Job no: 594962
Contract type: Temporary Appointment
Duty Station: Hargeisa
Location: Somalia
Categories: WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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For every child, the right to a Champion

How can you make a difference?

The WASH Officer (NO-2), based in Hargeisa and reporting to the WASH Specialist, provides technical, operational and administrative support for the implementation of WASH programme activities. The role focuses on drinking water supply, sanitation infrastructure, and WASH hardware projects, while strengthening coordination with local authorities and ensuring quality, accountability and effective programme delivery across Somaliland.

Key Functions, Accountabilities and Related Duties and Tasks:

1. Drafts updates on the WASH situation analysis and sector trends to inform programme development, management, monitoring and evaluation.
2. Prepare accurate, timely and relevant technical reports and inputs for programme preparation and documentation.Contribute to the development of WASH outcomes, outputs and related strategies through analysis of sector needs and priorities.
3. Provide technical and administrative support throughout the programme cycle, including documentation, programme transactions and compliance with organizational processes and systems.Prepare required documentation and materials to facilitate review and approval processes.
4. Undertake field visits and surveys, share reports with partners and stakeholders, and report critical issues, bottlenecks and risks to the supervisor for timely action.Provide technical and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other stakeholders on UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and WASH best practices to support programme implementation.
5. Draft requisitions for supplies, services, long-term agreements and partnership agreements to support UNICEF’s WASH emergency preparedness and response commitments.Maintain a strong understanding of UNICEF emergency response procedures.Take on support roles in emergency response and early recovery, as required.

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

• Minimum requirements

• • 1. 1. Education: Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in Engineering-Civil, Engineering-Environmental, Hydrology, Water Resources Engineering, Construction Engineering, Hydrogeology, or a related technical field. and any other related fields.
       2. Work Experience: At least 2 years of relevant work experience in WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene), Water & Environmental Sanitation, Water supply, sanitation infrastructure, construction management, project management, humanitarian response. and any other related fields.
       3. Skills: Coordination, WASH infrastructure monitoring, Humanitarian WASH response, Procurement and contract management, Monitoring and Evaluation.
       4. Language Requirements: English - Proficient/Fluent.

• Desirables
  
  
  1. 1. Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language
     2. Master's Degree, postgraduate courses, Somali language, humanitarian preparedness, emergency response, health system resilience.
     3. Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts. 

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others

Advertised: 06 Aug 2026 E. Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 16 Aug 2026 E. Africa Standard Time