Job Description

Title: Consultant

Company Name: Municipal Association of Bangladesh-MAB

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ The Individual consultant should be a highly experienced professional in the field of Urban Sanitation system, Planning write-up Should be in Bengali and English. He Must have experience in working with Sanitation programs so that the notions are reflected at the report as MAB is not an NGO rather an Association.
∎ Must have good acceptance to national level stakeholders e.g. UNICEF, WHO, Donors and LGD, Good experience in communicating high level officials.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Municipal Association of Bangladesh (MAB) was established in July 2003 with a greater interest for citizens of the urban areas especially strengthening capacity for the Municipalities.
∎ Since, the Role of MAB became more significant throughout its political life by advocating to develop enabling policies and adequate resource mobilization a municipalities. Thus further opportunities lying with the policy advocacy for MAB would be contribution to develop appropriate regulatory frameworks to address Poverty eradication, Infrastructure provisions, Mapping for regional balance in structuring urbanization, Addressing WASH and FSM and meet increased demand for housing and urban services.
∎ In 2017 with the support from BMGF, MAB has been mandated by United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific (UCLG ASPAC) to implement a project titled Municipalities Network Advocacy on Sanitation in South Asia with the Goal of strengthening capacity of municipalities and Municipal Associations to contribute in designing and implementing robust and effective policies and in developing sustainable financing strategies on sanitation particularly on Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) and Non-Sewered Sanitation (NSS).
∎ Municipalities Association of Bangladesh in collaboration with Govt. departments, Development partners has been implementing a number of development programs for the enhancing the capacity of Municipalities to address Pro poor local Governance. Also addressing the SDG Goal 6 and SDG 11 became integrated part of MAB objectives. In 2017 MAB has been mandated by United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific (UCLG ASPAC) to implement a project titled `Municipalities Network Advocacy on Sanitation in South Asia ( MuNASS II)`.
∎ The goal of MuNASS Phase II is to develop and demonstrate innovation on safely managed sanitation to achieve SDG 6.2 and mainstreaming into regional agenda, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations.
∎ MuNASS Phase II expected Primary Outcomes are;
∎ 1. Demonstrate innovation on SDG 6.2 measured by mobilising cities in South Asia.
∎ 2. Documentation of the Municipal-led investment for CWIS and FSM in South Asia is available.
∎ 3. SDG 6.2 are mainstreamed into the regional agenda through advocacy, knowledge exchange and joint activities among municipalities in the Asia-Pacific region.
∎ Bangladesh has made significant progress in reducing open defecation, from 34 percent in 1990 to just one percent of the national population in 2015.However, the current rate of improved sanitation is 61 percent, growing at only 1.1 percent annually. Planning and service delivery are often supply driven, and government agencies have overlapping functions and pay insufficient attention to operation and maintenance issues causing waterborne diseases are widespread, which fuels rapid transmission of gastrointestinal pathogens that can have disastrous impact on health and nutrition.
∎ Bangladesh has witnessed a remarkable growth in on-site sanitation facilities throughout the country over the last decade. The major progress in urban sanitation during this period is the elimination of open defecation amongst the poorest quintile through use of on-site sanitation (OSS) facilities. However, the on-site sanitation systems in Bangladesh have been developed without any consideration to the management of faecal sludge. Increasing use of on-site sanitation facilities has generated a large demand for faecal sludge management (FSM) to keep the toilets operational. In the absence of effective FSM services, the huge quantities of faecal sludge generated in septic tanks and pits are often discharged in low-lying areas, sewers, and in lakes and canals, leading to serious environmental degradation. Although the problems associated with FSM is widespread, there is limited data and information on FSM practices in urban areas. There are significant differences in institutional set up and FSM practices among and within the Paurashavas, and proper understanding of the situation is a pre-requisite for development of workable FSM system.
∎ A safely managed sanitation chain is essential for protecting the health of individuals and communities and the environment. Leaking latrines and raw waste-water can spread disease and provide a breeding ground for mosquitoes, as well as polluting groundwater and surface water that may serve as potential sources of drinking water.
∎ To understand the Data management system and to identify the gaps for addressing NAP implementation in municipalities of Bangladesh and explore possible ways to reduce gaps for implementation NAP.
∎ 1. Review current process of data collection of urban sanitation and reporting system on SDG 6.2
∎ 2. Find out gaps between good practices and SDG tracker of Bangladesh over the past 5 year
∎ 3. Identify appropriate tools and methodologies to address data gap
∎ 4. Make recommendations against findings to improve the Sanitation Data gap in Bangladesh focus on municipalities

