WASH Officer, P-2, Temporary Appointment, 364 days, Nairobi, Kenya, #00136937

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Job no:
592617

Contract type:
Temporary Appointment

Duty Station:
Nairobi

Level:
P-2
Location:
Kenya

Categories:
WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
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Summary Of Key Functions/accountabilities

• Liaison Officer between UNICEF Kenya CO and KOICA

• Data Collection and Management

• Information Analysis and Reporting

• Coordination and Capacity Building

• Knowledge Sharing and Learning

• Data Collection and Management:

• Collect, validate, analyze, and manage WASH-related data from various sources (surveys, assessments, monitoring visits, implementing partners reports, etc.).

• Maintain and update WASH programme activity database and dashboard, including details on grants and village profiles, in coordination with WASH staff at country office and field offices and share updated database monthly to the Chief of WASH and the technical teams.

• Ensure data quality, accuracy, and consistency

• Information Analysis, planning and Reporting :

• Analyze WASH data to identify trends, gaps, and areas for improvement, in relation to various projects and WASH program targets.,

• Prepare regular reports, dashboards, and visualizations for different WASH projects , as part of the quarterly progress meetings, bi-annual and annual reports.

• Coordinate with other programs, including Program Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) to ensure results-based monitoring activities are carried out and reported on time, including linkages to the internal UNICEF reporting systems.

• Support the development of donor reports, program annual reports, annual reviews, with updated data and infographics

• Support planning, including development of rolling workplans and UNICEF e-work planning process, setting evidence based targets.

• Coordination and Capacity Building

• Collaborate with WASH partners, government institutions, and other relevant entities to collect data and assess progress to support sector coordination.

• Strengthen the capacity of program staff in data management and reporting

• Knowledge Sharing and Learning

• Promote knowledge exchange of UNICEF WASH program, through documentation of success stories and lessons learned.

• Ensure wide sharing of SCORE II project success stories and lessons learned with the larger Kenyan and Korean communities, through different channels, using the language of the target audience.

• Liaison Officer between UNICEF Kenya CO and KOICA

• Support the management of the partnership between KOICA and UNICEF Kenya country office during the implementation of SCOREII project.

• Support the programmatic management of the project and coordination with KOICA and other Republic of Korea government entities .

• Responsible and accountable for monitoring, reporting, follow-up on KOICA project deadlines and commitments, and management of project documentation.

• Be responsible for attending KOICA’s requirements with regards to proposal technical aspects, follow up meetings, visibility, and communication actions, and so on.

• Support the documentation and translation of the SCORE II project, including documentation of success storie