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Background:
Now within the third yr of escalation, the continuing struggle in Ukraine has had extreme penalties for the well-being of the nation’s kids. Even earlier than the escalation of the battle, in February 2022, roughly 10 million folks in Ukraine lacked entry to a centralized piped water provide, and 20 million folks lacked entry to centralized wastewater assortment and remedy amenities (GoU, 2021). The state of affairs stays nearly the similar as per the Authorities’s 2023 figures. Poor water high quality (one-third of samples fail nationwide requirements) and insufficient sewage remedy current public well being dangers, together with illness outbreaks, such because the suspected cholera in Mariupol and the Hepatitis A outbreak in western Ukraine. Prices have risen sharply, whereas demand and affordability have declined drastically. Furthermore, the water and sanitation amenities are general outdated and decaying, and each consuming water provide and wastewater remedy rely upon this closely degraded infrastructure. As of 2021, round 40% of current networks had been in essential situation, and nearly 35% of sewage remedy amenities wanted upgrades (GoU 2021). In the meantime, local weather change is predicted to make pure catastrophes in Ukraine extra probably and extra extreme by rising temperature, altering rainfall patterns, extending warmth waves, and lowering water availability.
The Ministry of Restoration (MinRestor) offers with key areas of built-in transport coverage formation and efficient public administration, the primary instructions of growth. The Ministry of Infrastructure is the primary physique within the system of central government authorities that ensures the formation and implementation of state coverage (i) within the subject of settlement enchancment, housing and communal companies, and family waste administration; (ii) within the subject of restoration of areas, territories and infrastructure affected by the armed aggression of the Russian Federation towards Ukraine; (iii)within the subject of housing and communal companies management; (iV)within the subject of vitality effectivity of buildings.
UNICEF, along with companions, is working to make sure that emergency entry to protected water and sanitation is offered to kids and households throughout the nation, together with a few of the precedence and most affected areas, particularly within the frontline, the place we help vodokanals (water utilities), municipalities, hospitals, colleges, and collective facilities, restoring water and sanitation companies and amenities, and offering gear and important consumables akin to chemical substances for water remedy, amongst different interventions. UNICEF can also be the main company of the WASH Cluster in Ukraine, a coordination mechanism of over 100 implementing companions, notably lively within the frontline space. Notably, the Administration Data System (MIS) Cell of the WASH cluster conducts quite a few evaluation visits and helps the coordination of over 100 simultaneous tasks. Such efforts guarantee well timed and knowledgeable response efforts whereas avoiding dangers of gaps or duplication.
Given the present calls for and rising wants of the sector because of destruction and harm within the water and sanitation sector, humanitarian organizations play an essential function in emergencies and on the best way to the restoration of the WASH sector in Ukraine. The consolidated help offered by humanitarian and donor organizations to probably the most weak inhabitants wants be recorded and monitored by the MinRestor for extra clear, accountable and accountable actions. For the reason that ongoing hostilities are inflicting day by day harm and destruction to essential infrastructure, the help offered to the vodokanals (water utilities) will be technical or monetary. Amassing, analyzing and publishing such stories on the help offered will assist strengthen the sector and draw consideration to weaknesses within the means of supporting water utilities.
Goal of project:
UNICEF seeks to supply enhanced capability to the MinRestor, to boost the standard, effectivity, and transparency within the utilization of humanitarian assist acquired by utility firms, notably essential infrastructure enterprises. The main target is on bettering institutional capability, readability, and transparency in alignment with the priorities set by the MinRestor.
How will you make a distinction?
Key features of the project embody:
1. Readability and Transparency: Proactively collect data from different vodokanals and different utilities which may be of use to the WASH for informing selections.
2. Compliance with Priorities: Be certain that data administration paperwork are circulated promptly and motion factors are handled.
3. Monitoring and Reporting: Monitor the humanitarian assist acquired, together with its quantitative and price expression, and monitor the variety of enterprises receiving assist throughout completely different areas. Present complete monitoring knowledge, help coaching, technical working teams, wants assessments, and different actions (eg. coaching of data system and instruments) as a part of the general MinRestor preparedness and response interventions;
4. Consulting Providers: Provide consulting companies and help to essential infrastructure enterprises, advising on the preparation of analytical paperwork, stories, shows, and different supplies associated to MinRestor actions. This contains responding to requests from stakeholders and supporting the Venture Supervisor/Director in numerous issues associated to assembly the wants of essential infrastructure enterprises.
