Youth Integrated for Positive Development Initiative (YIPDI) is a youth-led non-governmental organization responding to the humanitarian and development needs, particularly in conflict-affected areas of the northeast and other states across Nigeria. Established in 2009 and registered as an entity on 26th March 2014 under Nigerian law with the Corporate Affairs Commission with No: CAC/IT/68270.
The organization focused on promoting peace, protecting rights, and improving the well-being of vulnerable and marginalized groups, especially children and women, through life-saving interventions and durable solutions.
Sector: WASH
Slot: 1 Slot
Duty Location: Field Base
Report to: WASH Manager
Duration: 12 Months
Summary of Key Functions/Accountabilities:
- WASH in emergency preparedness and response
- WASH and Coordination
- WASH in Emergencies – Monitoring and Reporting
- Networking and partnership building
Key Functions, Accountabilities and Related Duties/Tasks:
WASH in emergencies preparedness and response
Planning and Quality Implementation:
⦁ Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes and ensure integration, coherence and harmonization of WASH and Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability (CCED) with other YIPDI sectors, for the achievement of the WASH and CCES output results, with a key focus on Caribbean Safe Schools Initiative (CSSI) and in line with the CCCs.
⦁ Strengthen national government WASH and CCES sector monitoring systems, using analysis tools available in the sector (e.g. WASH-BAT, CC-DRM).
⦁ Support YIPDI development and implementation of the YIPDI WASH Response Plan (targets, indicators, activities, budget), ensuring quality response implementation of the implementing partners and accounting for specific needs of women, men, boys, girls and persons with disabilities.
⦁ Support YIPDI in identifying and implementing strategies and mechanisms to scale up the WASH preparedness and response in case of an emergency.
⦁ Ensure effective and coherent analysis of implementation/progress, including identifying and recommending appropriate actions to cover gaps, involving all relevant partners.
⦁ Prepare requisitions for supplies, services, long-term agreements and partnership agreements to ensure YIPDI is prepared to deliver on its commitments for WASH in case of an emergency.
⦁ Ensure that all YIPDI national coordinators are familiar with YIPDI’s procedures for responding to an emergency.
⦁ Participate in inter-agency discussions, ensuring that WASH planning and response is fully considered and integrated in the United Nations Emergency Technical Team (UNETT) contingency planning, as well as integrated in the Caribbean Safe Schools Initiative.
Coordination:
⦁ Contribute to the coordination arrangement for humanitarian WASH, for instant robust coordination in case of an emergency in line with the CCCs and cluster/sector coordination requirements.
⦁ Support the development and training in the use of WASH in emergency templates, needs assessments for the Caribbean Disaster Management Agency (CDEMA) and national WASH Committees/technical working groups, including use of innovative approaches to ensure timely and efficient collection of information.
⦁ Ensure appropriate WASH coordination mechanisms at national level/s are in place and meeting minimum standards, including effective links, communication.
⦁ Ensure effective links with other working groups or sectoral coordination platforms at the national level as well as with local government units, including identifying opportunities for collaboration that can contribute to the improvement of the humanitarian situation.
⦁ Coordinate and participate actively with WASHLAC to ensure that ECA and WASH actors within the region continue to foster regional capacities, learning and information sharing.
⦁ Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and partners to discuss implementation issues, provide solutions, recommendations and/or to alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher-level interventions and/or decisions. Keep records of reports and assessments for easy reference and/or to capture and institutionalize lessons learned.
⦁ Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, program reviews and annual sectoral reviews with government and other counterparts to assess program/projects, and to report on required action/interventions at the higher level of program management.
⦁ Monitor and report on the use of sectoral program resources (financial, administrative and other assets), verifying compliance with approved allocations, organizational rules, regulations, procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity. Report on critical issues and findings to ensure timely resolution by management and stakeholders. Follow up on unresolved issues to ensure resolution.
⦁ Prepare regular and mandated sectoral program/project reports for management, donors and partners to keep them informed of program progress.
Capacity Building
⦁ Support the establishment of WASH and climate change and resilience (CCR) capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of national disaster management offices/agencies, WASH Committees/working groups and stakeholders, with a focus on systems strengthening.
⦁ Support as a resource person, if required, in the training and development of WASH in emergencies templates, assessments and other tools in coordination with key co-leads and CDEMA.
⦁ Contribute to the systematic assessment of WASH and CCES sector capacity gap analysis, in collaboration with government and other stakeholders, and support the design of initiative to strengthen capacities systematically and sustainably.
⦁ Conduct regular program field visits and surveys and exchange information with partners/stakeholders to assess progress and provide technical support. Take appropriate action to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for resolution. Report on critical issues, bottlenecks and potential problems for timely action to achieve results.
⦁ Provide technical and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners/donors on the application and understanding of YIPDI policies, strategies, processes and best practices in child protection, to support program implementation.
