About UNICEF: Employment
WASH Specialist, L-3, Panama City Regional Office, Panama
If you are a passionate and committed professional and want to make a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. UNICEF seeks a WASH Specialist, L-3 in its Office in Panama Regional Office, Panama.
Purpose of the post:
Accountable for formulation, design, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of WASH programme to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the programme management, delivery and accomplishment of programme goals and objectives.
Your profile:
• Advanced university degree in one of the following disciplines: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Geology, Hydrology, or Sanitation Engineering, or a field relevant to international WASH related development assistance.
• Additional training in Public Health and/ or Programme Communication an asset.
• Five years of progressively responsible professional work experience in the UN or other international development organization. Field work experience. Background/familiarity with Emergency.
• Advanced knowledge of one or more of the technical areas of UNICEF programmes.
• Advanced Technical Knowledge of the theories, principles and methods in the following areas: water supply projects management, monitoring and evaluation; or drilling; appropriate water supply technology i.e. community based water supply.
• Knowledge of the latest theories, technology and practices in Community based sanitation i.e.: hygiene education or latrine construction and waste management.
• Core Values: Commitment, Diversity and Inclusion, Integrity.
• Core Competencies: Communication, Working with People, Drive for Results.
• Functional Competencies: Leading and Supervising, Formulating Strategies and Concepts, Analyzing, Relating and Networking,
• Deciding and Initiating Action, Applying Technical Expertise.
• Fluency in English and Spanish.
If you have the experience of working in a similar capacity and want to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children, send a detailed curriculum vitae in English, AND a duly completed United Nations Personal History form (available at www.unicef.org/employ), quoting VN-09-795 to: recruit.WES@unicef.org. Applications should be received by 30 November 2009.
Only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.
UNICEF’s salary and benefits package is based on the United Nations Common System; visit www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/salaries_allowances for further information.
UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly women are strongly encouraged to apply.
