Terms of Reference

Consultancy to Support Communications, Visibility and Stakeholder Management

Duty Station: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire  

Starting Date: 10 January 2025

Duration of Consultancy: 12 Months  

Nature of Consultancy: Mostly remote.

1.0 Context

1.1 The Pan African Association of Sanitation Actors (PASA)

The Pan African Association of Sanitation Actors (PASA) is an umbrella body of national associations of non-sewered sanitation actors in Africa. It is a not-for-profit, non-political network of peers whose mandate is to strengthen and develop the sanitation value chain on the African continent. PASA activities seek to unite all African actors in the sanitation sector to join forces to better defend the interests of the sector. It was officially launched in Cape Town, South Africa, on the sidelines of the Fifth International Fecal Sludge Management Conference in February 2019.

PASA embrace all private sanitation actors that share the Association's objectives and values. PASA’s current membership is drawn from 25 countries including Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Niger, Republic of Congo, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tchad, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

1.2 PASA’s visions

“A leading association of sanitation actors operating professional, and safely managed sanitation services for all in Africa.”

1.3 PASA’s mission

“To strengthen the capacity of member associations in building professional, sustainable, accessible, and profitable sanitation enterprises.”

Though PASA is headquartered in Dakar, Senegal, it is presently in partnership with the African Water and Sanitation Association (AfWASA) which serves as a fiscal sponsor for its institutional strengthening program. Thus, PASA Secretariat is presently hosted by AfWASA in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

To improve the visibility of PASA, AfWASA is recruiting a communications consultant.

2.0 Objective of the Consultancy

The objective of this exercise is to improve the visibility of PASA as an organization and to strengthen the management of the PASA membership through improved communication.

3.0 Scope of the consultancy

The scope of the consultancy will cover the following two broad areas.

1. Communications and visibility, and

2. Support to PASA’s advocacy.

1. Communications and Visibility

• Develop a clear strategy for communications and visibility that will be implemented within the consultancy period

• Manage the PASA website

• Internal communications for effective information sharing among PASA members.

1. Support to PASA’s Advocacy

• Support the development and implementation of PASA’s advocacy activities to influence sector policy and decision-makers, the media, wider civil society and sector approaches.

4.0 Deliverables

The consultant is expected to work closely with the Secretariat of PASA on the following.

1. First Set of Deliverables

Provide an inception report and a detailed work plan for the period of the consultancy

1. Second Set of Deliverables

Develop a communications plan to improve the visibility of PASA within the period of the consultancy showing key milestones

Develop a broad advocacy and stakeholder engagement strategy targeted at pushing PASA’s key advocacy messages and a detailed implementation plan over the period of the consultancy. 

• iii. Third Set of Deliverables

Produce monthly activity report and updates.

Support in writing internal statutory meeting reports and reports of PASA activities and events.

5.0 Minimum Qualification/Requirements (Education and Skills)

The consultant is expected to possess a minimum of the education and skills below.

• A master’s degree in public communications, Journalism, Public Relations or Advertising with relevant experience and expertise proven through documented accomplishments in intra-governmental, cross-border and regional environments.

• Minimum 10 years of work experience, of which, at least 6 years of solid hands-on experience in public relations, advertising, communication and advocacy activities in a dynamic and responsive environment of inter-governmental, donors, multiple and high-profile stakeholders.

• Fluent and superior mastery of English and French both through education and experience in a work context

• Experience managing websites and/or blogs. Strong experience in designing, planning and managing communications, visibility and outreach activities at international audiences and events, at a variety of venues.

• Excellent writing, expertise in content creation and quality assurance; effectively addressing audiences including private sector actors, government representatives, academia, civil society, and the public in general.

• Experience in the water and sanitation sector especially with the WASH journalist Network

6.0 Terms of Payment

A lump sum payment will be made every month upon submission of the monthly activity report.

7.0 Application Procedure

Interested candidates are expected to submit the following:

1. A curriculum vitae with evidence of previous related work

2. A short proposal on how the work will be done

AfWASA/PASA is working towards a gender equitable workforce, hence female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applications must be sent before 14^th December 2024 to Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser..

Applicants must specify in the subject of the mail: Communications, Visibility and Stakeholder Management.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.