Senior Adviser WASH (Water and Environment), P-5, NYHQ, #9327

The Senior adviser reports to the Associate Director WASH for general guidance and direction. The Senior adviser is responsible for managing and supervising all stages of WASH programme from strategic planning and formulation to the delivery of the WASH outcome and output results.

UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children's rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better world.

For every child, a future

Clean water, basic toilets and good hygiene practices are essential for the survival and development of children. Today, there are around 2.4 billion people who do not use improved sanitation, and 663 million who do not have access to improved water sources.

Without these basic needs, the lives of millions of children are at risk. For children under five, water- and sanitation-related diseases are one of the leading causes of death. Every day, over 800 children die from preventable diseases caused by poor water, and a lack of sanitation and hygiene.

UNICEF’s water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) team works in over 100 countries worldwide to improve water and sanitation services, as well as basic hygiene practices. Last year, UNICEF’s efforts provided nearly 11 million people with clean water and over 11 million with sanitation facilities.

To learn more about UNICEF's WASH programme, please visit https://www.unicef.org/wash/

How can you make a difference?

The Senior adviser reports to the Associate Director WASH for general guidance and direction. The Senior adviser is responsible for managing and supervising all stages of WASH programme from strategic planning and formulation to the delivery of the WASH outcome and output results. The Senior adviser is also responsible for leading and managing the Water and Environment team. The Senior adviser is accountable for ensuring that the Water and environment output results are achieved according to plans, allocations, results based-management approaches and methodology, WASH strategy, UNICEF’s Strategic Plan, standards of performance and accountability framework.

The key duties are:

• Managerial leadership
• Advisory services and technical support
• Advocacy, networking and partnership building
• Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

To qualify as a/an [champion or advocate] for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in public health, social sciences, behavior change communication, sanitary engineering or other specialist field related to WASH is required.
  *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• Additional relevant post-graduate courses that complement/supplement the main degree are required. 
• A minimum of 10 years relevant professional experience in WASH-related programmes for developing countries, including one year deployment in a developing country.
• Proven ability to effectively lead a team to deliver results.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

Our core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

This position is classified as “rotational” which means the incumbent is expected to rotate to another duty station upon completion of their tour of duty.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.