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And we never give up.

For every child, hygiene

Since 1950, UNICEF has supported the most important transformation for children and adolescents in Brazil. UNICEF Brazil with its main office in Brasília and nine field offices UNICEF works in close partnership with national and sub-national government, corporate partners, youth, and civil society organizations. For information of the work of our organization in Brazil, please visit our website: UNICEF Brazil.

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the Chief WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene), the WASH Officer provides technical, operational, and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process, through the application of theoretical and practical technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing, and presenting programme information while learning organizational rules, regulations, and procedures to support the development, implementation and monitoring of the WASH output results of the Country Programme.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

1. Programme development and planning
2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
3. Technical and operational support for programme implementation
4. Humanitarian WASH preparedness and response
5. Networking and partnership building
6. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have:

• Education:
  • A university degree (bachelor's degree) in one of the following fields is required: sanitary engineering, environmental engineering, civil engineering, public health, or another relevant technical field. Advanced degree in related areas will be considered an asset.
• Experience
  • A minimum of two years of professional work experience in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) related programmes.
  • Experience in WASH coordination including participant engagement, development of guide and strategy plans as well as communication and advocacy.
  • Knowledge of national government WASH policies, plans and strategies including rural and urban WASH.

Desirable:

• • Experience in development of WASH strategies considering humanitarian, gender, and human rights concepts.
  • Experience with WASH in indigenous and traditional population.
  • Experience with WASH in school approaches.
  • Experience with emergency preparedness and response.
  • Formal training or experience in sector coordination.
  • Knowledge of child rights framework.

• Language
  • Fluency in English and Portuguese required. Knowledge of Spanish will be considered as an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS).

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1).
• Works Collaboratively with others (1).
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1).
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1).
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1).
• Drive to achieve impactful results (1) and
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1).

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

Child Safeguarding

 Child safeguarding involves proactive measures to limit direct and indirect collateral risks of harm to children, arising from UNICEF’s work, UNICEF personnel or UNICEF associates. The risks may include those associated with physical violence (including corporal punishment); sexual violence, exploitation or abuse; emotional and verbal abuse; economic exploitation; failure to provide for physical or psychological safety; neglect of physical, emotional or psychological needs; harmful cultural practices; and privacy violations.

Certain UNICEF positions present elevated child safeguarding risks (“elevated risk roles”) and candidates and/or incumbents may be subject to more rigorous vetting and training. Roles may be elevated risk roles because of significant unsupervised direct contact with children, their data, having a role in responding to safeguarding incidents, or being otherwise assessed as presenting an elevated risk.

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. 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.

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children.

Remarks:

• We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
• Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF.
• UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable from diverse populations (afro-descendants, indigenous, LGBTQIA+ and other minorities) are especially encouraged to apply. We are committed to supporting inclusion and diversity within UNICEF Brazil.
• UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
• This job opportunity is presential and for Brazilians nationals only or internal candidates with a work permit for Brazil.