WASH State Consultant at UNICEF

VN No.: VN-NGR-60-2015
Location: Maiduguri
Level: NOB
Type of Appointment: Special Service Agreement (SSA) for 6 months

Purpose of the Consultancy

• The State Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Consultant will be based in Maiduguri working under the supervision of WASH Specialist & UNICEF Maiduguri Field Office to deliver on the planned WASH results for the emergency interventions being implemented by UNICEF.

Major tasks expected for the above consultancies:

• Provide technical support to UNICEF partners inducing State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation agency, BOSEPA, etc. in program need assessment, planning, draft of proposals, implementation and monitoring of WASH services
• Facilitate identification of gaps in WASH services provision, draft/recommend update WASH response, transition, or exit strategies as applicable and action plans based on lessons learned from WASH response activities and advocate/lobby implementing humanitarian partners to address the gaps where critical gaps in addressing WASH priorities are identified.
• Facilitate monitoring of WASH interventions and progress against implementation plans with dis-aggregated indicators for adequacy of WASH services in terms of quantity, quality, coverage, etc. and access of disadvantaged and marginalized groups.
• Facilitate and ensure utilization of participatory and community based approaches involving all relevant partners and the IDP communities in WASH emergency related assessments, analysis, planning, monitoring and response
• Facilitate adequate WASH related contingency planning and preparedness for potential significant changes in the nature of the emergency;
• Ensure that sector actors are aware of relevant policy guidelines, technical standards and assist the lead WASH agency/State WASH sector emergency working group to ensure that WASH responses are in line with existing policy guidance, technical standards.

Qualifications or Specialized Knowledge/Experience Required

• Advanced University Degree in Public Health, Sanitary/Public Health Engineering, Communication for Development, or related field.
• At least 6 years of relevant experience in programme planning, implementation and monitoring preferably in water and sanitation sector.
• Fluency in locally spoken Hausa required and knowledge of Kanuri language preferred (preferably of Borno, Yobe, or Adamawa state origin).