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State consultant, Climate, Energy and Water (Re-advertisement)

Location: Raipur/Chhattisgarh

Last Date of Application: 29 August 2024 

Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

Provide specialized technical assistance (TA) to Mission Directorate JJM, PHED, Government of Chhattisgarh, related departments (Energy, Panchayat and Rural Development) and select districts, for acceleration of FHTC coverage, operation, and maintenance of drinking water systems and WQMS, focusing on system strengthening, capacity building, skilling and professionalisation of water services, knowledge management and evidence generation for adaptation of learning and scale up of best practices.

Another primary function of the consultant will be to deliver documents on frameworks, financing models, convergent models and partnerships for integrating / mainstreaming source sustainability, climate, energy, and environment (CEE) components in rural drinking water sector in Chhattisgarh. The consultant will be responsible for supporting systemic capacities, building the capacity of stakeholders and partners, support them to implement CEE components in water programmes, as well as document and disseminate good practices and lessons learned on water and CEE. Furthermore, the consultant is also expected to support CEE and water policy related work and/or design new CEE and water programmes whenever there is an opportunity.

Scope of Work (Include Background/Rationale/Key Objectives of the Assignment):

Background/Rationale

As part of UNICEF’s technical assistance to the water sector and government flagship (JJM) in 2024-25, State and districts would be extended support in strategy development for addressing acute depletion of water sources/ water table and rolling out of operation & maintenance measures, building systemic and community capacities combined with skilling and professionalisation of the water sector.  It is critical to address these challenges through an Operation & Maintenance policy, source sustainability and solarisation measures supported with adequate systemic capacities. To support this, PRIs and VWSCs will need to be oriented and provided handholding support on O&M and financial management including tariff setting for regular operation and maintenance with special support to cadre of women (Jal Bahini) and young people (Jal Mitan), water quality monitoring and surveillance, renewable energy to address environmental protection and reduced energy tariffs, chlorination, source protection and community ownership. 

Further, UNICEF will provide technical assistance to Panchayat and Rural development, renewable energy department, PHED and allied departments to facilitate and ensure that Climate, environment, and energy (CEE) are mainstreamed in the drinking water sector, and young people and institutions are engaged in professionalisation of the water sector through upscaling of skilling and related partnerships. 

OBJECTIVE/S of the assignment 

• Technical assistance to JJM Mission Directorate, PHED on the development and operationalization of the Operation and Maintenance policy/strategy for JJM in Chhattisgarh, including system strengthening, capacity building, financing, source sustainability, components along with a synthesis of key findings, learnings, and contribute to knowledge management and evidence generation.
• Convergence and mainstreaming of climate, energy, and environment (CEE) in drinking water sector through facilitating systemic capacities, partnerships & collaborations and engaging with key government departments (energy, Panchayat and Rural Development and development partners/academic institutions
• Engage with JJM/ PHED teams, young people platforms and development partners to promote skilling and professionalisation of the drinking water sector and support PHED and key Government departments / missions (CG skill development authority, PRD) in implementing these in Chhattisgarh.

Technical assistance to JJM/PHED in continued strengthening of water quality management and          surveillance (WQMS) including chlorination systems, district, and subdivision lab performance            benchmarking, establishing the feedback loop, and building community capacities (VWSCs, Jal Bahini)

ESTIMATED DURATION OF CONTRACT (FULL TIME)

Estimated duration – 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026 

Competitive Selection Criteria (for clarification see Guidance)

Technical Evaluation (maximum of 80 Points) B) Financial Proposal (minimum of 20 Points) 

Minimum qualifying points in the technical are 56 i.e., 70% of the total technical points of 80. Financial bids will be opened only for candidates receiving the minimum qualifying mark of 70% as mentioned above. Candidate getting the highest combined technical and financial score will be selected for the consultancy position.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.
• The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the health insurance (and visa if applicable) required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations, or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.
• UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

The conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Your application should be sent to raipur.consultants@unicef.org by 29 August 2024 with subject line. 

“State consultant, Climate, Energy and Water” in separate files consisting of:

• An application/cover letter
• Up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Up-to-date P-11 form 
• A financial proposal/bid (Annexure-II), duly signed, in PDF format only indicating all-inclusive deliverable-based fee as per template below.  Please mention your name in the file name while saving.
• 2 sample of previous work relevant to the ToR
• Any attempt to unduly influence UNICEF’s selection process will lead to automatic disqualification of the applicant.
• Joint applications of two or more individuals are not accepted.
• Incomplete applications, submissions without all required documents or submissions after the deadline will be invalidated.
• Please note, UNICEF does not charge any fee during any stage of the process.
• Please note that applicant who have already applied for this post, need not reapply, as their previous applications will continue to be considered as a part of this recruitment process.

P-11 form (Annexure-I)

For detailed information, please check the complete version of the advert attached below.

Job Email ID: raipur.consultants(at)unicef.org

Download Attachment: State Consultant Climate energy and water – Terms of Reference (Readvertisement) .doc

Download Attachment: Annexure – II Financial Bid .docx