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Across 190 international locations and territories, we work for each child, in all places, every single day, to construct a greater world for everybody.
And we by no means quit.
For each child…innovate
UNICEF has a 70-12 months historical past of innovating for kids. We consider that new approaches, partnerships and applied sciences that assist realizing kids’s rights are crucial to bettering their lives. The Office of Innovation is a inventive, interactive, and agile staff in UNICEF. We sit at a singular intersection, the place a company that works on large world points meets the beginning-up pondering, the know-how, and the companions that flip this vitality into scalable options.
The Sustainable WASH Innovation Hub, based mostly in Copenhagen, Denmark, goals to supply, pilot and scale transformational and frontier local weather resilient improvements that reply to key programmatic challenges that, if solved, will unlock sooner progress for a water safe future for kids and younger folks. With our companions, the WASH Hub works to establish confirmed options that may be carried out at nationwide scale in a number of international locations – taking the concepts that assist hundreds in a single nation and bringing them to dozens of international locations throughout a number of areas, impacting the lives of tens of millions of kids.
One of the important thing world challenges that the Hub goals to handle by scaling progressive options is tackling local weather change impacts on WASH providers and supply entry. The Urban Waste Water Treatment (UWWT) is one presently within the WASH innovation portfolio which have been recognized as doubtlessly transformational in addressing this subject.
The resolution incorporates two approaches one being totally nature-based mostly WASH offering sustainable, cheaper, local weather-resilient wastewater remedy providers by way of small, constructed wetlands. The different leverages a specifically designed tank with partitions for organic processes and chlorine disinfection. The low-value, modular nature of these applied sciences additionally makes them adaptable to numerous city and rural contexts. Over the subsequent few years, the Hub is trying to assist scaling into appropriate excessive-density city decrease earnings areas in quite a few African and Asian international locations.
How are you able to make a difference?
Over a interval of six months, the guide will:
1. Conduct an evaluation of UWWT, documenting the technical nature of the answer, the WASH and environmental outcomes delivered and the potential or present challenges that should be overcome.
2. Conduct a desk evaluation of potential comparable city and nature-based mostly approaches to wastewater remedy, figuring out the relative worth of the UWWT method in numerous development and humanitarian contexts.
3. Prepare a report on the applicability of the answer throughout totally different contexts, figuring out stipulations for the success of the application of the answer, and key elements crucial to scaling up the method.
4. Based on in-nation commentary and stakeholder engagement, present technical assist to UNICEF (each UNICEF nation workplaces presently implementing the options and the WASH Hub) on optimizing the answer design.
5. Provide related recommendation and insights to potential different UNICEF nation workplaces in adopting and rolling out the answer.
6. Identify precedence international locations for scaling the method.
7. Act as resolution point of interest for the Hub, coordinating an inner advisory group and inputting into portfolio administration processes as required.
Your predominant duties might be:
Inception part
- Together with the WASH Hub and based mostly on the methodology proposed within the bid, the guide will put together an in depth Inception Report (Deliverable A) that outlines a finalised methodology, analysis protocols for totally different phases of work and the timetable for nation visits (as relevant).
In-country commentary and assist
- The guide will observe mission implementation towards an agreed protocol devised as part of the Inception report and doc the method for studying and for use to develop replication toolkits for different nation workplaces.
- Based on this commentary and engagement the guide will present technical assist to UNICEF (each UNICEF nation workplaces and the WASH Hub) on optimizing the prevailing options for application past present implementing international locations/areas – together with challenges to be thought-about if replicated elsewhere, supplies, structure and different concerns to scale the innovation in different contexts. The recommendation and perception might be introduced in Deliverable B: Observation report and in Deliverable C: Observation presentation.
Report on the applicability of the design throughout totally different contexts
- Based on the evaluation, the guide will put together a draft report – Deliverable D: Draft report – on the applicability of the design throughout totally different contexts, taking into consideration different local weather circumstances, neighborhood context, provide chains and some other related actors and precedence international locations for scaling the method.
- The guide will establish stipulations for the success of the application of the know-how/method, together with the regulatory surroundings, notably on the subject of multi-regional scale.
- After suggestions from UNICEF and different related stakeholders, the guide will finalise the report as Deliverable E.
Relevant recommendation and insights to different UNICEF nation workplaces
- Based on the sooner findings and on the ultimate report (Deliverable E) with the WASH Hub, the guide will put together a session schedule (Deliverable F), figuring out potential observe up international locations.
