UNICEF Jobs in Nigeria: Water and Environmental Sanitation Specialist

The United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) works for children’s rights, their survival, development and protection. UNICEF Nigeria seeks the services of an experienced water and environmental sanitation specialist who will be responsible for formulation, design, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the programme management, delivery and accomplishment of programme goals and objectives in C-Field Office, Kaduna, Nigeria.More...Post title: Water and Environmental Sanitation Specialist, NOC. Vacancy number: VN-NGR-06-2010. Contract type: Fixed-term. Duration: Two years. Location: Kaduna. Responsibilities; Enhance effective programme, sectoral or inter-sectoral, planning, development and management by leading, guiding, coordinating and supporting the timely completion of the situational analysis and its periodic update through accurate and complete monitoring and analysis, and the timely preparation or finalization of sectoral input. Ensure inclusion and delivery on sectoral leadership responsibilities including leadership and facilitation of the C-Field Office, Kaduna WASH Cluster. Promote knowledge management by exchange of knowledge, information, situation analysis, experience or lessons learned; promote knowledge sharing and technical input or recommendations on major programme directions and on introduction of new initiatives in the field office. Promote the quality of rights-based WASH programme and programmes through participation in the formulation of programme/project goals, strategies and approaches. Bring coherence, synergy and added value to programme management processes using a results-based management approach to planning and design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Takes primary responsibility for the development of the sectoral work plan and technical decisions as well as for project management, implementation and monitoring of assigned project/sectoral activity, in compliance with the defined project strategies and approaches. Ensure programme efficiency and delivery through a rigorous and transparent approach to evaluation. Participation in major evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual sector review meetings with government counterparts. Ensure the preparation of annual WASH status reports. Ensure adequate and transparent evaluation of emergency preparedness and response. Promote the organization goals of UNICEF through advocacy and policy dialogue through active engagement in communication, networking and participation at every opportunity inside and outside UNICEF, leveraging the strength of UNICEF mission, goals and programmes, and reference to the WASH strategy. Coordinates with Operations and Supply staff on supply and non-supply assistance activities ensuring proper and timely UNICEF and government accountability. Certifies disbursements of funds, monitors and submits financial status reports to management in compliance with the regulations and guidelines. Advocate for due attention and support to be given to environmental and sustainable development issues (pertaining to WASH) in all sectors and line ministries. Ensure adequate attention is given to disaster risk management, including emergency preparedness and response. Collaborate with Communication and Programme Communication groups to ensure development of effective communication materials and strategies to support advocacy, social mobilization and emergency efforts. Collaborate with other project emergency officers to ensure the integration of the sectoral programme with other sectors. Collaborate with the Operations and Supply Sections and government authorities to establish and maintain sound internal controls supportive of WASH programme or sectoral planning and implementation, to coordinate financial and supply management requirements as well as to ensure accountability. Interact with government and other partners, NGOs, UN and bilateral agencies in the different stages of WASH programme/project implementation to follow up on agreements and recommendations. Provide technical support and guidance on appropriate technical, financial and institutional capacity building measures to achieve WASH programme goals, including humanitarian response. Minimum qualification and competencies - Advanced university degree in one of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: public health, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, geology, hydrology, sanitation engineering, or a field relevant to international WASH related development assistance. Additional training in health education or communication for development (programme communication), an asset. - Five years of progressively responsible professional work experience in the UN or other international development organization, national government or the private sector. Field work experience and familiarity with Emergency (preparedness and response) approach, an asset. - Fluency in English. Knowledge of the local working language of the duty station, an asset. - Communication, working with people and drive for result. - Leading and supervising, relating and networking. - Analyzing, formulating strategies and concepts. - Deciding and initiating action, applying technical expertise. - Advanced knowledge of one or more of the technical areas of UNICEF programmes and of the theories, principles and methods in the following areas: communication for behavior change, WASH in schools, water supply projects management, monitoring and evaluation, integrated water resource management, appropriate water supply and quality technology i.e. community based water supply. - Community based sanitation i.e.: hygiene education or latrine construction and waste management. - Knowledge and proficiency in the use of corporate office computer system applications and software, including local area network (LAN), email, word processing, spreadsheet, database, telecommunications. UNICEF, which has a smoke-free environment, is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly women, are strongly encouraged to apply. Method Of Application; Prepare the following documents - A completed UN Personal History Form (which can be downloaded from www.unicef.org/employ) - Your curriculum vitae with your current, detailed contact information (including telephone number and email address) - A one-page summary statement that shows how your qualifications and experience meet the requirements above. Only candidates meeting the minimum qualifications and competencies (above) will be considered. Send your documents in a sealed envelope marked ‘confidential’ and with the vacancy number to: The Human Resources Manager, UNICEF UN House Plot 617/618, Diplomatic Drive Central Business District PMB 2851, Garki, Abuja. Applications must be received by UNICEF by midnight (Abuja time) on Tuesday, 10 August 2010. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. RESPONSE UNICEF will contact short-listed applicants within two weeks of the deadline. UNICEF will not contact applicants who were not short-listed. More info Click Here

