WASH Manager, P-4, TA (6 Months), #137428, Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo - WCAR

**Job no:** 593890
**Contract type:** Temporary Appointment
**Duty Station:** Bunia
**Location:** Democratic Republic of Congo
**Categories:** WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is responding to its 17th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, confirmed in May 2026 and affecting Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. The situation remains complex and evolving, with transmission occurring in both community and health-care settings. Response efforts are led by national authorities in a context shaped by health system limitations, logistical constraints, insecurity, displacement, and diverse community perceptions influencing health-seeking behaviors.
UNICEF supports the Government through a multi-sectoral approach, focusing on community engagement, surveillance, infection prevention, and the continuity of essential services for vulnerable populations.
This context requires strong coordination, adaptability, and cultural sensitivity to support effective and equitable response efforts, particularly for children and at-risk communities.

**How can you make a difference?**

The WASH/IPC Coordinator will provide technical leadership and operational coordination for UNICEF’s WASH/IPC response to the Ebola emergency, in support of the national response.

Based in Bunia, the incumbent will coordinate and oversee the rapid implementation of priority WASH/IPC interventions in affected and at-risk areas, while ensuring strong linkages with other response pillars, including RCCE, surveillance, case management, logistics and operations.

The post will ensure that UNICEF’s WASH/IPC support is timely, technically sound, well-coordinated and aligned with national protocols, UNICEF procedures, and emergency response standards.

The coordinator will also support planning, monitoring, partner engagement, supply follow-up, quality assurance and reporting for WASH/IPC interventions across health facilities, communities, schools and other priority sites affected by the outbreak. The role oversees the WASH/IPC response in all affected provinces.

**Major duties and key responsibilities:**

1. Provide technical leadership and day-to-day operational coordination for UNICEF’s WASH/IPC response to the Ebola outbreak in Bunia and other affected or at-risk areas.
2. Represent UNICEF in WASH/IPC coordination mechanisms at provincial level and support engagement with national coordination structures, health authorities, partners and other response pillars.
3. Support the implementation of UNICEF’s WASH/IPC response strategy, including prioritization of interventions, development of operational plans, and alignment with Ministry of Health protocols and UNICEF emergency procedures.
4. Coordinate assessments of WASH/IPC needs and gaps in health facilities, communities, schools and other priority sites, and use findings to guide planning, targeting and resource allocation.
5. Oversee and support implementing partners and field teams to ensure timely, quality and accountable delivery of WASH/IPC interventions, including infection prevention and control measures, water supply, sanitation, hygiene promotion and waste management.
6. Ensure effective coordination with RCCE, surveillance, case management, logistics, supply and operations teams to promote an integrated multisectoral Ebola response.
7. Monitor the availability, prepositioning, distribution and appropriate use of critical WASH/IPC supplies and equipment, including through end-user monitoring and timely follow-up on supply gaps.
8. Provide technical guidance, coaching and support to health authorities, partners and UNICEF-supported teams on WASH/IPC standards, protocols and safe implementation approaches.
9. Support preparation of concept notes, budgets, partner documents, donor inputs and other materials required for resource mobilization and operational planning.
10. Collect, analyse and use operational data to monitor progress, identify bottlenecks, inform decision-making and contribute to SitReps, donor reports, management briefs and other institutional reporting requirements.
11. Promote the systematic integration of