International Consultancy - WASH Information Management Consultant, Freetown, Sierra Leone, 6 months

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To provide technical support to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Ministry of Water Resources and other sector players to develop Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Information Management System (WASHIMS) in line with the National Policy on WASH and National Strategy for scaling up sanitation and hygiene services.

Purpose and objectives

The objective of the consultancy is to provide technical support to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation and other sector players to develop a Web-based Information Management system for growing and managing data for decision support. Within the consultancy period of 6 months, the Consultant will support the Ministry in reviewing existing data in the sector, consolidating them into a sector database, and creating interphase for data updates, analytics, and infographics for real-time retrieval and presentation of sector information.

This is in line with Output 1 (The Government has improved evidence and strengthened institutional capacity to ensure WASH policy implementation and coordination) and Activity 1.3.2 (Provide technical assistance to develop WASH M & E system, including WASHIMS to strengthen service delivery and implementation of WASH policies, procedures, standards and guidelines.) of the 2022-2023 WASH Rolling work plan and also in response to Recommendation Action 7.2 (Support the sector Ministries to set up a web-based database and information management system to track progress against key WASH outcome and SDG indicators) of the ASWA Evaluation Management Response Plan.

Methodology and Technical Approach

WASHIMS will be deployed as a user-friendly web-based platform for building, organizing and processing sector data into information and evidence to inform decision-making. The Consultant will conduct a detailed review of the existing systems for monitoring and reporting in the sector, critically examine, clean, and integrate available data into a structured database and provide interphases for data entry and update, interactive analysis and presentation of information to support management decision. The Consultant will engage with stakeholders to agree on key WASH indicators and parameters aligned with SDG6, needed for the development of interactive dashboards for management support. The Consultant will develop interphase to host critical sector documents and knowledge products on the management dashboard for easy retrieval. S/He will work closely with the sector Ministries to analyze capacity gaps, training needs and facilitate the training of National and District levels planning and monitoring officers. The Consultant will work closely with the technical working group on M&E to promote the roll-out of the systems across the country and provide ongoing support for the use of the system. S/He will ensure the documentation of key processes and outputs, including the report of meetings, database architecture, input indicators for data analysis and dashboards development, presentations and the interim consultancy reports.

Scope of work and Tasks

The development of the WASH Information Management System will cover the following thematic areas with their detailed attributes as follows:

WEB-BASED DATABASE

FACILITIES STATUS TRACKING SYSTEM

ONLINE RESOURCE CENTER (KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT)

Tasks/Milestone, Deliverables/Outputs and Timeframe

1. Inception meeting and report. Deliverable: Approved inception meeting report. Within 2 weeks of resumption
2. Conduct consultative meetings with stakeholders (at least two meetings). Deliverable: At least two stakeholders' consultative meeting reports submitted. Within 4 weeks of resumption
3. Compilation of infrastructure required and development of specifications for hosting services. Deliverable: Detailed specification of infrastructure requirements and hosting service. Within 6 weeks of resumption.
4. Collation, cleaning and compilation of existing data into a database. Deliverable: WASH Database Compiled. Within 12 weeks of resumption
5. Development of management dashboard for query building and infographics. Deliverable: Management Dashboard compiled. Within 14 weeks of resumption
6. Integration of facility status tracking system to the database and present real-time functionality tracking. Deliverable: Facilities Status tracking system integrated. Within 16 weeks of resumption.
7. Integration of an online repository for hosting and management of knowledge products. Deliverable: Online repository integrated. Within 18 weeks of resumption.
8. National and sub-national trainings on the application and roll-out of the system. Deliverable: National and District WASH Officers Trained. Within 22 weeks of resumption
9. Final compilation of the system and submission of a final report. Deliverable: Final report submitted. At the end of Consultancy

Please see attached ToR for detailed information. TOR_WASH Individual Consultant_WASHIMS.pdf

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

• An advanced university degree (Masters or higher) in one of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information management System or other relevant technical fields from a recognized University/ Institution
• Additional training in software development and developing similar solution applications is an asset. The candidate with only a Bachelor degree will be accepted if the s/he has over 10 years of experience in related field.
• A minimum of eight years of professional experience in WASH-related programmes for developing countries is required, of which at least five years at a senior level work experience in the areas of systems application development
• Familiar with the deployment of multiple data input sources, including SMS-based reporting
• Experience in scoping, user testing and training for ICT4D related projects
• Experienced with Linux ubuntu 14.04 LTS Server operating system (OS)
• Experienced with Phpmyadmin, web design and dashboard management
• Capable of deploying interactive learning tools for training purposes
• Familiarity with the West African context is an asset.
• Ability to align technical goals with UNICEF strategic goals
• Strong communication skills and fluency in spoken and written English

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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:

UNICEF only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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. The candidate may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).