PASEREC Consultant(e) International(e)

The consultant will coordinate planning, execution, and monitoring of the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) program activities, facilitate sectoral coordination among government, UNICEF, development partners, and non-state actors, support institutional reforms, contribute to monitoring and reporting, and ensure integration of cross-cutting issues such as gender, inclusion, climate change, child protection, and protection against sexual exploitation and abuse.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate planning, execution and monitoring of program activities according to expected results, indicators and deadlines
• Facilitate sectoral and intersectoral coordination among government institutions, UNICEF, African Development Bank, development partners and non-state actors
• Support management of institutional, organizational and regulatory reforms planned under the program
• Contribute to monitoring and evaluation, capitalization of good practices and quality reporting of the program
• Ensure cross-cutting integration of gender, inclusion, climate change, child protection and Protection against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) in all program interventions
• Produce narrative and financial reports according to predefined deadlines

Requirements

• Master's degree (BAC+5) in project management, civil engineering, water, sanitation, environmental engineering, social sciences or other relevant fields
• At least 5 years of experience in water, hygiene and sanitation project management, policies and strategies for drinking water, hygiene and sanitation, and systems strengthening
• Proven expertise in project coordination and management
• Proven expertise in water, hygiene and sanitation including resilience of WASH infrastructure and services to climate change
• Expertise in diagnostics and evaluation in the water, hygiene and sanitation sector
• Proven experience in capacity building and development of policy and strategy documents
• Good knowledge of UNICEF regulations and strategic documents in water, hygiene and sanitation
• Knowledge of water supply and sanitation regulation, tariffs, governance and policy in developing countries
• Ability to develop high-quality guidance documents, technical analyses and development products applied to water policy, sanitation, infrastructure or related fields
• Proven writing and editorial skills and deep knowledge of the water and sanitation sector in African countries
• Fluency in French and good knowledge of English

Skills

• Project Management
• Water Supply
• Sanitation Management
• Hygiene Program Management
• WASH Infrastructure Resilience
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Project Coordination
• Diagnostics and Evaluation
• Capacity Building
• Policy Development
• Strategy Development
• UNICEF Regulations
• Water Governance
• Tariff Regulation
• Technical Writing
• Editorial Skills
• Monitoring and Reporting
• Inter-sectoral Coordination
• Institutional Reform

Languages

French, English