WASH Specialist, (P-3), Bridgetown, Barbados, #130290, Temporary Appointment (6 months)

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Purpose of job:

Under the overall guidance of the Programme Specialist (Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change) under the Climate, Environment, Energy and Disaster Risk Reduction (CEED) section, the WASH Specialist supports the development, preparation, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH programmatic activities, including those related to WASH emergency coordination and response. The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes, to facilitate the administration and achievement of the WASH-related output results in the multi-country programme.

Key functions/accountabilities:  

1. Programme development and planning

• Draft the WASH inputs for the situation analysis.  Provide timely, comprehensive and current data to inform WASH policy and programme development, planning, management and implementation. Keep abreast of WASH sector development trends, for maximum efficiency and effectiveness in programme design, management and implementation.
• Collect WASH information from the Caribbean Safe School Initiative (CSSI) Safe School Recognition Assessment and complement information as needed to understand WASH needs aligned with WASH standards.
• Develop a WASH in Schools Mapping that highlights WASH needs and develop a plan with local WASH, Education, Health etc. and other actors to address WASH needs.
• Participate in strategic WASH programme planning discussions. Prepare new, and follow up on existing WASH donor proposals for submission the bilateral donors and international climate funds such as Green Climate Fund, Adaptation Fund and Global Environment Facility, ensuring alignment with UNICEF’s Strategic Plan, UNICEF’s global WASH strategy and the Country programme, as well as government plans and priorities, and the role of other external support agencies.
• Ensure WASH is included in strategies around the CSSI Pillars and link with emergency preparedness planning around shelters/temporary/child-friendly spaces in emergencies.
• Assist in the formulation of the WASH outcome and output results, related indicators, baselines, targets and means of verification. Prepare required documentation for programme reviews.
• Work with colleagues and partners to discuss strategies and methodologies for the achievement of WASH output results in the country programme.
• Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes and ensure integration, coherence and harmonization of WASH with other UNICEF sectors, for the achievement of the WASH output results.
• Draft assigned sections of the annual work plan, in close cooperation with government and other counterparts.

2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results

• With other external support agencies, strengthen national government WASH sector monitoring systems, with a focus on WASH outcomes (behaviors), using bottleneck analysis tools available in the sector (WASH-BAT, CSOs, SDAs). 
• Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual sectoral reviews with government and other counterparts and prepare reports on results for required action/interventions at the higher level of programme management.
• Prepare/assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths/weaknesses in programmes and management, identify and document lessons learned.
• Monitor and report on the use of sectoral programme resources (financial, administrative and other assets), verify compliance with approved allocations, organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity. Report on issues identified to enable timely resolution by manageme