Consultancy: Awareness creation through Community Led Total Sanitation at International Medical Corps

Background

Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) stresses the elimination of the practice of open defecation in communities. CLTS initiatives encourage community self-analysis of existing defecation patterns and threats, and promote predominantly local solutions to reduce and ultimately eliminate the practice of open defecation. Instead of focusing on latrine construction as a goal, CLTS helps communities and individuals understand the health risks of open defecation and use disgust as a “trigger” to promote collective and individual action, which ultimately lead to locally-built, low-cost household latrines. The ultimate goal of CLTS is that communities achieve and maintain “open defecation-free” status.

Scope of work of consultancy

The consultants will be responsible,

• Preparation of the CLTS training.
• Developing the training materials.
• Facilitate the training.
• Guide the teams for field practical on triggering
• Following up from the CLTS training
• Submission of final report.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Water and sanitation engineer, environmental health engineer, or a public health expert having an excellent knowledge of community based sanitation strategies
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in WASH, with a significant experience in Northern Nigeria
• Must be fluent in English
• Fluency in Hausa is a strong advantage
• Excellent analytical skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills with proven abilities to compile views of different partners