6. Institutional Capability Constructing: Enhance the institutional capability of vodokanals, particularly essential infrastructure enterprises, to successfully monitor and report back to MinRestor.
The Advisor will work below the supervision of a supervisor from the UNICEF WASH Part in shut coordination with the Venture Supervisor of the Reform Assist Workplace below the MinRestor.
General, the project goals to strengthen the general monitoring and reporting system for essential infrastructure enterprises, guaranteeing efficient and well timed cooperation and reporting to the stakeholders with and alignment with the broader targets of the Ministry and signed agreements.
Work project overview:
| Deliverable | Deadline | # of w/days | |
| Inspection report, together with workplan, checklist of deliverables and supplies/timelines for the consultancy | 30 Apr 2024 | 10 | |
| 5 Analytical stories on the wants and calls for of essential infrastructure enterprises on the request of the MinRestor | 31 Might 2024 | 20 | |
| 5 Analytical stories on the wants and calls for of essential infrastructure enterprises on the request of the MinRestor | 31 July 2024 | 30 | |
| 3 Analytical paperwork concerning the standing of enterprises of essential infrastructure, particularly concerning potential dangers, penalties, and proposals for his or her prevention and determination on the request of the MinRestor | 31 Aug 2024 | 20 | |
| 4 Evaluation of the monitoring knowledge of enterprises, help in supporting knowledge entry on the monitoring platform, rising the effectivity and effectiveness of utilizing the monitoring platform concerned in bettering water provide and sewerage on the request of the MinRestor | 30 Sept 2024 | 20 | |
| 4 Evaluation of the monitoring knowledge of enterprises, help in supporting knowledge entry on the monitoring platform, rising the effectivity and effectiveness of utilizing the monitoring platform concerned in bettering water provide and sewerage on the request of the MinRestor | 31 Nov 2024 | 30 | |
| 3 Studies and/or protocols concerning consultations with stakeholders and different coordination conferences on the request of the MinRestor | 31 Dec 2024 | 20 | |
| 3 Studies and/or protocols concerning consultations with stakeholders and different coordination conferences on the request of the MinRestor | 28 Feb 2025 | 30 | |
| Last report, together with classes discovered and proposals for future implementation and monitoring of WASH tasks. | 10 April 2025 | 20 | |
| Sub-total: | 200 | ||
Please present an all-inclusive monetary proposal together with travels to hold out the deliverables listed above.
To qualify as an advocate for each little one you’ll have…
Schooling: Bachelor’s diploma in one of many following fields is required: economics, regulation, enterprise/public administration. A Grasp’s diploma or increased in any of the talked about areas is a bonus.
Skilled expertise:
Ideally 5 years of common expertise within the subject of venture administration, public or enterprise administration, and provision of consulting companies within the related subject.
A minimum of 3 years {of professional} expertise associated to the sector of housing and communal companies, venture or change administration.
Languages:
Expertise and competencies:
For each Youngster, you show…
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
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UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our international workforce should replicate the range of these kids. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or some other private attribute.
UNICEF presents reasonable accommodation for consultants/particular person contractors with disabilities. This will embody, for instance, accessible software program, journey help for missions or private attendants. We encourage you to reveal your incapacity throughout your software in case you want cheap lodging throughout the choice course of and afterwards in your project.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and goals of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF additionally adheres to strict little one safeguarding ideas. All chosen candidates will probably be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas and can subsequently endure rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply extra data to conduct a background verify.
Remarks:
Solely shortlisted candidates will probably be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of.
People engaged below a consultancy or particular person contract won’t be thought of “workers members” below the Workers Rules and Guidelines of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures, and won’t be entitled to advantages offered therein (akin to go away entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their circumstances of service will probably be ruled by their contract and the Basic Situations of Contracts for the Providers of Consultants and Particular person Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are liable for figuring out their tax liabilities and for the cost 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 the whole interval of the contract. Chosen candidates are topic to affirmation of fully-vaccinated standing towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Well being Group (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which should be met previous to taking on 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 immediately work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out capabilities for UNICEF in the course of their consultancy contracts.
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