Nutrition Support Officers, Multiple positions

Purpose, objectives, and scope of work

UNICEF KCO is looking for 3 individual national consultants with a track record of substantial sanitation expertise that includes CLTS who will support the implementation of the S-UHC Project. Consultants will each be assigned responsibility for project activities in two counties; therefore, the consultants will be expected to be based in one of the two assigned counties, dividing their time equally between the two counties to support implementation of CLTS activities. The county pairs are Kilifi and Kwale; Marsabit and Samburu; West Pokot and Baringo. The consultants will be provided with regular technical supervision by senior UNICEF WASH staff based in the Nairobi Country Office, and the Lodwar and Garissa Zonal Offices. Furthermore, the consultants will be facilitated with logistics and IT support, as well as basic office equipment. It is expected that the consultants will spend the majority of their time supporting County Governments to plan, implement, monitor and follow-up the implementation of the CLTS interventions.

Activities and Tasks

• Set clear targets against timelines for achieving Sanitation and Hygiene results in the Counties of focus for while ensuring quality, clear documentation of evidence of work done is achieved and verifiable. 

• Develop methodology, work plans, targets, indicators and time frame at County level

• Organise inception meeting with IPs and County MoH on modalities of implementing CLTS approach and integrating it with COVID-19 IPC messaging

• Provide technical support to County MoH/IPs for all trainings in CLTS approaches (e.g. training in CLTS facilitation, training in CLTS MIS and training in ODF verification and certification of communities) and modifications of the approach integrated with COVID-19 IPC measures

• Monitor and follow up implementation of CLTS interventions.

• Support development of ODF Roadmaps at county level.

• Ensure the CLTS Real Time monitoring Platform is up to date.

• Review and input implementation plan and budget submitted by County MoH/IPs to be in line with Sanitation for UHC

• Conduct monitoring and evaluation exercises to select sub counties and ensure these attain ODF status.

• Documentation of human-interest stories and good practices in Rural Sanitation and Hygiene.

• Provide technical support to County MoH/IPs for implementation, monitoring and reporting of Rural Sanitation Components of Sanitation for UHC and strengthen the WASH hub. 

• Coordinate all County programme meetings with IPs, National MoH, UNICEF and ensure proper records and actions are drawn for implementation and support.

• Provide technical and administrative support throughout all stages of CLTS programming by executing/administering a variety of technical programme transactions, preparing materials/documentations, complying with organizational processes and management systems to support progress towards the WASH-related outcome and/or output results in the country programme.

• Work collaboratively with UNICEF, NGOs as well as National and County Government partners to collect/analyse/ share information on Sanitation and Hygiene implementation issues, provide solutions on routine programme implementation through use of Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) and alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher-level interventions and/or decisions. Keep records of reports and assessments for easy reference and/or to capture and institutionalize lessons learned and knowledge management.

• Ensure liaison between UNICEF, Counties and Implementing Partners.

• Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, quality assurance, programme reviews and sectoral reviews with County governments and other counterparts and prepare reports on results for required action/interventions at the higher level of programme management.

• Monitor and report on the use of sectoral programme resources (financial, administrative and other assets), verify compliance with approved allocations, organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity at County level. Report on issues identified to enable timely resolution by management/stakeholders.

• Undertake field visits, collect and share reports with partners/stakeholders. Report critical issues, bottlenecks and potential problems and provide suggested solutions to the supervisor for timely action.

• Provide technical and operational support to implementation partners, County Government, UN system partners and other country office partners/donors on the application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices in WASH, to support programme implementation in Rural Community Component for Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion.

• Provide monthly reports to UNICEF.

• Provide a final report to UNICEF.

Responsibilities and management arrangement

• The consultants will work under the overall guidance of the UNICEF Chief of WASH, and under the direct supervision of the UNICEF WASH Specialist (Sanitation).

Expected deliverables with corresponding indicative timeline and payment schedule

• Monthly progress report on results as per Rolling Work Plan including bottlenecks, analysis of performance indicators using DHIS, emerging humanitarian response issues and innovations with potential for scale-up.

• Monthly coordination meetings held, minutes produced and action points implemented against Rolling Work Plan performance targets.

• Monthly HACT (Monitoring reports) and updates on partners cooperation agreements available on UNICEF WASH partnerships in Counties.

• Strategies and activity/action plans defined for key sanitation issues in counties.

• Lessons learnt and human-interest stories facilitated as appropriate.

• Robust M&E frameworks designed and updated as nationally guided.

• Accountability 

• Timely submission of administrative requirements.

• Accountable to UNICEF ZOs, KCO over individual performance and results achieved.

• Accountable to UNOPS on use of resources provided to SSOs (included cars, means of communication, petty cash.

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in the sanitation sub-sector in Kenya is required;

• Sound understanding of sanitation issues, policies and stakeholders in Kenya is an asset;

• At least 2 years experience of good knowledge of the WASH sector and of the political governance structure in Kenya is required

• Implementation experience in community-based approaches and strong understanding of the CLTS approach is an asset;

• Demonstrated experience in capacity building and training for CLTS  is an asset

• Experience working with/in UNICEF, the UN or other international development organizations is an asset

• Demonstrated technical report writing skills is an asset.

• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, especially in facilitating key informant interviews, and workshops with various groups of stakeholders is an asset;

• Experience dealing with sensitive cultural and political issues. Integrity and respect to all stakeholders is an asset

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS. 

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns. Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

Contract type: Local Individual Contractor Agreement (LICA)

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

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Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.