SNV, Netherlands Development Organization, is Dutch based, non-for profit foreign charity operating in Ethiopia since the 1970s. SNV has gone through many phases and evolutions in its 53-year history. This has enabled us to remain relevant in a changing world. We have a great complement of nearly 1,300 staff in our 28 offices around the world in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. We aspire to scale our impact. To step up to solidify our position as a premium organization. We will remain a global organization with a local presence (rather than a loose association of country outfits). Currently SNV Ethiopia is working in the eight+ regional states of Ethiopia which includes– Addis Ababa, Afar, Somali, Gambella, Benishangul, SNNPR, Oromia, Amhara and Tigray regional states, providing technical assistance and program implementation in the major 3 sectors including Agriculture, WASH and Energy. SNV is an open and learning organization focuses on improving the lives of Ethiopian Need people through best practices in the value chain, market, and youth and gender. Through its work in agriculture, SNV in Ethiopia supports the development of number of value chains such as milk and milk products, honey and beeswax, oilseeds and edible oil, fruit and pulses, livestock and horticulture. This takes a value chain development approach, with special focus on improving access to sustainable markets for smallholder farmers and by developing business-to-business relations and improving business development services. 

For more information on SNV’s operations, visit our website: www.snvworld.org. 

Objective

The overall objective of the assignment is to document disability inclusive water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) initiative being implemented in Este woreda of Amhara region both the process and key achievements in term of successes, challenges and lessons learnt that are helpful to scale up at different level. 

  Professional Requirements:

•   The firm should be local/national with relevant renewed license and tax registration;

•  Key personnel required for this assignment must have at least a Master’s degree in literature with background of environmental health, social sciences, public health or any other related field of study;

• Extensive experience in documentation of similar assignments for national or international organizations. Track record of successful in the development of documentation reports in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene(WASH) interventions would be an asset;

• Minimum of four years documented work experience in the area of documentary writing, producing, directing and editing.

•   In-depth and up-to-date knowledge to produce high quality  documentary, cases stores, Practice briefs or case studies;

•  Experience in WASH sector is an added value;

•  Experience in development communication and qualitative study;

•  Submission of three recently produced similar documents;

• Submission of three reference letters for performing similar assignments in the last five years;

•  Submission of name and contact addresses of three references who can witness/testify good performance; 

•   Fluency in Amharic and English,

•  Availability and willingness to travel to project woreda and hard to reach rural kebeles;

• Ability to work in close coordination with SNV team members;