WASH Specialist (NO-3)

WASH Specialist (NO-3), Fixed Term (2 years), #00137858, Luanda, Angola - ESAR

UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund

Luanda

National

NO-C, National Professional Officer - Locally recruited position level

Speaks English, Portuguese

Application deadline: October 27, 2026 (20 days)

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Summary by Impactpool

UNICEF Angola is seeking a WASH Specialist to provide strategic leadership and technical expertise in support of equitable and sustainable WASH services. The role involves guiding program development, implementation, monitoring, and advocacy efforts while strengthening partnerships with various stakeholders. The specialist will also oversee humanitarian response initiatives and drive innovation in the sector. This position offers an opportunity to influence Angola's WASH agenda and improve the lives of children and communities.

Candidate Requirements:

Master's degree in relevant field

At least 5 years of relevant work experience

Experience in Programme Management and Monitoring

Fluency in English and Portuguese

Knowledge of another UN language is an asset

Can you influence the decisions that shape Angola’s WASH agenda? Are you a respected WASH professional with the experience to guide policy, strengthen institutions, and mobilize partners towards a common vision? Do you thrive on turning complex challenges into sustainable solutions that improve the lives of children and communities? UNICEF Angola is seeking an exceptional WASH Specialist to provide strategic leadership, technical expertise and partnership engagement in support of equitable, climate-resilient and sustainable WASH services across the country. If you are ready to shape systems, influence change, and leave a lasting legacy for children in Angola, we encourage you to apply. For every child, safe water, sanitation, and a healthier future.

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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How can you make a difference?

Reporting to the Deputy Representative (Programme), the WASH Specialist provides strategic leadership and technical oversight for UNICEF Angola's WASH portfolio. You will lead a dynamic team and guide programme development, implementation, monitoring, advocacy, partnerships, and humanitarian response efforts.

Key responsibilities include:

Providing managerial leadership and strategic direction for the WASH team.

Leading programme development, planning, fundraising, and resource mobilization efforts.

Overseeing implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and delivery of WASH programme results.

Providing high-level technical and operational support on climate-resilient and risk-informed WASH programming.

Leading UNICEF's WASH preparedness, anticipatory action, emergency response, and humanitarian-development nexus efforts.

Strengthening partnerships with government, donors, civil society, and development partners.

Driving innovation, knowledge management, research, and capacity-building initiatives across the sector.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

Managerial leadership

Programme development and planning

Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results

Advisory, Technical and operational support for programme implementation

Humanitarian WASH preparedness and response

Advocacy, Networking and partnership building

Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:

JD - WASH Specialist (NO-3).pdf

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Minimum requirements

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Education

: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in public health, social science, communication, sanitary engineering, environmental engineering, civil engineering, water resources engineering, international development, development studies, public policy, is required.

Experience

: At least five (5) years of relevant work experience in water sanitation and hygiene, public health, humanitarian response, disaster risk reduction, emergency preparedness, programme management, monitoring and evaluation, is required.

Knowledge and Skills

• : Experience with Programme Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Supervising People, Reporting, Preparing Reports, and Documentation, is required.
• Language Requirements
• : Fluency/proficiency in English and Portuguese is required.
• Desirables
• :
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Developing-country experience, UN system experience, and experience with maternal health, neonatal health, humanitarian preparedness is an asset.
• Experience with CATS principles, rural water supply and urban sanitation is desirable.
• 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
• (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people
• Familiarize yourself with
• our competency framework
• and its different levels.
• UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.
• UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage
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• . Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.
• UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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, discrimination, fraud, corruption and other forms of serious misconduct. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference, safeguarding and background verification checks. These checks may include verification of academic credentials and employment history, screening against relevant United Nations misconduct databases, and requests for misconduct disclosures from current and former employers, professional associations, other relevant organizations and participating organizations under inter-agency safeguarding initiatives, including the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS), where applicable. Appointment, selection and continued engagement are subject to the satisfactory completion of all required checks. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information and consent to enable UNICEF to undertake these checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.
• UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments are conditional on the selected candidate’s willingness to comply with current or future vaccination requirements, should UNICEF mandate it for personnel. Failure to comply with such requirements, where applicable and without a duly approved medical exemption from the relevant UN authority, will result in the cancellation of the selection or may lead to other administrative measures, including separation from service.
• Remarks:
• As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.
• UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates are encouraged to apply.
• Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
• UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants' bank account information.
• Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF's Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.
• Visa residence requirements: i.e. UNICEF shall not facilitate the issuance of a visa and working authorization for candidates under consideration for positions at the national officer and general service category.
• All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.
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• Summary by Impactpool
• UNICEF Angola is seeking a WASH Specialist to provide strategic leadership and technical expertise in support of equitable and sustainable WASH services. The role involves guiding program development, implementation, monitoring, and advocacy efforts while strengthening partnerships with various stakeholders. The specialist will also oversee humanitarian response initiatives and drive innovation in the sector. This position offers an opportunity to influence Angola's WASH agenda and improve the lives of children and communities.
• Candidate Requirements:
• Master's degree in relevant field
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience
• Experience in Programme Management and Monitoring
• Fluency in English and Portuguese
• Knowledge of another UN language is an asset
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• WASH Specialist (NO-3), Fixed Term (2 years), #00137858, Luanda, Angola - ESAR
• UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
• Luanda
• National
• NO-C, National Professional Officer - Locally recruited position level
• Speaks English, Portuguese
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