Wetlands International Call for Consultancy Service Jobs in Ethiopia

Wetlands International Call for Consultancy Service Jobs in Ethiopia

Job Id: 216955

Category: Consultancy and Training, Water and Sanitation
Location: Addis Ababa
Career Level: Senior Level (5+ years experience)
Salary:

Job Description

Introduction

Wetlands International (WI)

Wetlands International is dedicated to safeguarding and restoring wetlands for people and nature. We are, driven by the knowledge that safeguarding and restoring wetlands is urgent and vital for water security, biodiversity, climate regulation, sustainable development and human health.

In our disaster risk reduction work, we work from the principles that environmental degradation can lead to disasters and aggravation of hazards, and that the sustenance and restoration of healthy ecosystems are key to reducing disaster risk and improving community resilience.

Project Background

NL WASH SDG Consortium five year programme including an inception phase of nine months. DGIS financed, implemented in seven countries in Africa and Asia (Ethiopia, Indonesia, Nepal, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia), with an aim/goal sustainably improving access to and use of sanitation and improving hygiene behaviours for at least two million people, and access to and use of safe drinking water for at least 450,000 people in the coming five years.

The WASH SDG Programme in Ethiopia working on achieving sustainable and equitable use of WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) by all following the three strategic objectives below:

Improving behaviour change interventions leading to increased demand for improved WASH facilities and practices;

Improving WASH service provision leading to increased availability and affordability of WASH products and services, which contributes to sustainable and equitable access to WASH;

Strengthening the WASH governance and institutional framework leading to governments enabling efficient and effective delivery of inclusive and sustainable WASH services, which contribute to sustainable and equitable WASH.

To realism these objectives based on Theory of Change (ToC) the following four themes were, designed:

Enabling the public sector; enhance

effective planning and monitoring system
More Finance to the WASH sector

Developing climate resilient WASH infra-structures

Effective WASH market

In Ethiopia partners are: Amref (lead), IRC, Wetlands International, WASTE and Akvo.

WI was conducted climate vulnerability and resilience assessment (CVRA) in the intervention areas, during the inception period of the WASH SDG program in April 2018, see summary of the report under Annex.

you can get full description of the TOR from the link below

Wetland International.docx

Job Requirements

Required Qualification and Skills

The successful consultant will have the following qualifications and experience:

PhD or minimum master’s in Water Resources Management, Water Engineering, environmental related discipline, environmental science, natural resources management, and eco-tourism... development studies, and so on, at least with training on climate change adaptation, Disaster Risk Management…

At least 5 years working experience-leading research with proven experience in conducting such as “study on how water scarcity, climate change and environmental degradation effect on WASH services delivery, including resilience in WASH and related sectors.

Practical and technical experience in the areas of IWRM

Practical and technical experience in water service delivery, sanitation, waste …

Professional skills in preparation of research reports

We expect the consultancy team to comprise of a team of professionals from various professional or work streams.

How to Apply

you can get full description of the TOR from the link below

Wetland International.docx

The bidding is a competitive process. Interested Consultants are, expected to respond by submitting brief technical and financial proposals based on their understanding of this ToR, stated experience and expertise to undertake the Assignment with a clear outline of the methodology including the work plan and period.

The application should be, sent with in 10 days of this announcement , via email lyirgu@wetlands-africa.org, with copies to aadem@wetlands-africa.org and HREastAfrica@wetlands-africa.org.

Wetlands International Call for Consultancy Service Jobs in Ethiopia