PPP challenge screening knowledge gathering and validation – RISE challenge.

Venture/Consultancy Title: PPP challenge screening knowledge gathering and validation – RISE challenge

 

Venture Location(s): Addis Ababa 

 

Dates: Most of 60 days, between 1st Could-June thirtieth, 2024. 

 

Mercy Corps is a number one international group powered by the idea that a greater world is feasible. In catastrophe, in hardship, in additional than 40 international locations all over the world, we accomplice to place daring options 

into motion serving to folks overcome adversity and construct stronger communities from inside. 

Now, and for the long run.

We assist folks overcome poverty and battle. Working with communities, we leverage native logic to assist folks remodel their lives. To develop extra food, earn increased incomes and in the end advocate for his or her wants. We see international challenges as an invite to pioneer modern, sustainable options. Throughout our 34 years’ historical past, our work has improved greater than 170 million lives in additional than 115 international locations all over the world.

Water security is among the 4 packages in Mercy Corps. We work on the frontlines of securing water provides and bettering the productiveness of water in its many makes use of. We assist folks in fragile and conflict-affected contexts to adapt water management to challenges and dangers, whereas serving to to construct water safe communities and economies. 

 

 

Mercy Corps Ethiopia seeks a guide for the Hilton-funded Analysis for Modern and Sustainable Water in Ethiopia (RISE) challenge. The challenge will work to determine and strengthen dependable, reasonably priced, and sustainable water provide providers within the focused woredas (Dera, Farta, and North Mecha) by exploring the potential of Public-Personal Partnerships (PPPs). Whereas PPPs are thought of another method to boost water service supply by mitigating capital constraints in resource-limited environments, the Mercy Corps staff acknowledges that the mannequin have to be match for function to make sure profitable PPP implementation. Varied PPP preparations, together with management contracts, leases, and full concessions, can crowd in extra sources and experience wanted to enhance water service high quality and supply. Whereas PPPs can enhance water provide providers’ performance and sustainability, the PPP mannequin’s viability and kind have to be chosen based mostly on key enabling elements and native market traits. To higher decide these elements and validate the suitable PPP mannequin, the RISE staff will conduct a collection of evaluations earlier than establishing any PPP mannequin(s). 

 

To evaluate the viability of a PPP mannequin, RISE will make use of a scientific method, starting with a collection of interrelated complete evaluations throughout three goal woredas. These evaluations will likely be guided by 5 key classes of enabling elements:

• Infrastructure: Assessing the present situation of water provide infrastructure within the goal areas and figuring out crucial investments and rehabilitation efforts to boost performance and develop protection.

 

 

• Market: Analyzing the demand for water provide providers within the three woredas, together with variations throughout completely different areas and inhabitants segments. Components influencing water consumption patterns and affordability may also be explored.

• Coverage and Regulatory Framework: Analyzing present insurance policies, laws, and institutional frameworks associated to water provide, PPPs, and rural improvement at each the nationwide and regional ranges. This evaluation will decide how these insurance policies both assist or hinder the implementation of a PPP mannequin for water provide service supply.

• Stakeholder Dedication and Capability: Evaluating the readiness and capability of native stakeholders, reminiscent of authorities companies, personal sector entities, and community-based organizations, to interact in a PPP mannequin for water provide providers. This evaluation may also determine potential roles, obligations, and ranges of dedication amongst these stakeholders.

• Monetary Constraints and Dangers: Figuring out the monetary constraints and dangers related to implementing a PPP mannequin throughout the three woredas. This analysis will discover potential income streams and funding sources to make sure sustainability, affordability, and future enlargement of water provide providers.

At present, the challenge is in a challenge screening section for choosing the tasks which might be going to be assessed, based on the earlier description. The guide will work carefully with the Staff Lead and the PPP Knowledgeable, and can  be in command of the information assortment, verification, and validation of various related and particular info of the tasks listed within the pre-screening section, which incorporates a number of tasks from the three districts. 

