WASH Sector Coordinator UNICEF Chad
CLOSED: DRRS is looking for a WASH Sector Coordinator (P3) to support UNICEF Chad in Abeche. The duration of the deployment is 3 months. Fluency in both French and English is required for this position.
The position will support emergency and long-term WASH services for refugees and host communities across Chad, focusing on:
- Coordination, representation, and leadership in both provinces (Wadi Fira, Inedi Est)
- Needs assessment and analysis.
- Strategic response planning
- Resource mobilization and advocacy
- Implementation and monitoring
- Accountability to affected populations.
- Strengthen local capacity.
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 change communication, WASH-related engineering or another relevant technical field.
- Additional relevant post-graduate courses that complement/ supplement the main degree is a strong asset.
- A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in WASH-related programmes planning, management and coordination is required.
- Relevant experience in programme management in WASH-related areas in a UN system agency or organization is considered an asset.
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience in humanitarian contexts is required. Experience in development contexts is an added advantage.
- Experience of working in the humanitarian coordination system is desirable.
- Experience in effective management of human resources/teams in high stress/risk environments is an advantage. Knowledge of WASH sector as a whole and its priority issues; an ability to strategize how these sectoral needs are met through collective delivery and ensuring that the roles responsibilities and functional linkages among sector support team are clear and well-coordinated.
- 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 French and English are 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 Thursday 18th of September 5PM CEST via drrs@rvo.nl. Please send your CV (max 2 pages), a short motivation (in English), 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.
