International Consultancy – Faecal Sludge Management Consultant

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Objective and Goals:

In shut collaboration with the Ministry of Water Sources & Sanitation, Ministry of Native Authorities and Group Affairs, Ministry of Atmosphere and Local weather Change, and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Sources, the Guide will take a lead in all consultations in the direction of creating the Guideline/Protocol for Faecal Sludge Administration (FSM). He/She will even determine potential key gamers within the administration of FSM in Sierra Leone. 

Methodology and Technical Method:

The technical approaches to be employed by the Guide embrace the next:

1. Overview of present information on practices and all different related points on FSM within the nation.
2. Area visits- to confirm the prevalent practices throughout the nation.
3. Assembly with key sector gamers/stakeholders to find out what is acceptable for the nation, and develop a draft Protocol/Guideline
4. Validation assembly with all related WASH sector gamers for additional inputs and endorsement of the Guideline
5. On-the-job coaching of Authorities companions (nationwide & district), workers of NGO companions and the civil society organisations on how one can use the Guideline to help FSM operations in Sierra Leone.
6. Coaching of not less than 100 pit emptiers working within the Nation in operational security utilizing the FSM Guideline.

 Particular Duties, Actions and Deliverables:

1. Preliminary desk overview and planning with key sector gamers to determine present methods, insurance policies & practices for Fecal sludge administration.
2. Intensive consultations with key sector gamers in authorities, civil society and within the non-public sector.
3. Develop a draft FSM Protocol for additional inputs.
4. Facilitate validation conferences with all related gamers throughout the nationwide and district ranges to harmonise opinions in regards to the operations of FSM within the nation.
5. Mobilize at nationwide and sub-national ranges to create a pool of Sources for FSM Protocol use.
6. Capability improvement for FSM operators (Faecal Sludge Evacuators)
7. Capability Constructing of Authorities companions on the Nationwide and District ranges for Operational Sustainability.

Please see hooked up ToR for detailed data.  ToR for WASH Consultant (FSM) .pdf

To qualify as an advocate for each youngster you’ll have… 

• Superior diploma (Grasp’s or greater) in Civil/Sanitary engineering; Water Sources Administration
• A minimal of eight years of related skilled expertise at nationwide and worldwide ranges in sanitation methods strengthening together with improvement coverage framework and techniques and Safely Managed Sanitation administration.
• Expertise working with optimization of design or sanitation administration capability constructing in Rural or large-scale methods.
• Expertise with high quality assurance and web site monitoring for civil engineering initiatives particularly for numerous sanitation know-how choices.
• Expertise in contract administration and dealing with a number of stakeholders, particularly authorities companions, within the administration of varied parts of sanitation interventions.
• Sturdy communication expertise and suppleness working with numerous authorities stakeholders. 
• Earlier work expertise with UNICEF or different worldwide organizations working within the WASH Sector in creating international locations is an asset.
• Pc expertise, together with web navigation and numerous workplace functions.
• Fluency in English is required.

For each Little one, you display… 

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

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UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF additionally adheres to strict youngster safeguarding ideas. All chosen candidates shall be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas and can subsequently endure rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply extra data to conduct a background test. 

Remarks:  

Solely shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. 

People engaged underneath a consultancy or particular person contract won’t be thought of “workers members” underneath the Workers Laws and Guidelines of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures, and won’t be entitled to advantages supplied therein (similar to depart entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their circumstances of service shall be ruled by their contract and the Normal Situations of Contracts for the Providers of Consultants and Particular person Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are answerable for figuring out their tax liabilities and for the fee of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with native or different relevant legal guidelines. 

The chosen candidate is solely accountable to make sure that the visa (relevant) and medical health insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for your entire interval of the contract. Chosen candidates are topic to affirmation of fully-vaccinated standing in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Well being Group (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which should be met previous to taking over the project. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and aren’t anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply areas or straight work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out features for UNICEF all through their consultancy contracts.