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Mission and objectives
UNICEF is supporting health, nutrition, HIV prevention, education, access to safe drinking water, sanitation and protection for children and families caught in the conflict.
Context
This United Nations Volunteers (UNV) assignment is part of UNICEF Ukraine's WASH programme, specifically supporting information management for the Vodokanal (VK) stream of the NationalTechnical Cell, established in response to the ongoing armed conflict.
UNICEF — the United Nations Children's Fund, established in 1946 — is mandated to protect the rights of every child and operates in over 190 countries. UNICEF Ukraine's WASH programme supports emergency response, service restoration, and systems strengthening across water, sanitation, hygiene, and district heating sectors.
Now in the fourth year of full-scale armed conflict, Ukraine's water infrastructure faces severe and repeated damage. Years of underinvestment and ageing infrastructure, compounded by weak operations, maintenance, and governance mechanisms, had already left pre-existing vulnerabilities in the system before February 2022. On 12 April 2022, hostilities near Kyselivka in Kherson region destroyed the Dnipro-Mykolaiv water supply system, the sole source of drinking water for the city of Mykolaiv, bringing it to the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe. Renewed and increasingly precise strikes on the energy sector regularly disrupt the electricity supply that water systems depend on.
Key stakeholders include the Ukraine Vodokanal Association, water utilities (vodokanals), district heating companies, local authorities, governmental bodies, and implementing partners active in the water and energy sectors. Programme outcomes include a strengthened information management system for the Technical Cell, improved coordination and prioritization of support, and evidence-based short, medium, and long-term recovery planning for water infrastructure.
Further information: www.unicef.org/ukraine.
UNICEF is providing support to the National Government in Ukraine in the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategy to urgently repair and modernize water and heating systems. The Technical Cell conducts numerous assessment visits and supports the coordination of over 100 simultaneous projects across fifteen oblasts, mostly in Kherson, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia, for support to district heating and water utilities. Accordingly, the purpose of this position is towards the functioning of the Technical Cell, providing information on the needs of water supply systems and coordinating emergency response efforts, with a primary focus on the Vodokanal (VK) platform and information stream, and acting as advisor and deputy for the District Heating (DH) Information Manager
UNICEF — the United Nations Children's Fund, established in 1946 — is mandated to protect the rights of every child and operates in over 190 countries. UNICEF Ukraine's WASH programme supports emergency response, service restoration, and systems strengthening across water, sanitation, hygiene, and district heating sectors.
Now in the fourth year of full-scale armed conflict, Ukraine's water infrastructure faces severe and repeated damage. Years of underinvestment and ageing infrastructure, compounded by weak operations, maintenance, and governance mechanisms, had already left pre-existing vulnerabilities in the system before February 2022. On 12 April 2022, hostilities near Kyselivka in Kherson region destroyed the Dnipro-Mykolaiv water supply system, the sole source of drinking water for the city of Mykolaiv, bringing it to the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe. Renewed and increasingly precise strikes on the energy sector regularly disrupt the electricity supply that water systems depend on.
Key stakeholders include the Ukraine Vodokanal Association, water utilities (vodokanals), district heating companies, local authorities, governmental bodies, and implementing partners active in the water and energy sectors. Programme outcomes include a strengthened information management system for the Technical Cell, improved coordination and prioritization of support, and evidence-based short, medium, and long-term recovery planning for water infrastructure.
Further information: www.unicef.org/ukraine.
UNICEF is providing support to the National Government in Ukraine in the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategy to urgently repair and modernize water and heating systems. The Technical Cell conducts numerous assessment visits and supports the coordination of over 100 simultaneous projects across fifteen oblasts, mostly in Kherson, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia, for support to district heating and water utilities. Accordingly, the purpose of this position is towards the functioning of the Technical Cell, providing information on the needs of water supply systems and coordinating emergency response efforts, with a primary focus on the Vodokanal (VK) platform and information stream, and acting as advisor and deputy for the District Heating (DH) Information Manager
Task description
Under the direct supervision of the WASH Cluster Technical Cell Transition Lead, the information manager will be part of the Technical Cell team and support and closely work with MinInfra and technical working groups, with a primary focus on the Vodokanal (VK) platform and deputizing for the District Heating (DH) Information Manager.
The information manager will:
1. Act as process owner for the information management of the Technical Cell, comprising data collection, processing, and dissemination, user support, and user management, with a focus on VK;
2. Serve as focal point for the external software developer and support;
3. Lead day-to-day management of the platform and contribute to its strategy and development, with a focus on VK, advising and deputizing for the District Heating (DH) Information Manager;
4. Lead introductory calls with new members on platform usage, with a focus on VK, deputizing for District Heating (DH);
5. Lead duplication checks, with a focus on VK, deputizing for District Heating (DH);
6. Lead information dissemination (e-mailing), with a focus on VK, deputizing for District Heating (DH);
7. Support dynamic monitoring of projects and communication with the cluster and partners, with a focus on VK, deputizing for District Heating (DH);
8. Provide administrative support to the Technical Cell team, including organizing meetings with authorities, utilities, and aid organisations in hybrid format, with a focus on VK, deputizing for District Heating (DH);
9. Any other relevant task assigned by the supervisor.
The information manager will:
1. Act as process owner for the information management of the Technical Cell, comprising data collection, processing, and dissemination, user support, and user management, with a focus on VK;
2. Serve as focal point for the external software developer and support;
3. Lead day-to-day management of the platform and contribute to its strategy and development, with a focus on VK, advising and deputizing for the District Heating (DH) Information Manager;
4. Lead introductory calls with new members on platform usage, with a focus on VK, deputizing for District Heating (DH);
5. Lead duplication checks, with a focus on VK, deputizing for District Heating (DH);
6. Lead information dissemination (e-mailing), with a focus on VK, deputizing for District Heating (DH);
7. Support dynamic monitoring of projects and communication with the cluster and partners, with a focus on VK, deputizing for District Heating (DH);
8. Provide administrative support to the Technical Cell team, including organizing meetings with authorities, utilities, and aid organisations in hybrid format, with a focus on VK, deputizing for District Heating (DH);
9. Any other relevant task assigned by the supervisor.
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