Job no: 593405
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Maseru
Level: Consultancy
Location: Lesotho
Categories: WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
Contract Duration: 11.5 months
Working arrangement: Home-based + travel
TERMS OF REFERENCE
The assignment will focus on institutionalising GIS-based systems, improving the use of planning tools, enhancing coordination structures, and supporting the progressive transfer of functions to Councils, to enable more effective, coherent, and sustainable delivery of rural WASH services.
Specific Objectives
- Strengthen the operational functionality and quality assurance of GIS-based monitoring, survey, and design tools to support evidence-based decision-making.
- Support the development and institutionalisation of integrated rural WASH planning systems, including the transition to QGIS-based tools and their alignment with Government and Council planning and budgeting processes.
- Facilitate the progressive operationalisation of decentralisation by clarifying roles, functions, and institutional arrangements at national and sub-national levels.
- Strengthen national and district-level WASH coordination mechanisms to improve collaboration, accountability, and alignment across sector stakeholders.
- Support District and Community Councils to develop practical, integrated WASH plans that guide prioritisation, investment, and implementation at local level.
If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: External ToR TMC0002493.pdf
Minimum requirements:
Minimum requirements:
- Education: Advanced university degree (Masters) in one of the following fields: engineering, water resources, environmental management, public administration, development planning, social sciences, or another relevant field
- Work Experience:
•At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in WASH sector institutional strengthening, planning, or systems development.
• Demonstrated experience in GIS systems strengthening, including practical knowledge of QGIS and its application to planning or service delivery.
• Demonstrated experience in development or operationalisation of planning, monitoring, or management tools in the public sector.
• Proven experience in decentralisation, functional analysis, institutional assessment, or public sector capacity development.
• Experience in coordinating multi-stakeholder technical assignments and facilitating technical working groups or similar coordination platforms.
• Experience in institutional development within the WASH sector in Lesotho is a mandatory requirement.
- Skills:
- Strong analytical, report writing, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strong experience in development of operational guidelines, manuals, training packages, and facilitation of technical training or validation workshops.
- Language Requirements: Language Requirements: Fluency in English
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Deadline: 11 Jun 2026 South Africa Standard Time