Guide aims and actions

• Have interaction with Amhara Regional Water Bureau and officers from goal Woredas to extend their understanding of the RISE challenge, together with aims and PPP screening instrument.

• Work with Amhara Regional Water Bureau and officers from goal Woredas to determine and the place crucial conceptualize attainable tasks for evaluation utilizing the PPP screening instrument.

• Work with Amhara Regional Water Bureau and officers from goal Woredas to assemble related info on tasks to assist the screening course of.

• The place crucial interact with the Regional Water Bureau and officers from Woredas within the new goal space to extend their understanding of the RISE challenge

• Work with Regional Water Bureau and officers from goal Woreda(s) within the new space to determine tasks for evaluation utilizing the PPP screening instrument. 

• Work with the Regional Water Bureau and officers from goal Woredas to assemble related info on tasks within the new space to assist the screening course of.

• Doc related challenge info prepared to be used within the screening course of. 

• Validate within the subject the information collected. Doc an inventory of personal companions based mostly in Amhara and new goal space that could be companions in RISE challenge.

• Assessment preliminary design thought of tasks with the regional design staff. 

• Assess the capability of the regional authorities for designing water provide methods. 

• Assessment shelf design paperwork that are included within the first listing of screening. 

• Quantify the evaluation wants of the three districts. 

• Preliminary evaluation of technology choices within the area contemplating performance and sustainability. 

 

• Database and report of the collected info for the prescreened tasks. 

• Organized recordsdata and report of the shelf design paperwork reviewed for the chosen tasks.

• Report with the data and quantification of the infrastructure evaluation want for the three districts

 

Timeframe / Schedule:  

The guide shall full the duties described on this Scope of Work from 1st Could 2024 to thirtieth June 2024.

 

RISE Venture Staff Lead

 

RISE challenge research and studying technical supervisor, project coordinator, TRaQ Senior water security advisor, TRaQ water security Director, PPP skilled for RISE challenge. 

 

● 10+ years  of expertise within the WASH sector with a particular emphasis on water provide system design. 

● BSc or MSc in water engineering, hydraulics, and different associated fields  

● Confirmed expertise of huge multi village water provide system design 

● Expertise of working in Amhara area most popular.

● Robust skill to know, handle and talk successfully with a number of stakeholders and complicated relationships at a number of ranges of the group.

● Expertise of capturing studying for studying briefs, case research, or research outputs 

● Willingness and skill to travel is required.

● A confirmed proactive method to work and self-driven management.

● Fluency in English is required, with robust written and oral communication skills.

 

Attaining our mission begins with how we construct our staff and work collectively. Via our dedication to enriching our group with folks of various origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and methods of considering, we’re higher in a position to leverage the collective power of our groups and remedy the world’s most advanced challenges. We attempt for a tradition of belief and respect, the place everybody contributes their views and genuine selves, reaches their potential as people and groups, and collaborates to do the perfect work of their lives.

 

We acknowledge that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we’re dedicated to studying, listening and evolving to change into extra numerous, equitable and inclusive than we’re at present.

Equal Employment Alternative

We’re dedicated to offering an setting of respect and psychological safety the place equal employment alternatives can be found to all. We don’t interact in or tolerate discrimination on the premise of race, colour, gender identification, gender expression, faith, age, sexual orientation, nationwide or ethnic origin, incapacity (together with HIV/AIDS standing), marital standing, military veteran standing or another protected group within the places the place we work.

 

Mercy Corps staff members are anticipated to assist all efforts towards accountability, particularly to our stakeholders and to worldwide requirements guiding worldwide reduction and improvement work, whereas actively participating communities as equal companions within the design, monitoring and analysis of our subject tasks. Staff members are anticipated to conduct themselves in 

an expert method and respect native legal guidelines, customs and MC’s insurance policies, procedures, and values always and in all in-country venues.