WASH Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the WASH Specialist or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UNV WASH M+E Officer will:

• Monitor UNICEF WASH implementing partner progress through visits to field programs in all of UNICEF’s operational field office sites and document challenges and progress, cross-referencing reporting of implementing partners and documented in programmatic visit reports

• Review and consolidate progress of monitoring indicators for UNICEF’s WASH programs

• Identify and contribute to key learning documentation for WASH programs to inform future programming and to expand knowledge management database

• Track humanitarian WASH indicators in coordination with implementing partners for consolidation and submission to WASH Cluster reporting tools (5Ws)

• Provide inputs to donor reports, annual work plans with the government, and humanitarian situation reports

• Develop and/or review assessment and monitoring tools and support partners to implement M+E tools and practices.

• Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments:

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area, e.g.; statistics, international development or degree related to water and sanitation engineering.Advanced degree in M+E or statistics preferred.

Required experience: 36 Months Experience remark:

At least three to five years of professional work experience in South Sudan in WASH or monitoring and evaluation sectors. Experience with humanitarian or emergency programs is an asset, as is experience working in the UN or other international development organization;

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Arabic(Optional), Level - Working Knowledge

Area of expertise: Water, sanitation and environmental engineering Area of expertise details:

• Professional work experience in South Sudan in WASH or monitoring and evaluation sectors.Experience with humanitarian or emergency programs is an asset, as is experience working in the UN or other international development organization;

• Experience in strategic planning and performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, and database management;

• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills;

• Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing;

• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels;

• Familiarity with tools and approaches of WASH programs (i.e., CLTS/CATS, water committee formation, hygiene promotion, theories of water extraction and treatment);

• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel;

• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment;

• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines;

• Sound security awareness;

Driving license: No Competencies values:

Accountability, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections

of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink.

Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at

https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to

apply.

Application deadline: 29 March 2021