WASH Specialist( Strategic & Technical Support)Retainer Contract
islamabad pakistan
- Organization: UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services
- Location: islamabad pakistan
- Grade: Mid level - LICA-10, Local Individual Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
- Documentation and Information Management
- Closing Date: 2025-09-07
Job categories Water Management, Partnerships
Vacancy code VA/2025/B5507/30635
Department/office APR, SAMCO, Pakistan
Duty station Islamabad, Pakistan
Contract type Local ICA Specialist
Contract level LICA Specialist-10
Duration Until Sep 2026 for approximately 100 days
Application period 26-Aug-2025 to 07-Sep-2025
Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.
Functional Responsibilities
A. Strategic & Technical Leadership
- Provide high-level technical guidance to ensure quality, relevance, and sustainability of WASH programming.
- Develop or refine WASH strategy and technical frameworks in alignment with UNOPS policies and regional/global strategies.
- Support the implementation of WASH activities to ensure quality, timeliness, budget compliance, and alignment with donor requirements, while providing guidance on implementation and quality standards
- Identify and plan soft WASH activities in Sindh and KPK (e.g. trainings, capacity development workshops, technical exchanges) in coordination with government stakeholders and sector actors.
- Ensure designs and methodologies are culturally appropriate, environmentally sound, and cost-effective.
- Provide on-demand technical advice to field teams and review technical documents, assessments, and deliverables.
- Analyse global and regional donor landscapes, identify emerging opportunities and trends.
- Prepare donor engagement briefs (including objectives, eligibility criteria, decision-making timelines, and contact mapping).
- Draft high-quality concept notes, proposals, theories of change, logframes, budgets, ESG risk screens, and gender plans aligned with donor templates and UNOPS standards.
- Support UNOPS partnerships team in identifying programme development opportunities, new funding sources, and strategic partnerships.
- Be available for donor meetings and sectoral forums, as delegated, and develop talking points, pitch decks, and meeting briefs.
- Engage with relevant stakeholders including government bodies, UN agencies, and WASH partners to promote collaboration and coherence.
- Identify opportunities for cross-sectoral integration of WASH with protection, health, education, and environment.
- Update and maintain a mapping of WASH actors, resources, and interventions in project areas.
- Support coordination efforts through active participation in relevant inter-agency WASH sector meetings and working groups.
- Facilitate the alignment of partner activities with national WASH priorities and community needs.
- Detailed workplan with timelines aligned with UNOPS priorities.
- Soft activity implementation plans (Sindh and KPK) with stakeholder consultation records.
- Concept notes/proposals submitted to donors with all required documentation.
- Updated WASH actor mapping and engagement tracker.
- Training or capacity-building materials developed or reviewed.
- Technical review notes on project deliverables as required.
Education/Experience/Language requirements
Education:
- Master’s degree in civil/environmental engineering, water resources, public health, development studies, or a related field.
- A Bachelor’s degree with 2 additional years of relevant experience may substitute for the masters degree requirement
Experience:
- Minimum 6 years of senior-level experience in WASH programming, preferably in humanitarian or development contexts.
- Demonstrated experience in identifying and implementing soft WASH activities is required.
- Experience engaging with donors, preparing proposals, and drafting technical content is required.
- Proven expertise in stakeholder coordination and inter-agency collaboration is required.
- Strong understanding of donor landscapes and sector priorities is required
- Experience in Pakistan or similar socio-political contexts is highly desirable.
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in English (written & verbal) is required.
- Knowledge of urdu and regional languages is an asset
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Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.