Latest Recruitments at UNICEF

The Senior Adviser delivers impact through the following core functions:

• At-Scale System Design: Lead technical assistance to governments on scaling proven sanitation solutions, with strategic guidance on climate resilience and accessing climate finance.
• WASH Planning & Readiness: Analyze national bottlenecks and conduct capacity gap assessments to strengthen WASH systems and accelerate sanitation and hygiene service delivery.
• WASH System Strengthening & Sustainability: Use current data to shape national policies and leverage sector finance and mobilize resources from development partners.
• Institutional Reform & Governance: Guide governments in reforming policies and institutions to improve governance and accelerate equitable access to sanitation.
• Quality Improvement and Digital Solutions: Champion innovation and digital tools to enhance programme delivery, monitoring, and sector accountability.
• Equitable Access: Advocate for inclusive solutions that prioritize vulnerable groups, ensuring no one is left behind.
• Country Office Focal Point: Serve as a primary contact for designated country offices, co-designing tailored support plans and facilitating knowledge exchange.

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in civil or environmental engineering, natural or social sciences, environmental or public health, water resource management, or another relevant technical field 
  A Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in a relevant area combined with 2 additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree. This is applicable to internal (FT, Continuing and Permanent) staff only.
• Work Experience: 10 years of relevant work experience in national and international organizations in financing, project management, consulting, technical assistance, research in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) or closely related areas is required.

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Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:

• At-scale Programme Design
• Capacity Development Support and Institutional Strengthening
• Workforce Development and Professionalisation
• Program Advocacy
• Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilisation
• Quality Improvement for Scale
• Policy Reform for Community Health Workforce Transformation
• Evidence Generation, Knowledge Curation, and Data Use
• Programme Management and Unit Leadership 
• Global-facing Functions

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in public health, pediatric health, family health, global/international health, health policy and/or management, biostatistics, socio-medical, health education or other health related sciences. 
  A Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in a relevant area combined with 2 additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree. This is applicable to internal (FT, Continuing and Permanent) staff only.
• Work Experience: 10 years of relevant work experience in the field of public health, primary health care, community health programming, health policy, global/international health, pediatric health, health workforce development, community health systems strengthening.