Consultant for Organizational Development at RTI International

Locations: Imo, Sokoto, Taraba, Abia, Niger, Delta

Background
The USAID Effective Water Sanitation and Hygiene (E-WASH) is a 4-year program with the main objective of strengthening the governance, financial and technical viability of six (6) State Water Boards (SWBs) in Nigeria. The six SWBs are as follows: Imo SWC (Lot 1); Sokoto SWB(Lot 2); Taraba SWA (Lot 3); Abia SWSC (Lot 4); Niger SWB (Lot 5); Delta USWB (Lot 6).

The project is working towards achieving the following four objectives:

• Create professionally managed and commercially oriented SWBs
• Improve the financial and operational viability of SWBs
• Strengthen policy, institutional, and regulatory frameworks for improved WASH services
• Build national and state WASH advocacy, coordination, and communications for reform
• The project is being implemented by RTI International (www.rti.org), which is an independent organization dedicated to conducting innovative, multi-disciplinary research that improves the human conditions. E-WASH to this effect is inviting interested, eligible and competent Consultancy Firms and Service providers via this Expression of Interest (EOI) to respond on their willingness to be shortlisted to the following consulting services: Consultancy for Organizational Development Assignment in Six State Water Boards - Imo SWC (Lot 1); Sokoto SWB(Lot 2); Taraba SWA (Lot 3); Abia SWSC (Lot 4); Niger SWB (Lot 5); Delta USWB (Lot 6)

The cardinal objectives of the assignment are:

• To develop a robust organizational structure that can fits into and sustain the utility under corporatization arrangements
• To develop utility Human Resource management instruments and policies/ guidelines and procedures etc.
• To prepare the utility staff and leadership for transition into a corporate organization among others

Eligibility/Criteria for selection
Applicant organizations will only be considered if they are:

• Demonstratable and proven organizational capacity (experience, recommendations) to undertake this kind of work
• Demonstrate availability of reputable experts in the specialty of the assignment
• Legally registered
• Have been in operation for at least five years
• Demonstrate access to required financial resources to execute the assignment and Have appropriate financial and management systems
• Demonstrate Innovativeness.