Caritas Consultancy Job in Kenya

Terms of Reference (Tor) for the Development of Draft Sanitation Policy for Somaliland June 2012

1. Background and Context

1.1. Caritas Switzerland/Luxembourg

Caritas Switzerland is a humanitarian aid organization founded in 1901 and with headquarters in Lucerne, Switzerland. Outside Switzerland, it provides emergency disaster relief and engages in sustainable development cooperation. 

Caritas Luxembourg with headquarters in Luxembourg has been in existence since 1932, supporting people in need worldwide through both disaster relief work and reconstruction. 

Caritas works and adheres to international humanitarian principles. In the East Africa/Horn of Africa region, Caritas Switzerland and Caritas Luxembourg operate under the framework of a joint-consortium with a liaison office in Nairobi (Kenya) and country offices Hargeisa (Somaliland) and Torit (South Sudan) respectively. 

In Somaliland, Caritas has been involving herself in the areas of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Schools Construction, Malaria prevention and control, Human Rights and Non Formal Education for women mainly in three regions of Togdheer, Maroodijeex and Sool.

1.2. The ACP-EU Water Facility Project

Caritas is implementing the “Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in North West Somalia” Project, funded by the ACP-EU Water Facility and tenable in Togdheer, Maroodi Jeex and Sool regions of Somaliland. 

The project goal is: “To contribute to improved livelihoods and health of rural and peri-urban populations in North West Somalia (Somaliland), in a more peaceful, equitable and democratic environment”. 

The specific objective of the project is: “To increase availability of safe water and the adoption of good hygiene and sanitation practices in rural and peri-urban areas of Togdheer, Sool and Maroodi Jeex regions, and to improve the capacity of the local communities, authorities and other sector stakeholders to properly manage and maintain the available services”. 

The project has four results: Results 1 and 2 are focusing on increasing access to water supply and sanitation facilities; Result 3 focuses on increasing hygiene awareness and use of sanitation facilities; with Result 4 focusing on enhancing local capacities. This consultancy will contribute to achievement of Result 4: through implementation of Activity 4.16: Support the line ministries to develop a national sanitation policy.

1.3. Rationale for National Sanitation Policy (NSP) for Somaliland

Hygiene and sanitation policies and strategies are essential to sector development because they facilitate provision of improved hygiene and sanitation services can contribute directly to Millennium Development Goals and the alleviation of global poverty through the development of appropriate national sanitation policies to enable the implementation of national strategies and programmes.

In 2005, Caritas, with financial support from the European Union, supported a study into the structure, coordination and practice of hygiene and sanitation promotion in Somaliland. 

The result was based on consulting a wide variety of actors in this sector and attempts to reflect the current thinking of everybody involved in improving the sanitary conditions of the Somaliland people. 

While the analysis originally focused on training in the hygiene and sanitation sector, in its course it turned out to be indicative of how the Somaliland government and the development partners in the country interact, and, due to the relevance of local government structures for the sector, a paradigm for decentralisation of the state and local governance.

Everybody consulted in the study supported the notion of a more rules-based nationwide approach to hygiene and sanitation promotion and hygiene and sanitation in general. 

It was felt that if the government set clear standards for training methodology and contents (and beyond this for the whole sector) a common approach would develop even without the need for enforcement. Similarly, a clear definition of the roles and responsibilities of the different levels of government would improve the application of such common standards. 

A national hygiene and sanitation policy appears to be the most suitable instrument to tackle the structural problems in the sector, and it would be able to build on and expand the successful establishment of policies in the water and the health sector. 

Beyond hygiene and sanitation this will further strengthen a government that still lacks capacity and has the potential to empower local government. 

It is therefore recommended to pursue the formulation of policy to further structure in the hygiene and sanitation sector in Somaliland.

The Draft Sanitation Policy for Somaliland and relevant strategies to be developed will be essential to
sector development by defining the sector objectives and priorities, facilitate negotiations with technical
and financial partners and enable funding contributions available to Somaliland to be allocated more
appropriately.

