💧 #JobHuntMondays | UNICEF is hiring a Chief of WASH (P-4) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to lead its water, sanitation and hygiene programme across humanitarian and development settings.

🌍 What UNICEF is doing: In Burkina Faso, UNICEF's WASH programme works alongside health, nutrition, education and child protection, with a focus on equity, reaching insecure areas, emergency preparedness and climate resilience.

💼 In this role, you'd:
🧭 Provide strategic leadership and technical direction for the WASH programme
👥 Lead and manage the WASH team
📊 Plan, monitor and report on results, from strategy to delivery
🚨 Lead humanitarian WASH preparedness and response
🤝 Coordinate with government, UN agencies and partners
💡 Drive innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

📋 Strong fit if you have:
✅ A master's in public health, social sciences, behaviour change communication, sanitary engineering or a related field, plus relevant postgraduate courses
✅ 8+ years in WASH programmes in developing countries, with proven team leadership
✅ At least one year of humanitarian experience, including a three-month deployment
✅ Strong knowledge of rural and urban water and sanitation, hygiene, and WASH in schools and health centres
✅ Fluent English and French
⭐ Climate-resilient WASH, humanitarian coordination and fundraising experience are highly desirable

💚 IMVELO Impact: In the Sahel, droughts and floods hit water systems first. Leaders who build WASH services that hold up under climate stress protect children's health long after the emergency passes.

📍 Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
⏳ Contract: Fixed-term appointment (P-4, international)
⏰ Deadline: 12 October 2026

🔗 https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/595946/chief-wash-p4-ft-011313-ouagadougou-burkinafaso-wcar

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