Institutional and Policy Development Specialist (IPDS) at RTI International - Imo, Niger and Sokoto

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We hereby invite applications from highly resourceful, motivated and experienced professionals for short term Consultancies - Baseline Studies in Urban WASH (3 states of Imo, Niger and Sokoto) in the capacity below:

Job Title: Institutional and Policy Development Specialist (IPDS)

Locations: Imo, Niger and Sokoto
Slot: 3

Job Summary

• RTI International in collaboration with Plan International and other partners is implementing a 4-year USAID funded Effective Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (E-WASH) program. E-WASH will provide technical assistance to state governments to improve urban water service delivery by strengthening the governance, financial, and technical viability of six (6) state water boards (SWBs) in Nigeria.
• This is part of the United States Government's (USG) efforts working with the Federal Government to address the heart of the challenges faced by the urban water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. The overall goal is improvement of urban water and sanitation service delivery.
• The Effective Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (E-WASH) project, is seeking to identify 9 dynamic and technically strong Consultants to support the undertaking of baseline studies to firstly establish the current performance levels of the SWBs, identify the gaps and develop action plans and service plans for water service delivery in the urban areas of Imo, Niger and Sokoto States.
• The consultants must be willing to spend up to 4 weeks (20 working days) during the first part of January 2019 i.e. from Monday January 7, 2018. Women candidates that meet the criteria below are strongly encouraged to apply.

Objectives of the Baseline Survey

• The overall objective of the baseline study is to establish a benchmark against which the E-WASH will design interventions to bring the urban water service providers to the level of being professionally managed and commercially viable.
• There will be three baseline study teams with each team comprising of about 5 professionals. E-WASH is now looking for Consultants with expertise and experience in the following fields:
  • Institutional and Policy Development Specialist
  • Utility Operations Specialist
  • Utility Technical Specialist
• One of the key objectives of the EWASH is the creation of enabling environment for the SWB to achieve financial sustainability, professional management and generally operational, financial and management autonomy (based on good corporate governance principles).
• The objective of this assignment is therefore to undertake baseline studies in policy, institutional, legal and regulatory as well as corporate governance (issues to do with Board of Directors) framework for urban water services for the state government, identify gaps and develop action plans for filling the gaps in line with the objectives of the E-WASH program.
• In this respect the consultant will be part of a team that will finally develop a baseline report and program of action

Qualifications and Experience

• At least a Master's degree in Institutional Development, Corporate Governance, Regulatory Reforms, Development Studies or any such related fields.
• At least 12 years of experience in at least two of the above areas i.e. institutional reforms, corporate governance, management, Board of Director matters or policy development
• Experience in designing and implementing water sector reforms an advantage
• Demonstrated understanding of the urban water supply and sanitation sector in Nigeria
• Understanding of the policy framework for urban water and sanitation
• Demonstrated knowledge of the regulation of urban water services
• Ability to articulate an understanding of the institutional roles and responsibility of the urban water and sanitation service delivery

Application Closing Date
30th November, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their Application Letter and a CV e-mailed as one single MS Word document (not more than 7 pages) to: stta@ewash.rti.org

Note

• In the subject line of your e-mail you must only put the position you are interested in and the state you would like to be considered to work in i.e. if you are a Institutional and Policy Development Specialist and would like to be considered in Sokoto then in the subject line only put "IPDS Sokoto"
• Women are strongly encouraged to apply.