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SCOPE OF WORK (SoW) FOR EMBEDDED CAPACITY STRENGTHENING CONSULTANCY TO THE STATE COMMITTEES FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION
Job Title
Consultancy to provide capacity strengthening (technical and organizational support) to the State Committees for Food and Nutrition (SCFN) in Bauchi, Kebbi, and Sokoto states.
Project Title:
USAID Advancing Nutrition, Nigeria.
Location:
Bauchi, Kebbi, and Sokoto state.
Type of Contract:
Individual Contractor (IC)
Contract Duration
90 consecutive days (xx to xx/xx/2022).
Background of USAID Advancing Nutrition Project:
USAID Advancing Nutrition is the Agency’s flagship multi-sectoral nutrition project, led by JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI), and a diverse group of experienced partners. Launched in September 2018, USAID Advancing Nutrition implements nutrition interventions across sectors and disciplines for USAID and its partners. The project’s multi-sectoral approach draws together global nutrition experience to design, implement, and evaluate programs that address the root causes of malnutrition. Committed to using a systems approach, USAID Advancing Nutrition strives to sustain positive outcomes by building local capacity, supporting behavior change, and strengthening the enabling environment to save lives, improve health, build resilience, increase economic productivity, and advance development.
Objectives of the Project:
In Nigeria, the project aims to meet the following objectives:
Background of the Consultancy:
The Government of Nigeria is committed to the reduction of hunger and malnutrition in Nigeria and to this end, the National Policy on Food and Nutrition (NPFN) which was first developed in 2001 was reviewed and launched in November 2016. In recognition of the multidisciplinary and multisectoral nature of Nutrition, the Government in collaboration with Development Partners commenced the process for the development of a multisectoral strategic plan of action using a multistakeholder participation approach. This National Multisectoral Strategic Plan of Action for Food and Nutrition (NMPFAN) was developed in line with the National Policy on Food and Nutrition in collaboration with Development Partners, the Academia and Civil Society Organizations and the Private Sector.
This NMPFAN is used by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) across sectors at Federal, State and LGA levels, and other stakeholders to respond to the challenges of nutrition in Nigeria specifically to inform action plans that will direct all interventions, programme, and activities to be implemented to reduce malnutrition and hunger among the vulnerable and generality of Nigerians leading to increased productivity and national development. The funded and implemented NMPFAN is expected to contribute significantly towards the elimination of all forms of malnutrition as a public health problem in Nigeria as well the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals target by 2030.
USAID Advancing Nutrition’s overall purpose is to provide technical support to the Government of Nigeria and other nutrition stakeholders to enhance nutrition programming toward achieving the overall goal of improving nutrition for a healthy, productive, and resilient Nigeria. In fiscal year 2021 (FY21), USAID Advancing Nutrition Nigeria conducted capacity assessments (using a validated Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool (OCAT)) in each of its implementing states per workplan activity
Objectives of the Consultancy:
The Embedded Capacity Strengthening Consultant will facilitate, coordinate and in most cases, lead all training and capacity-strengthening activities in response to the SCFN Action Plans. This is a short-term, full-time assignment; that will be embedded within the State Committees for Food and Nutrition (SCFN). The NCN had directed that an annual prioritized list actions be derived from the National Multisectoral Strategic Plan of Action for Food and Nutrition to provide accurate budgeting and tracking of nutrition actions. The NCFN has undergone trainings on the development of prioritized plans and budget for inclusion in the medium-term National development plans and the medium-term expenditure framework. It is expedient that at the Subnational level the SCFN is also able to prioritize the plans from the domesticated MPFAN and cost such plans for inclusion in the state development plans .
The development of a prioritized list from the Multisectoral Plan of Action at the state will guide in achieving the following objectives:
Duties and Responsibilities:
Illustrative needs may include:
Expected deliverables and schedules:
The Consultant is responsible for the timely submission of the following deliverables, as part of the SoW:
Del. No.
Deliverable Name
Deliverable Description
Due Date
Total Deliverable Value
NPFN and NMPFAN domestication Framework/tool
To be completed by the Contracts Manager.
Required Qualifications, Skills and Competencies:
Education:
Experience:
Knowledge and Skills:
Reporting and Institutional Arrangements:
The Consultant shall report all required deliverables and reports shall be submitted to the Lead Capacity Consultant and State Coordinator USAID Advancing Nutrition, Nigeria
Consultancy Fees:
Fees will be paid based on agreed deliverables for an all-inclusive rate including but not limited to insurance, allowance, overhead, lodging, miscellaneous costs etc. All quotations and costings should be in Naira.
Duration of Assignment, Duty Station and Travel:
The Consultant will be engaged for approximately equivalent of 90 days, unless revised in a mutually agreed timetable by USAID Advancing Nutrition. In which case changes in the duration of the contract will be implemented through the issuance of a contract amendment.
Duty station: Based at SCFN in either Kebbi, Sokoto, or Bauchi
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: nigeria.recruitment@hki.org using the position as subject of email.
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