Overview
Review and synthesize evidence from selected countries to demonstrate the value of UNICEF’s WASH systems strengthening technical assistance to governments and identify how UNICEF can strengthen its future offer.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop a workplan, analytical framework, evidence synthesis protocol, country sampling criteria, interview guides, data request list, outline of deliverables, and quality assurance approach.
- Review relevant UNICEF global, regional and country documents, including RAM annual narratives, country programme documents, WASH strategy documents, donor reports, evaluations, WASH Bottleneck Analysis Tool outputs, sector review documents, national policies, programme reports, and country case documentation.
- Compile and analyze relevant quantitative sources, including WASH Core Standard Indicator values, JMP household and institutions datasets for SDG 6.1 and 6.2, GLAAS data, sector finance and public expenditure data, country-level monitoring data, and other relevant datasets.
- Prepare concise country case studies that map UNICEF inputs and outputs, government-led system changes, plausible contribution pathways and observed WASH outcome trends.
- Conduct remote interviews and focused consultations with UNICEF global, regional and country staff, selected government counterparts, development partners, donors and technical partners.
- Facilitate at least one validation session with UNICEF and, where feasible, selected country office representatives.
- Synthesize recurring pathways through which UNICEF support plausibly contributed to stronger WASH systems and improved service outcomes.
- Assess what UNICEF should change to enhance its systems strengthening offer, including scope, prioritization, technical capacity, measurement, partnerships, donor positioning, knowledge management, country support modalities and resourcing models.
- Prepare a practical guide and templates that country offices can use to develop their own evidence-based narratives for proposals, donor briefs, advocacy, partnership discussions and programme reporting.
- Revise all deliverables based on UNICEF feedback and provide clean, editable final versions, including any data extraction matrices, interview guides, evidence rating tools and visual charts.
Required Experience
- Demonstrated experience conducting evidence syntheses, evaluations, contribution analysis, outcome harvesting, political economy analysis, sector review or similar assignments.
- Strong knowledge of WASH sector monitoring, including SDG 6.1 and 6.2 indicators, JMP datasets, GLAAS sector finance data, enabling environment monitoring, and UNICEF or UN results reporting systems.
- Experience working with governments and development partners in low- and middle-income countries, including at least some experience in fragile, climate-vulnerable or complex operating environments.
- At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in WASH with substantial experience in WASH systems strengthening, governance, policy, institutional reform, sector financing, monitoring and evaluation, or service delivery sustainability.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree in water and sanitation, public policy, development studies, economics, governance, public health, evaluation, engineering, social sciences or another relevant field. A PhD is an asset but not required.
