Job Description

Title: Senior WASH Associate G7

Company Name: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representation in Bangladesh

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ For G7 - 7 years relevant experience with High school diploma

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 7 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Vacancy Notice No. VA/BGDCO/FTA/035/2019
∎ Category/grade: General Service, G7
∎ Post Number: PN 10028102
∎ Type of contract: Fixed-term Appointment
∎ Location Cox`s Bazar, Bangladesh
∎ Date of Issue: 22 October 2019
∎ The effective date of the assignment: 1 January 2020
∎ The Senior WASH Associate supervises some support staff.
∎ All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR`s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ UNHCR's policies, standards and procedures relating to WASH are appropriately and coherently applied in the area of responsibility.
∎ Provide technical guidance and support to partners on all WASH-related issues to ensure quality, cost-effectiveness, sustainability and environmental sound WASH interventions.
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∎ Liaise with implementing partners, operating partners and relevant governmental and non-governmental counterparts.
∎ Review on a regular basis the quantity and quality of water and sanitation services offered in the AoR (Area of Responsibility) and ensure the maintenance of records of WASH performance indicators for all locations.
∎ Support the review of performance, undertake field verifications, monitor development and support the evaluation of activities and approaches adopted by partners in WASH and related sectors, reporting the results to the supervisor for sharing with other technical units.
∎ Provide technical assistance (TA) to partners and help to enhance capacity building of partners.
∎ Promote community involvement and participation in all the different stages of the WASH project cycle.
∎ Build and maintain close relationships with other sectors, particularly Site Planning, Health and Community Service, to locate, plan, implement and monitor WASH activities.
∎ Provide timely inputs to ensure that regular and accurate reports that analyse the challenges encountered in providing WASH services for beneficiaries are prepared and circulated.
∎ Participate in the preparation of all reports for management, boards, donors, budget reviews, programme analysis, monthly, annual reports etc. in a timely manner.
∎ Contribute to providing technical inputs during strategic and operational planning cycles of UNHCR within the AoR.
∎ Develop/design WASH interventions for the AoR in consistent with the country wide WASH policies.
∎ Assist in the communication of WASH related issues as well as of the needs and issues of other sectors through reliable regular field presence. Provide regular updates and track progress, prepare summaries and follow-up documents in correspondence.
∎ Participate in WASH sector meetings, infrastructure coordination meetings, camp coordination meetings, cross-cutting sector meetings e.g. health, environment, as required by the supervisor.
∎ Compile documents and reports related to WASH activities and construction under the AoR.
∎ Record feedback from UNHCR camp management, field officers and community services officers on issues with water availability, access, quality, sanitation situation, and all resolutions employed.
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∎ Support the management in provision of WASH facilities required (UNHCR managed and supported areas), including activities such as technical design, cost estimations of technical activities, development of bill of quantities for construction of all associated WASH works, and all operational and maintenance considerations.
∎ Provide project management support for UNHCR WASH activities employing typical PM tools for design control, procurement, implementation and monitoring, and contract administration including evaluations to support progress certificates.
∎ Promote and participate in the establishment of a complaint mechanism/system to improve the WASH accountability toward refugees; report all issues, communications and resolutions employed.
∎ Establish and follow master and detailed chronograms, reporting to the sector any issue resulting in delays or extra costs.
∎ Coordinate and supervise UNHCR partners' construction and maintenance of WASH in UNHCR managed and supported areas.
∎ Assist in Negotiations with local authority counterparts, partners and populations of concern.
∎ Provide inputs for country operations plan and other submissions and reports.
∎ Monitor WASH activities in the AoR on behalf of UNHCR and make recommendations to the supervisor and the UNHCR management team.
∎ Provide data inputs for the WASH monitoring system.
∎ Enforce technical standards, protocols and guidelines.
∎ Perform other related duties as required.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Years of Experience / Degree Level
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∎ For G7 - 7 years relevant experience with High school diploma
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∎ Certificates and/or Licenses
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∎ Civil Engineering; Water/Sanitation; Public Health;
∎ Water Resources Development; Water Supply;
∎ (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)
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∎ Relevant Job Experience
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∎ Desirable:
∎ Knowledge and understanding of water and wastewater hydraulics and physical, chemical and biological properties; solid waste management practices, vector control and hygiene promotion/awareness raising strategies. Knowledge and understanding of relationship between water, wastewater, solid waste, and vector control to public health indicators, and value of hygiene promotion/awareness raising.
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∎ Functional Skills
∎ SP-Sphere Handbook
∎ SP-Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) activities
∎ SP-WASH Assessment including survey, implementation, monitoring and coordination
∎ SP-Vector Control
∎ MD-Experience with Public Health
∎ IT-Computer Literacy
∎ IT-Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
∎ EX-Experience with Inter/Non-Governmental Organization (INGO/NGO)
∎ (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)
∎ Language Requirements:
∎ Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.
∎ Competency requirements:
∎ Core Competencies:
∎ Accountability
∎ Communication
∎ Organizational Awareness
∎ Teamwork & Collaboration
∎ Commitment to Continuous Learning
∎ Client & Result Orientation
∎ Managerial Competencies:
∎ Empowering and Building Trust
∎ Cross-Functional Competencies:
∎ Analytical Thinking
∎ Planning and Organizing
∎ Technological Awareness
∎ Eligibility:
∎ Internal candidates: Interested staff members should consult the Policy and Procedures on Assignments of Locally recruited Staff (IOM/49-FOM/50/2012 dated 15 June 2012). If you have questions regarding your eligibility, you may also contact the HR Unit.
∎ An applicant who has internal status is a staff member holding an indefinite or fixed-term appointment in any duty station in the country. Former UNHCR General Service staff members, having held an indefinite or fixed-term appointment for an uninterrupted period of at least one year may apply for internally advertised vacancies at their previous grade or equivalent or one grade above, if the seniority requirements are met, for a period of two years following separation (if such criteria are not met, former staff members can still apply as external candidates).
∎ External candidates: External candidates must meet the essential minimum requirements of the position and candidates not citizens of the country must comply with all eligibility requirements for employment in line with the prevailing legislative prerequisites in the country. Completed and relevant university education can count as a maximum of 50% of the required years of work experience.

Compensation & Other Benefits:

Application Deadline: November 5, 2019

Company Information:
∎ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representation in Bangladesh
∎ Business : International UN Refugee Agency
Humanitarian assistance


Category: NGO/Development