Overview
Provide technical, facilitation, and knowledge-management support to integrate gender-intentional approaches in WASH programmes and disseminate evidence and practice on gender-equitable WASH.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership to strengthen gender equality within the ASWA Programme through evidence generation, knowledge management and cross-sectoral collaboration.
- Engage with UNICEF Communities of Practice and facilitate collaboration across WASH, Climate, Health and Nutrition to develop joint knowledge products.
- Produce high-quality technical briefs, presentations, learning products and other knowledge resources for dissemination through webinars, conferences and other global platforms.
- Document programme experiences, lessons learned, evidence and results, including the proposed methodology for preparing a comprehensive final ASWA Report.
- Ensure that all knowledge products are technically robust, evidence-based and aligned with UNICEF quality standards.
- Support UNICEF's advocacy objectives by representing and presenting ASWA gender approaches and results at global and regional events during the consultancy period.
- Develop and communicate evidence-based advocacy messages and knowledge products that promote ASWA achievements and influence sector dialogue.
- Engage with relevant global coordination mechanisms and interagency platforms, including SWA, GTFCC, UN-Water, Green Climate Fund communities of practice and WASH-GAP 2030 initiatives.
- Capture and document outcomes from advocacy engagements through event reports, recommendations and follow-up actions.
- Design and maintain an approach for monitoring visibility, knowledge dissemination, uptake and influence of ASWA gender products, including alignment with the WASH-GAP 2030 MERV architecture.
- Provide ongoing technical assistance to UNICEF Country Offices to strengthen implementation of gender-equitable WASH programming.
- Support implementation and monitoring of GALA Action Plans and promote replication of the GALA methodology in additional Country Offices.
- Design and deliver technical guidance, coaching, training and peer-learning activities under the WASH-GAP 2030 Shift 4 agenda and WASH Academia.
- Describe the proposed approach for providing remote technical support, quality assurance and responsive advisory services throughout the assignment.
- Outline the proposed reporting and communication approach, including regular progress reporting, documentation of technical support provided, and mechanisms for tracking results and follow-up actions.
Required Experience
At least 15 years of progressively responsible experience in WASH programming, including in integrating gender-intentional approaches in WASH programmes.
Qualifications
Masters’ degree in gender studies, social sciences, public health, water and sanitation, civil engineering, international development or a related field.
