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UNICEF Zimbabwe's WASH programming strategy for 2022-2025 prioritised providing technical support to operationalise the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ)'s commitment to increase the resilience of all children and their families, including to protect against water and sanitation related diseases at home, in schools and in healthcare facilities - in ordinary times and during emergencies. Climate change is already having an impact on WASH services in Zimbabwe. The country has not been spared from the detrimental effects of climate change, including from extreme weather patterns resulting in recurring droughts and floods - the worst and unprecented disaster being the 2019 Cyclone Idai. Zimbabwe's future outlook is projected to experience more frequent and intense droughts, as well as more erratic rainfall patterns. In the efforts to ‘build back better' from the Cyclone Idai, UNICEF worked closely with the Government of Zimbabwe with support from the World Bank to pilot innovative risk-informed programming approaches, including the Drinking Water Safety and Security Planning (DWSSP) framework to achieve sustainable and resilient WASH Services.
This approach is now being amplified to model agriculture and nutrition as a nexus approach to enhance household and institutions resilience, in 6 Districts of Matabeleland South Province through support from EU in collaboration with FAO, under the ‘Enhanced Resilience Building for Vulnerable Households in Zimbabwe (ERVHIZ). Key stakeholders include: the Department of WASH Coordination (DWASHC) in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water & Rural Development (MoLAFWRD), the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC), WASH sector national and sub-national coordination bodies, NGOs/CSOs implementing partners and other relevant stakeholders.
The ERVHIZ project is ending in August, 2024. In order to ensure the project is successfully completed on time, intensification of monitoring and technical support are required. There is also need to ensure lessons learned and best practices are well documented and handover processes are well coordinated.
It is against this background that UNICEF Zimbabwe WASH Section now requires technical assistance services of a consultant with skills and demonstratable capacity to provide the required support.
PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
UNICEF Climate Resilient WASH requires a consultant who will work closely with Rural Development Councils, District Water and Sanitation Sub-committees (DWSCCs), Provincial Water and Sanitation Sub-commitee, UNICEF and its implementing NGO partners and other relevant stakeholders, to provide effective coordination, capacity building, monitoring, documenting and reporting services in the implementation of the EU supported FAO-UNICEF Enhancing Resilience in Vulnerable Households in Zimbabwe (ERVHIZ) project in 6 targeted districts of Matabeleland Province (Beitbridge, Bulilima, Mangwe, Matobo, Gwanda and Insiza).
Outputs foreseen under this consultancy include but are not limited to project field monitoring and reporting, coordination of relevant stakeholders in liason with the respective DWSSC and Rural District Councils, collating best practices and lessons learned and providing capacity building on identified gaps.
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