Facilitator (Leadership and Management Training for Public Health Programs) at Jhpiego - John Hopkins University

Responsibilities

Training Design and Customization:

• Review national and sub-national priorities, policies, and gaps across MNCH, Nutrition, and Immunization
• Develop a context-specific SMART advocacy curriculum integrating the three technical areas
• Align content with national strategies and global best practices in health advocacy

Development of Training Materials:

• Prepare high-quality facilitator manuals, participant handbooks, presentations, and advocacy tools
• Develop practical tools, including: Advocacy problem analysis frameworks, Stakeholder mapping and power analysis tools, Message development templates, SMART advocacy planning templates
• Incorporate real-life case studies relevant to Nigeria

Training Facilitation:

• Facilitate a 3–5-day in-person training using participatory adult learning approaches
• Deliver sessions covering: Principles of SMART advocacy, Advocacy strategy design and prioritization, Policy engagement and influencing, Evidence-based messaging and communication, Stakeholder engagement and coalition building.
• Guide participants to develop integrated advocacy action plans addressing MNCH, Nutrition, and Immunization issues.

Capacity Building and Coaching:

• Provide hands-on technical support to participants to: Develop clear, measurable (SMART) advocacy objectives and Build feasible advocacy implementation plans
• Facilitate peer exchange and learning
• Provide post-training support/mentorship (where applicable).

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting:

• Design and administer pre- and post-training assessments
• Evaluate participant learning outcomes and satisfaction
• Document key insights, lessons learned, and recommendations
• Submit a comprehensive final report.

Deliverables

The consultants are expected to deliver:

• Inception report (approach, methodology, and workplan)
• Adapted SMART advocacy training curriculum (integrated MNCH, Nutrition, Immunization)
• Complete training materials (slides, manuals, tools)
• Facilitated training sessions (3–5 days)
• Participant-developed advocacy action plans
• Pre/post training assessment tools and analysis
• Final training report with recommendations.

Required Qualifications

Lead Facilitator:

• Advanced Degree in Public Health, Policy, Social Sciences, or related fields
• 10–15 years’ relevant experience
• Strong track record in advocacy strategy development and facilitation
• Excellent communication and adult learning facilitation skills.

Firm / Consultant Requirements:

• Proven experience in health advocacy, public health programming, or health systems strengthening
• Demonstrated expertise in SMART advocacy training and facilitation
• Strong technical knowledge of MNCH, Nutrition, and/or Immunization programs
• Experience working with government stakeholders, CSOs, and development partners
• Prior work on donor-funded programs (e.g., US-Government, Global Fund, EU) is highly desirable.