Population Services International No-Touch Hand washing Product Design Competition Jobs in Ethiopia
Population Services International No-Touch Hand washing Product Design Competition Jobs in Ethiopia
About USAID Transform WASH ActivitiesUSAID Transform WASH is a five-year project awarded to PSI and Consortium partners SNV, IRC, and Plan International (‘the Consortium’) to test and develop market-based models that will increase demand and supply of quality, affordable WASH products, and services.
Typical designs are expensive, need some local assembly, and require users to touch and turn a faucet mechanism, which could contribute to the spread of the virus.
Some new no-touch designs have been appearing throughout the country, mostly designed by local TVET institutes.
However, these products are also expensive, beyond the reach of households, and are produced in small quantities.
Innovation is needed to develop a no-touch product design that can be mass-manufactured and is affordable for more households in both rural and urban areas.
Scope and Terms of Competition
The no-touch handwashing competition is open to all technological institutes, organizations, businesses, and individuals engaged in innovation and industrial product design.
Competitors are required to submit a production financial estimate and technical proposal, and short-listed applicants will be asked to develop a product prototype.
Teams of professionals from the T/WASH consortium, government, and other relevant stakeholders will take part in the process of evaluating the entries based on predefined evaluation criteria.
How to submit your entry
Competitors can submit their proposals online or in hard copy.
Submission documents include product design specifications and technical and financial proposals using the standard format provided. Evaluation criteria will include:
The simplicity of the design for manufacturers to apply easily
The openness of the design for further customization by developers
Description of manufacturing equipment and inputs to be applied and level of availability
Value and to what extent consumer needs
and demand of rural and peri-urban communities are addressed.
Awards
1st ranked design and prototype gets award certificate, support for further development of product and prototype design and mass manufacturing of the product
2nd ranked design and prototype gets award certificate, support to develop product design and mass manufacture the product
3rd ranked design and prototype gets award certificate, support to develop product design and mass manufacture the product
Prospects for selected designs
After award, the next step for selected designs is to refine the prototypes and test their technical and market feasibility.
For each of the three winning designs, they will receive support for further product prototype development and testing.
Note
For regional participants who reach the final stage of evaluation, travel and accommodation cost will be covered for the presentation and travel days.
Job Requirements
Are you intrigued? Apply!
By following our 3 steps application process
Fill out the application form using the following link: online applicants require a google/ Gmail account to fill the application
Upload the following documents following upload links in the application format
Sample designs of the product (in PDF/JPEG format).
Financial cost estimates in spreadsheet including, Production cost break down, consumer price construction, cash flow forecast
Supportive documents, credentials, patents, etc a maximum of three
You can submit/ send your application hard copies in person or through a post
METI Office Park, 11th floor,
Bole Sub City, Kebele 03/07,
Namibia Street, Addis Ababa
P.O.Box 468 code 1250
Phone: + 251 11 618 9553
Email: info@psiet.org
Application deadline August 28/2020. We’ll call or e-mail you back if there is a good fit on both sides.
PSI is an Equal Opportunity organization and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.
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