Consultancy Opportunity
Title: National Consultancy for Developing a National Strategy and Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality and Water Quality Surveillance (WQS) for Lesotho
Job No: 593119
Contract Type: Consultant
Duty Station: Maseru (Remote/Home-based)
Level: Consultancy
Category: Health, WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
Contract Duration: 4.7 Months
Terms of Reference
Specific Objectives
- Conduct a comprehensive situational analysis of drinking water quality and surveillance, including institutional capacity, legislative frameworks (e.g., Building Control Act, draft WSS Bill), and coordination mechanisms across MoH, DRWS, WASCO, and District Councils
- Develop a five-year National Drinking Water Quality Strategy addressing urban, rural, and small-scale water supplies, integrating climate resilience, equity, and risk-based approaches
- Develop Operational Guidelines for Water Quality Surveillance (WQS), incorporating Water Safety Plan (WSP) principles from catchment to consumer
- Establish standardized monitoring protocols, quality assurance mechanisms, and enforcement procedures applicable to all service providers and community-managed systems
- Define a clear multi-stakeholder coordination framework aligned with decentralisation, clarifying roles across MoH, MNR, MoLG, LEWA, and local authorities
- Develop a costed capacity-building and implementation roadmap, including integration with the GIS-based WASH MIS
Additional Information
For more details about this consultancy, applicants are advised to review the complete Terms of Reference:
ToR TMC0002373.pdf
Minimum Requirements
Education
- Advanced university degree (Master’s level or higher) in one or more of the following fields:
- Environmental Health
- Public Health
- Public Health Engineering
- Water Resources Management
- Water and Sanitation Engineering
- Civil or Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Sciences
- Or a related discipline
- A multidisciplinary academic background combining public health and technical/engineering aspects of water systems is an added advantage
- Additional training or certification in water quality management, environmental health, or climate resilience is an asset
Work Experience
- Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in the WASH sector, with a strong focus on drinking water quality and public health
- Proven experience in drinking water quality management and surveillance, including monitoring, sampling, laboratory systems, and data interpretation
- Demonstrated experience
Deadline: 28 May 2026 South Africa Standard Time