Consultancy- Base line survery

Amref Health Africa is the premier African-led international health development organization headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Founded in 1957 as the Flying Doctors of East Africa to bring critical health services to remote communities, Amref Health Africa in the intervening years has broadened its mission to include training of some 500 thousand community health workers and managing the design and implementation of health development projects in more than 30 countries across Africa. With a focus on women and children, Amref Health Africa strives to overcome the most critical health challenges facing the continent: maternal and child health, HIV & TB, malaria, clean water and sanitation and surgical and clinical outreach. Amref Health Africa has offices in Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, South Sudan, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda as well as in Europe and North America. The organization employs over 1,000 people.

 

Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia is planning to implement the project titled: “Making WASH Everybody’s Business (M-WEB) Project in urban and semi urban areas of Addis Ababa, Oromia and Afar regions”

We are currently seeking a consultant firm to conduct baseline Assessment for the above mentioned project.

Overall Objective of the Baseline Assessment

To assess relevant information for measuring existing status of urban WASH in line with the innovative approach of WASH Business Model and to determine perception of main actors in the model towards provision of improved and sustainable WASH services. The findings will therefore be used to measure progress overtime, test the success of the new innovative model for possible replicable and extracting lessons learnt.

Specific Objective of the Baseline Assessment

Although the project contains three result areas, this assessment will focus on two objectives of the project: Community and Government.  The private sector result area will be assessed in a separate study that is carried out from a business perspective.

The consultant is required to collect data on the following:

·         Coordination of WASH activities by local actors

·         Existing backstop of local government towards user communities

·         Ownership of local actors in WASH planning, design & management

·         Government awareness on benefits of improved WASH facilities that are linked with the business approach

The potential consultancy firm is required to meet the following minimum requirements in order to qualify for the submission of proposal.

·      The team will consist of professionals in the fields of Public health, environmental health and Social Science with a minimum of Second Degree (MPH, MA or M.Sc.) in environmental health and/or water and sanitation or related field,  PhD is preferable to undertake the proposed assessment. Very good professional diversity is an advantage in related areas.   In addition, to the above requirement, consultancy firm or team is required to meet the following minimum requirements in order to qualify for the submission of its proposal:

§  Significant Previous experience in similar tasks or consultancies; previous experience in similar tasks or consultancy. In particular, the applicant must have experience in conducting baseline  survey of project , monitoring and evaluation and performing impact data collection methods associated with either WASH or related projects preferably in Addis Ababa or urban setting.

§  Ability to effectively coordinate with government, NGO, and local stakeholders’ essential, an understanding of sectors coordination mechanisms an asset.

§  Analytical and conceptual ability, demonstrated understanding of survey design and social research methods to understand hygiene and sanitation behavior change.

§  Demonstrated understanding of project monitoring

§  High quality English report writing

§  The consultancy firm should be a registered firm and whose license has been re-registered and renewed for the current Ethiopian fiscal year.

• Attachment of all supportive documents with the technical and financial proposal is require

Note:

• Potential consultants are invited to collect TOR for this Baseline Survey free of charge from our office or through email ofamrefinethiopia@gmail.com until July 7, 2016 and can submit the proposal till July 10, 2016.


• The proposal shall include financial and technical proposals sealed in separate envelopes and submitted to Procurement department in person

Closing date: Jul 07, 2016