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Contract Duration: 12 Months

Working arrangement: Office Based

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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.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, the right to access.

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF Bangladesh’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Section works with government agencies, development partners, private-sector actors and other stakeholders to advance SDG 6.1 and 6.2 and national WASH targets.

The consultant will provide specialized technical, institutional and quality-assurance support across UNICEF Bangladesh’s sanitation and WASH infrastructure portfolio.

The assignment will cover sanitation systems strengthening, sanitation-market development, faecal sludge management (FSM), scheduled desludging, wastewater treatment, construction supervision, infrastructure QA/QC, operational performance monitoring and sustainable operation and maintenance (O&M) arrangements.

The consultant will also support construction monitoring, operational readiness, water-quality follow-up and sustainable management arrangements for seventeen climate-resilient, solar-powered mini-piped water-supply systems in the small char islands of Mujibnagar Union, Char Fasson Upazila, Bhola District.

Through technical assessments, field monitoring, capacity development, stakeholder coordination and preparation of actionable technical products, the consultant will contribute to safe, inclusive, climate-resilient and financially sustainable WASH services.

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Scope of Work:

• Catalyzing Financing for Climate-Resilient and Safely Managed Sanitation: assess and strengthen DPHE stewardship, regulation, market monitoring and accountability; support sanitation-enterprise registration, accredited training, certification, standards, affordability and financing assessments; and develop regulated FSM service and financing models.

• Climate-Resilient Mini-Piped Water Supply Systems: support DoE in construction monitoring and QA/QC of seventeen systems; verify compliance with approved designs and specifications; and support operational readiness, water safety, climate resilience and sustainable O&M arrangements.

• Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS), DNCC: support sustainable O&M of three existing FSM and wastewater treatment facilities, operationalisation and scale-up of scheduled desludging, and technical monitoring of child well-being centres linked to WASH interventions.

• Swiss NatCom Project, KCC: provide technical backstopping and performance assessment for two existing wastewater treatment plants, including operational efficiency, effluent quality, environmental compliance and corrective actions.

• EKN-Funded Transformative Sanitation Technologies Project, KCC: provide construction supervision and QA/QC for ten faecal sludge and wastewater treatment plants and prepare facility-specific SOPs and sustainable O&M arrangements.

• Cross-cutting responsibilities: review drawings, designs, BoQs and technical specifications; maintain non conformity and corrective-action tracking; strengthen counterpart capacity; facilitate consultations and training; document good practices and lessons; and submit concise progress reports to the supervisor.

• Field Travel: Conduct field visits for QA/QC of construction works, Observations, consultations, on the job coaching and mentoring, suggestions and recommendations; review drawings, designs, BoQs and technical specifications; maintain non-conformity and corrective-action tracking;

• All additional tasks must be directly related to the agreed scope and requested by the supervisor.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: Terms of Reference TMC0007353.pdf

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To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have...

Minimum requirements:

Education:

An advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in civil engineering, environmental engineering, water or sanitation engineering, public health engineering, hydrogeology, or another relevant technical discipline is required.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in WASH engineering, programme implementation or infrastructure management, including at least five years in rural and/or urban WASH implementation in Bangladesh.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:

• Demonstrated experience in FSM, wastewater treatment, treatment-facility O&M, scheduled desludging or related urban sanitation services.

• Practical experience in reviewing designs, drawings, BoQs and technical specifications and in construction supervision, QA/QC, commissioning and performance monitoring of WASH infrastructure.

• Experience in at least two of the following: sanitation-market development; enterprise registration or certification; institutional or regulatory strengthening; tariff, financing or cost-recovery models; government transition roadmaps; SOP development.

• Experience working with government institutions, city corporations, utilities, contractors, development partners and private-sector service providers is an asset.

• Demonstrated ability to facilitate consultations, training, mentoring and on-the-job capacity development and to produce high-quality technical reports in English.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in written and spoken Bangla and English is required

Desirables:

• Passion and commitment to UNICEF's mission and values

• Agencies, academia, UN organizations, INGOs, or the private sector is an advantage.

• Strong analytical, facilitation, communication, and report writing skills in English; working capacity in Bangla is required.

• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment and undertake approved field travel.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
Cover letter
A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) Financial proposal TMC0007353.docx
A detailed technical proposal: Applicants must submit a concise technical proposal of no more than five pages describing their understanding of the assignment, proposed methodology, work sequencing, stakeholder engagement approach, quality-assurance measures and key risks and mitigation actions.

Remarks: If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not downloadable on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

National Consultant – Technical Expert, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Office Based,12 Months (Open only for Nationals of Bangladesh)Req#596781