Asian Development Bank Tender

Objective And Purpose Of The Assignment adb’s Pacific Department Has Approved A Regional Knowledge And Support Technical Assistance (ta) Which aims To Strengthen Pacific Developing Member Countries’ (dmcs) Capacity To Prevent Disease Transmission through Enhanced Water, Sanitation And Hygiene (wash) Practices And The Associated Enabling Environment. interventions Will Directly Address The Coronavirus Disease (covid-19) Pandemic By (i) Improving Wash practices Through Behavioral Change Campaigns; And (ii) Strengthening The Capacity Of Wash Service providers And Other Stakeholders So That Wash Improvements Will Be Sustained And Expanded. This assignment For The Team Leader (wash Advisor) Will Be Until March 2022, With The Potential To Extend depending On Performance. the Ta Is Working With Governments And Stakeholders In Pacific Dmcs To Identify The Most Vulnerable groups And Highest-risk Schools, Markets, Health Clinics, Or Other Public Places. The Wash And Behavior change Campaign Will Be Designed To Meet The Needs Of Women, Children, Girls, And Elderly People. The Ta will Also Address The Enabling Environment Of Wash Services And Bring Water Utilities And Other Agencies with A Hygiene Mandate Into The Wash Clusters. Water Utilities Are Expected To Be Active Players In Wash campaigns In Urban Centers, Following Their Mandate To Improve Water Supply And/or Sanitation Services coverage. They Will Require Support For Wash Campaign Targets In Areas Including Willingness To Pay, workplace Safety And Health, Water Conservation, And Financial Sustainability, Which Will Facilitate The expansion Of Their Core Business, Particularly As They Face Challenges Presented By The Covid-19 pandemic. The Ta Will Ensure The Sustainability Of The Wash Interventions By (i) Aligning And collaborating With Existing Wash-related Infrastructure Projects By Adb And Other Donors And Development partners, (ii) Building Consensus Among Decision Makers On The Need To Prioritize Wash Interventions And support Wash Improvements, And (iii) Supporting Longer-term Wash Service Investment And Financial sustainability With Support For Infrastructure And Services Planning To Expand Wash Activities. The project Team Will Identify And Develop Further Measures To Overcome Barriers To Improving Wash Campaigns throughout Ta Implementation. Scope Of Work   adb Has Recruited Several Consultants Under The Ta, Including An International Utility Advisor And several National Wash Consultants Who Will Form The Local Wash Project Implementation Unit (piu) In several Pacific Dmcs. Counterparts Will Include Government Agencies With A Mandate Related To Wash (e.g. ministries Of Health, Environment, Water And State Owned Enterprises), Water Utilities, Other Wash sector Service Providers (where Applicable) And/or The Wash Cluster, Which Will Act As The In-country project Coordination Unit (pcu). Detailed Tasks And/or Expected Output   as The Team Leader, The Wash Advisor Will Lead And Coordinate All National And International Consultants and Ta Activities To Ensure That Project Targets Are Met. The Wash Advisor’s Role Will Be To (i) Provide strategic Direction To Overall Ta Activities In Close Consultation With Adb Project Officers And Adb country Focals, (ii) Play An Advocacy Role Through Targeted Campaigns To Accelerate Pacific Dmc government Efforts To Improve Wash Services In Light Of The Current Pandemic, And (iii) Provide Ongoing monitoring, Support And Advice For In-country Teams And Activities To Help Ensure Quality, Impact And knowledge Generation. The Wash Advisor Will Use Developed Systems And Templates To Manage Ta Activities and Carry Out The Required Tasks Across The Dmcs Effectively And Systematically, While Allowing For context Specific Approaches And Plans To Be Implemented. The Advisor Will Have The Discrepancy To introduce New Project Management Tools And Systems. the Ta Has Already Supported Selected Activities In Support Of The Ta Objectives. The Wash Advisor Will build Upon Outputs Delivered To-date, Including: (i) Designing And Implementing Country-specific Wash Plans. Adb Has Already Developed A Broad Menu Of options For Ta Activities Across The Countries In Line With The Ta Report Targets. A Rapid Needs assessment And Other Significant Work On Identifying Key Activities In Each Country Based On The Menu Of options Has Been Undertaken To Determine The Priority Interventions In Each Of The 14 Pacific Dmc. The plans Are At Different Stages Of Planning Or Implementation In The Different Countries. The Wash Advisor shall Support Each Plan To Advance To The Next Stage, Depending On Its Status. The Plans Are Meant To evolve, And Level Of Engagement Shall Also Vary From Country To Country Depending On Need, Demand And other Factors. The Wash Advisor Will Make His/her Recommendations On The Proposed Interventions, And seek Consensus From Adb And Government Counterparts To Finalize The Wash Activity Proposals In Each country, Where Not Already Approved. The Advisor Will Work With The Team To Recommend The Specific activities That Will Form Part Of Each Country Specific Wash Plan. The Plans May Be Developed In A phased Manner And Will Include: (a) Key Objectives And Scope, (b) Key Activities, (c) Role Of stakeholders (including The Utility), And (d) Estimated Costs Of The