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Water Aid Ethiopia
BACKGROUND WaterAid is an international Non-Governmental Organization established in 1981. Its vision is a world where everyone, everywhere has access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene. Its mission is to transform lives by providing safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). WaterAid works in partnership with local government to contribute effectively towards the achievement of its vision and mission. WaterAid started its mission in Ethiopia in 1983, first by financing small projects through established organizations such as Ethiopian Red Cross Society and then opening a country office in 1991. To date, WaterAid has served more than 3 million people with safe water, sanitation and hygiene in Ethiopia. Improving WASH Evidence-based Decision-making (IWED) is a USAID-supported activity under the USAID-funded Water for Africa through Leadership and Institutional Support (WALIS) program implemented by DAI. Under this project, DAI subcontracted WaterAid to provide technical assistance to MoWIE to achieve the following objectives: Improve Knowledge Management in the WASH sector, with special emphasis on MoWIE’s internal knowledge management systems at the national and sub-national level. Transfer knowledge to other stakeholders to make information available for management, planning, policy development and decision making at all levels. Develop protocols, procedures, workflows and set up proper infrastructure for knowledge management as well as capacity development for MoWIE at the national level and the Oromia Water, Mining and Energy Bureau (OWMEB) at the sub-national/regional level. With this view, WaterAid plans to hire a minimum of six (3 for MoWIE and 3 for OWMEB) collectors to gather knowledge products and available information (see table below) for the past 5 years (2010-2016) from both MoWIE and OWMEB. Collectors will digitize any document that is only available in hard copy. OBJECTIVES OF THE TASK The objectives of the collector role are: To gather available information from MoWIE and OWMEB and store it in a database to create a Knowledge Management system. To scan and convert hard copy information into a soft copy format.To name the file as clearly as possible.To specify the content according to the check list provided. TASKS/RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COLLECTORS Collectors of knowledge products will be hired for three months and will have the following key responsibilities: Discuss knowledge products collection issues with WaterAidBecome oriented on both WaterAid and USAID rules, regulations and guidelines for protection and handling of knowledge products, and on the structures of the MoWIE/OWMEBReview category and type of the KM productPlan and discuss key checklists to identify important information to be collectedIdentify subject and scope of quality, quantity and access for use in knowledge management systemBe deployed/assigned for knowledge products collection Collect soft and hard copies of documents from MoWIE and/or OWMEBReport/submit information collected from MoWIE and OWMEB to WaterAid on a daily basisWork towards making gathered documents/information available in a soft copy format using a scanner Record the individual source’s contact addressPlease follow the link below to view the TOR details:TOR - KM collectors (revised)_DAI 25.06.pdf