The Canada Program Support Unit, a project of Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) seeks to contract the services of a Sanitation Advisor to contribute to the overall effectiveness of the DFATD Ghana Programme, especially in achieving favorable health outcomes for Ghanaians through Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASHU).

•   Status: Full Time Consultant (up to 20 days/month)
•   Duration: 1 year (with possibility of 1 -year renewal)
•   Duty station: Canada Program Support Unit Office, Ridge, Accra (Ghana)

Scope of Work
The Sanitation Advisor will provide advisory support to Canada's bilateral aid programme in the area of WASH in order to ensure effective and resource efficient programming, with the ultimate goal of contributing to better development results in Ghana. The Consultant will have to demonstrate high technical capacities in the areas of sanitation processes and systems in Ghana.

Qualification Required & Experience

MANDATORY CRITERIA
The Consultant must meet all mandatory criteria below. Failure to meet any one of the mandatory criteria will result in rejection of the proposal.

•   The Consultant must be legally and operationally permitted to work in Ghana. The Consultant must provide proof of Ghanaian citizenship. Non-Ghanaian citizens must provide proof of residence or a valid work permit for a minimum of twelve (12) months with their proposal. Proposals that do not include the required proof will be rejected.
•   The Consultant must possess at least a Master's level degree from a recognised university in the field of Public Health /Environmental Health, or other comparable fields.
•   A minimum of seven (7) years recent experience within the past fifteen (15) years working in an advisory capacity in the area of sanitation and/or public health;
•   Minimum of two (2) years of experience (within the past 10 years) working in an advisory capacity on basic sanitation issues specifically,

OTHER TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The Consultants who meet the mandatory criteria will be assessed based on technical criteria, including the following:

•   Experience providing technical advice/assistance to institutions involved in sanitation, in particular in basic sanitation, and/or public health in the areas of research, planning, policy development, and monitoring evaluation, in Ghana and/or abroad.
•   Experience in project/programme planning, implementation, monitoring and/or evaluation in the area of sanitation and public health.
•   Combined training and experience in one or more of the following areas: results Based Management, Governance, Gender Equality, Governance, Evaluation, Development Planning, Sustainable Development, Programme Based Approaches, or other relevant areas.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Qualified candidates are invited to pick up a "Request for Proposals" document from the office reception of Canada Program Support Unit, 38 Independence Avenue, Ridge, Accra.

Applicants residing outside of Greater Accra Region can request a copy of the Request for Proposals document by sending an e-mail request to:-

info@psu-ghana.org

Applications must be submitted to:

The Project Manager
Canada Program Support Unit
38 Independence Avenue
Ridge, Accra

Closing Date: 21 July, 2014