Post of Duty: Washington DC - USA
The IDB Group is a community of diverse, versatile, and passionate people who come together on a journey to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.
About this position
SIRWASH aims at improving enabling policy, innovation and knowledge exchange environments and fostering the necessary capacities to deliver sustainable quality WASH services to rural communities with a particular focus on the vulnerable and disadvantaged people in Latin America and the Caribbean. The consultant will be accountable to the WSA Division Chief for all substantive, functional and delivery of tasks and will be under the supervision of IDB’s Water and Sanitation Specialist in Headquarters for daily management and administrative operations.
We are looking for a knowledgeable, organized, and proactive consultant to coordinate SIRWASH. As Coordinator, you will support the implementation and promotion of SIRWASH Initiative (Sustainable and Innovative Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services) at national, regional, and global level.
You will work in the Water and Sanitation Division (WSA) part of Infrastructure and Energy Department (INE). This team is responsible for the sectoral dialogue, knowledge generation and dissemination, and the identification, design, and supervision of the execution of technical cooperation and investment projects that seek to ensure universal and sustainable access to inclusive quality, affordable, resilient and sustainable water and sanitation services; as well as urban solid waste management services, in order to contribute to social development and sustainable economic growth.
This consultancy falls within the framework of the non-reimbursable Regional Technical Cooperation for the SIRWASH project - Mechanism for Sustainable and Innovative Services for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Rural Areas (RG-O1691 and RG-T3712), approved on December 10, 2020. The project SIRWASH arises from the request of the Swiss Government, through its agency SDC (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation) to the IDB to execute it with the aim of improving innovation, knowledge exchange and regulatory environments, promoting the necessary capacity to provide quality and sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene services to rural communities, especially vulnerable and disadvantaged populations. SIRWASH runs in 4 countries, which includes Haiti, Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru, and also at regional level and globally promoting south exchange.
What you’ll do:
Deliverables and Payments Timeline:
Deliverable #
Percentage
Planned Date to Submit
Work Plan
10%
March 2024
Report 1. Summary of activities (and supportive documentation) the SIRWASH general coordination: operational aspects and project management (meetings, planning, workshops, monitoring, etc.) of the management and monitoring of SIRWASH country activities in coordination with SIRWASH team Headquarters and SIRWASH specialists. (Act 1)
Summary of meetings between IDB and SDC. (Act 2)
30%
May 2024
Report 2. Summary of activities (and supportive documentation) the SIRWASH general coordination: operational aspects and project management (meetings, planning, workshops, monitoring, etc.) of the management and monitoring of SIRWASH country activities in coordination with SIRWASH team Headquarters and SIRWASH specialists. (Act. 1 y 5)
Summary of meetings between IDB and SDC. (Act 2)
Summary meetings between IDB and strategic partners (Act.3)
Summary of activities (and supportive documentation) while facilitating SIRWASH mid-term evaluation. (Act 4)
30%
August 2024
Report 3. Assessment of activities undertaken to support the SIRWASH general coordination: operational aspects and project management (meetings, planning, workshops, monitoring, etc.) of the management and monitoring of SIRWASH country activities in coordination with SIRWASH team Headquarters and SIRWASH specialists. (Act. 1). Summary of meetings between IDB and SDC. (Act 2)
Summary meetings between IDB and strategic partners (Act.3)
30%
December 2024
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At the IDB Group we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work, willing to try new approaches without fear, and where they are accountable and rewarded for their actions.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) are at the center of our organization. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and encourage women, LGBTQ+ people, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous people to apply.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job interview process. If you are a qualified candidate with a disability, please e-mail us at diversity@iadb.org to request reasonable accommodation to complete this application.
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