Consultant for the Development of a Consolidated National Hygiene Promotion Manual for Practitioners in Lesotho

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*Goal and Objective*****:

The main objective of this consultancy is to develop a consolidated National Hand Hygiene Promotion Manual, to be used by practitioners in hand hygiene education and promotion in Lesotho.

The specific objectives expected are as follows:

• Develop a comprehensive standard national hand hygiene promotion manual building on available hygiene promotion materials developed and used by different Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) stakeholders in Lesotho in consultation with all relevant stakeholders. The manual should provide suitable hygiene promotion approaches for different settings.
• Define minimum hand hygiene standards that are endorsed to be used nationwide and in different settings (households/community; schools and health care facilities, open spaces, other institutions etc.) and locations (urban, rural).
• Develop comprehensive and inclusive (gender, age, disability etc.) hygiene promotion information, education and communication (IEC) materials to be used nationwide and in different settings (community; schools and health care facilities, shopping malls, restaurants) and locations (urban, rural).

Activities and Tasks

• Review global, regional and national hand hygiene promotion documents, developed in similar contexts to Lesotho, which have considered recent health and climatic emergencies.
• Review and integrate existing hygiene promotion materials adopted and employed by different government partners, local NGOs in Lesotho.
• Engage in wide consultations and discussions with various key actors including line ministries (Ministry of Health, Ministry of Water etc.), UN agencies, key donors and NGOs (World Vision International, Lesotho Red Cross Society, Catholic Relief Services etc.), both at national and district level to gather information that could better be incorporated in the National Hygiene promotion manual and hygiene minimum standards.
• Draft a national hygiene Promotion Manual and a Hygiene minimum standards document. The manual should have a clear synthesis of hygiene education and promotion approaches most feasible for Lesotho. It should focus on key WASH aspects including Menstrual Health and Hygiene.
• Present the draft manual and hygiene standards in a formal consultation workshop with key stakeholders for feedback and inputs.
• After incorporating the feedback and inputs in both documents, present the final Hygiene promotion manual and Minimum hygiene standards package in another formal consultation workshop with the key stakeholders for final validation.
• Draft comprehensive and inclusive Information, Education and communication (IEC) hygiene materials for different contexts in consultation with key sector partners in consultation with the UNICEF WASH and SBC teams.
• Assess and review the drafted IEC materials in the different contexts and work with key partners for inputs, finalizing and validation of the IEC materials.

Tasks/Milestones/Deliverables and Payment method

Tasks/Milestone:

Deliverables/Outputs:

Timeline (period/deadline)

Payment structure (% of the total fee)

Develop workplan in consultation with supervisor with monthly deliverables

Inception report with detailed methodology, workplan, timelines and milestones, proposed options for structuring and content of the final documents

2 weeks ( Nov 15)

0%

Review of global, regional and national knowledge on hand hygiene education and promotion, including hygiene minimum standards and IEC materials developed in similar settings. This should include manuals/materials in use by various stakeholders in Lesotho.

Literature based synthesis of up-to-date knowledge on hygiene

4 weeks (Dec 31, 2021)

20%

Conduct extensive consultations with key stakeholders and develop a consolidated national hand hygiene promotion manual for Lesotho, which should include hygiene minimum standards and IEC materials

• Present draft manual and minimum standards document in a consultation forum for further stakeholder inputs

Draft hygiene promotion manual and minimum hand hygiene standards, accompanying PowerPoint presentation,

• Stakeholder meeting report

2 months (Feb 28, 2023)

30%

Finalize consolidated national hand hygiene promotion manual, including hygiene minimum standards and IEC materials factoring in inputs from the consultative forum, for Validation

• Final draft of the consolidated national hygiene promotion manual, including the hygiene minimum standards and IEC materials. Ready for stakeholder validation
• Stakeholder validation meeting report

1 month (31 March, 2023)

30%

Dissemination of final consolidated national hand hygiene promotion manual for practitioners, including hygiene minimum standards and IEC materials

Print-ready all-inclusive manual submitted

15 April 2023

20%

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s) in Environmental Health or a field relevant to international WASH related development assistance. *Additional training in Health Education or Communication for Development (Programme Communication), an asset.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in the WASH Sector, in developing contexts, better in Southern Africa.
• Previous experience in supporting countries in developing WASH related policies, strategies and implementation plans.
• Familiarity with SDGs, the hand hygiene for all initiative and other related global trends and priorities, most up-to-date country experiences.
• Strong analytical, writing and communication skills
• High standard of written and verbal English language skills. Knowledge of Sesotho will be an advantage
• Familiarity with the local social and cultural context is highly recommended
• Ability to conduct online and physical consultative meetings

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit an online application through the Talent Management System (TMS) that consists as a minimum of the following:

-TMS Profile/ Curriculum Vitae

-Financial proposal must be ‘all inclusive’ of all expenses related to the assignment

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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 visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.