UNICEF Nigeria: Communication Officer

UNICEF Nigeria is recruiting for Communication Officer.More...Post title: Communication Officer (Polio), NO-B. Vacancy number: VN-NGR-07-2010. Contract type: Fixed-term. Duration: Two years. Location: Abuja. UNICEF Nigeria seeks the services of an experienced communication officer who will assist in planning, monitoring, evaluation and implementation of its social mobilization and media/external communication activities of the polio eradication programmes and will provide the required support directly to the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). He/she will contribute to the achievement of the targets set in the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) with respect to social communication and behaviour and especially as relates to fulfilling the basic rights of children. Responsibilities - Develop partnerships with mass media to generate and maintain public interest and support in UNICEF programme results and help set agenda for public discussion. Monitor implementation of media and press media activities by reviewing progress and identifying constraints through dialogue, field visits, and consultation with government counterparts, partners, community and UNICEF programme staff. Prepare analyses and reports on children as it comes out in the print media. - Support media/external relations activities such as organizing visits to project sites, facilitating photo coverage and TV footage, including press briefings, conferences and media interviews, to achieve country programme objectives and utilize both web-based and traditional media as appropriate to generate and maintain public interest in children’s issues and to tell the story of the Field Office/UNICEF’s cooperation to a wider audience. Maintain a resource centre with relevant information materials including photos, slides, videos, tapes, CD-ROMs, posters, leaflets and other audio/visual materials. - Monitor the local, national and international media to identify sensitive issues affecting children and advise the Country Office communication team on appropriate action to address the situation. Also identify media opportunities that could be utilized to highlight the issues of children and women in the Field Office and Nigeria Country Office. - Coordinate UNICEF support in one assigned state to ensure convergence of services in fulfilling the basic rights of children in the selected local government areas/communities. Use this experience to advocate with duty bearers and stakeholders at state, local government area and community level to leverage additional resources and implement favourable policies to sustain and expand interventions to other communities. - Establish a system to document success stories and use such stories to develop effective materials to support advocacy efforts with key duty bearers and stakeholders to fulfill the rights of children in the Field Office. Assist the national and Regional Offices in identifying and obtaining feature stories and other materials to facilitate advocacy and fund-raising activities. - Design (or adapt), produce and disseminate advocacy materials for specified audiences, arranging translation into local language(s) as necessary. Identify the need for additional materials/activities, such as radio and television programmes, publications, photographs, websites, etc., to advocate and promote organizational goals within the country, and manage their production and distribution to the target audiences. - Assist media houses and institutions to plan and organize relevant training programmes for specific audiences. Identify training needs for the purpose of capacity building and sustainability of programme/projects. - Prepare cash requests, and supply requests and plans of action, regular monitoring of project inputs and expenditures, routine and annual reports and other project documentation as required. Minimum qualification and competencies - First degree or its equivalent in communications, journalism, public relations or related field. - Minimum two years practical professional work experience in communication from print and broadcast media, or interactive digital media and external relations. Field/community based experience is required. - Fluency in English language is required. Knowledge of another UN language, an asset. Knowledge of local working language(s) of the duty station is desirable. - Communication (written and verbal), working with people and drive for result. - Formulating strategies and concepts. - Influencing, relating and networking. - Learning and researching. - Planning and organizing. - Applying technical expertise in communication practice, methodology and practical application. Knowledge in producing content for various media formats – print, audio, video, web etc. - Computer systems, including internet navigation, office applications and specifically, interactive digital media. UNICEF, which has a smoke-free environment, is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly women, are strongly encouraged to apply. Method Of Application; Prepare the following documents - A completed UN Personal History Form (which can be downloaded from www.unicef.org/employ) - Your curriculum vitae with your current, detailed contact information (including telephone number and email address) - A one-page summary statement that shows how your qualifications and experience meet the requirements above. Only candidates meeting the minimum qualifications and competencies (above) will be considered. Send your documents in a sealed envelope marked ‘confidential’ and with the vacancy number to: The Human Resources Manager UNICEF UN House Plot 617/618, Diplomatic Drive Central Business District PMB 2851, Garki, Abuja. Applications must be received by UNICEF by midnight (Abuja time) on Tuesday, 10 August 2010. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. RESPONSE UNICEF will contact short-listed applicants within two weeks of the deadline. UNICEF will not contact applicants who were not short-listed. 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