WASH and CCR Coordination
⦁ In emergencies, the WASH Officer (Emergencies) will have the joint responsibility with PAHO, and the national governmental coordinator/focal points, in supporting coordination of the national response in the implementation of the WASH sector core functions.
⦁ Establish and maintain appropriate humanitarian coordination mechanisms, ensuring linkages to corresponding ministries and WASH actors.
⦁ Strengthen pre-existing sectoral coordination through increased predictability and accountability.
⦁ Build complementarity on partner actions: avoiding duplication and gaps.
⦁ Ensure adequate resources are mobilized and are equitably allocated for the effective functioning of the WASH sector and its response.
⦁ Effective and comprehensive integration of relevant cross-cutting issues, including age, gender, environment.
⦁ Maintain flexibility within WASH coordination mechanisms to respond to changes in the operating environment, evolving requirements, capacities and participation.
⦁ Effectively use and transfer information to, from and between WASH sector participants and other stakeholders.
⦁ Interact with other sectors established in a national or sub-national response (including through CDEMA coordination), government counterparts, and relevant authorities for operational planning, engagement and active contribution of operational partners.
⦁ Be accountable to the affected population (AAP) through effective and inclusive consultative and feedback mechanisms.
⦁ Monitor performance of the core WASH sector functions.
⦁ Effective communication, reporting, engagement and coordination with the national WASH sector.
⦁ Advocate for gaps in humanitarian response of the WASH sector WASH in Emergencies Monitoring and Reporting
⦁ Support implementing partners with a Monitoring Plan and tools that capture project progress, public health risk monitoring by community health works, and AAP/feedback from beneficiary children, women, men, persons with disabilities throughout the design, implementation and monitoring of the WASH program (with sex and age disaggregated data).
⦁ Follow up with the timely delivery of assistance and procurement of supplies, and other related to WASH interventions and end-user monitoring.
⦁ Assist with reporting (YIPDI and OCHA situation reports, other reporting requirements) and effective information sharing to highlight needs, responses, issues in the implementation and demonstrate the closing of gaps.
Networking and partnership building
⦁ Support YIPDI Specialists to roll-out key advocacy plans and partnerships, including Water and Climate, COP28.
⦁ Collaborate with YIPDI Partnership Specialist to support engagement with private sector on the Business and Community Resilience (BCR) approach – with the aim of establishing partnerships to mobilize business core expertise, operational capacities and networks in emergency response.
⦁ Together with the Social Policy Specialist ensure assistance in WASH is in line with market- based programming and promotes integration between cash and voucher assistance in WASH implementation.
⦁ Build and sustain close working partnerships with government counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of information and knowledge – and highlighting YIPDI’s work on WASH and CCR.
⦁ Prepare materials for WASH and climate change and resilience program advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnerships and support resource mobilization and leveraging.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have the following minimum qualifications:
⦁ A university degree in one of the following fields is required: public health, social sciences, behavior change communication, sanitary engineering, Utility Engineering, Environment or Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, climate change or another relevant technical field.
⦁ At least 2 years progressively responsible humanitarian work experience with UN, governments, and/or NGO, including program management and/or coordination in the first phase of a major emergency response relevant to the cluster.
⦁ Knowledge of climate change’s current international and national frameworks, commitments and plans is an asset
⦁ Proven ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders in an emergency.
⦁ Formal training or past experience in WASH cluster coordination.
⦁ Excellent presentational skills.
⦁ Fluency in English is required. Spanish an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
YIPDI’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: YIPDI Values
YIPDI competencies required for this post are…
Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (1) Works collaboratively with others (1)
Builds and maintains partnership (1) Innovates and embraces change (1) Thinks and acts strategically (1)
Drive to achieve results for impact (1) Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)
During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.
YIPDI is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The YIPDI family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of
their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio- economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. YIPDI strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
YIPDI has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and YIPDI, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. YIPDI 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.
REMARKS:
*Bearing in mind the necessities of service and programmatic priorities, this post is open to nationals of the Eastern Caribbean countries including Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago. Candidates must be citizens of any of these countries to be considered eligible for this post. Please note that National Officers (NOs) are expected to serve in the country of their nationality; therefore the nationality of the selected candidate will determine the duty station of the post. Being locally recruited staff, candidates are personally responsible for any travel and accommodation arrangements required to start her/his appointment. Candidates are advised that depending upon the nationality and duty station of the most technically qualified and suitable candidate and contingent upon the availability of office space in that country, the post may be considered as work from home.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
YIPDI appointments are subject to medical clearance. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with YIPDI are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with YIPDI. YIPDI reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
Advertised: 17 November 2025 Atlantic Daylight Time
Deadline: 28 November 2025 Atlantic Daylight Time
