PPP undertaking screening information gathering and validation – RISE undertaking.

Undertaking/Consultancy Title: PPP undertaking screening information gathering and validation – RISE undertaking

 

Undertaking Location(s): Addis Ababa 

 

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

 

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Mercy Corps Ethiopia seeks a advisor for the Hilton-funded Analysis for Revolutionary and Sustainable Water in Ethiopia (RISE) undertaking. The undertaking will work to ascertain and strengthen dependable, inexpensive, and sustainable water provide providers within the focused woredas (Dera, Farta, and North Mecha) by exploring the potential of Public-Non-public Partnerships (PPPs). Whereas PPPs are thought of another strategy to boost water service supply by mitigating capital constraints in resource-limited environments, the Mercy Corps crew acknowledges that the mannequin should be match for function to make sure profitable PPP implementation. Numerous 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 should be chosen primarily based on key enabling components and native market traits. To raised decide these components and validate the suitable PPP mannequin, the RISE crew will conduct a sequence of evaluations earlier than establishing any PPP mannequin(s). 

 

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

• 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 broaden protection.

 

 

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

• Coverage and Regulatory Framework: Analyzing current insurance policies, rules, 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 help 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, comparable to authorities companies, non-public sector entities, and community-based organizations, to interact in a PPP mannequin for water provide providers. This evaluation may also determine potential roles, tasks, 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 growth of water provide providers.

At the moment, the undertaking is in a undertaking screening section for choosing the tasks which are going to be assessed, in line with the earlier description. The advisor will work carefully with the Crew Lead and the PPP Skilled, and can  be in control of the information assortment, verification, and validation of various related and particular data of the tasks listed within the pre-screening section, which incorporates a number of tasks from the three districts. 

Guide targets and actions

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

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

• Work with Amhara Regional Water Bureau and officers from goal Woredas to collect related data on tasks to help the screening course of.

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

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

• Work with the Regional Water Bureau and officers from goal Woredas to collect related data on tasks within the new space to help the screening course of.

• Doc related undertaking data prepared to be used within the screening course of. 

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

• Overview preliminary design concept of tasks with the regional design crew. 

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

• Overview shelf design paperwork that are included within the first record 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 data for the prescreened tasks. 

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

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

 

Timeframe / Schedule:  

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

 

RISE Undertaking Crew Lead

 

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

 

● 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 massive multi village water provide system design 

● Expertise of working in Amhara area most popular.

● Robust potential to grasp, 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 strategy to work and self-driven management.

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

 

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