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For every child, the right to health

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF Mongolia is implementing WASH interventions to improve access to safe, climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene services for children and vulnerable communities, including through schools, kindergartens, health facilities and rural communities. The programme generates substantial evidence, lessons learned, tools, good practices and implementation experiences that need to be systematically captured and made accessible for programme learning, advocacy, resource mobilization and replication. The purpose of this consultancy is to provide ongoing knowledge management and documentation support to the UNICEF Mongolia WASH programme, including organizing programme information, documenting results and lessons learned, maintaining knowledge resources, and supporting the development of knowledge and communication products for programme learning, advocacy and resource mobilization.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: Download File TMC0007777 External ToR.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have...

Minimum requirements:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Knowledge Management, Communications, Development Studies, Public Policy, Social Sciences, WASH, Public Health, or other relevant field.

Work Experience: At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in knowledge management, documentation, research, communications, programme learning, evidence synthesis or a related field

Demonstrated experience developing knowledge products, including case studies, good practice/lessons-learned briefs, reports or similar products

Skills: Strong knowledge management and information organization skills.

Excellent research, analytical and synthesis skills.

Strong writing, editing and storytelling skills.

Ability to translate technical programme information into clear, concise and user-friendly knowledge products.

Strong stakeholder consultation and communication skills.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office and relevant digital knowledge-sharing/document management tools.

Ability to work independently, manage deadlines and deliver high-quality outputs

Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Mongolian, both written and spoken.

Desirables: Previous experience with UNICEF or another UN/international development organization.

Knowledge of Mongolia’s WASH sector and key national WASH stakeholders.

Experience documenting climate-resilient WASH, community-based WASH, WASH in schools/institutions or emergency WASH.

Experience developing visually engaging knowledge products/infographics is an advantage

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) TMC0007777 Financial proposal.docx

Remarks: If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not downloadable on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers.

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.

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Knowledge Management Consultant-WASH Programme,WASH,Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia,13.5 months. Office based (With Travel) Nationals Only#596632