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- Background
UNICEF Ghana, with funding support from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is providing support to the Government of Ghana (GoG) to develop a national strategy for urban household sanitation. To support the development of this strategy, key elements are being piloted, including behaviour change and demand creation strategies, development of appropriate low-cost sanitation and waste water treatment technology options, and sanitation marketing, supply chain and business development. The project is being implemented in the Ashaiman, Ho and Tamale Metropolitan /Municipal Assemblies (MMAs). The urban sanitation project is one of several projects under the GoG-UNICEF WASH Programme (2012-2016).
To coordinate and strengthen project activities at MMA level, towards achieving project targets, UNICEF intends to engage the services of three individual consultants as Metropolitan/Municipal Resource Persons (MRP)s. The consultants will focus on supporting the MMAs implement sanitation and hygiene interventions aimed at reducing open defecation and increasing improved sanitation coverage.
The MRPs are expected to be based at the MMA and support in the coordination, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of sanitation and hygiene activities in the specific district.
The MRPs will be required to work directly with key government and UNICEF CSO partners within the MMAs to ensure timely and quality delivery of project results. They will work in a facilitative manner and support the MMAs to meet key commitments in the areas of Sanitation Marketing (SanMark), business development and sanitation behaviour change. They will coordinate the MMAs and CSOs implementation of the behavior change approaches piloted by international consultants namely Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS), Community Led Urban Environmental Sanitation (CLUES) and Community Development for Health (CDH)]. The MRPs will also coordinate the activities of the sanitation marketing consultant at the MMA level to ensure timely delivery of SanMark inputs.
- Objectives of Assignment
- Facilitate programme implementation by supporting MMAs, CSOs and partners in their day to day activities
- Enhance horizontal and vertical liaison among stakeholders at the district and community level
- Specific Tasks
In meeting the objectives of this assignment, the MRPs are expected to perform the tasks outlined below, that are further detailed in Appendix A:
- Provide facilitative support to municipal environmental health officers(EHOs) and partner CSOs for effective planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of key sanitation and hygiene interventions
- Update GIS sanitation database twice a month in each MMA
- Support effective urban CLTS/CDH/CLUES implementation by EHOs and partner CSOs in the MMAs: ensure that triggering sessions are conducted as per respective district triggering plan
- Ensure that EHOs and CSOs follow up once every week in triggered communities until triggered sections/clusters are declared ODF
- Coordinate implementation of Sanitation Marketing within the MMAs
- Coordinate and support activities during visits to MMA by UNICEF and/or its partners and consultants
- Coordinate the establishment of task teams for SanMark, CLTS, Micro-finance M&E at MMA levels for the effective and sustainable management of the interventions
- Provide monthly and situational updates
- Methodology
The MRPs are expected to work with staff of the MMAs, CSOs and other government agencies at that level in a facilitative manner that ensures that capacity is built within the Government service. Further they will be responsible for working together with key Government staff in a manner that ensures Government leadership and ownership. The MRPs will also work closely with UNICEF’s CSO partners responsible for implementing the urban project interventions in the MMAs.
Each MRP will be assigned to one particular MMA and will work under the supervision of the Urban WASH Specialist. The MRPs will be expected to spend 70-80 percent of their time in the field supporting the MMAs to implement project activities and maintain/update a sanitation GIS database. They will ensure that the CSOs and Environmental Health Officers (EHO)s provide the necessary linkages between households and sanitation businesses, service providers and financing sources, for the purpose of household toilet construction. They will also ensure that the CSOs and EHOs carry out follow up activities to assist households who have committed to constructing toilets, to proceed to completion.
- Deliverables:
- Monthly coordination meeting organized with all stakeholders, especially EHOs, CSOs (tracking progress in triggering, follow-up and toilet construction), MFIs (access to finance) and artisans/ businesses (technical support); MCE/MCD are briefed monthly on progress.
- GIS sanitation database updated with most current data twice a month
- 80% of triggering sessions as per respective district triggering plan developed by the International Consultant, completed by EHOs and CSOs by end of the assignment.
- Weekly follow-up visits to triggered sections/clusters are carried out by EHOs and CSOs, until they are declared ODF
- One sanitation fair per MMA organized featuring: sanitation businesses, sanitation products, financing options, and technology options
- Visits to the MMA by UNICEF, donor, and consultants executed according to plan
- WASH infrastructure construction in 10 schools per MMA completed, including Facilities Management Plans according to GES standards.
- Monthly progress reports
- Payment schedule
The consultant will be paid on a monthly basis based on the submission of a brief (2 page) monthly activity report as well as the completion of deliverables for the period under review and based on certification of satisfactory performance by supervisor.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
Education
A national professional with Advanced degree in Development Studies, Social Science, Engineering, Planning, Environmental Management, Public Health, Project Management or related area. Candidates with first degree and 8 years’ experience could be considered
Years of relevant experience
At least 5 years progressive professional experience in a relevant WASH or Development field. Experience in coordination of project activities and field monitoring is desired
Competencies of Successful Candidate
- Ability to operate computer Microsoft office programs (MS Word, Excel, Power Point and Access)
- Specific experience and knowledge of behavior change approaches(urban CLTS/CDH/CLUES) or Sanitation Marketing (Sanmark) is an advantage
- Current residency in the relevant MMA(Ashaiman, Ho, Tamale) is an advantage
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Please indicate your ability, availability and monthly rate (in Ghana Cedi) to undertake the terms of reference above (including travel and daily subsistence allowance, if applicable). a two-page proposal on how you intend to carry out this assignment will strengthen your application. Applications submitted without a monthly rate will not be considered.
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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.
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