Consultant – Regional Capacity Gaps and Needs Assessment, Water Sector

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🇸🇳 Senegal – Remote

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UNESCO

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1945

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Education • Non-profit • Social Impact

UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations aimed at promoting international collaboration in the fields of education, culture, natural sciences, and social sciences. It works to foster peace, development, and sustainable practices through educational programs and cultural initiatives. UNESCO advocates for equal access to education and cultural preservation around the world, leveraging its partnerships with various entities, including governments and institutions, to achieve its goals.

📋 Description

• Assess capacity gaps and needs in the water sector in West Africa at regional level and through an in-depth analysis in a pilot country • Map existing institutional, organizational, and human capacities across West Africa • Conduct an in-depth capacity-needs analysis in a selected pilot country, including consultations with national and local stakeholders • Formulate concrete and prioritized recommendations for regional and pilot-country capacity-development interventions • Propose a replicable methodological framework for capacity assessment • Review regional strategies, policies, investment plans, and prior water-sector assessments • Consult ECOWAS, UEMOA, river basin authorities, professional networks, and technical and financial partners • Identify regional and country-level capacity gaps and their underlying causes • Map key institutions and ongoing or past capacity-development initiatives • Assess existing capacity-development initiatives, tools, and support mechanisms • Select a pilot country using objective criteria • Diagnose national capacity gaps in the pilot country • Consult sector ministries, service operators, local authorities, training institutions, the private sector, and civil society using a participatory and gender-sensitive approach • Analyze training and professionalization pathways and their alignment with sector needs • Develop a pilot-country capacity-development plan with actions, timelines, responsible parties, and resource requirements • Submit an inception report, regional mapping and assessment report, pilot-country diagnostic report, and final report with recommendations and a pilot-country capacity-development plan

🎯 Requirements

• Advanced degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Water Resources Management, Water Engineering, Hydrology, Water and Sanitation, Environmental Sciences, or another relevant field • More than 10 years of experience in the water sector, preferably with substantial experience in Africa • Demonstrated knowledge of water governance, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), water security, climate resilience, and the institutional landscape of the water sector • Proven experience working with government institutions, regional organizations, development partners, and other relevant water-sector stakeholders • Proven experience developing capacity development strategies, frameworks, action plans, and/or targeted capacity-building interventions based on identified needs • Excellent analytical, communication, and report-writing skills • Strong understanding of the West African water sector context • Experience with UNESCO projects or other international organizations is an asset • Fluency in English or French is required • Proficiency in the other language is strongly desirable • Must be available for regular communication with the UNESCO Dakar regional Office • Adherence to UNESCO’s values and ethical standards is mandatory

🏖️ Benefits

• Consultant contract for a duration of 4 months • Payment schedule tied to deliverables: 10% upon Deliverable 1, 40% upon Deliverable 2, 30% upon Deliverable 3, and 20% upon Deliverable 4 • Regular communication with the UNESCO Dakar regional Office • Equal encouragement for individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups, and persons with disabilities • Highest level of confidentiality for applications