World Bank Group
Senior Finance Specialist: Sector Investment Plan for the Sanitation Sector
Short Term Consultancy, Nairobi, Kenya
WSP seeks to locally recruit a Senior
Finance Specialist in Nairobi, Kenya.
This is a short term consultancy
contract for up to 100 days.
Background of Assignment: Kenya has made commitments to improve financing
of water, sanitation and hygiene through development of financing investment
plan for water, sanitation and hygiene that is integrated into the national
medium term expenditure framework, and to set specific investment targets for
2014-2016 financial years.
In this regard, WSP seeks to recruit
a senior national consultant whose principal tasks will be to:
- Prepare a Sector Investment Plan for the
sanitation sector that conforms to the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and that
will enable the sector realize its targets and commitments as per the
Kenya Environmental Sanitation and Hygiene Policy 2015-2030, The National
Environmental Sanitation and Hygiene (NESH) Strategy 2015-2020, School
Health Policy, ODF Kenya Roadmap 2018 and various plans, including Vision
2030, the MDGs and the SDGs.
- Cost the National Environmental Sanitation
& Hygiene (NESH) Strategy (under development & finalization) and
ODF roadmap.
The assignment will adopt highly
consultative and participatory approaches involving document
reviews, key informant interviews, and national and regional consultative and validation workshops.
Selection Criteria
reviews, key informant interviews, and national and regional consultative and validation workshops.
Selection Criteria
- A Master’s degree in Financing, Economics, or
other relevant field
- At least 8 years’ experience in the
financial/economic sector
- Knowledge of the Constitution of Kenya (2010),
devolution and its implications for WSS [Water Supply and Sanitation]
service delivery
- Knowledge of public service reforms;
government policies and regulations; understanding of devolution in Kenya
- Understanding of the water, sanitation &
hygiene sector in Kenya and linkages to financing
- Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
communication and report writing skills in English
- Track record of delivering on self-managed
work.
The World Bank invites eligible
individual consultants to indicate their interest by submitting a CV and
one-page expression of interest.
The CV must include academic
qualifications, experience, and description of any similar assignments
performed.
Interested applicants should submit
their application by February 14, 2015 to: wspaf@worldbank.org
The World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity of gender, nationality, culture and educational background. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.