Consultant – WASH in Healthcare Facilities and Humanitarian WASH, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO), Bangkok, Thailand

The WASH, Climate & Sustainable Environment Section, UNICEF East Asia Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) is seeking an international individual consultant to provide technical support and capacity building on climate-resilient WASH in health care facilities, and humanitarian WASH in the East Asia and the Pacific Region, to coordinate multicountry initiatives to deliver climate resilient WASH and health services, and to strengthen the quality and predictability of humanitarian preparedness and response throughout the region.

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UNICEF works to ensure the rights of all children in the East Asia and Pacific Region.  This means the rights of every child living in this country, irrespective of their nationality, gender, religion or ethnicity, to:

• survival – to basic healthcare, peace and security;
• development – to a good education, a loving home and adequate nutrition;
• protection – from abuse, neglect, trafficking, child labour and other forms of exploitation; and
• participation – to express opinions, be listened to and take part in making any decisions that affect them

How can you make a difference?

The WASH, Climate & Sustainable Environment Section, UNICEF East Asia Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) is seeking an international individual consultant to provide technical support and capacity building on climate-resilient WASH in health care facilities, and humanitarian WASH in the East Asia and the Pacific Region, to coordinate multicountry initiatives to deliver climate resilient WASH and health services, and to strengthen the quality and predictability of humanitarian preparedness and response throughout the region.

Work Assignment, Expected deliverable and Delivery schedule:

1. Assignment: Coordination of regional initiatives on WASH in Health Care Facilities. The consultant will be required to:

• Track progress amongst EAP countries on the Eight Practical Steps for WASH in healthcare facilities.

• Prepare quarterly updates for EAP country offices on the global grant ‘Maintaining and strengthening essential health services through ACT-A investments’, in collaboration with country offices and the regional office health section.

• Assist EAP country offices to prepare their annual reports on the global grant ‘Maintaining and strengthening essential health services through ACT-A investments’.

• Deliver two regional webinars or trainings on WASH in healthcare facilities, in collaboration with the regional office health section and other UN agencies (e.g., WHO).

• Provide technical review and comments to country offices on reports, studies, concept notes or other documents sent to EAPRO for review related to WASH in healthcare facilities.

Expected deliverable 1: Monthly summary of all work carried out with the following schedule:

o Quarterly progress updates: October 2023, January, April, July 2024

o Annual report: July 2024

o Webinars: November 2023, May 2024

Delivery schedule: The deliverable for this assignment will be due monthly, on the last day of the month, as a summary of all support provided.

2. Assignment: Coordination of regional WASH humanitarian preparedness and response initiatives. The consultant will be required to:

• Plan a Humanitarian WASH training for WASH staff from UNICEF’s country offices in the EAP region. Develop the agenda, develop training materials, co-facilitate the training, and assist in organizing the training logistics.

• Maintain a list of staff training status, and assist in reviewing RRRM and other internal response rosters annually as required.

• Provide remote support to the planning of country office WASH in emergencies trainings of partners as requested, including the review or preparation of training materials and suggestions on invitee lists and agendas.

• Develop a discussion paper on greening UNICEF’s humanitarian WASH work and organize a consultation with country offices for dissemination.

• Review and provide feedback on country office WASH preparedness plans (including EPP submissions), sit reps, HACs, HRPs, and other documents as requested.

• Assist the Emergency Section to draft WASH input to the regional humanitarian report in January 2024, based on country and regional office reporting.

Expected deliverable 2: Monthly summary of all work carried out with the following schedule:

o HAC review: October 2023

o Discussion paper: December 2023

o Regional humanitarian thematic report: January 2024

o Regional WiE Training: February 2024

Delivery schedule: The deliverable for this assignment will be due monthly, on the last day of the month, as a summary of all support provided.

3. Assignment: Coordination of ‘Improving Climate Resilient WASH in EAP’ project. The consultant will be required to:

• Prepare quarterly updates for EAP country offices on the regional grant ‘Improving Climate Resilient WASH in EAP’, in collaboration with country offices. Convene quarterly meetings with all country offices and ad-hoc meetings as necessary to review progress.

• Assist EAP country offices to prepare their annual reports and logframe updates on the regional grant ‘Improving Climate Resilient WASH in EAP’.

• Provide technical review and comments to country offices on reports, studies, concept notes or other documents sent to EAPRO for review related to climate resilient WASH.

 Expected deliverable 3: Monthly summary of all work carried out with the following schedule:

o Quarterly progress updates: October 2023, January, April, July 2024

o Annual report: March 2024

Delivery schedule: The deliverable for this assignment will be due monthly, on the last day of the month, as a summary of all support provided.

4. Assignment: Coordination of ‘Healthy Environments, Healthy Children’ project. The consultant will be required to:

• Prepare quarterly updates for EAP country offices on the regional grant ‘Healthy Environments, Healthy Children’, in collaboration with country offices and UNV in EAPRO. Convene quarterly meetings with all country offices and ad-hoc meetings as necessary to review progress.

• Assist EAP country offices to prepare their annual reports and logframe updates on the regional grant ‘Healthy Environments, Healthy Children’.

• Organize a regional webinar on environmental health, in collaboration with the regional office health section.

• Provide technical review and comments to country offices on reports, studies, concept notes or other documents sent to EAPRO for review related to environmental health.

Expected deliverable 4: Monthly summary of all work carried out with the following schedule:

o Quarterly progress updates: November 2023, February, May, August 2024

o Annual report: July 2024 

Delivery schedule: The deliverable for this assignment will be due monthly, on the last day of the month, as a summary of all support provided.

Duration of Contract:   1 October 2023 – 30 September 2024
 

Duty Travel:  None. Home-based. 

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

• Advanced university degree (Masters or higher) in areas related to water, sanitation and hygiene; climate change, environmental management, and public policy or other related disciplines

• At least 8 years of progressively responsible professional experience at international levels and demonstrated track record in climate resilient WASH

• Experience delivering results on WASH in healthcare facilities

• Experience preparing for and responding to humanitarian crises

• Experience working with UNICEF and knowledge of UNICEF policies, strategies and priorities

• Experience working in multiple East Asia and Pacific countries

• Based in Bangkok, Thailand

Interested candidates are requested to submit CV, full contact information of minimum 3 references, availability, and proposed daily professional fee in USD by 21 September 2023.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

 

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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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:

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. Consultants 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.

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