2. Objectives of the consultancy

2.1 Overall objective

The overall objective of this assignment is to facilitate the development of the Draft National Sanitation
Policy (NSP) for Somaliland.

2.2 Specific objectives of the consultancy

In Somaliland context, the main stakeholders expected to play a leading role in the development of the draft National policy for hygiene and sanitation includes: Central Government, Local Government, National Organisations, International Organisations, Communities and the Private Sector.

In consultation with these and other stakeholders specifically the Ministry of Health (Department of Sanitation) and the Ministry of Water (Directorate of Water Department), the consultancy is expected to achieve specific objectives including to:

• Facilitate and support the development of the National Sanitation Policy integrating national sanitation strategies and sanitation and hygiene guidelines, which guide sanitation, hygiene and environmental health programs in Somaliland;
• Provide guidelines to support the development and strengthening of sanitation programming, integration and decentralization of sanitation into other government programs and those of other actors (e.g. INGOs, National NGOs, LNGOs);
• Inform on and integrate innovative demand-driven sanitation approaches e.g. CHAST and PHAST methodologies into the Draft National Sanitation Policy
• Consult with key stakeholders/managers within the key Government Ministries including Ministry of Mining, Energy and Water Resources (MoME&WR), Ministry of Local Government (MoLG), Ministry of Education (MoE), Ministry of Health (MoH) and other key stakeholders such as UNICEF, International and National NGOs and promote their participation in the development of the sanitation policy;
• Collaborate, liaise and work closely with other WASH sector actors in Somaliland, to ensure effective development of the Draft National Sanitation Policy for Somaliland.

3. Methodology and approach

For general purposes, it is suggested that the policy contains the following:

• Identification of institution(s) in charge and their roles and responsibilities vis-à-vis other sector stakeholders
• Clear roles in the policy making and implementation with clear targets and deadlines
• Guiding principles for the sector
• Amendments required to the legal and institutional framework to support implementation and decentralization of the policy
• Define scaling up priorities and financing plans

4. Expected duration

The consultancy assignment is expected to be undertaken within a period of three months between August
and October 2012.

5. Skills and experience

Required:

• An advanced degree in a relevant field; e.g. Public Health, Civil or Public Health Engineering, Health Promotion, Environmental Health Science;
• Experience working in WASH or public health programmes, with sanitation programmes and behaviour change communication initiatives such as PHAST and CHAST approaches;
• Experience working with Government Administrations in Somaliland or other post-conflict states;
• Experience working with and providing support to a national counterpart(s) especially in followup of development and implementation of government policies;
• Experience with supporting policy development, developing guidelines and reference materials;
• Experience in networking and maintaining relationships across a range of stakeholders and of varying skill levels;
• Demonstrated experience of working effectively with a team in developing National policies especially in the area of Water, Sanitation and/or Hygiene.

Desirable:

• Advanced experience in designing and/or implementing scaled-up sanitation programmes;
• Experience in policy and planning and an understanding of budget and revenue systems in postconflict nations;
• Proficiency in English language;
• Work experience in the Horn of Africa;
• Working and delivering results in an EC-funded project.

6. Submitting expression of interest

Interested consultants or firms should send the following:

• A cover letter introducing the consultant and how the skills and competencies described above are met and giving concrete examples,
• An updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) with details of qualifications, experience, and earliest date of availability, telephone contacts and names of three referees.
• A proposal detailing on how, when and what the consultant will undertake (detailed work plan).
• Kindly clearly indicate the tasks to be undertaken and the time-frame for undertaking the tasks.
• A budget detailing the proposed cost of the consultancy.

7. Application

Complete applications (listed in 6 above) can be sent via post addressed to:

Caritas Luxembourg/Switzerland
Attn. WASH Unit Coordinator
P.O. Box 14954
00800 Nairobi
Kenya

Applications can also be sent via e-mail to jobs.nairobi@caritas.ch by latest Thursday 12 July 2012 (2pm, local time). 

Originals or copies of certificates and testimonials should NOT be sent, but originals must be brought to the interview if the applicant is shortlisted.