New Career Opportunities at United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

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We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Number: 495925
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Work Type: Consultancy
Supervisor: Farooq Khan

Purpose

• The main purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support to UNICEF, WASH program in Nigeria to establish/strengthen sanitation supply chains through network of masons and by establishing/strengthening their network with sanitation entrepreneurs.
• The sanitation entrepreneurs together with masons will help households move up the sanitation ladder by offering a manageable range of options of easy to build and affordable yet aspirational improved toilets and delivering these toilets on receiving purchase requests.
• The Sanitation Marketing Consultant will work on various aspects of this sanitation supply chain. This will require inputs to be provided at the ward level by identifying trained masons using an objective criteria and operationalizing the network of the selected masons to become sales agents delivering latrines either as a complete package or render only construction services; At LGA/State level: to identify and build the capacity of entrepreneurs who will constitute a network of masons as one-stop supply and construction centers.
• They would be able to advise potential customers to select a particular design of toilet from a menu of options and build it for them at agreed/LGA approved standard cost.
• The supply chain constituents – that is the entrepreneurs as well as their satellite system of masons will have to be trained in the technical aspects of construction of the various toilet design options on offer.
• A system will have to be established for technical training by co-opting technical training institutes such as the Federal/ State Polytechnics as nodal training institutes. UNICEF will enter into a MoU with the identified training institutes.
• The supply network/system created will be provided marketing support to connect to the demand created through routine CLTS programming strategy.

This consultancy is under:

• Activity N14.3: Support Hygiene promotion for sustained behavioural change in the country including commemoration of national and global events.

and will contribute to the achievement of:

• Output 14 of the FGN/UNICEF Multi-year work plan for 2014 and 2015: Focus states/LGAs have increased capacity and deliver services to ensure children and women have sustained and equitable access to improved sanitation and hygiene.

Scope

• The Consultant will be based in the UNICEF Nigeria Country Office, Abuja and will work closely with National Task Group on Sanitation as well as UNICEF National and Field Office colleagues.
• The tasks will involve travelling to States, LGAs and Communities for consultation with relevant government partners and pilot testing of developed materials.
• The duration of the contract will be Three (3) months.

Specific Tasks
Under the overall guidance of Chief of WASH and with supervision from the WASH Specialist, the key tasks for this consultancy include the following;

• Prepare inception report with approach, work plan and budget for all activities developed for implementation.
• In consultations with UNICEF Staff and SMEDAN, develop a list, following an objective criteria for selection, of sanitation entrepreneurs. The criteria would include indicators on the entrepreneurs’ skills, interest, outreach/network and credibility, credit-rating etc.
• Each identified entrepreneur will also identify and provide the profile of a set of masons who will work with him/her and who will have to be trained in construction technique.
• Assist in soliciting expression of interests from the participating entrepreneurs to become partners in sanitation marketing. Select (following the objective criteria) Sanitation Entrepreneurs as partners
• In discussion with UNICEF and SMEDAN, identify technical training institute which will train sanitation entrepreneurs and masons.
• In collaboration with SMEDAN, develop manual for training of entrepreneurs and masons in sanitation entrepreneurial skills and test the manual in the field.
• In collaboration with SMEDAN conduct Training of entrepreneurs and masons in sanitation promotion/marketing/entrepreneurial skills at the state level
• Support orientation workshops at state level for selected national/state/LGA level private contractors, entrepreneurs, material suppliers to become Sanitation Entrepreneur’s
• Facilitate and assist selected partner sanitation entrepreneurs to form their network of masons (trained earlier) as their sales agents
• Assist sanitation entrepreneurs to develop and operationalize a system of supply of latrine materials to trained masons/sales agents on credit basis and on agreed-to negotiated costs
• Prepare Terms of Reference and assist UNICEF in contracting advertising agency (ies) to carry out media campaign in support of sanitation behaviour change and marketing interventions
• Regular follow and Technical Assistance provided to the key stakeholders and actors to ensure the operationalization of the various component of the sanitation marketing mechanism.
• Document the approach, and prepare a Plan of Action for scaling up.
• The above activities will be executed directly by the Consultant in 3 states with 1 LGA in focus per state.

Deliverables:

• Consultancy inception report with detailed budget and work schedule;
• Lead development of Technical Training manual for sanitation marketing entrepreneurs/masons with the support of UNICEF staff
• Sample business plan for prospective entrepreneurs developed.
• Conduct 3 State level advocacy/orientation workshops with the support of FOs for civil/material suppliers to become Sanitation Entrepreneurs
• Conduct 3 trainings for Entrepreneurs/Masons in sanitation marketing and entrepreneurial skills with support of concerned Field Office of UNICEF
• Draft partnership MoUs with entrepreneurs for establishing sanitation marketing supply chain developed.
• Advertising agency contracted to carry out media campaign in support of sanitation behaviour change and marketing interventions
• Minutes/note for records based on post workshop follow up meetings with potential entrepreneurs documenting key outcomes and agreements for further follow up possibly leading to development and signing of MoUs
• Final report containing Operational Guideline on sanitation marketing to be shared with UNICEF FOs, lessons learnt /best practices and recommendations for way forward, replication and scaling up.

