European Commission Water Facility

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion for the Millennium Development Goals

Call for consultancy services for Knowledge,
Attitudes and Practices (KAP) survey in Turkana County

Background

The total number of Kenyans with improved sanitation improved slightly from 26%
in 1990 to 31% in 2008. During the same period the number of Kenyans with
access to safe and adequate drinking water increased from 43% to 59%.

The situation is worse in the arid and semi-arid districts (ASALs) of Northern
Kenya which continue to receive less investment than other parts of the
country. Turkana is the largest and the poorest district in Kenya, with 94.9%
of the population below the absolute poverty line.



The District has amongst the lowest coverage levels for water and sanitation in
Kenya, estimated to be as low as 15% and 9% respectively compared to the
national average of 31% and 59% respectively.

In response to the above, Oxfam GB, along with partners (Practical Action and
International Rescue Committee), secured funding for a three year project, 2011
– 2014 for WASH interventions in Turkana to help in closing some of the
identified gaps.

In 67 targeted communities, the project will address the needs of the poorest,
most marginalised and vulnerable communities in Kenya by targeting people
living in rural areas in Turkana County who currently do not have access to
sufficient safe drinking water and sanitation facilities, and do not practice
appropriate hygiene (e.g. hand washing).

The action will particularly benefit women and children who are traditionally
responsible for health and hygiene at household level, collect most of the
domestic water and are most affected by lack of appropriate sanitation
facilities.

Therefore Oxfam, International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Practical Action seek
the services of a suitable consultant to carry out a Knowledge, Attitudes and
Practices (KAP) survey, the result of which will be used to establish targeted
hygiene and sanitation promotion approaches for the implementation of the
project hygiene and sanitation activities.

Qualifications or Specialized Knowledge /Experience Required



Master’s
Degree in social science, statistics and data analysis or related fields;
Experience
in WASH surveys will be an added advantage.
At
least 10 years of relevant professional experience in data collection and
analysis, or WASH related studies and programmes, with previous working
experience in the UN or other International organizations;
Working
experience in the Arid and Semi-Arid zones, especially Turkana region is
an asset;
Strong
analysis, and good inter-personal communication skills;
Competence
on key statistical tools and software such as SPSS, SAS or CSPro, etc.
Excellent
command of English, both oral and written
Excellent
analytical and report-writing skills
Suitable
consultants are invited to submit their technical and financial proposals
to Oxfam.

The Terms of Reference can be viewed online at http://www.oxfam.org.uk/jobs Ref: INT4909.

The expression of interest and proposal documents should be sent online OR to
kenyajobs@oxfam.org.uk by 12th October 2011, clearly marked as PROPOSALS FOR
KAP SURVEY IN TURKANA.

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