- The guide will put together a webinar on the findings and suggestions from the prevailing tasks and desk work – Deliverable G.
- With the WASH Hub, the guide will conduct introductory calls to UNICEF nation workplaces, and
- Develop nation particular conept notes for replicaiton (Deliverable H)
- Support toolkit for scaling development by detailed debrief and sharing of notes and insights (Deliverable I)
For extra data, please evaluation the Terms of Reference
To qualify as an advocate for each child you should have…
- An superior college diploma (Master’s or greater) in a area related to sanitation know-how e.g. public well being, civil, mechanical or chemical engineering or different related area.
*A primary University Degree in a related area mixed with 2 extra years of skilled expertise could also be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree. - A minimal of eight (8) years of related skilled expertise in sanitation know-how and approaches with expertise in development contexts.
- Developing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency is taken into account an asset.
- Technical background in sanitation and organic processes concerned in wastewater remedy applied sciences
- Demonstrable expertise of growing applied sciences with customers experiences and inputs in thoughts, expertise of making use of social engineering and Human Centered Design approaches
- Demonstrable data of nature-based mostly WASH options is required.
- LMIC work expertise and familiarity with common WASH associated issues is taken into account important,
- Experience of distant /remoted /restricted entry contexts is fascinating.
- Demonstrated familiarity with UNICEF’s programming is fascinating.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or an area language is an asset.
Travel:
The guide is predicted to journey as per under:
- One working week Dhaka, Bangladesh
- One working week Kampala, Uganda
- One working week Dakar, Senegal
- One working week Copenhagen, Denmark
Note: Actual places and period might change.
These travels must be included within the guide’s bid (particulars on monetary and technical proposals additional under).
- The guide is accountable for arranging his/her personal journey, together with visa and journey insurance coverage.
Payment particulars and additional concerns
- Payment of skilled charges might be based mostly on the submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the appropriate to withhold cost in case the deliverables submitted are less than the required customary or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the guide.
How to apply:
- Interested applicant is required to submit a monetary proposal with all-inclusive payment. Please see the monetary proposal template.
- Financial proposal should embrace journey prices (financial system class) and each day subsistence allowance, if journey is required as per TOR and some other estimated prices: visa, journey/medical health insurance.
- Interested applicant is required to submit a technical proposal. Please see directions within the Terms of Reference.
- Applications with out a monetary and technical proposal won’t be thought-about. Consultancy Financial Offer template.docx
For each Child, you exhibit…
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
To view our competency framework, please go to here.
UNICEF is dedicated to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, non secular or ethnic background, and individuals with disabilities, to apply to turn into a part of the group. To create a extra inclusive office, UNICEF presents paid parental go away, breastfeeding breaks, and cheap lodging for individuals with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of versatile working preparations. Click here to be taught extra about versatile work preparations, properly-being, and advantages.
According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), individuals with disabilities embrace those that have lengthy-time period bodily, psychological, mental, or sensory impairments which, in interplay with varied limitations, might hinder their full and efficient participation in society on an equal foundation with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has dedicated to extend the quantity of staff with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we offer reasonable accommodation for work-associated assist necessities of candidates and staff with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen bodily and digital accessibility. If you’re an applicant with a incapacity who wants digital accessibility assist in finishing the web application, please submit your request by the accessibility e mail button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.
UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to kids (individuals underneath 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and targets of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based mostly on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, non secular or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will, due to this fact, bear rigorous reference and background checks, and might be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embrace the verification of tutorial credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to supply extra data to conduct a background check, and chosen candidates with disabilities could also be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their incapacity confidentially.
Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates might be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of.
Individuals engaged underneath a consultancy or particular person contract won’t be thought-about “staff members” underneath the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures, and won’t be entitled to advantages offered therein (reminiscent of go away entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their circumstances of service might be ruled by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are accountable for figuring out their tax liabilities and for the cost of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with native or different relevant legal guidelines.
The chosen candidate is solely accountable to make sure that the visa (relevant) and medical health insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for your complete interval of the contract. Selected candidates are topic to affirmation of totally-vaccinated standing towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which should be met previous to taking on the task. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and should not anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply places or instantly work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out features for UNICEF for the period of their consultancy contracts.
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Consultancy: Assessment and development of Urban Wastewater Treatment Innovation Solution, Office of Innovation – WASH Hub, Copenhagen, Denmark – 6 months (distant)
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