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Individual National Consultant – NWASH Data Assistant

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Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Kathmandu
Level: Consultancy
Location: Nepal
Categories: WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, result.

The governance of the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector has become a crucial aspect for local, provincial, and federal entities in Nepal. The Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Management (DWSSM) has been collaborating with development partners, including UNICEF, to support local governments in sector planning, monitoring, and institutional setup. Presently, over 577 local governments have either prepared or are progressing towards developing N-WASH Management Information System (MIS)-generated WASH Plans. UNICEF, along with other agencies, has played a pivotal role in supporting local governments, and its commitment to strengthening the planning and implementation capacity of provincial and local governments in the WASH sector continues.

With UNICEFF’s technical assistance the N-WASH tool has been enlarged/modified to integrate specific WASH related data from other sectorial data sets as well. The NWASH has been hosted into the Govt domain is in use of many agencies. As of 15 Jan 2025, a total of 577 Palikas used the NWAHS tool (portal - http://nwash2.softwel.com.np/) and of them 248 Palikas have develop WASH Plans. However, its smooth operation and aiding/guidance to different agencies/users is a big challenge. Moreover, there is a critical need to integrate the NWASH system into the governance structures of all local and provincial governments and translating the WASH Plans into yearly Plan and Budget of the Palika is a bit concern. The ongoing success of WASH sector governance therefore requires a continuous support and expertise from DWSSM. UNICEF is committed to providing technical assistance to DWSSM not only to WASH sector governance specific but also generating evidence for planning and resource allocation. UNICEF together with the DWSSM has initiated developing WASH status reports as well as orientating/skilling the capacity of the Palika WASH focal persons and provincial WASH team to continue this practice.

While UNICEF is contributing for the system strengthening some issues need to be resolved. The data of water safe communities declared by UNICEF so far have not been uploaded into the NWASH module due to lack of technical knowhow in the NWASH tool with the WASH team. This absence of the data in the NWSH has lessened the space for UNICEF to do evidence-based advocacy for scaling up of water safe community. Moreover, although WASH section has been using Excel sheets for progress monitoring, with the team members entering data into separate sheets and the monitoring officer manually collecting the sheets, verifying, and bringing them all together into one format for further analysis and visualization there is a need to harmonize the data visualization of the NWASH as well as to be public to concern municipality. In recent years, the NWASH is becoming a central repository tool which and specifically Palika dashboard being developed which also enable Palika to see the progress in timeline with attribution of different agencies including UNICEF. A web application that will address these challenges by providing a structured platform for data collection, validation, storage, visualization, and syncing with NWASH MIS is needed. This task is sophisticated and difficult to be performed by WASH staff and need to be piloted in close collaboration with the NWASH team at the DWSSM. UNICEF can do a demo of it and pick up as an agenda to DWSSM for further strengthening the NWASH reporting from the Palika level. As a part of the UNICEF WASH programme 2023-2027; Output No. 3.2 ‘Strengthened systems and increased capacity of three tiers of government and other WASH stakeholders to plan, implement and monitor equitable, climate-resilient and gender-responsive WASH in select underserved areas’ an assignment is proposed to improve the above situation.

The specific objectives include:

  1. To upload water safe community data into the NWASH
  2. To contribute to capacitating of UNICEF WASH Team and WASH focal persons of Palikas and provincial governments in using NWASH for data analysis, preparing WASH status reports.
  3. To help create a web-based system for structured data collection using dynamic forms and analyze through automated system allowing visualize data insights an attractive dashboard and view the table format of data.

Scope of Work:

  • Upload, together with the WASH filed team, the water safe community data in NWASH of 50 water safe communities, declared in the last three years.
  • Generate WASH status reports of 15 Palikas, in Nepali and English version, and presentations to communicate information management progress, and results to stakeholders.
  • Facilitate four events of capacity building orientations/trainings dedicated for the UNICEF WASH Team and WASH focal persons of Palikas and provincial governments in using NWASH for data analysis, preparing WASH status reports.
  • Assist the WASH team to create a web-based system for structured data collection using dynamic forms ensuring provisions/methods for data accuracy and consistency through automated data validation allowing visualize data insights in an attractive dashboard and view the table format of data,
  • Provide support to the WASH section for data review and support end users in ensuring data quality, security, and regulation compliance using Excel sheet and Power-BI data analysis,
  • Contribute for data syncing with NWASH MIS via API integration and help to the initiatives for scaling up and rollout of NWASH-WASH Plan,
  • Assist the DWSSM NWASH team to extend support to selected municipalities and provincial governments in institutionalization of NWASH as a tool for data acquisition, analysis, derive insights, and make data-driven decisions for planning purpose.
  • Task as needed and assigned by immediate supervisors from UNICEF.

TASK

  1. Upload, together with the WASH filed team, the water safe community data in NWASH of 50 water safe communities, declared in the last three years.
  2. Generate WASH status reports of 15 Palikas, in Nepali and English version, and presentations to communicate information management progress, and results to stakeholders.
  3. Facilitate four events of capacity building orientations/trainings dedicated for the UNICEF WASH Team and WASH focal persons of Palikas and provincial governments in using NWASH for data analysis, preparing WASH status reports.
  4. Provide a demo for availably of a web-based system for structured data collection using dynamic forms ensuring provisions/methods through automated data validation allowing visualize data insights in an attractive dashboard and view the data format of data.
  5. Provide support to the WASH section for data review and support end users in ensuring data quality, security, and regulation compliance using Excel sheet and Power-

BI data analysis,

  1. Contribute for data syncing with NWASH MIS via API integration and help to the initiatives for scaling up and rollout of NWASH-WASH Plan,
  2. Assist the DWSSM NWASH team to extend support to selected municipalities and provincial governments in institutionalization of NWASH as a tool for data acquisition, analysis, derive insights, and make data-driven decisions for planning purpose

Deliverable

  1. Submission of progress report on monthly basis
  2. Submission of progress report on monthly basis
  3. Submission of WASH Status Reports
  4. Submission of progress report on monthly basis
  5. Submission of progress report on monthly basis
  6. Submission of progress report on monthly basis
  7. Submission of progress report on monthly basis

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in ICT.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

Minimum 1 year national level work experience on software applications and Power BI applications.

Technical/Social Knowledge and Skills:

  • Good knowledge on NWASH application and its linkages with WASH Plan will be an asset
  • Familiar with participatory planning tools, especially about ICT based, preferably NWASH,
  • Have worked for Government, or UNICEF or other national development organizations in the similar field with proven results,
  • Familiar with spreadsheet design for data storing, analysing and preparing graphics,
  • Have presentation/facilitation skills for NWASH trainings,
  • Have knowledge of GESI and disability within the NWASH frame.

Language Proficiency / Computer skill:

  • Proficient in speaking/writing in English and Nepali.
  • Have thorough knowledge and practice on NWASH tool for WASH sector

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic background, and persons with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization. To create a more inclusive workplace, UNICEF offers paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. Click here to learn more about flexible work arrangements, well-being, and benefits.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Remarks:  

female candidates and candidates from the under-represented ethnic groups are strongly encouraged to apply. 

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract.

 

Advertised: Nepal Standard Time
Deadline: Nepal Standard Time

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