[Hiring] State WASH Consultant – Climate Resilient Sanitation @AGORA

Role Description

The purpose of this assignment is to engage the services of a technical consultant to develop frameworks, action plans, manuals, SoPs, and capacity building plans on climate resilient & safely managed sanitation services. The consultant is expected to develop evidence-based frameworks and action plans to strengthen climate resilient WASH services with a focus on sanitation value chain, functionality, and O&M.

Qualifications

• Masters' degree in Public health, civil engineering, environmental engineering, rural development, rural management, urban infrastructure and regional planning, environmental planning, business administration, development studies, climate change and environmental sustainability, water and sanitation policy, or any other relevant field.
• Minimum five years of relevant experience in the development sector, preferably in rural and urban WASH, environmental planning, and urban planning.
• Demonstrated experience in contributing to the development of WASH policies and guidelines, capacity-building packages, monitoring systems and/or design recommendations at national, state, and district levels.
• Experience working with a range of partners, including government, civil society, and academic institutions.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Hindi is essential. The ability to speak and read Gujarati would be an asset.
• Understanding of rural and urban WASH programmes in India, community approaches to water and sanitation, environmental and urban planning, data analysis, water and sanitation technologies, climate-resilient WASH, and participatory development approaches.
• Additional certification or demonstrated experience in climate change, climate-resilient WASH or related areas will be an added advantage.
• Good computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; knowledge of data analysis and visualization tools will be an added advantage.

Requirements

• Strong liaison skills to engage effectively with government counterparts.
• Ability to analyze data, write documents, prepare monitoring frameworks, and facilitate training at state and district levels.

Benefits

• Opportunities for professional and personal development.
• Attractive compensation and benefits package.

Company Description

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.