National Consultant for WASH Programing Implementation Support (UNICEF)

Job Description

Duty Station: Ha Noi; Remote and travel to some selected provinces

Type of engagement: Consultant

Supervisor: WASH Specialist

Duration starting from: Nov 1, 2023 - Dec 31st 2024

Application Deadline: 23/10/2023

Purpose of Activity/Assignment

Over the past two decades, Viet Nam has made tremendous progress in increasing the coverage of water supply and sanitation. Following Joint Monitoring Report 2020, Viet Nam is likely on track to achieve universal basic water and sanitation services by 2030 with an increase at the annual rate of 0.8% and 1.9%, respectively. However, nearly 2.5 million people in the rural areas cannot access basic water, and 10 million people still cannot access basic sanitation facilities, among which the majority live in rural areas. Furthermore, almost 13.6 million people continue to live without access to basic hygiene services (availability of a handwashing facility with soap and water at home). With the increasing national capacity to invest its own resources for the development programs, UNICEF is focusing on policy advocacy at the national level and on providing technical assistance to eliminate barriers and bottlenecks across sectors including in climate resilient water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).

UNICEF Vietnam has been impelmeting its new Country Program 2022-2026 in which water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is one of core component for the Child Survival and Development and Environment (CSDE) programme. The WASH programme aims to align with new areas of work, including privatization, sector financing, public-private partnerships, climate resilience, among others. WASH in emergency is also one of top priority for UNICEF to act as sector lead and supply provision for life saving support to vulnerable people, particularly children and women. UNICEF WASH program will be at both national and subnational level, while national level will focus on advocacy, policy development, sector coordination, at sub national level, UNICEF will prioritize gender-responsive and climate-resilient service delivery, innovation demonstration and scaling up covering safely managed water and sanitation and promotion of personal hygiene at school and community.

As a trusted, long-term partner of the Government in Viet Nam, UNICEF is committed to providing support for Vietnam Women’s Union, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Ministry of Health (MoH), Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) and selected provinces such as Dien Bien, Gia Lai, Soc Trang, Da Nang to plan and implement the water supply, sanitation, and hygiene activities to achieve the targets of the National Strategy in Rural Water Supply and Sanitation by 2030 with a vision 2045 and Government of Vietnam Commitments for SDGs. In order to provide support for the partnership implementation, UNICEF would like to seek a consultant to provide technical support for national and provincial partners in planning and implementation of climate resilient WASH program, focusing on water safety planning, safely managed sanitation for women and menstrual hygiene management for adolescents.

Scope of Work

Provide technical support for WASH programme planning and implementation in targeted provinces such asDien Bien, Gia Lai, Ca Mau, Bac Lieu, and Soc Trang by working closely with the respective partners
Provide support in planning and implementation of menstrual hygiene management in Da Nang province
Support Vietnam Women’s Union in development and implementation of Sanitation for Women underNational Target Programs.

Further Information

UNICEF Vietnam is recruiting a National Consultant for WASH sub-component Planning and Implementation Support with details as attached TOR.

How to apply

Interested candidates are invited to send: (i) Cover letter why you are suitable for the position and how you will deliver the expected results, (ii) updated CV and (iii) proposed cost, including consultant fee (daily rate and total) and travel cost by email to Nguyen Thi Hien Minh- Water and Sanitation Specialist, at thnguyen@unicef.org