SCOPE OF WORK
Position: Quantitative Researcher
Category: Short-Term Consultant
Location: Cap Haitien, Haiti with some travel within country
Duration of Consultancy: 4 months, immediate
Context
The Water and Sanitation Project (the Project) is a four- and half-year intervention funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) designed to support access to sustainable water supply and sanitation (WSS) services, and strengthen the enabling environment for sustainable delivery, operation, and maintenance of WSS services. The Project was awarded to DAI in December 2017.
Ayiti Nexus will conduct a baseline study to determine initial and background information necessary to understanding the results and contributions achieved by the Project against its objectives and targets. The Project requires a representative population-based household survey focused on the collection of data for the Project outcome indicators in accordance with USAID and Project indicator definitions.
The USAID Water and Sanitation Project Objective and Targets
The primary goal of the Project is to reduce the prevalence of cholera and other waterborne diseases in Haiti where many communities suffer from high incidences of cholera and diarrheal disease. The Project will lay the foundation for a long-term, sustained effort to increase access to safe drinking water and sanitation in Haiti, building on important successes achieved in US Government and other donor programs in the sector. Specifically, the Project will focus on increasing access to water and sanitation services in government identified priority cholera “hotspot” communes and on communes recovering from cyclical disasters such as Hurricane Matthew.
- The overarching targets of the Project are to ensure that:
- 250,000 people gain access to a new or improved water service; and
- 75,000 people gain access to a basic or safely managed sanitation service.
Geographical Focus
USAID selected the following priority geographies which are either cholera “hotspots” or still recovering from Hurricane Matthew: Cap-Haitien, Mirebalais, Croix-des-Bouquets (Canaan), Les Cayes and Jeremie. USAID further specified that the Project begin its interventions in the urban and peri-urban areas within each commune. The estimated 2015 populations of each commune (IHSI) are:
Cap-Haitien/261,864
Croix-des-Bouquets (Canaan)/238,222
Mirebalais/93,288
Les Cayes/144,765
Jeremie/128,178
For the purpose of this Survey, the geographical area to be sampled will be the GoH delineation of the urban boundaries within each commune. The contractor will determine the number of households in the urban area of these communes for the development of the sampling methodology.
Purpose of the Baseline Household Survey Study
The specific objectives of the baseline study are to:
1- Determine the baseline values of key impact and outcome level indicators including in the Results Framework —disaggregated as appropriate—in target areas;
2- Set baseline values for household-level demographics and information that can be followed up in terms of outcomes and impacts at program intervals (2.5 and 5 years).
While the baseline study will be designed, led, and reported on by the Contractor, Project staff will provide input and be involved during all stages.
Assignment Overview
As part of the Household survey team, you will be expected to provide technical and supervisory support needed to successfully conduct the WATSAN household survey effectively, and efficiently. You are expected to be team worker and able to work with a diverse team to successfully deliver on the household survey. Your expertise and experience in conducting quantitative studies is what we need to you utilise for the success of household survey
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Qualifications & Experience
Application Instructions: Email nmarccharles@ayitinexus.com with Quantitative Research in the subject line