Consultant Avertisement for WASH Process Evaluation

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Benefits Project

Position: Process Evaluation Consultant

Deadline to Apply: May 25th 2012

Eligibility: Position open to all nationalities; Kenyan nationals strongly encouraged apply

IPA’s WASH Benefits Project is a five year study to evaluate the health benefits of sanitation, hygiene, household water treatment and nutrition using a large-scale, randomized evaluation in Western Province.

The project is based in Western Province. 

The principal investigators of WASH benefits are Michael Kremer and Clair Null.

IPA’s water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) benefits project seeks a qualified consultant to undertake a process evaluation regarding intervention implementation and project management in the WASH Benefits study. 

This consultancy is intended to provide insights and a depth of understanding that the Principal Investigators cannot otherwise obtain during the regular course of research activities. 

The consultant will work closely with the principal investigators and their in-country staff, and will share findings with the global WASH Benefits team.

Activities and Scope of Work

The consultant will use quantitative and qualitative approaches to critically describe the process of the WASH Benefits interventions, with a focus on intervention delivery and fidelity.

The consultant is expected to understand thoroughly the WASH Benefits interventions, including both the overall operation, and the particularities of the intervention in Kenya. 

For this, the consultant should engage in active communication with all relevant actors and review all available documentation of the study.

WASH Benefits is an efficacy study and achieving high levels of intervention uptake is a central goal of the field activities. 

The process evaluation will complement data the investigators collect during regular field surveys by collecting similar – but independent – quantitative indicators of intervention implementation and by supplementing quantitative measures with qualitative interviews with key actors and stakeholders.

The process evaluation will also document major barriers encountered during the research project implementation.

Expected Deliverables

The consultant(s) will be responsible for the following deliverables:

1. Three, interim reports following the first 3 field visits
2. Draft final report
3. Final report
4. Presentation

Delivery Schedule

The duration of the consultancy is expected to be 24 months from the date of signature of the consultancy agreement. 

The following is the initial schedule of delivery, which might be adjusted as mutually agreed by the parties during the execution of the consultancy:

Deliverable                         Delivery Date 

                                         (relative to signature date of
                                          consultancy)

A)Introductory & 

Annual Interim reports

Interim report 1                    Month 4
Interim report 2                    Month 8
Interim report 3                    Month 20

B) Draft final report             Month 32
WASH Benefits Team Review

C) Final Report                    Month 34

D) Presentation                   Month 36

Consultant Qualifications

• Expertise in rural sanitation, water and hygiene or community-based behavior change ;
• Extensive low-income country field experience, ideally in Kenya;
• Analytic skills sufficient for organizing and summarizing qualitative and quantitative information collected in the evaluation;
• Sufficient fluency in Kiswahili / Luhya to communicate with local stakeholders is preferable but not required for applications.

To Apply:

Please send a cover letter and detailed CV, 3 references, daytime phone number(s), and email address. 

Your CV should include details about any relevant work experience.

Applications should be submitted by email to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org. Please ensure that the subject line reads: “Process Evaluation Consultant.”REF NO: WB-2012-05-01. 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted by email for an interview. 

All applications should be received by May 25th 2012.

Disclaimer:  

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the consultancy. The statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties, tasks, and responsibilities.

Management reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. 

Please note that IPA will never request any form of payment from an applicant. 

Applicants are encouraged to confirm the information listed above with IPA prior to releasing any extensive personal information to the organization. 

Please direct questions to jobs@poverty-action.org.