Deadline: 17 July, 2020
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Sanitation Support Officers.
The mission of UNOPS is to serve people in need by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners to manage projects, infrastructure, and procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner.
Responsibilities
- Set clear targets against timelines for achieving sanitation and hygiene results in the counties of focus while ensuring quality, clear documentation of evidence of work done is achieved and verifiable
- Develop methodology, work plans, targets, indicators and time frame at county level
- Organise inception meeting with IPs and county MoH on modalities of implementing CLTS approach and integrating it with Covid-19 IPC messaging
- Provide technical support to county MoH/IPs for all training in CLTS approaches (e.g. training in CLTS facilitation, training in CLTS MIS and training in ODF verification and certification of communities), and modifications of the approach integrated with Covid-19 IPC measures
- Monitor and follow up implementation of CLTS interventions
- Support development of ODF roadmaps at county level
- Ensure the CLTS real time monitoring platform is up to date
- Review and input implementation plan and budget submitted by county MoH/IPs to be in line with sanitation for UHC
- Conduct monitoring and evaluation exercise to select sub counties and ensure attainment of ODF status
- Document human-interest stories and good practices in rural sanitation and hygiene
Requirements
- Master’s degree (or equivalent), preferably in any of Environmental Health Sciences, Public Health, Social Sciences, Behaviour Change Communication, Sanitary Engineering or another relevant technical field
- Bachelor’s degree in related studies, combined with two years of experience may be accepted in lieu of a master’s degree
- Two years, minimum, of relevant experience in the sanitation sub-sector in Kenya
- Sound understanding of sanitation issues, policies and stakeholders in Kenya
- Two years, minimum, of experience in the political governance structure in Kenya
- Implementation experience in community-based approaches and strong understanding of the CLTS approach
- Demonstrated experience in capacity building and training for CLTS is an asset
- Experienced in working with/in UNICEF, the UN or other international development organisations is an asset
- Demonstrated technical report writing skills is an asset
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills, especially in facilitating key informant interviews, and workshops with various groups of stakeholders is an asset
- Experience dealing with sensitive cultural and political issues
- Fluency in written and oral English
To apply and for more information, click here.
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