Capacity Needs Assessment on Wastewater Surveillance for Africa Expert at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

• Conducting a thorough assessment of existing wastewater surveillance capabilities across African countries, identifying strengths, weaknesses, and gaps.
• Analysing the current state of infrastructure, technical expertise, and resources available for wastewater surveillance in different African regions.
• Identifying key stakeholders and potential partners for wastewater surveillance capacity building initiatives in Africa.
• Assessing the policy and regulatory landscape across African countries regarding wastewater surveillance and environmental monitoring.
• Identifying opportunities for knowledge transfer and collaboration between African countries and international experts in wastewater surveillance.
• Developing a comprehensive report outlining capacity building opportunities, challenges, and recommended strategies for enhancing environmental and wastewater surveillance in Africa.
• Contributing to the development of training materials and capacity building programs based on the analysis findings.
• Providing expert advice on integrating gender considerations and safeguards intocapacity building strategies for wastewater surveillance in Africa.

Qualifications/special skills

• Master’s degree in public health, environmental health, wastewater, or another related field is required. PhD degree in public health, environmental health, wastewater, or another related field is highly desired.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in waster -surveilliance is required and, within the 5 years, at least 3 years of relevant experience in developing capacity needs assessments (or gap analyses) is required. Comprehensive knowledge of the African context on wastewater and environmental surveillance is highly desirable
• Proven record of at least 3 scientific publications or technical advice on wastewater surveillance is highly desirable
• Experience designing and implementing roadmaps for wastewater surveillance is highly desirable.
• Experience with or within the UN system or in other international organizations on wastewater surveillance is desirable.