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Myanmar continues to face a complex humanitarian crisis characterized by widespread protracted and new displacement, access constraints, recurrent climate-related shocks, public health emergencies, and deterioration of WASH services and facilities in many sites and locations. Protracted conflict and repeated displacement continue to disrupt water, sanitation and hygiene services in Chin, Kayah, Kayin, Magway, Rakhine, and Sagaing; recurrent flooding contaminate water sources and damage WASH assets; access and terrain constraints delay repairs in Chin and Kayah; dry-season water scarcity affects Magway, Rakhine, and Sagaing; and earthquake-related damage and water-quality instability persist in pockets of the Northwest and Shan. Households continue to rely on unsafe water sources, face inadequate sanitation, and experience gaps in menstrual hygiene management and disability-inclusive facilities, increasing both protection risks and the transmission of WASH-related diseases. In 2026, an estimated 8.9 million people are in need of humanitarian WASH assistance.
The purpose of this assignment is to provide national-level coordination and strategic leadership of the WASH Cluster to ensure a coherent, evidence-based and prioritized WASH response; strengthen partner coordination, analysis, and response monitoring; and ensure robust WASH inputs into inter-cluster coordination and the Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC).
Minimum requirements
For every Child, you demonstrate...
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- An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
- Cover letter
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