- Company: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
- Location: Kaduna, Nigeria
- Job type: Temporary Appointment
- Deadline: 12 November 2026
About the role
UNICEF is seeking a WASH Specialist to join its team in Kaduna, Nigeria. This is a temporary appointment focused on strengthening the evidence base, strategic logic, and results orientation of UNICEF Nigeria’s WASH programme. You will play a key role in ensuring the quality implementation and oversight of the DGIS-funded ASWA III project, covering both service delivery and systems strengthening components.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical and operational support for humanitarian WASH preparedness and response.
- Support programme development, planning, and high-quality design using theory of change and results-based planning.
- Manage monitoring, evaluation, and documentation to improve programme effectiveness.
- Build and maintain partnerships, including engagement with stakeholders and public-private partnerships.
- Contribute to innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building for sustainable, equitable, and climate-resilient WASH results.
Requirements
- Education: A Master’s degree in Public Health, Water and Sanitation, Environmental Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience: A minimum of five years of professional experience in WASH-related programmes, including WASH systems strengthening, advocacy, and stakeholder coordination.
- Skills: Strong skills in theory of change, results-based planning, situation analysis, and monitoring and evaluation. Ability to prepare high-quality donor proposals, strategic briefs, and policy papers.
- Knowledge: Basic knowledge of humanitarian WASH preparedness, response, and coordination. Expert knowledge of rural and urban water supply, sanitation, and hygiene.
- Language: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is desirable.
How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online via the link below. The application deadline is 12th November, 2026.
