UNICEF Job in Nigeria for a National Sanitation Marketing Consultant (WASH)
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - For 70 years,
UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories
to promote children's survival, protection and development.
The world's
largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports
child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic
education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from
violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the
voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and
governments.
If you are a committed, creative professional and
are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the
world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from
you.
Job Title: National Sanitation Marketing Consultant (WASH)
Purpose
- The main purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support
to UNICEF, WASH program in Nigeria to establish/strengthen sanitation
supply chains through network of masons and by
establishing/strengthening their network with sanitation entrepreneurs.
The sanitation entrepreneurs together with masons will help households
move up the sanitation ladder by offering a manageable range of options
of easy-to-build and affordable yet aspirational improved toilets and
delivering these toilets on receiving purchase requests.
- The Sanitation Marketing Consultant will work on various aspects of
this sanitation supply chain. This will require inputs to be provided at
the ward level by identifying trained masons using an objective
criteria and operationalizing the network of the selected masons to
become sales agents delivering latrines either as a complete package or
render only construction services; at LGA/State level: to identify and
build the capacity of entrepreneurs who will constitute a network of
masons as one-stop supply and construction centers. They would be able
to advise potential customers to select a particular design of toilet
from a menu of options and build it for them at agreed/LGA approved
standard cost.
- The supply chain constituents- that is, the entrepreneurs as well as
their satellite system of masons will have to be trained in the
technical aspects of construction of the various toilet design options
on offer. A system will have to be established for technical training by
co-opting technical training institutes such as the Federal/ State
Polytechnics as nodal training institutes. UNICEF will enter into a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the identified training
institutes.
- The supply network/system created will be provided marketing support
to connect to the demand created through routine CLTS programming
strategy.
This consultancy is under:
- Activity N14.3: Support Hygiene promotion for sustained behavioural
change in the country including commemoration of national and global
events.
- And will contribute to the achievement of;
- Output 14 of the FGN/UNICEF Multi-year work plan for 2014 and 2015:
Focus states/LGAs have increased capacity and deliver services to ensure
children and women have sustained and equitable access to improved
sanitation and hygiene.
Scope
- The Consultant will be based in the UNICEF Nigeria Country Office,
Abuja and will work closely with National Task Group on Sanitation as
well as UNICEF National and Field Office colleagues.
- The tasks will involve travelling to States, LGAs and Communities
for consultations with relevant government partners and pilot testing of
developed materials.
- The duration of the contract will be six months.
Specific Tasks Under the overall guidance of
Chief of WASH and with supervision from the WASH Specialist, the key
tasks for this consultancy include the following;
- Assist the international consultant in the preparation of an overall
comprehensive sanitation marketing component budget for all activities
to be carried out during the period of the consultancy along with
managers of specific budget lines and timeline for availability of funds
at the end-user level in discussion with UNICEF at the National Office.
- Assist the international consultant in liaising with SMEDAN, state level sanitation entrepreneurs and the network of masons.
- Develop a leaflet/brochure on "Easy Latrine" to be distributed to
the HH during the post triggering community follow up visits by WASHCOM
members/ satellite masons linked to supply outlets of sanitation
entrepreneurs. The leaflet/brochure will be designed to assist HH choose
an affordable yet inspirational latrine suiting local/HH requirements.
Leaflet/brochure should contain info on Toilet options with features and
USPs and actual costs (including but not limited to: two-leach pit,
single leach pit and VIP), the functional appropriateness of different
options (such as water requirements, land requirements, cleaning,
filling, emptying, durability etc)
- Assist the international consultant in identifying potential
technical training institute which will train sanitation entrepreneurs
and masons.
- Assist the international consultant in conducting Training of
entrepreneurs and masons in sanitation
promotion/marketing/entrepreneurial skills at the state level
- Assist the international consultant in regular follow and Technical
Assistance to be provided to the key stakeholders and actors to ensure
the operationalization of the various component of the sanitation
marketing mechanism.
