USAID-Funded Youth-Powered Ecosystem to Advance Urban Adolescent Health (YPE4AH) YPE4AH Youth C4C Leadership Manual And Pilot Training December 2020 at DAI

A. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION

In May 2020, USAID Nigeria awarded the Youth-Powered Ecosystem to Advance Urban Adolescent Health (YPE4AH) to DAI and its partners: Yellow Brick Road (YBR), Youth
Empowerment and Development Initiative (YEDI), Women Friendly Initiative (WFI) and Grassroots Soccer (GRS). This five-year program is expected to improve the health and well- being of urban, under-privileged, out-of-school and unmarried adolescents aged 15–19 years in Lagos and Kano States by increasing voluntary family planning (FP) uptake and continued use from a holistic, human capital perspective. Working through Youth Hubs - safe spaces for youth to seek and access FP and reproductive health (RH) information and referrals - the project will adapt and scale up evidenced-based, high impact skills curricula activities to spur healthy behavior change among adolescents.
The project will integrate youth voice in local health systems governance and urban planning, helping to move their issues higher on the policy agenda and increase investing in programs for youth. The methodology will cover goal setting, analyzing evidence, advocating ideas, and building relationships to effect change. YPE4AH will train and mentor youth in leadership and policy advocacy skills. Training and mentorship will help give youth the skills and confidence to interact with policy makers, determine entry points for advocacy, and engage in social accountability mechanisms. To achieve this, the program will adapt DAI’s Champions for Change (C4C) experiential leadership development methodology, which we tailored to youth
under the USAID Tanzania Advancing Youth project.

B. OBJECTIVE
The objective of this assignment is to review and edit the YPE4AH Champions for Change leadership curriculum for Lagos state and to pilot the training to the YPE4AH Lagos State Youth Advisory Committee (YAC).

Location: Lagos State
Time Frame: December 2020 – January 2021

C. SCOPE OF WORK
The consultant is expected to work under the guidance of the Senior Technical Director to review and edit the YPE4AH C4C leadership curriculum and to lead and facilitate a 2-3 day pilot workshop to the Lagos State Committee (YAC).

D. TASKS/DETAILED REQUIREMENTS

E. OUTPUTS AND DELIVERABLES
The consultant is expected to submit the following deliverables and outputs:

• Plan for the assignment with timelines – On or about Dec 18
• Adapted leadership manual – on or about January 6
• Agenda for the pilot - on or about January 6
• Develop a list of resources needed for the pilot training – on or about Jan 6
• Pilot training report – on or about Jan 29

Note:
Due to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the review aspects of the assignment will be carried out using virtual or remote platforms to reduce the risk of disease transmission.
The training will be held in-person, but social distancing and safety measures will be required.
The activity is expected to start in December 2020 and end in January 2021.

F. REFERENCES
This assignment will be built on the adaptation of DAI’s C4C experiential leadership development methodology, which we tailored to youth under the USAID Tanzania Advancing Youth project.

G. MONITORING AND EVALUATION
The consultant will provide YPE4AH with an implementation plan and an end of scope report.
Overall progress of the contract will also be monitored through regular online calls with YPE4AH.

H. TECHNICAL DIRECTION
The YPE4AH Senior Technical Director will be the primary point of contact and provide overall
technical direction with support from the Chief of Party

I. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
Skills and Experiences

As a pre-condition to being awarded a contract, the consultant should have the following:

• Demonstrated experience designing and administering training curriculums especially for adolescents.
• Knowledge of Youth and Adolescent empowerment, advocacy, leadership and other related fields.
• Experience working in Lagos State and working and training adolescents within that city.
• Ability to communicate in Yoruba and Pidgin English

Qualification:

• More than 10 years of experience
• Master’s degree or equivalent in adult education