WASH & Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Consultant – EVD Preparedness and Response, Kigali, Rwanda, 4.47 months (National Consultancy) Office Based with travels: (Deadline 28 Jul 2026)
Job Description
Contract Duration – 4.47 months
Working arrangement: Office Based with travel
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.
Visit our website to
learn more about what we do at UNICEF.
TERMS OF REFERENCE
The ongoing Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in DRC poses
a significant cross-border risk to Rwanda. UNICEF Rwanda, in line with the
Government-led preparedness approach, is supporting national efforts to
strengthen Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and infection prevention and
control (IPC) systems to prevent and respond to a potential outbreak. Current
priorities include strengthening IPC in healthcare facilities, scaling up WASH
services, enhancing community-based preparedness, and ensuring continuity of
essential services. To support these efforts, UNICEF plans to engage an
experienced individual consultant to provide technical assistance to the
Ministry of Health (MoH)/Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), line government
agencies and partners at the national and sub-nationals in strengthening WASH
and IPC preparedness, prevention, and response capacities for EVD.
If you would like to know more about this consultancy,
please review the complete Terms of Reference here: TMC0004581
External ToR.pdf
Minimum requirements:
Education:
- University
degree (Bachelors or higher) in Public Health, Environmental Health, WASH,
Engineering, Epidemiology, or another relevant field.
Work Experience:
- At
least eight years’ experience in WASH sector, especially in public health
emergencies e.g. Ebola, Marburg, or similar outbreak response
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:
- Proven
ability to work effectively in cross-cultural and multi-cultural settings
and teams;
- Previous
experience with UNICEF in similar assignments is highly desirable.
Language Requirements:
- Strong
communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda (spoken and written);
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 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 reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout
the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your
request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers
webpage Accessibility
| UNICEF. 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
and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation,
religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote
the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will,
therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be
expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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.
Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following
documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):
- An
up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
- Cover
letter
- A
separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked
template) TMC0004581
financial proposal template.xlsx
Remarks:
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.
All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection
process.
Additional information about working for UNICEF can be
found here.
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