reengineering Consultant
UNICEF Global Programme Division / REACH and CoE Model Implementation HQ, New York, US, remote / home-based, with possible travel if required, 12 months
The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme is a core component of UNICEF Burkina Faso’s Country Programme, implemented in a context marked by insecurity, climate shocks and large‑scale internal displacement. The programme focuses on delivering life‑saving and resilient WASH services while strengthening national and sub‑national systems to ensure equitable, sustainable access for the most vulnerable women and children, particularly in fragile and hard‑to‑reach areas.
This Generic Vacancy Announcement (GVA) is issued to identify and assess qualified professionals for potential inclusion in UNICEF's Talent Group for WASH. The purpose of this GVA is to build a pool of pre-assessed, high-caliber candidates who can be considered for future positions aligned with UNICEF's strategic priorities and operational needs. While placement in the Talent Group does not guarantee selection for a specific post, it serves as a highly valuable and primary resource for swiftly filling future vacancies.
The incumbent will ead UNICEF’s urban WASH portfolio, providing strategic, technical and managerial leadership to deliver high-impact water and sanitation programmes while engaging with government, development partners and international financing institutions.
The purpose of the assignment is to provide technical leadership, coordination and quality assurance for the nationally owned process of revising and strengthening the project entitled “Climate-resilient WASH services and water security to support the resilience of community, health and education systems in Chad”, together with all mandatory annexes and supporting documentation, to ensure alignment with UNICEF pipeline selection requirements and the GCF investment criteria.
Consultancy in a project project aims to contribute to Zimbabwe's climate mitigation agenda through investments in renewable energy, water and wastewater management, sustainable waste management, clean cooking solutions, and green skills development. The interventions will be implemented in Harare, Bulawayo, and in Matabeleland North Province. (Gokwe District).
UNICEF India is seeking a national individual consultancy to develop frameworks, action plans, manuals, SOPs, and capacity-building plans for climate-resilient and safely managed sanitation services, with a focus on strengthening climate-resilient WASH services, sanitation value chains, functionality, and operation and maintenance, for a period of 14.5 months.
To support the implementation of current and future WASH infrastructure construction interventions, UNICEF Indonesia seeks to establish a roster of qualified WASH Infrastructure Construction Engineers who may be engaged as individual consultants on a short-term or long-term basis to provide specialized technical support for planning, design, implementation, supervision, quality assurance, and contract management of WASH infrastructure projects, as and when required.
The Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Schools (WinS) Program is a critical component of quality education, child health, dignity, and protection. Adequate WASH services in schools contribute to improved learner attendance, reduced incidence of water- and sanitation-related diseases, safer and more inclusive learning environments, and better education outcomes. For adolescent girls WASH facilities are particularly important to ensure privacy, dignity, menstrual health and hygiene, and continued participation in school activities.
The Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) localized the program.
MBHTE oversees approximately 2,612 public elementary and secondary schools mandated to implement WinS and report through the WinS Online Monitoring System (OMS), which generates ratings through the Three-Star Rating System. However, schools and divisions continue to experience difficulties in monitoring, reporting, and data uploading due to limited internet connectivity, technical login issues, incomplete submissions, and varying interpretations of indicators.
Challenges also persist in school WASH infrastructure, supplies, water safety, waste management, operation and maintenance, and access to technical assistance, particularly in remote, island, conflict-affected, and climate vulnerable areas. Since WinS data is largely self-reported, field validation is needed to verify the actual functionality, adequacy, accessibility, safety, and sustainability of school WASH services. Given these gaps, UNICEF and MBHTE require dedicated technical support to conduct a comprehensive assessment and validation of WinS implementation across BARMM. The assignment will generate credible and usable evidence to guide planning, policy advocacy, resource mobilization, technical assistance, and integration of WinS priorities into School Improvement Plans (SIP), Division Education Development Plans (DEDP), and Bangsamoro Education Reform and Development Plan (BERDP)
As part of the UNICEF India Country Programme (2023–2027) and the approved Rolling Work Plan (2026–2027), UNICEF Rajasthan proposes to engage an Individual Consultant to provide technical assistance to the Government of Rajasthan, particularly the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), for strengthening Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance (WQMS) system to ensure equitable, climate-resilient and safely managed drinking water services
UNICEF Morocco seeks an international consultant to produce a defined set of specialized, time-bound WASH-related deliverables across its health, education and climate portfolio. These deliverables include finalized national standards and technical guidance; implementation, training and monitoring tools; documented quality-assurance reviews of field activities; and technical products supporting donor-funded initiatives.
To help achieve the results set out in UNICEF’s Strategic Plan and respond to growing demand from country offices and government partners for technical support on ECD, UNICEF is establishing a Global Roster of ECD Expert Consultants. The roster will play a central role in supporting UNICEF’s Centers of Excellence work on ECD by providing Country Offices with timely access to specialized expertise. The roster will function as a stand-by mechanism, enabling UNICEF to rapidly mobilize pre-qualified experts to provide timely and quality support on ECD.
UNICEF supported the state governments to develop Sustainability Compacts and Action plans in response to the 2021 Sector-wide Sustainability Check (SWSC) findings. UNICEF has also supported the update of the WASH Information Management System (WASHIMS) to integrate climate resilience, sustainability, and gender equality indicators, and improved government capacity to report on WASH routinely on the WASHIMS. For the HOSI, UNICEF supported the government to engage in regional and global meetings hosted by the African Minister’s Council on Water and the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) partnership. In 2026, the Government of Nigeria was also supported to engage in discussions WASH financing and meaningful youth engagement at the IRC WASH Systems Leadership Symposium in Kigali, and to advance the Water Compact in collaboration with the Nigeria Water Development Partner’s Group.
Building on these foundations, a systems strengthening consultant is required to support the federal and state governments to advance on the knowledge management and evidence generation, WASH service sustainability and the HOSI.
Assistance technique spécialisée permettant de mettre en fonctionnement, tester, améliorer et documenter le modèle pilote de développement du marché de l'assainissement dans le Tchologo
The purpose of this consultancy is to coordinate the implementation of the UNICEF Lao DDR Climate Strategy and prepare activities under the Safe and Clean Environment Outcome of the new Country Programme (2027-2031).
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer for the WASH Programme is accountable for the accomplishment of the stated key end-results by providing professional expertise and assistance in information/data collection, statistics and data analysis, monitoring & evaluation (M&E), preparation of reports, communication and partnership, and in implementing training programmes for national and sub-national data collection, monitoring, evaluation and research capacity building with special attention to the interest, concern and participation of primary stakeholders.
ECW is looking for a qualified and experienced Coordinator who will lead the strategic management of ECW's Acceleration Facility, the Fund's catalytic investment window that supports the development and uptake of global public goods, innovation, and systems strengthening in education in emergencies and protracted crises (EiEPC).
Results-Enabling Advisory and Capacity Hub (REACH) Process Reengineering Consultant
UNICEF Global Programme Division / REACH and CoE Model Implementation HQ, New York, US, remote / home-based, with possible travel if required, 12 months
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