National Consultant for Hygiene Programming, Evidence Generation and Knowledge Management
Organizational Context
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. We are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
Job Purpose
UNICEF Bangladesh supports the Government of Bangladesh in strengthening the national hygiene agenda through evidence-based hygiene promotion, national campaigns, and sustainable programming approaches. The purpose of this consultancy is to provide time-bound technical and coordination support for the planning, implementation, monitoring, and documentation of the national school-based Menstrual Hygiene Management campaign, while strengthening the generation and use of hygiene-related evidence and knowledge. The consultant will support the development and approval of Hygiene promotion materials, campaign planning and monitoring, analysis and visualization of WASH evidence, and preparation of clearly defined Knowledge, advocacy and learning products. The assignment will also document lessons and formulate practical recommendations for institutionalization, replication and potential scale-up by government and sector partners.
Responsibilities
The consultant will provide technical and coordination support for the planning, implementation, monitoring, and documentation of the national school-based Menstrual Hygiene Management campaign. This includes supporting the development and approval of hygiene promotion materials, planning and monitoring campaign activities, and analyzing and visualizing WASH evidence. The consultant will also be responsible for preparing clearly defined knowledge, advocacy, and learning products. Furthermore, the assignment involves documenting lessons learned and formulating practical recommendations for institutionalization, replication, and potential scale-up by government and sector partners. The role requires strong facilitation, coordination, and stakeholder management skills to effectively engage with various partners and ensure the successful execution of the campaign and knowledge management activities.
Work Experience
A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible professional experience in WASH, hygiene programming, SBC, evidence generation, knowledge management, programme monitoring or related areas is required.
Skills
Planning or supporting large-scale hygiene or MHM initiatives, Analyzing quantitative and qualitative information, Translating findings into reports, briefs, dashboards, presentations or advocacy products, Developing or reviewing SBC materials, Facilitating stakeholder consultation and approval processes, Knowledge management, Documentation of programme learning, Production of high-quality communication or technical products, Facilitation skills, Coordination skills, Stakeholder-management skills, Gender-responsive, disability-inclusive and child sensitive WASH programming