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Indicator 6.2.1 "Proportion of population using (a) safely managed sanitation services and (b) a hand-washing facility with soap and water.
∎ Indicator 6.2.1a on sanitation tracks the proportion of population that is using an improved sanitation facility, which is not shared with other households, and where the excreta produced is either;
∎ treated and disposed in situ,
∎ stored temporarily and then emptied and transported to treatment off-site,
∎ or transported through a sewer with waste-water and then treated off-site.
∎ Indicator 6.2.1b on hygiene tracks the proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water on premises.
∎ Household surveys and censuses (from the National Statistical Office) remain the primary source of information on the different types of facilities used by the population, complemented with information on service levels collected from administrative sources and regulators.
∎ Thresholds for 6.2
∎ Wastewater treatment - At least secondary (or primary with long outfall)
∎ Faecal sludge management - Both solid and liquid fractions
∎ Safe disposal in situ - Septic tanks/latrines that are not emptied , and
∎ well contained
∎ Countries own the monitoring and reporting of the SDGs, and the 2030 Agenda clearly specifies that global follow-up and review 'will be primarily based on national official data sources'
∎ The capacity of countries to report on the SDG 6 global indicators varies, and efforts are needed to incorporate the global SDG indicator framework into national monitoring systems. Although a large quantity of water and sanitation data exist at the country level, it may be scattered across stakeholders, and substantial resources and capacity-building may be required to close data gaps and harmonize reporting.
∎ The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP) has reported country, regional and global estimates of progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) since 1990
∎ Prime audience of the report will be Local Government Division under the Ministry of Local Govt, Rural Development and Cooperatives;
∎ Secondary audience of the study will be National and International development partners, Non govt. stakeholders;
∎ Advocacy unit of MAB will use the findings as part of advocacy under this project for the greater interest of Paurashavas of Bangladesh.
∎ The study will preferably include, but not limited to:
∎ Planning meeting with MAB and its technical partner i.e. WaterAid, Bangladesh. Also support required from CWIS FSM Support cell. This meeting will help common understanding of the assignment and outputs of the study. This meeting will also finalize the detailed activity plan .
∎ Collect and review relevant documents. The document should include, but not limited to, Local Government (Paurashava) Act, IRF for municipality, NAP for Municipalities, Existing Policies, SDG Tracker, Strategies and guidelines related to data management
∎ Review existing practices of DPHE research cell working for sanitation data management , BBS documents, SFD study on 5 Municipality done by MAB and SNV.
∎ Conduct key information interview with relevant personnel at national level including Local Government Division, LGED and DPHE, JMP
∎ Data analysis and generate the findings from the study.
∎ Prepare draft report for MAB with specific recommendations for national policy advocacy.
∎ Finalise the report and
∎ Develop and deliver a presentation in ppt for MAB with key issues, findings
∎ The Consultant is expected to deliver;
∎ Inception Report describing the Work Plan and Methodology, time frame
∎ A Final report not more than 20 pages, pdf and Word version
∎ A presentation in ppt on major findings, challenges and recommendations to share at the national level shearing workshop of the study.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Lead the assignment, including design, implementation, stakeholder consultation within the agreed timeframe;
∎ Consultant will bear all expenditure related to the assignment;
∎ Inform update in regular basis to MAB CEO and MAB Policy Advocacy unit;
∎ Attaching quality photographs if required.

Salary:
∎ Payment will be made by MAB to the agreed account in 2 steps upon receiving of invoice - 1) 30% after signing the contract; 2) 70% after receiving the Final report and the presentation copy. MAB will make payments in compliance with the rules of Bangladesh Government as well as the Financial Policy of MAB.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 22 Dec 2022

Company Information:
∎ 12 Dec 2022
∎ Municipal Association of Bangladesh-MAB
∎ Address : 62, LGED Regional Office (Top Floor) West Agargaon, Dhaka-1207
∎ Web : www.mab.org.bd
∎ Business : The Municipal Association of Bangladesh-MAB is an association for Paurashavas (Municipalities), or urban local governments, in Bangladesh. This association works to encourage an expansion of the financial and administrative authority of urban local governments. Since its inception, this association has strive to lay a firm foundation for their future sustainability as democratically led, financially independent and effective advocates for the interests of local government.

Category: Research/Consultancy