Consultant - Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (Wash) and Climate Change Framework

Position Title**:Consultant - Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Climate Change Framework**
Duty Station**:Homebased**
Classification**:Consultant, Grade Other**
Type of Appointment**:Consultant, six months**
Estimated Start Date**:As soon as possible**
Closing Date**:16 September 2025**

**Project Context and Scope**:
Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. With 173-member states, a further 8 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

IOM recognizes that access to water and sanitation services, paired with hygiene promotion, is lifesaving in humanitarian contexts, while sustainable access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services is also critical in the context of resolving displacement situations and building resilience to future shocks and stressors. The provision of WASH services is an important component of IOM operations worldwide.

Recognizing the role of WASH in the climate crisis, the Global WASH Cluster (GWC) established a Working Group on Climate Change in 2023, which is Led by IOM and Co-Led by the German Toilet Organization. The GWC Climate Change Working Group (CC WG) unites professionals and experts from diverse humanitarian WASH organizations, acting as a platform for converging efforts and best practices to address the current and future challenges posed by climate change within the humanitarian WASH sector. The Working Group leverages the collective reach and experience of its members to strengthen GWC members and National Coordination Platforms (NCPs) knowledge and capacity, as well as delivering advocacy and resource mobilization efforts necessary to support initiatives that can bolster the climate-resilience of the humanitarian WASH sector.

In this context, the CC WG seeks to develop a Framework for Humanitarian WASH and Climate Change, on behalf of the Global WASH Cluster. This framework will support the humanitarian WASH sector, and NCPs, to address their responsibilities in relation to the climate crisis and the vulnerable populations that they serve. Use of the framework will be supported through the development of a process to develop Climate Action Plans (CAPs) at NCP level. A CAP is currently being piloted with the WASH Cluster in Ethiopia, and this Consultancy will build on that knowledge to deliver a second CAP in another country and build a guide for replication.

The objective of the project is to build consensus across the humanitarian WASH sector on the response of the sector to the climate crisis. The Framework should provide strategic guidance to the humanitarian WASH actors to operationalise climate mitigation, adaptation, and preparedness. The CAP guide should support NCPs and their members to contextually operationalise the framework. The Framework and CAP guide should be presented in a very clear and concise instructive style, but are not envisioned as being a fully comprehensive guide to WASH and Climate Change.

The consultant is expected to lead the development of the Framework, with the support of the Climate Change Working Group Co-ordination team, Workstream Leads, and its other members.

Responsibilities: Category B Consultants: Tangible and measurable outputs of the work assignment

Deliverable 1: Pilot of the Climate Action Plan (CAP) process in one country

Update CAP process documents based on materials developed for the first pilot and feedback from that process.
Pilot the CAP process in one NCP, adapting the resources as needed for the context.
Write a post-workshop report, advising on: next steps for the NCP to implement the CAP, further support that should be offered by the Working Group and GWC, changes to the CAP process for the next pilot/delivery, considerations for the Framework development, gaps in resources (guidelines, templates, checklists, etc.). Working with Work Stream 2, this report should identify capacity strengthening gaps specific to the consultancy and framework project, as well as any other capacity strengthening gaps identified during the consultancy.

Deliverable 2: Further development and finalization of the Framework for Climate Action

Building on the outline framework developed during earlier phases of the project and leveraging the Climate Change Working Group’s contacts list, identify priority topics requiring further development. Concurrently, map key stakeholders to each topic, define the consultation plan, and identify the key existing knowledge resources to develop the framework. Present the consultation plan to the steering committee for feedback and approval.
Guided by the approved consultation plan implement the consultation process across key stakeholders. Draw on insights from identifie