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Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, Safety

The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar developed the Zanzibar National Water Policy in 2004 to set policy guidelines for the management, development, distribution and access of water services. The existing policy was formulated under the Ministry responsible for Lands, Housing, Water and Energy. The policy provided the strategic intervention to establish an autonomous institution with the primary responsibility of management, development, distribution and access to water resources. However, the major achievement of the Zanzibar National Water Policy of 2004 was the establishment of the Zanzibar Water Authority (ZAWA) through Water Act No. 4 of 2006, with the mandate to manage water resources and provide clean, reliable and good-quality water. The policy roadmap indicates that there is a long period for implementing the framework, and the major changes to occur include the formulation of different national policies, strategies, plans, laws and regulations.

How can you make a difference?

This consultancy is to support the Ministry of Water Energy and Minerals to develop uptodate water policy, that takes into account SDGs targets, government reforms including legal framework and the new Government’s vision 2050.

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

• A national consultant with previous experience undertaking similar task in Tanzania or another country
•  Advanced degree in a water-related discipline, management, or policy analysis.
•  Demonstrated capacity and experience of more than 15 years on policy analysis, development and evaluation of policy interventions especially in the water sector
•  Experience leading participatory consultations including working with children, adolescents and members of community and capacity development processes with a wide variety of national and local stakeholders.
•  Knowledge of local development and global advances in policy analysis in similar contexts
•  Fluency in English and Kiswahili is required

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

Remarks: 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

• The applicant should submit both technical and financial proposal which clearly stipulate how the work will be conducted. The Financial Proposal should include all costs of this assignment including fee, travel costs, accommodation as UNICEF will not pay any DSA. Proposals will be both technically and financially evaluated. The technical part will carry a weight of 75%, in which the consultant will put clear his/her technical approach to ensure quality attainment of each deliverable and the consultancy in totality. The financial part will carry 25% showing the proposed budget breakdown of consultancy cost for each deliverable and eventual
  total consultancy cost
• The consultant will work directly with the Ministry of Water, Energy, and Minerals (MoWEM. UNICEF will manage the contract and manage the overall quality in collaboration with the MoWEM. The level of payment will be determined by the profile of the proposed consultants and financial proposals.
• Consultant will work from home with frequent travels to Unguja and Pemba
• The consultant will be required to travel for at least 4 days in a month on average.
• The Consultant may be provided a sitting space at government offices in Zanzibar if he/she wishes to request for one.
• Individual Consultant will be required to sign the Health statement for Individual Consultant prior to taking up the assignment, and to document that they have appropriate health insurance, including Medical Evacuation. Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage).
• The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment.

• Payment will be made on submission of a monthly invoice and satisfactory completion of the above-mentioned deliverables.
•  If the reports and documents are not submitted according to the deliverables and timeframe stated in this TOR, the payments will be withheld.
• UNICEF reserves the right to withhold all or a portion of payment if performance is unsatisfactory, if work/outputs is incomplete, not delivered or for failure to meet deadlines as per agreed work schedule.
• UNICEF will provide a meeting space, as needed, and will facilitate the collection of documents and connections with Government counterparts and other stakeholders as needed to complete the tasks of this assignment
• The assignment will be funded and managed by UNICEF under the supervision of UNICEF’s Chief of WASH, Chief of Zanzibar Field Office, WASH Officer in close collaboration with the Zanzibar Ministry of Water, Energy, and Minerals The MoWEM will organize, and lead activities related to inception, review of drafts, and validation meetings internally in collaboration with UNICEF team as well as other key stakeholders. MoWEM will be the main contact point for reporting issues while UNICEF will attend to all
  technical-related matters