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Purpose / Project Description:
The ongoing conflict in Northeast Nigeria has resulted in enormous humanitarian needs in various sectors. Recent nutrition and food security surveys indicate that most people are food insecure, with poor or critical levels of both acute and chronic malnutrition. To respond to the existing needs and in line with the Nutrition Sector Humanitarian Response Plan Objectives, Mercy Corps collaborates with the Nutrition Sector Coordination and State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) to support and strengthen the quality and scale of nutrition services. Mercy Corps is currently implementing a USAID/ BHA funded program that aims at addressing Diverse and Acute Primary Threats II (ADAPT II) to Human Security in Northeast Nigeria through saving lives and preventing human suffering among displaced, returnee and host households in Borno State. This program is multi-sectoral and covers Nutrition, Food assistance, Agriculture, WASH, Shelter, Multipurpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) and Protection to support the conflict-affected population. The nutrition response supports both nutrition sensitive and specific interventions that contribute to prevention, detection, and management of malnutrition. The programs in collaboration with the Nutrition Sector TWG, plans to support a Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions (SMART) survey. This survey will provide information and update on the current nutrition and food security situation in the targeted LGAs to inform current and future programming.
Consultancy Objective:
The overall objective of this consultancy is to determine the magnitude and severity of malnutrition, mortality rates and food security situation amongst the population in the accessible communities of 5 LGAs (Damboa, Bama, Dikwa, Ngala and Gwoza) in Borno State, Nigeria.
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Mercy Corps will work with the consultant(s) to recruit survey personnel and preparations for relevant logistics for training and data collection.
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Required Experience & Skills:
The selected consultant is expected to have strong expertise in measuring Mortality, Nutritional Status, and Food Security in Crisis Situations using SMART methodology and should be a recognized/ registered SMART survey manager.
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