National Contractor of WASH Provincial Facilitator for NTB Province (for Indonesian only)

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Title: National Contractor of WASH Provincial Facilitator for NTB Province

Type of Contract: Individual Contractor

Duration: October 2022 – August 2023 (11 months full-time)

Duty Station: Mataram, NTB

In close coordination with PPAS Working Group and institutions partners, the role of WASH provincial facilitator is to support planning, coordination, advocacy, and WASH programme monitoring effectively with specific emphasis on sanitation. The assignment aims to support the Government of West Nusa Tenggara Province and selected district(s) to support the achievement of Open Defecation Free (ODF) and having the access to safely managed sanitation. Specifically, the WASH Provincial Facilitator is expected to work together with local implementing partner to support the pilot on strengthening private engagement in safely managed sanitation, generating financing options, including scale up the utilization of ZISWAF funds for WASH, and implementation of WASH4Work initiative. The WASH Provincial Facilitator will work under the supervision WASH Officer and overall guidance of Chief of Field Office UNICEF Kupang.

How can you make a difference?

A. Support the achievement of Open Defecation Free (ODF)/STBM

1. Develop Strategy and Action Plan on Buang Air Besar Sembarangan Nol (BASNO)/STBM in collaboration with WASH working group at province and district level (Pokja AMPL/PPAS). This will include conducting assessment on current plans, policies, institutional arrangements, financial availability, public awareness/demand, as well as availably of supply, particularly sanitation related product. The consultant will mainstream climate resilience issues into the strategies and action plans. Based on the data collected, the consultant will support and facilitate the local governments to analyse and develop strategies and action plan as reference for all stakeholders for accelerating and sustaining Open Defecation Free (ODF)/STBM.

2. Provide technical assistance to support the achievement of ODF/STBM in the selected district. The consultant will support the local governments at selected districts to implement the strategy and action plan in eliminating open defecation and acceleration of achievement 4 pilars STBM. The consultant will focus on demand creation, improving availability of sanitation related product, strengthening monitoring system and ODF/STBM verification. The consultant will also provide support on improving sanitation access in schools and health care center (Puskesmas) as well as promoting Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH).

3. Work collaboratively with local government and Badan Zakat Nasional (BAZNAS) to scale up utilization of Zakat, Infaq dan Sedeqah (ZIS) for accelerating ODF and safely managed sanitation. The consultant is expected to facilitate Pokja PPAS and local BAZNAS in selected district to implement BAZNAS guidelines to support implementation of ZIS for WASH in selected cities/districts and also help in developing an overall situation assessment on the utilization of ZIS funds in WASH across the districts in NTB.

B. Support to the strengthening of private engagement on safely managed sanitation

1. Support piloting Public Private Partnership (PPP) model for safely managed sanitation service in public market. In collaboration with local UNICEF implementing partner, the consultant will conduct data collection as part of landscape assessment to understand current situation of safe sanitation services in public markets at selected 2 districts target and provide inputs to the analysis and recommended service delivery model. The consultant will support local governments at selected districts to implement the model by (a) identifying availability of private sanitation service providers, (b) linking with sanitation city service managed by local governments, (c) supporting the development of partnership agreement between private sector and local governments to ensure access to safely managed sanitation in public market and (d) monitoring implementation of the partnership.

2. Facilitate the provision of financing supports to households for improving access to safely managed. In consultation with Pokja PPAS, the consultant will (a) identify criteria to select targeted areas and beneficiaries who will be for getting financing supports, (b)conduct assessment and provide data analysis on households’ demand to improve sanitation conditions and their perception on having micro credit for sanitation improvement, (c) identify the available or potential subsidy from governments and/or non- government, and (d) support sensitization to micro credit institutions.

3. Facilitate the provision of financing supports to sanitation entrepreneurs for service expansion. In collaboration with local UNICEF implementing partner, the consultant will (a) identify available local sanitation entrepreneurs/business entities and conduct assessment in selected cities/districts target to understand challenges and opportunities in business expansion, (b) identify available government support to small/medium enterprises, and (c) conduct and facilitate series of workshops/sensitizations to micro credit on sanitation market and seek for potential implementation of ABISANI initiative with micro credit institutions.

4. Support development of one-stop-shop platform to ensure interlinkage of all business processes throughout sanitation service chain in peri urban settings. The consultant in close coordination with Pokja PPAS in selected districts and the UNICEF team will (a) develop data base of market players, (b) review existing mobile app on fecal sludge management applied in selected districts, (c) provide input to the concept of one-stop-shop, including on institutional model to manage the business process within the chain, (d) support the introduction to the one-stop-stop platform, and (d) support pilot implementation of one-stop-shop platform in selected districts.

C. Support to the strengthening of private engagement on safely managed sanitation

1. Ensure implementation of WASH4Work initiatives with at least two companies in the selected districts/cities. Building on the WASH4Work survey results in NTB Province, the consultant will identify potential companies to engage with to improve WASH situation in their workplaces and document these efforts. The consultant will also map out CSR forums in NTB and engage with companies to improve access to WASH in key settings using their CSR funds.

2. Participate in regular WASH coordination meetings such as those of Pokja PPAS, COVID-19 task force and WASH sub-Cluster meetings and submit regular updates and minutes of these meetings.

Please refer to the detailed ToR for more information.

ToR_National Contractor of WASH Provincial Facilitator for NTB Province - TMS.pdf

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

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree of education in engineering, public health, or a field relevant to international WASH related development assistance. Master of higher qualification is preferable. • Should have a minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience since graduation, and have necessary professional qualification in urban sanitation sector • Experienced with WASH governance issues, as well as familiarity with the institutional and regulatory framework of WASH sector development in Indonesia. • Have knowledge and experience of the urban/rural sanitation programmes (e.g., PPSP, Pamsimas, STBM, IUWASH), at National and/or Sub-national level • Proven ability in research, dialogue and synthesis of complex information in strategic reports. • Strong writing and analytical skills for quality report writing (a sample of recent analytical report will be requested). • Excellent written and oral communication skills in Bahasa Indonesia is mandatory, capability speaking and writing in English is a very strong asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

• Builds and Maintains Partnerships • Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness • Drive to achieve results for impact • Innovates and embraces change • Manages ambiguity and complexity • Thinks and acts strategically • Works collaboratively with others

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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 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.