The overall aim of the internship is to assist SBC Specialist to provide support during the implementation of the overall SBC programming and support cross-sectoral collaboration and by administering, implementing, monitoring and/or evaluating a variety of SBC initiatives and activities.
The selected consultant will act as UNICEF’s technical reference point for the various tracks of scalable models, providing documented global and technical expertise from concept to implementation and dissemination of results. The consultant will provide technical assistance to respective Field Offices for the implementation of relevant models. The role will accordingly include the execution of the following tasks:
- Evaluate technical documentation: review calculations, bills of quantities, provide technical evaluation for related vendors and service providers, etc.
- Establish baseline: The impact of the scalable models is assessed through the perceived improvement on its application field (e.g. an increase in energy efficiency, a reduction in water losses, a higher satisfaction in the consumers, improved water quality, etc.). In order to evaluate such improvement, the consultant will guide UNICEF’s technical team to determine the respective baselines.
- Assist implementation: Liaise with UNICEF technical team and involved partners (private sector, academia, NGOs, International Organizations, etc.) and facilitate the discussion regarding the specific details of the implementations, such as optimal location of the scalable model, budget, size, objectives, timeframe, expected outputs, beneficiaries, etc.
- Technical visits: The consultant is expected to pay technical visits to the scalable model sites on a periodic basis to evaluate the progress of the implementation.
- Documentation: The consultant will keep a detailed record of all the milestones in the scalable model implementation process, as well as of the analytical data gathered from the implemented models.
- Publication and dissemination: The consultant will be tasked with the publication and dissemination of results derived from the implemented scalable models in reputed international journals relevant to the Water and Sanitation field and humanitarian action, with the purpose of leveraging their upscaling at national level and encouraging vodokanals to replicate the initiatives. In agreement with UNICEF’s WASH Programme Manager, outstanding models will be selected, and up to four publications will be produced.
Sous la supervision de l’Ingénieur en Construction P3, basé à Niamey, le/la titulaire fournit une expertise et un appui aux programmes et aux bureaux de zones dans l’élaboration des Termes de Références, le recrutement des prestataires et le suivi des travaux de constructions en général et en particulier la construction d’ouvrages WASH dans les infrastructures scolaires et sanitaires conformément aux standards et aux règles et règlements de l'UNICEF.
Sous la supervision de l’Ingénieur en Construction P3, il fournit une expertise en construction et un appui aux programmes et au bureau dans l’élaboration des Termes de Références, le recrutement des prestataires de services et le suivi des travaux de constructions, conformément aux standards et aux règles et règlements de l'UNICEF.
UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office is looking for a knowledge management (Qualitative research) consultant to accompany the BRS Programme MEAL Taskforce from the inception phase and throughout implementation.
The overall aim of the internship is to assist SBC Specialist to provide support during the implementation of the overall SBC programming and support cross-sectoral collaboration and by administering, implementing, monitoring and/or evaluating a variety of SBC initiatives and activities.
The selected consultant will act as UNICEF’s technical reference point for the various tracks of scalable models, providing documented global and technical expertise from concept to implementation and dissemination of results. The consultant will provide technical assistance to respective Field Offices for the implementation of relevant models. The role will accordingly include the execution of the following tasks:
- Evaluate technical documentation: review calculations, bills of quantities, provide technical evaluation for related vendors and service providers, etc.
- Establish baseline: The impact of the scalable models is assessed through the perceived improvement on its application field (e.g. an increase in energy efficiency, a reduction in water losses, a higher satisfaction in the consumers, improved water quality, etc.). In order to evaluate such improvement, the consultant will guide UNICEF’s technical team to determine the respective baselines.
- Assist implementation: Liaise with UNICEF technical team and involved partners (private sector, academia, NGOs, International Organizations, etc.) and facilitate the discussion regarding the specific details of the implementations, such as optimal location of the scalable model, budget, size, objectives, timeframe, expected outputs, beneficiaries, etc.
- Technical visits: The consultant is expected to pay technical visits to the scalable model sites on a periodic basis to evaluate the progress of the implementation.
- Documentation: The consultant will keep a detailed record of all the milestones in the scalable model implementation process, as well as of the analytical data gathered from the implemented models.
- Publication and dissemination: The consultant will be tasked with the publication and dissemination of results derived from the implemented scalable models in reputed international journals relevant to the Water and Sanitation field and humanitarian action, with the purpose of leveraging their upscaling at national level and encouraging vodokanals to replicate the initiatives. In agreement with UNICEF’s WASH Programme Manager, outstanding models will be selected, and up to four publications will be produced.
Sous la supervision de l’Ingénieur en Construction P3, basé à Niamey, le/la titulaire fournit une expertise et un appui aux programmes et aux bureaux de zones dans l’élaboration des Termes de Références, le recrutement des prestataires et le suivi des travaux de constructions en général et en particulier la construction d’ouvrages WASH dans les infrastructures scolaires et sanitaires conformément aux standards et aux règles et règlements de l'UNICEF.
Sous la supervision de l’Ingénieur en Construction P3, il fournit une expertise en construction et un appui aux programmes et au bureau dans l’élaboration des Termes de Références, le recrutement des prestataires de services et le suivi des travaux de constructions, conformément aux standards et aux règles et règlements de l'UNICEF.
UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office is looking for a knowledge management (Qualitative research) consultant to accompany the BRS Programme MEAL Taskforce from the inception phase and throughout implementation.