- Assist the international consultant in documenting the approach, and prepare a Plan of Action for scaling up.
- The above activities will be executed directly by the Consultant in
additional 2 LGAs each of additional 4 States. The Consultant will
develop guidelines for the concerned UNICEF FO staff for replication.
- Programme ID & Specific Project Involved: YW 303 (WASH
Programme); Output 14: Focus states/LGAs have increased capacity and
deliver services to ensure children and women have sustained and
equitable access to improved sanitation and hygiene.
- With the help of graphic designer (to be hired by UNCIEF) develop
publicity material for trained entrepreneur and masons (as UNICEF/LGA
assistance for the promotion of sanitation in business model)
- Assist the international consultant in contracting an advertising
agency to carry out media campaign in support of sanitation behaviour
change and marketing interventions
- Assist the international consultant in conducting orientation
workshops at state level for selected national/state/LGA level private
contractors, entrepreneurs, material suppliers to become Sanitation
Entrepreneurs
- Assist the international consultant in activating the sanitation entrepreneurs network of masons as sales agents
- In discussion with UNICEF WASH Section shortlist a menu of technical
options consisting of both dry and water-flushed toilets complete with
superstructure features which will be offered as options for choice to
the customers in the sanitation market to be created. The range of
options will consist of a maximum of 4 to 6 designs. The cost of
building each option complete with superstructure will be worked out by
actually building model units at an agreed site, which will serve as the
benchmark for costing. Transport costs and entrepreneurs' margin will
be added to the benchmark to arrive at the cost-to-the-customer, which
will have to be communicated to the buyers.
Deliverables:
- Consultancy inception report with detailed budget and work schedule;
- Lead development of Technical Training manual for sanitation marketing entrepreneurs/masons with the support of UNICEF staff
- Draft partnership MoUs with entrepreneurs for establishing sanitation marketing supply chain developed.
- Minutes/note for records based on post workshop follow up meetings
with potential entrepreneurs documenting key outcomes and agreements for
further follow up possibly leading to development and signing of MoUs
- Final report containing Operational Guideline on sanitation
marketing to be shared with UNICEF FOs, lessons learnt /best practices
and recommendations for way forward, replication and scaling up.
- Sample business plan for prospective entrepreneurs developed.
- Conduct 3 State level advocacy/orientation workshops with the
support of FOs for civil/material suppliers to become Sanitation
Entrepreneurs
- Conduct 3 trainings for Entrepreneurs /Masons in sanitation
marketing and entrepreneurial skills with support of concerned Field
Office of UNICEF
Qualifications or specialized knowledge/experience required:
- The selected consultant(s) will be Individuals with a track record of at least five years of WASH Sector experience.
- Possible areas of expertise include civil engineering, value chain
analysis; business advisory services, particularly in the area of market
transformation; capacity building and social entrepreneurship.
- Experience working with in rural and informal markets is essential.
Other essentials skills are:
- Proven analytical and planning skills and ability to think strategically.
- Good communications and writing skills in English.
- Willingness to be a part of, and closely work with a government personnel/staff and institutions.
- Diplomacy and negotiating skills.
- Previous work experience with UNICEF and in Africa would be an added advantage.
- Excellent presentation skills, both in terms of written and oral communication.
- Willingness to travel to rural and semi-urban areas of the country.
- Strong computing skills including spreadsheets and graphics
- Passion and commitment to UNICEF's mission and professional values.
Terms of Reference:
- National Sanitation Marketing Consultant.
Contract Duration:
- Contract will be for a total duration of 6 months from 1st June to 30th November, 2016.
Official Travel Involved:
- Official travels within the country to be based on approved travel
plan developed by the Consultant and approved by management. The
Consultant is expected to travel to Katsina, Bauchi, Kaduna, Jigawa,
Cross River, and Anambra States.
- The Consultant will be paid approved Daily Subsistence Allowance for all authorized travels within the country.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should
Click Here to Apply