UNICEF National Consultant for the Development of Faecal Sludge Management Strategy and Operative Guidelines Jobs in Nigeria
Organizational Context and Purpose for the job
The government of Nigeria (GoN) has been implementing the Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet campaign (CNC) since its launch in November 2019, with a vision to make Nigeria open defecation free in alignment with the National Open Defecation Free (ODF) Roadmap and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 6.2.
The CNC and the ODF Roadmap have a strong focus on collective behaviour change towards LGA-wide ODF with the aim of achieving state-wide ODF across the 36 states and FCT.
Purpose of Activity/Assignment:
UNICEF is seeking to recruit a National Consultant who will support two International Consultants in:
Developing a Climate-Resilient, Faecal Sludge Management Strategy and Operative Guideline for Bauchi state. This will frame the set of procedures to address the issue of faecal sludge management, guide stakeholders on how to effectively implement FSM and ensure effective compliance with national guidelines and standards at the national and state level for FSM.
Developing:
A climate-resilient Phased Strategy for Jigawa state to move towards safely managed sanitation (SMS) services with accompanying implementation, financing and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plans to guide state-level implementation. As a first step in enabling communities, LGAs and states sustain the gains made in eliminating open defecation (Phase 1) and move from unimproved to improved and eventually safely managed sanitation, the phased approach will include priority strategies and incremental actions needed to achieve climate-resilient basic sanitation (Phase 2) and then safely managed sanitation (Phase 3), in line with the SDG 6.2. This will require framing of key requisite interventions to be prioritized by the state to support the population to progressively achieve SMS.
An ODF Sustainability (ODF-S) Framework which will provide the overall guidance on how the state-wide ODF shall be sustained with key components on how to address slippage, reaching households left behind, ensuring functionality, and covering gaps, social and behaviour change communication, and other innovative approaches to sustaining change and moving households towards safely managed sanitation services.
Accompanying protocols to be integrated into existing national protocols for sanitation and hygiene. To help monitor, certify, and validate communities on their actions towards sustaining ODF and moving up the sanitation ladder incrementally, the consultancy will develop protocols for the strategy which will be integrated into the National ODF Protocol (adopted September 2022) or other relevant protocols at the national level.
Key Responsibilities:
The National Consultant will support the International Consultant with specific local knowledge of sanitation issues and legislation/strategies/policies and institutional frameworks/dynamics in Nigeria. The National Consultant is expected to closely collaborate with the International Consultants, Federal and State Ministries of Water Resources, Ministries of Environment, WASH institutional mechanisms, line ministries, departments and agencies, and other relevant stakeholders involved in sanitation and report to the UNICEF WASH Manager.
With guidance from the WASH Manager, in close collaboration with sector stakeholders, and in close coordination with and under the guidance of the International Consultants, the following are the key assignments of the consultancy:
Inception report detailing the approach to the assignment and associated timelines for completion, in consultation with the supervisor and other WASH section staff.
Conduct multi-level stakeholder consultations, desk reviews, secondary research and analysis of policies, strategies, capacity building tools, legislative and regulatory framework, and informant interviews and discussions to establish quality, local and contextualized and common understanding of safely managed sanitation, faecal sludge management and ODF sustainability issues, and the policy, institutional, legal, regulatory environments.
Prepare and provide quality, contextualized inputs to support the development of (1) climate-resilient Faecal Sludge Management Strategy and Operative Guideline for Bauchi state, (2) A climate-resilient Phased Strategy for Jigawa state to move towards safely managed sanitation (SMS) services with accompanying ODF Sustainability (ODF-S) Framework for sustaining ODF, (3) Protocols, implementation, financing and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plans for the ODF-S Framework and Phased Strategy. This will include providing inputs to the methodology, approach, and tools for developing the strategy documents and all supporting documents and learning products to support adaptation and replication of the process by other states.
Carry out capacity assessment of Jigawa and Bauchi state government staff, private sector and community structures and recommend areas that require capacity strengthening to implement the Climate-resilient FSM Strategy and operative Guidelines with Institutional and Regulatory Framework and estimated Investment needs and the Phased Strategy towards SMS, ODF-S Framework & Plans and Protocols.
Develop the orientation modules for the Climate-resilient FSM Strategy and operative Guidelines with Institutional and Regulatory Framework and estimated Investment needs and the Phased Strategy towards SMS, ODF-S Framework & Plans and Protocols for different levels of relevant government staff.
Produce Technical guidelines to support the adaptation and replication of both processes by other states.
Produce a consultancy report, which will also be used for sharing information on project activities, results, pictures, and lessons learned with a wide variety of audiences, from beneficiaries to high-level decision-makers.
Throughout the assignment, the National Consultant is expected to:
• Keep continuous contact, engage with, and provide language support to the International Consultant
• Maintain communication and good working relations with stakeholders, serving as a liaison and facilitating consultations between the International Consultants and stakeholders.
• Organize briefings with the UNICEF WASH manager to provide status updates and reports.
• Consultant will be required to have and utilize their own IT and Communications equipment.
• While the consultant will be managed by and report to the Abuja office, they are expected to be based in Bauchi or Jigawa state for the duration of the assignment
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Education:
A university degree in public health, social sciences, social and behaviour change communication, sanitation and water supply engineering, or other specialist field related to WASH is required. An advanced degree or other post-graduate qualification will be an added advantage.
Experience:
The Consultant will work with an international external specialist to carry out the deliverables. The Consultant shall have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in national and sub-national work in the sanitation sub-sector with skills in rural and urban sanitation promotion work, including faecal sludge management strategies and technologies. The following are also key qualifications required:
• Experience developing sanitation strategies and guidelines.
• Experience with facilitation, research, and consultations.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of the national and state level policy, institutional, regulatory, and legal frameworks for sanitation.
• Evidence of solid knowledge of stakeholders in the country, in particular national institutions, ministries, departments, and agencies in the WASH sector.
• Experience working on climate-resilient sanitation services.
• Understanding of the Clean Nigeria Campaign and ODF roadmap.
• S/he should also have solid writing skills in English language.
Language Requirements:
Fluency in English (verbal and written) is required. Fluency in Hausa language is an asset and an added advantage.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; UNICEF National Consultant for the Development of Faecal Sludge Management Strategy and Operative Guidelines Jobs in Nigeria
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