Proposed Activities, Including materials. High Impact Activities With Benefits For Vulnerable Peoples (alone Or In Combination With other Activities) And Those With High Likelihood Of Success, Ownership, Demonstration Impact And sustainability Should Be Prioritized. Synergies With Other Projects Shall Also Be Identified. The campaigns Should Also Include (a) Number Of Estimated Beneficiaries At Household Level And In Key Public areas (schools, Markets And Health Clinics) By Activity, (b) Terms Of Reference Of National Consultants required To Implement The Campaigns As The Piu (sample Tor In The Ta Report); (c) List And Cost Estimate of Goods And Materials (such As Hand Sanitizer, Soap, Handwashing Facilities, Ppes, Water Fixtures, Etc) to Be Procured And Potential Local Suppliers (inputs Will Also Be Provided By The Utility Advisor And integrated Into The Plan) And (d) Procurement And Distribution Strategy. The Advisor Will Also Identify potential Candidates To Apply For Positions As Resource Persons As Required (e.g. To Provide Short-term inputs To Support Wash Campaigns And Other Ta Activities) And Prepare The Related Tors. (ii) Supporting Establishment And Operations Of Pius. National Consultants Are Already On Board In Most of The Pacific Dmcs, While Few Are In The Recruitment Process. The Advisor Will Provide Guidance To The pius In Terms Of Their (a) Establishment, Structure And Functions (if Not Yet Established), (b) stakeholder Engagement Strategy, (c) Their Development Of A More Detailed Implementation Plan For The country Level Activities, And (d) Advice For Resolution Of Issues Or Necessary Adjustments To The Plans during Implementation. The Advisor Shall Review The Documents Produced By The Pius And Provide Guidance on Designing Effective Wash Communications And Behavior Change Campaigns; And Ensure Submission Of monthly Reports From National Consultants. (iii) Advocacy And Advisory Role. The Advisor Will Play A Key Role In Advocating For More Accelerated, impactful And Sustainable Wash Interventions In The Region, With The Aim That Dmc Decision Makers prioritize Resources For The Wash Sector To Increase Access, Particularly For Vulnerable And marginalized Populations, And Improve Service Quality. Depending On Demand From The Government, Together with The Utility Advisor, The Wash Advisor Will Provide Support To Government To Strengthen Wash Related policy Or Regulations To Build Water Service Provider’s Capacity To Respond During Pandemics And To increase Its Contribution To Improved Public Hygiene And Synergies With Public Health Agencies. The Wash advisor/team Leader Will Work Closely With The Utility Advisor To Assess Key Wash Service Providers’ capacity And Performance, Including Finding The Gaps Or Weaknesses In Their Capacity To Respond To outbreaks Of Disease And Identifying Opportunities For Future Engagement And Investment. (iv) Knowledge Production. Continuously Identify Areas For Knowledge Generation And Knowledge Sharing throughout Ta Implementation According To Demand For Knowledge And To Disseminate The Ta’s Work, including Lessons Learned Or For Advocacy. Facilitate The Preparation Of These Knowledge Products On topics Relevant To The Ta And Prepare Or Review Knowledge Products. These May Include Webinars, Blogs, reports And Other Documents. Prepare A Standalone Knowledge Product Covering At Least 3-4 Dmcs With Key lessons Learned In Ta Implementation And Recommendations. (v) Monitoring, Evaluation And Reporting. The Wash Advisor Will Use The Ta’s Design And Monitoring framework To Inform The Required Data Collection And Reporting, And Ensure That Proper Records Are Kept to Facilitate Monitoring And Evaluation And Drafting Of The Technical Assistance Completion Report. he/she Will Draft A Baseline And Endline Survey For Pius To Measure Results (the Practicality Of conducting Surveys Will Be Discussed Further With Adb And Counterparts During Implementation). The advisor Will Prepare Monthly Reports For Adb Which Track The Progress Of All Targets Under The Ta, include An Action Plan For The Next 3 Months And Describe The Key Challenges Faced And Solutions proposed. The Wash Advisor Will Manage The Inputs Of And Coordinate Regularly With Other Consultants engaged Under The Ta. (vi) Team Management. The Team Leader Shall Provide Guidance To All Consultants Engaged Under The Ta, monitor Inputs And Outputs Of Consultants, And Ensure High-level Of Coordination And Synergies Among The team. (vii) Other Inputs As Discussed And Agreed With Adb During Implementation. Minimum Qualification Requirements   the Wash Advisor Will Have At Least A Bachelor’s Degree In A Relevant Discipline, And At Least 10 Years’ experience In Wash Sector Assessment And Policy Support And Experience Leading Hygiene Behavior Change campaigns, Preferably With Some Experience In Small Island Developing States (sids). Desirable experience Includes Project Management, Community Engagement (ideally In Wash), Improving Services For the Poor, Experience On Multilateral Development Bank Financed Projects With Water Supply And Sanitation utilities And Strategic Advice At A Senior Management Level. The Consultant Must Have A Strong Knowledge of Institutional Frameworks Which Guide Utility Operations. Excellent Communication, Facilitation, writing And Leadership Skills Are Essential.