WASH Specialist (NO-3) at UNICEF – Kaduna, Nigeria

Item	Details
Company	United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Location	Kaduna State (Kaduna Field Office)
Employment Type	Temporary Appointment, 364 Days, Level NO-3 (Post #138986, Job No. 596824)
Salary	Not specified by the employer
Qualification	Master’s Degree in Public Health, Water and Sanitation, Environmental Engineering, Or A Related Field
Experience	Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in WASH-related programmes
Application Deadline	12 November 2026, 11:55 PM (West Central Africa Standard Time)
Number of Openings	1

About This Opportunity

UNICEF Nigeria is recruiting a WASH Specialist at NO-3 level for its Kaduna Field Office, on a Temporary Appointment of 364 days (Job No. 596824, Post #138986). The Specialist will strengthen the evidence base, strategic logic and results orientation of UNICEF Nigeria’s water, sanitation and hygiene programme, and will provide quality implementation and oversight for the DGIS-funded ASWA III project across both its service-delivery and systems-strengthening components. Through stronger programme design, theory of change work, monitoring, documentation, partnership engagement and knowledge management, the role aims to deliver sustainable, equitable and climate-resilient WASH results for children and communities. Advertised on 5 November 2026, it closes on 12 November 2026, so apply promptly through UNICEF’s official careers portal. Fluency in English is required, and humanitarian preparedness and response experience is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead WASH programme development and planning for the Kaduna Field Office, supporting strategic planning and the preparation, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH programme within the Country Programme.
• Develop, implement and monitor WASH strategies and project activities, with particular attention to theory of change, results-based planning, situation analysis and bottleneck analysis.
• Provide quality implementation and oversight of the DGIS-funded ASWA III project, covering both service delivery and systems strengthening, and help ensure activities remain coherent and evidence-driven.
• Give technical and operational support to programme implementation, including expert input on rural and urban water supply, sanitation, hygiene, WASH in institutions, national WASH policies and strategies, and public financing for basic WASH.
• Support humanitarian WASH preparedness and response, applying basic knowledge of emergency preparedness, response, recovery and coordination when situations demand it.
• Build and maintain networks and partnerships with government counterparts, donors and other stakeholders, and support advocacy and stakeholder coordination for the WASH sector.
• Prepare high-quality donor proposals, strategic briefs, policy papers, progress reports and other knowledge products that document results and lessons.
• Drive innovation, knowledge management and capacity building within the WASH team and among partners, including support for climate-resilient construction and engineering approaches.
• Work to UNICEF’s competency framework — building partnerships, acting strategically, managing ambiguity and complexity, and driving for results for children.

Requirements And Qualifications

Education:

• A Master’s degree in Public Health, Water and Sanitation, Environmental Engineering, or a related field is required.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Water Resource Engineering, Environmental Science, Sanitary Engineering, or a related field is an advantage.

Experience:

• A minimum of five years of professional experience in WASH-related programmes is required.
• Experience in WASH systems strengthening, advocacy and stakeholder coordination is required.
• Experience in humanitarian preparedness and response is required.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts, is desirable.

Skills:

• Expert knowledge of selected WASH components, such as rural and urban water supply, sanitation, hygiene, WASH in institutions, national WASH policies and strategies, or public financing for basic WASH.
• Experience in climate resilience construction and engineering; experience supporting climate-resilient WASH and WASH service sustainability is desirable.
• Strong skills in theory of change, results-based planning, situation analysis, bottleneck analysis, programme design, monitoring and evaluation.
• Ability to prepare high-quality donor proposals, strategic briefs, policy papers, progress reports and knowledge products.
• Experience and knowledge of market-based approaches for WASH and public-private partnerships will be an asset.

Language:

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language of the duty station is an asset.

Salary And Benefits

Not specified by the employer. The official vacancy notice publishes no salary figure; it states only the level — NO-3, National Officer category, on a Temporary Appointment of 364 days. UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance, and the vacancy notice notes that UNICEF offers a range of staff benefits, including paid parental leave and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.

How To Apply

1. Read the full vacancy notice for Job No. 596824 (WASH Specialist, NO-3, TA, 364 days, #138986, Kaduna) and confirm you meet the minimum requirements.
2. Prepare your application, making your WASH programme, systems strengthening and humanitarian response experience clear.
3. Open the official vacancy page on jobs.unicef.org and complete the online application through UNICEF’s recruitment system.
4. Submit before 12 November 2026 at 11:55 PM West Central Africa Standard Time. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
5. Note: UNICEF charges no fee at any stage of its recruitment process and never asks for bank account information.
6. Apply here: https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/job/596824/wash-specialist-no3-ta-364-days-138986kaduna-nigeria-wcar

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Our Tips For This Role

• Lead your application with systems-strengthening results, not only boreholes built: this post oversees the DGIS-funded ASWA III project’s service-delivery and systems components, so quantified outcomes from bottleneck analysis, public financing or policy work carry real weight.
• Treat the humanitarian requirement as a headline, not a footnote: preparedness and response experience is explicitly required, so name the emergencies, coordination roles and rapid-response work you have done.
• Show your programme-design artefacts: the role develops theories of change, results-based plans and situation analyses, so describe the logframes, monitoring frameworks and evaluation products you have personally produced.
• Bring donor-grade writing to the front: donor proposals, strategic briefs and policy papers are core outputs here, so make your strongest writing examples easy to find in your application.
• Do not wait for the deadline day: applications close on 12 November 2026 at 11:55 PM West Central Africa Standard Time, and UNICEF’s portal is the only application route.

About UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives and defend their rights.
It helps children fulfil their potential from early childhood through adolescence.
UNICEF Nigeria is one of the largest UNICEF Country Offices globally.
Its current Country Programme runs from 2023 to 2027 and covers health, nutrition, WASH, education, child protection and social policy.
The Kaduna Field Office serves states in Nigeria’s North-West and North-Central zones.
UNICEF works in partnership with the Federal and State Governments, civil society and communities across Nigeria.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the deadline for this job?
12 November 2026 at 11:55 PM West Central Africa Standard Time, per the official vacancy notice (Job No. 596824).

What qualification do I need?
A Master’s degree in Public Health, Water and Sanitation, Environmental Engineering, or a related field, plus a minimum of five years of professional experience in WASH-related programmes.

What type of contract is this?
A Temporary Appointment of 364 days at NO-3 level, based at the Kaduna Field Office in Kaduna State.

How much is the salary?
Not specified by the employer. The advert gives the level (NO-3) only.

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