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.

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For every child, the right to care.

How can you make a difference?

The consultant will undertake the following interrelated objectives and tasks:

Objective 1: Support 2026 programme closure and results consolidation

Objective 2: Operationalise the WASH/CEE contribution to the 2027-2031 Country Programme

Objective 3: Strengthen programme quality, strategic positioning and resource mobilization

Objective 4: Strengthen humanitarian WASH preparedness and transition arrangements

Objective 5: Support team continuity, knowledge management and handover

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  ToR TMC0008468.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• Advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in civil or environmental engineering, public health, water resources management, environmental sciences, social sciences, development studies or another relevant technical field.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years’ progressively responsible professional experience leading WASH programmes in a development and humanitarian context for UNICEF or another UN agency including programme planning, implementation, monitoring and review.

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of WASH systems strengthening, service delivery, sector coordination, financing, climate-resilient programming and humanitarian preparedness.
• Demonstrated experience leading or providing senior technical support to a complex WASH programme in a country context
• Proven ability to translate strategic frameworks into practical workplans, results frameworks, accountabilities and implementation arrangements.
• Experience facilitating high-level technical consultations with government, development partners, UN agencies, civil society and implementing partners.
• Excellent analytical, drafting and presentation skills, with a record of producing high-quality programme reviews, donor materials, concept notes and management briefs.
• Strong planning, coordination and prioritisation skills, with the ability to deliver several interdependent outputs within a short assignment period.
• Ability to work effectively across programme and operations functions and with colleagues from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds

Language Requirements:

•  Fluency in written and spoken English. Knowledge of a local language or another UN language is an asset.

Desirables:

•  Knowledge of a local language or another UN language is an asset.
• Experience in climate resilience, climate, energy or environmental programming is desirable

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template)  Financial proposal template TMC0008468.docx