The review will look at water, sanitation and hygiene promotion (WatSan/HP) activities undertaken by the Philippine Red Cross as part of the International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Emergency Appeal operations from 2008 – 2011. It is expected that key lessons and recommendations from this review will guide PRC’s WatSan activities in future emergency operations. The evaluation will look specifically at the design and sustainability elements of Ecological Sanitation (EcoSan) and pour-flush latrines in an emergency context. It is intended that the evaluation will contribute to broader learning within the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, particularly to address issues of emergency/recovery, long-term impact and sustainability of WatSan/HP interventions.
The review is scheduled from 20th January- 19th February 2013.
The evaluation team will consist of four members (preferably gender balanced) comprising;
• One Health or WatSan officer from Health or WatSan department the Philippine Red Cross
• One WatSan delegate from AP Zone Health- WatSan Unit
• Two delegates/external consultants, comprising one team leader with evaluation experience and a specialist in WatSan, both hardware and software.
Qualifications and experience of delegates/external consultants:
a) Team Leader
The candidate must possess:
* experience carrying out reviews and evaluations in emergency and post disaster context;
* proven skills and experience in writing quality evaluation reports;
* proven experience in carrying out impact and/or sustainability assessments;
* experience working with a National RCRC Society;
* strong analytical skills and ability to clearly synthesize and present findings, draw conclusions and make recommendations;
* leadership and coordination skills;
* cultural sensitivity and interpersonal skills;
* excellent communication and presentation skills;
* excellent verbal and written English; and
* strong initiative and ability to work with minimal support.
Preferably, the candidate should also have:
* a degree or diploma in social sciences or water/sanitation, civil engineering, public health or in a community/social development field;
* postgraduate education in public health in water and sanitation and/or public health;
* experience working at field level with disaster-related and/or community development water/sanitation/hygiene promotion interventions;
* previous experience with WatSan hardware (water supply systems, water distribution, latrines, including pour flush, EcoSan, septic tanks, as well as hygiene kits, HHWT, etc.), and also Watsan software (community involvement, hygiene promotion, volunteers trainings, HHWT demonstrations, BCC, etc.); and
* experience in conducting evaluations in particular related to water and sanitation or public health emergency response in a developing country context.
b) Technical WatSan Expert
The candidate must possess:
* a Degree or Diploma in Water/Sanitation, Civil engineering, Public Health or in a Community/Social Development field;
* experience working at field level with disaster-related and/or community development Water/Sanitation/Hygiene Promotion interventions;
* experience with Hardware WatSan (water supply systems, water distributions, latrines (pour flush, EcoSan, septic tanks,…) , Hygiene kits, HHWT, etc.) and Software WatSan (community involvement, Hygiene promotion, volunteers trainings, HHWT demonstrations, BCC, etc.
* experience working with a RCRC National Society;
* experience in conducting evaluations in particular related to water and sanitation or public health emergency response in a developing country context;
* strong analytical skills and ability to clearly synthesize and present findings, draw conclusions and make recommendations;
* strong analytical thinking skills;
* cultural sensitivity and interpersonal skills;
* good communication and presentation skills; and
* excellent verbal and written English
Preferably, the candidate should also have:
* postgraduate education in public health in water and sanitation and/or public health; and
* experience working for the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement in Water/Sanitation/Hygiene Promotion, preferably in Asia Pacific.
Interested candidates should submit their application by: 3rd December 2012 to Alexandra Machado (alexandra.machado.@ifrc.org), Asia Pacific Health Unit. The application should include:
i. Curriculum Vitae (CV)
ii. Cover letter clearly summarizing your experience as it pertains to this assignment, your daily rate, and contact details for three professional referees.
Applicants are required to provide examples of previous written work similar to that described in this ToR (provide previous evaluations and reviews completed). Application materials are non-returnable. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
The review is scheduled from 20th January- 19th February 2013.
The evaluation team will consist of four members (preferably gender balanced) comprising;
• One Health or WatSan officer from Health or WatSan department the Philippine Red Cross
• One WatSan delegate from AP Zone Health- WatSan Unit
• Two delegates/external consultants, comprising one team leader with evaluation experience and a specialist in WatSan, both hardware and software.
Qualifications and experience of delegates/external consultants:
a) Team Leader
The candidate must possess:
* experience carrying out reviews and evaluations in emergency and post disaster context;
* proven skills and experience in writing quality evaluation reports;
* proven experience in carrying out impact and/or sustainability assessments;
* experience working with a National RCRC Society;
* strong analytical skills and ability to clearly synthesize and present findings, draw conclusions and make recommendations;
* leadership and coordination skills;
* cultural sensitivity and interpersonal skills;
* excellent communication and presentation skills;
* excellent verbal and written English; and
* strong initiative and ability to work with minimal support.
Preferably, the candidate should also have:
* a degree or diploma in social sciences or water/sanitation, civil engineering, public health or in a community/social development field;
* postgraduate education in public health in water and sanitation and/or public health;
* experience working at field level with disaster-related and/or community development water/sanitation/hygiene promotion interventions;
* previous experience with WatSan hardware (water supply systems, water distribution, latrines, including pour flush, EcoSan, septic tanks, as well as hygiene kits, HHWT, etc.), and also Watsan software (community involvement, hygiene promotion, volunteers trainings, HHWT demonstrations, BCC, etc.); and
* experience in conducting evaluations in particular related to water and sanitation or public health emergency response in a developing country context.
b) Technical WatSan Expert
The candidate must possess:
* a Degree or Diploma in Water/Sanitation, Civil engineering, Public Health or in a Community/Social Development field;
* experience working at field level with disaster-related and/or community development Water/Sanitation/Hygiene Promotion interventions;
* experience with Hardware WatSan (water supply systems, water distributions, latrines (pour flush, EcoSan, septic tanks,…) , Hygiene kits, HHWT, etc.) and Software WatSan (community involvement, Hygiene promotion, volunteers trainings, HHWT demonstrations, BCC, etc.
* experience working with a RCRC National Society;
* experience in conducting evaluations in particular related to water and sanitation or public health emergency response in a developing country context;
* strong analytical skills and ability to clearly synthesize and present findings, draw conclusions and make recommendations;
* strong analytical thinking skills;
* cultural sensitivity and interpersonal skills;
* good communication and presentation skills; and
* excellent verbal and written English
Preferably, the candidate should also have:
* postgraduate education in public health in water and sanitation and/or public health; and
* experience working for the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement in Water/Sanitation/Hygiene Promotion, preferably in Asia Pacific.
Interested candidates should submit their application by: 3rd December 2012 to Alexandra Machado (alexandra.machado.@ifrc.org), Asia Pacific Health Unit. The application should include:
i. Curriculum Vitae (CV)
ii. Cover letter clearly summarizing your experience as it pertains to this assignment, your daily rate, and contact details for three professional referees.
Applicants are required to provide examples of previous written work similar to that described in this ToR (provide previous evaluations and reviews completed). Application materials are non-returnable. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
