UNESCO
UNESCO
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UNESCO este o agenție specializată a Organizației Națiunilor Unite, care activează în domeniile educației, culturii și științelor naturale și sociale. Programele sale internaționale sprijină accesul egal la educație, protejează patrimoniul cultural, dezvoltă cooperarea științifică și socială și promovează pacea și dezvoltarea durabilă. Printr-o rețea globală de guverne și parteneri instituționali, UNESCO reunește expertiză și colaborare pentru a răspunde provocărilor comune cu care se confruntă comunitățile și țările.

Senior Water Sector Capacity Assessment Consultant, West Africa

UNESCO seeks a consultant to assess water-sector capacity gaps across West Africa and in a pilot country. The work includes regional recommendations and a country capacity-development plan.

Descriere

  • Assess West Africa’s water-sector capacity needs regionally and in a pilot country.
  • Map institutional, organizational, and workforce capacity across the region.
  • Analyze capacity needs in a selected pilot country, consulting national and local stakeholders.
  • Recommend prioritized capacity-development actions for the region and pilot country.
  • Design a capacity-assessment method that can be used in other settings.
  • Review regional water strategies, policies, investment plans, and earlier assessments.
  • Consult ECOWAS, UEMOA, river basin authorities, professional networks, and technical and financial partners.
  • Identify capacity gaps at regional and country levels, including their underlying causes.
  • Map key institutions and current or previous capacity-development initiatives.
  • Evaluate existing capacity-development programs, tools, and support mechanisms.
  • Choose a pilot country according to objective criteria.
  • Diagnose national capacity gaps in the selected pilot country.
  • Engage ministries, service providers, local authorities, training institutions, businesses, and civil society through a participatory, gender-sensitive process.
  • Assess training and professional pathways and how well they match sector needs.
  • Prepare a pilot-country capacity-development plan with actions, timelines, owners, and resource needs.
  • Deliver an inception report, regional mapping and assessment, pilot-country diagnostic, and final recommendations with a country capacity-development plan.

Cerințe

  • Master’s degree or equivalent in water resources management, water engineering, hydrology, water and sanitation, environmental sciences, or a related field.
  • More than 10 years of water-sector experience, preferably including substantial work in Africa.
  • Knowledge of water governance, integrated water resources management, water security, climate resilience, and the water-sector institutional landscape.
  • Experience working with government bodies, regional organizations, development partners, and other water-sector stakeholders.
  • Experience creating capacity-development strategies, frameworks, action plans, or targeted interventions based on identified needs.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and report-writing skills.
  • Solid understanding of the West African water-sector context.
  • Experience with UNESCO or other international organizations is an asset.
  • Fluency in English or French is required.
  • Strong proficiency in the other language is preferred.
  • Availability for regular communication with UNESCO’s Dakar Regional Office.
  • Commitment to UNESCO’s values and ethical standards is required.

Beneficii

  • Four-month consultant contract.
  • Payments are tied to deliverables: 10% after Deliverable 1, 40% after Deliverable 2, 30% after Deliverable 3, and 20% after Deliverable 4.
  • Regular communication with UNESCO’s Dakar Regional Office.
  • Applications are encouraged from people in minority and Indigenous groups and from people with disabilities.
  • Applications are handled with the highest level of confidentiality.

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