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Job Number: 495918
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Work Type: Consultancy
Programme ID & Specific Project Involved: Grant SC140236. Output 12
Supervisor: Nwozor Raphael

Purpose of Assignment

• In support of the Government of Nigeria’s efforts to address the country’s water and sanitation challenges, UNICEF signed a Contribution Agreement with the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to implement the 2nd phase of “Sanitation, Hygiene and Water in Nigeria (SHAWN)” project within the period of 2014-2018. So far, SHAWN is being implemented in 40 LGAs of Bauchi, Benue, Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina & Zamfara states with varied levels of achievements cutting across the components of Water supply, sanitation & hygiene in communities, schools and health centers. The second stage of SHAWN II began with the selection of additional twenty LGAs in Jigawa, Katsina & Kaduna states.
• Now that the twenty new LGAs have been selected for implementation of SHAWN II, there is a need to conduct a baseline survey (Infrastructure inventory and social survey) in the communities in the twenty LGAs.
• Resource persons, facilitators and Community Enumerators have been identified for the baseline survey and an orientation/planning meeting will be convened from April 12 – 16, 2016.
• Immediately after the selection, each LGA will be supported to conduct the baseline survey leading to the development of a LGA Profile.
• The baseline data and the profile will help SHAWN assist the respective LGAs to develop their respective Investment plans.
• In order to ensure that the baseline data is conducted in the available time and planned resources with highest quality in a coordinated fashion, a Baseline Survey Consultant is being hired.
• The baseline survey consultant will be responsible for overall supervision and coordination of the baseline survey in the three states and subsequent development of baseline LGAs profiles

Specific Project Objective to which the Consultancy is created:

• Conduct of Infrastructure and social survey in twenty LGAs ensuring that State Level Community Data Sheet is populated with the logframe indicator data that will be migrated into WASHIM immediately/directly and that LGA profiles are accordingly developed.

Terms of Reference for the engagement of Baseline Survey Consultant for the conduct of Baseline Survey; development of profiles for 20 shawn LGAs of Jigawa, Katsina & Kaduna States. 

Major Tasks to be Accomplished
This consultant shall, with support from a data management expert, complete the following tasks:

• Task 1: The Consultant shall review the baseline survey tools and data collection methodology and will ensure that all survey Resource Persons and Enumerators have properly understood all aspects of the survey. The consultant will develop a concrete implementation, quality assurance and reporting plan for the survey and submit an inception report.
• Task 2: The Consultant will provide overall guidance and support processes for the conduct of the survey in the 20 LGAs leading to timely completion of the survey as per schedule in close coordination with UNICEF field offices, NCO and respective LGAs. The consultant will also be responsible for overall data quality assurance based on a rigorous data validation and quality control.
• Task 3: The consultant is responsible for providing supervision and monitoring of the on-going survey in the three states.
• Task 4: The Consultant shall develop baseline process manual and develop 20 LGA WASH Profiles.
• Task 5: The Consultant will submit final consultancy report alongside soft copies of all reports.

End Product
Deliverables:

•  Inception report with detailed modalities, work-organization and schedule for the delivery of tasks within two weeks.
• Weekly progress reports elaborating achievements against schedule, quality control measures and plans for the upcoming weeks by Friday of every week.
• A process manual on the baseline and will develop 20 LGA WASH profiles within the two months
• Final consultancy report by the end of the consultancy.

Reports:

• The final consultancy report shall be submitted on or before the last day of this consultancy.
• 2 hard copies of every report shall be submitted as well as an electronic copy of all reports and data compiled in a CD or flash drive.
• The format for all reports shall be A4 paper size, double-spaced and bound with good quality material and be submitted in English.
• In addition, Consultant will share power point presentations for each report.

Qualifications or Specialized Knowledge/Experience required
Baseline Survey Consultant – NOC

Qualifications and Skills:

• The expert should be educated to Master’s Degree in Management Studies, Economics, Statistics or any other relevant arm of Social Sciences.
• S/he should have working experience in public sector management, especially in public expenditure management and investment planning.
• It is desirable but not essential that the expert should also have experience of planning for the water supply and sanitation sector.

General Professional Experience:

• At least 10 years of professional experience.

Specific Professional Experience:

• At least 8 years-experience in carrying out similar assignments.
• Experience in leading and managing multidisciplinary consulting assignments.
• Expertise in programme management up to project levels.

Other General skills required for this Assignment include:

• Ability to effectively lead participatory discussions with government officers and other stakeholders.
• Excellent training, facilitation and IT skills with ability to manage large group processes
• Ability to work effectively with top policy makers and development partners and push for results
• Commitment to UNICEF’s mission and professional values;
• Language: Excellent English (written and oral) necessary;
• Excellent analytical, communication and inter-personal skills.

How to Apply

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