Current Vacancies at Save The Children

Overview
The Child Development Grant Programme - CDGP (DFID Funded) provides an unconditional cash transfer of 3,500 NGN (approximately £14) per month for up to 60,000 pregnant women and women with children under the age of two (2) in Zamfara and Jigawa. It is a joint programme with Action Against Hunger (ACF). The programme is aimed at reducing the prevalence of stunting and infant mortality. There are 4 key outputs of the programme:

Output 1: Design and delivery a secure payments mechanism providing regular, timely cash transfers to 60,000 pregnant women and women with under-2s.
Output 2: Effective system for mobilisation, targeting and complementary interventions.
Output 3: Enhanced government capacities for managing cash transfers in focus States.
Output 4: Evidence of cash transfer modalities and impacts provided to policymakers and practitioners at State and Federal levels.

Objectives of the Consultancy
A key requirement of the CDGP is to secure increased political and institutional commitment to implement effective state-wide social protection programmes that ensures improved nutrition, food security and poverty reduction for women and children. For this reason, advocacy and community engagement is an important function of the programme. The primary objectives of the consultancy are two-fold:

• To develop a state engagement strategy for Jigawa and Zamfara States and
• To develop an advocacy framework accompanying the strategy

Both the State Engagement and Advocacy Strategies for Zamfara and Jigawa will outline the key stakeholders, activities and processes for state engagement in order to build government commitment and ownership of effective state-wide social protection programme for women and children. The state engagement strategy will be based on the key political drivers and constraints to the institutionalization of the CDGP model in the two states. The Political Economic Analysis of the states should guide the development of these documents.

Deliverables

• A draft advocacy framework for the Child Development Grant Programme – no more than 10 pages
• A draft State Engagement Strategy with SMART Indicators, M&E Plan and Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP)

Desirables

• Advanced university degree
• A sound understanding of the political economy of Northern Nigeria (particularly Zamfara and Jigawa)
• Ability to speak local language
• Experience of developing advocacy and state engagement strategies
• An awareness of social protection and poverty reduction policies
• Previous experience in development of analytical reports and policy documents related to partnerships
• Ability to synthesize and analyze large amounts of information combining quantitative and qualitative data
• Understanding and knowledge of the Nigerian context
• Excellent written English
• Knowledge of rights-based approach to programmes

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Objectives of the Consultancy
The objectives of this assignment are to develop advocacy materials, three key products: such as Position papers, Policy briefs and Fact sheets and conduct a dissemination of the findings and recommendations of the above mentioned research undertaken as part of the ESSPIN project as well as essential information about conflict sensitive approaches to key education stakeholders(for example e.g. State Ministries of Education, Universal Basic Education, Colleges/Institutes or Faculties of Education, National Teachers Institute, teachers and Principals /Head teachers and teachers in primary and secondary schools, CSACEFA,Community/Faith-Based Organizations, Women /Community leaders) ,Youth Groups, National Union of Teachers , UN Donor Agencies). This is with the view to inform key advocacy issues to improve our educational system at the Federal and state levels. it is expected that dissemination activities will enhance key stakeholders’ understanding of the issues as well as their commitment to working together to kick-start the development of a road map for immediate, medium and long-term interventions aimed at mitigating the impacts of conflicts and violence on children’s education, and facilitating safe, equitable access to quality education through a conflict sensitive approaches in our education system.

Scope of Work

• Develop advocacy materials - policy briefs, position papers, Fact Sheets using resource materials (for example the ESSPIN research on Education Conflict and Violence 2014 and Inter Agency for Education in Emergencies (INEE) Guidance Notes on Conflict Sensitive Education/ .documented conflicts and insurgency Nigerian reports affecting children's education .
• Conduct a one day dissemination workshop with key education stakeholders in Gombe state and share information on the impacts of conflict on education., key findings and recommendations from the ESSPIN research and the importance of conflict sensitive approaches in promoting children's continued equitable access to safe schools and quality education.
• Coordinate stakeholders groups to develop an action plan /strategies for mitigating conflicts in our education system and for developing/infusing Conflict sensitive education in Curriculum for Basic Education in Gombe state schools in the nearest future.
• Submit a report of the dissemination workshop.

Person Specification

• A postgraduate qualification or its equivalent in education, social development or communication, ICT, development management and other related fields.
• Knowledge and understanding of Conflict Sensitive Education as in the Inter Agency Network for Education in Emergencies INEE-Minimum standards for Education: preparedness, response and recovery package.
• Ability to facilitate participatory and interactive discussion and collate necessary information.
• Good knowledge of the global literature on education in emergencies, particularly in conflict settings and of the networks of organizations which provide resources/documentation and learning (for example INEE Guidance Notes on Conflict Sensitive Education and Do no Harm principles ).
• Ability to develop and coordinate participatory activities and design strategies for implementation.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English and or Hausa language
• Ability to communicate appropriately with clients/stakeholders and to elicit reliable information
• Ability to apply conflict sensitive education discussion throughout the dissemination activity.
• Ability to design and facilitate participatory and interactive workshops.
• Ability to collate information and prepare appropriate reports

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The incumbent will take the lead in conducting situation analysis, project design, fund raising and project implementation. The job holder will work with the Head of Health and Child survival and ensures the integration of child health to other components of the Health and Nutrition Portfolio in Nigeria. He/She will provide technical leadership in the area existing child health projects in country (Core Group Partners Project and Stop Diarrhoea Initiative) while coordinating with other partners/agencies involved in child health activities such as UNICEF, WHO USAID, WHO,DFID and World Vision.

Qualifications:
He or she must have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in health with 7 years experience in related field or a Postgraduate qualification in Public Health or its equivalent. The incumbent must possess 5 years health programme management experience with a renowned I/NGO in Nigeria, have a good understanding of national health policies and strategies, programmes and stakeholders on Child Health, child survival issues and common childhood illnesses, childhood immunizations and immunizations programming/ coverage issues in Nigeria. Ability to conduct training on IMI and CCM is desirable. The incumbent must good analytical & research skills in conducting health systems studies as well as analyzing data using SPSS/ EPInfo/ STATA etc.