Oct 16, UNICEF International Consultant for the Development of Climate-Resilient Faecal Sludge Management Strategy and Operative Guidelines Jobs in Nigeria

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UNICEF International Consultant for the Development of Climate-Resilient Faecal Sludge Management Strategy and Operative Guidelines Jobs in Nigeria

Organizational Context and Purpose for the job

The government of Nigeria (GoN) has committed to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 – improving WASH services by 2030. 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.

Bauchi state is implementing ODF campaign drives and Local Government Areas (LGAs) including Dass and Warji were among the first LGAs to become ODF in Nigeria. Despite this success, since 2017, the need for adequate emptying, transport and treatment of sludge has grown.

With a substantial number of household sanitation infrastructure, especially for low income densely populated settlement towns, being pit latrines, these needs are thus commonly met by manual pit latrine emptiers and other unregulated actors in the sanitation service provision sector.

However, the practice of manual pit latrine emptying is surrounded by many challenges including poor regulation; little clarity on institutional roles and responsibilities; high costs borne by poor household; unplanned desludging operations; indiscriminate disposal of the faecal sludge in an unauthorized place such as water bodies and drainage systems and solid waste collection centres; and lack of options and opportunities for productive use of faecal sludge.

Lack of professionalism coupled with unskilled manpower in faecal sludge management has led to the re-occurring challenges in the sector.

The situation is likely to deteriorate as the state continues to urbanize and more LGAs become ODF as a result of the National drive for ODF under the CNC. The challenges in faecal sludge management as well as the entire sanitation sector necessitate the immediate needs for all the relevant stakeholders in the sector to develop a workable and sustainable Strategy and Operative Guidelines that will help guide the government on critical actions to develop and regulate the FSM value chain sector beyond household containment.

With up to 99,500 litres of faecal sludge generated each day by Bauchi state residents and 99% being unsafely managed, there is need for effective management and treatment of faecal sludge to protect public health and the environment.

Key responsibilities:

This consultancy aims at supporting the government of Bauchi state strategically ensure that their populations have access to sustainable and safely managed sanitation by developing a climate-resilient Faecal Sludge Management Strategy and Operative Guidelines 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. This activity will serve as a model for states like Jigawa currently moving beyond ODF towards safely managed sanitation services, as well as the National level to replicate.

In addition, learning from the Bauchi state FSM Strategy and evidence generated through state-level data assessments for SMS will be used to feed into the National Sanitation Policy currently under review. In line with the UNICEF shift towards climate-resilient WASH services, the FSM strategy is expected to take into account

climate change mitigation and adaptation throughout all components of the strategy.

Based on the above, 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.
  • Develop a Climate-Resilient, Faecal Sludge Management Strategy and Operative Guideline for Bauchi state. The strategy document will present service delivery approaches and enabling environment changes needed to implement and regulate safe FSM in both rural and urban areas of Bauchi state and covering collection, transportation, treatment, disposal and where possible, re-use of faecal sludge. The document will also include protocols for FSM, as well as technical/operational guidelines, standard operating procedures, monitoring and evaluation framework and estimated investments needed for FSM and applicable to all stakeholders engaged in FSM in Bauchi.
  • This process will also include clarification and articulation of Institutional and Regulatory Framework, roles and responsibilities and cross-functional accountabilities for FSM and recommend amendments/shift in roles or possible creation of new department or creation of new agencies.
  • 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.

    The Consultant will work with a national external facilitator to carry out the deliverables. The assignment is remote work and will require trip to Abuja and Bauchi, Nigeria, for field visits and consultations. The consultant will be required to have and utilize their own IT and Communications equipment.

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    Education:

  • Advanced degree in Development Studies, Public Health, Community Health, Public Administration, WASH Engineering, Social and Behaviour Change Communication and any other related field..

    Experience:

  • The Consultant shall have a minimum of 8 year’s experience in national and sub-national work in the WASH sector with skills in rural and urban sanitation promotion work, including faecal sludge management strategies and technologies.
  • Proven expertise in and knowledge of diverse, innovative, and climate-resilient Faecal Sludge Management strategies and across different contexts (urban and rural).
  • S/he should also have a solid writing skill in English language, with experience in producing written analysis of WASH issues and evidence of having done similar kind of work at the national and sub-national level.

    Language Requirements:

  • Fluency in written and spoken English language

    How to Apply

    For more information and job application details, see; UNICEF International Consultant for the Development of Climate-Resilient Faecal Sludge Management Strategy and Operative Guidelines Jobs in Nigeria

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