WASH Cluster Coordinator UNICEF South Sudan

Background
2025 in South Sudan is gearing up to be a year in which the perfect storm of natural and human hazards culminates to create a complex, fragile, deteriorating humanitarian environment. Public Health Emergencies, flooding, currency depreciation and the needs of over 1 million South Sudanese and refugees, fleeing the conflict in Sudan is straining the existing systems and challenging the humanitarian community to respond, with limited resources.

For this position the following is required:

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: public health, social sciences, health, and hygiene behavior change communication, WASH-related engineering, or another relevant technical field. Additional relevant post-graduate courses that complement/ supplement the main degree are a strong asset. 
• A minimum of 8 years of professional experience in WASH-related programmes, planning and management is required,
• Experience in the humanitarian context is required, experience in development contexts is an added advantage,
• A minimum of 2 years of experience of WASH Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group coordination is desirable. 
• Experience in a mixed set of country contexts, in multiple geographic regions, including a deployment mission with UN, Government or INGO is strongly desirable. 
• Fluency in English is required.
   

If you do not meet these requirements, we would kindly like to ask you not to apply.

Please refer to the Terms of Reference (below) for more information on this position.

Candidates' CV's will be evaluated based on qualifications sent through based on the order in which they have been submitted.

If you are interested in the position, please respond as soon as possible, but at the latest before Friday 21st of February at noon CEST via drrs@rvo.nl. Please send your CV, a short motivation, and mention your availability (potential start date and length of time period) in your message.

We strongly encourage a diverse set of candidates to apply, as we are committed to fostering gender diversity and inclusion in DRRS. Moreover, we stimulate national experts to become part of our database and to apply for vacancies. Please visit our website and become part of our network.

At RVO we are fully committed to creating a safe and respectful work environment. We have a zero-tolerance policy towards any form of sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment (PSEAH). All deployees/experts must adhere to the Code of Conduct, which outlines ethical standards and behaviors expected within our organization. Successful candidates will be required to uphold these principles and participate in mandatory PSEAH and CoC training as part of their onboarding process.