National Consultant On Technical Sanitation (Jakarta/ Home-Based), 9 Months Contract - For Indonesians Only

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For every child, commitment
UNICEF Indonesia is seeking the services of a dedicated individual consultant to provide technical support to the Government of Indonesia to better understand and address the sanitation situation by identifying affordable sanitation solutions for challenging areas in Indonesia for both on-site and off-site (sewerage) sanitation systems. The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the WASH Specialist and the overall guidance of the Chief of WASH. The Consultant will also work closely with the UNICEF field offices, development partners, and relevant line ministries, particularly the Ministry of Public Works and Housing.
How can you make a difference?
Under overall guidance of Chief of section and day-to-day supervision of WASH Specialist, the consultant will deliver the following:
Understand the sanitation landscape (along the sanitation service chain – containment, collection, treatment & disposal), especially in the challenging areas (such as: areas with prone to flooding, coastal areas, swampy areas, and/or categorized as 3T areas: terdepan/areas near to borderlines, terluar/outermost, tertinggal/left behind), covering the following:

• Review the governments’ policies/regulation/standards/guidelines with regards to sanitation services in the challenging areas
• Mapping of areas / location with particular sanitation challenges
• Identification of sanitation technology options currently in use in the above challenging areas, including assessment of their climate resilience
• Operational & Maintenance (O&M) procedures, staffing, budget, etc.
• Socio-cultural and behavioural aspects related to the use of current sanitation technology

Determine the issues and gaps in addressing the sanitation situation in challenging areas. This should include:

• Review the appropriateness of the current sanitation technology options in challenging areas including socio-cultural and behavioural aspects
• Review the appropriateness of current O&M arrangement in challenging areas
• Identify policies/regulations/standards needed to address the sanitation in challenging areas

Explore appropriate sanitation solutions (technical options) for the challenging areas duly considering climate resilience. This should include:

• Appropriate technology for containment at household level
• Appropriate technology for collection and conveyance, for both sewerage system and faecal sludge management
• Estimate capital/O&M costs for the technical options including with climate resilience. This could be presented in certain interval (range) to accommodate price differences amongst different settings.
• Appropriate technology for treatment, including potential on recycling domestic wastewater and/or fecal sludge

Develop a draft Technology Compendium for sanitation access in challenging areas including:

• Types of technology options for different contexts, their capital cost, land requirement, O&M requirements including energy requirement, staff considerations, etc.
• Prepare clear algorithm (in excel format) to select sanitation system along sanitation service chain considering various variables, such as population density, water availability, urban, rural, etc. This algorithm will lead to various suitable technology options for challenging areas
• Compile technical specifications/design criteria on the choice of each technology

Finalize Technology Compendium.

• Share the finalized version of the compendium in a proper format including forewords and executive summary
• Present the draft and address inputs received from the consultation process to finalize the compendium

Consultations And Field Visits

• The consultant will conduct formal and informal consultation and meetings with range of stakeholders, particularly governments (including the Ministry of Public Works and Ministry of Health), development partners, NGOs, and others.
• This assignment will also include field visits to select locations, the cost of which will be covered by UNICEF. The location will include 4 districts in Aceh, DKI Jakarta (including Kepulauan Seribu) Central Java, and NTT provinces.
• During the course of the assignment, the consultant will engage with a variety of stakeholders in consultation with the WASH Specialist. She/he will conduct desk reviews and interviews of various stakeholders (government ministries, local governments, sanitation service providers, development partners, local NGOs, etc). She/he will develop needed tools for the various assessments as well as the outline of the deliverable in consultation with UNICEF WASH Specialist.
• Desk reviews will include review of existing guidance documents, policies/regulations, reports, online research related with sanitation technology options for challenging areas. The consultant will also draw from global/ international experiences suitable for the Indonesian context.
• Support the conduct of a workshop including drafting the agenda, developing powerpoint presentations and preparing summary of the discussions.

Consultant shall submit the indicative workplan and implementation approach with regards to the scope of works and deliverable list.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Previous work experience with UNICEF or other international agency in a similar capacity.
• She/he should have a minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience since graduation, and have necessary professional qualification in the sanitation sector.
• Bachelor degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, or related fields relevant to the assignment. Master degree is preferrable.
• Experience in the planning, design and assessment of sanitation systems, including centralized and decentralized wastewater systems, on-site sanitation and fecal sludge management.
• Proven ability in conduct data collecting -including primary data collection-, data analysis, research, dialogue and prepare synthesis of complex information in strategic reports.

For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS) and below competencies:

• Works collaboratively with others
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships
• Manages ambiguity and complexity
• Innovates and embraces change
• Drive to achieve results for impact
• Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
• Thinks and acts strategically

ToR_Sanitation Technical Consultant_TMS.pdf
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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.
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.
This position is not considered an elevated risk role. However, UNICEF reserves the right to conduct further vetting/ assessment within the scope of child safeguarding as appropriate.
Remarks
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 and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors 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.
Disclaimer: The screening of your application will be conducted based on the information in your profile. Before applying, we strongly suggest that you review your profile to ensure accuracy and completeness. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. This vacancy is open for Indonesians only.