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# Job Description


Job no 538652
Contract type Temporary Appointment
Level NO-2
Location Tanzania,Uni.Re
Categories WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, NO-3

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most
disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help
them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere,
every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, Safety

Since 1978, Zanzibar has been hit by 17 outbreaks of cholera, with
approximately 14,364 cholera cases and 210 deaths CFR 1.2 per cent. The
largest, most prolonged and most geographically extensive cholera outbreak
occurred from September 2015 through July 2016, with a total of 4,330 reported
cases and 68 reported deaths Case Fatality Ratio of 1.6 per cent.In October
2017, the GTFCC and partners launched the Ending Cholera Initiative A Global
Roadmap to 2030, this is an initiative to reduce cholera deaths by 90% and
eliminate local cholera transmission from 20 countries. In response to this,
the Government of Zanzibar with support from UNICEF and WHO, drafted a 10-year
Zanzibar Comprehensive Cholera Elimination Plan ZACCEP 2018 – 2027. In 2019,
UNICEF initiated a project to kick start ZACCEP implementation titled –
Towards a Cholera Free Nation expected to end in 2023. The project
covers 5 hotspot districts namely Urban, West A, West B, Micheweni and Wete.
This project aims at strengthening water quality monitoring in terms of levels
of free residual chlorine FRC and presence of E. coli at various water
collection points in five targeted districts at regular intervals.

The WASH Officer on water quality monitoring will therefore manage the
implementation of all the planned interventions and guide on technical aspects
of bacteriological and chemical water quality, component of the Toward a
Cholera Free Nation Project .

How can you make a difference

Key activities will include

• Mapping and enrolling water vendors and institutions into the bulk
chlorination program The bulk chlorination is implemented by private
vendors, and MDAs which need to be registered, technically supported and
followed up to ensure that chlorination is regularly applied in correct
quantities

-->Capacity building training Provide technical support and supervise training of Water Vendors, Laboratory Technicians, and Environmental Health Officers on water quality analysis and reporting in collaboration with the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention CDC.
-->Lead the development of a digital mobile phone-based water quality monitoring tool Implement the development in collaboration with and technical support from the CDC, and the UNICEF innovation section.
-->Rolling -out of the monitoring program Manage the role-out of the digital water quality monitoring program in all 5 project districts, and monitor water quality from vendors, households and Utility pipe network.
-->Facilitate and coordinate procurement and distribution of water purification materials and water quality testing kits, reagents and other supplies.
-->Conduct routine monitoring and evaluation; this will involve supportive supervision of bulk water chlorination, and sampling activities carried out by trained MOH and district teams as well as ZAWA technicians. The incumbent will also contribute to knowledge generation on cholera prevention and water quality monitoring and provide insightful guidance to the WASH Sector.

Develop a plan for scaling up of the water quality monitoring program to
cover all 11 districts of Zanzibar.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

--> -->A minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience in the UN or other international development organisation, national government or the private sector.
-->Bachelor of Science in one of the disciplines relevant to Environmental Science and Management, Environmental Engineering, Water Resource Engineering, Hydrology,Civil Engineering, Sanitation Engineering, or a field relevant to Laboratory Technology.
-->Field work experience in water quality monitoring and familiarity or previous experience with community-based interventions will be an asset
-->Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability CRITA
and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for
Results.

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and
encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and
ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to
become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the
aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual
exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and
discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles.
All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and
principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background
checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic
credentials and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to
provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF
and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of
the selection process.

Advertised 12 Apr 2021 E. Africa Standard Time
Deadline 26 Apr 2021 E. Africa Standard Time



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Closing Date 26th April, 2021.



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