Desktop Market Assessment Consultant – Sanitation Programme Facility (Kenya)

About the role

UNICEF is seeking an experienced consultant to conduct a desk‑based market assessment for the Sanitation Programme Facility (SPF) in Kenya. The assignment will generate evidence on financing needs, market size, and the guarantee value required to unlock lending.

Key responsibilities

• Collect, analyse and synthesize existing documentation and data on WASH financing in Kenya.
• Quantify the scale of financing the market can absorb and estimate the number of households and enterprises that could be reached.
• Identify the affordability gap and calculate the implied guarantee value needed to close it.
• Prepare a comprehensive analytical report with recommendations on the scope and scale of the SPF.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in economics, finance, project management, water and sanitation or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in WASH sector analysis, especially sanitation, and in financial inclusion or micro‑finance.
• Proven experience with market‑based sanitation activities and desk‑based research.
• Strong understanding of Kenya’s sanitation value chains and related financial mechanisms.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to influence a high‑impact sanitation financing programme.
• Collaboration with UNICEF’s global WASH team.
• Competitive consultancy fee and flexible home‑based work arrangement.