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Requisition ID: req19801
Location: Nigeria
Sector: Health
Employment Category: Consultant
Country Program: Nigeria, HeRoN project/ Borno, and Yobe states
Proposed Start Date: 30th September 2021
Duration /Length of consultancy: 60 days

Lafiya-HeRoN Project Overview

• The Lafiya-HeRoN project is a Health consortium partnership of three organizations led by the IRC, with Action Against Hunger (AAH), and Society for Family Health (SFH) the other 2 partners.
• The consortium aims to ensure that crisis-affected communities in Borno and Yobe states have meaningful access to quality primary healthcare and nutrition services in the immediate term, while also contributing to the sustained capacity of health systems strengthening at the LGA level.
• The overall outcome of the HeRoN project is that people, with a particular focus on women, girls, and other marginalized groups are protected from and treated for the main causes of morbidity and mortality.
• To achieve the project outcome, the project theory of change will address three main areas: access and quality, demand and behavior change, and health systems strengthening.

Rationale of the Intervention

• The Lafiya-HeRoN project aims to sustainably strengthen the health system in Yobe and Borno in its locations of intervention so that in the long run it can prevent and respond to shortfalls such as drug availability problems, low or unreliable salaries, and key equipment shortages and additionally, develop a project sustainability approach that is responsive to the prevailing context.
• The covid-19 pandemic posed a challenge to the HeRoN project at the inception phase, delaying the conduct of a Health systems assessment which would include a Political Economy Analysis (PEA) and a Social Network analysis (SNA).
• The PEA will include a mapping of power structures and procedures around health systems management and service delivery to understand the root causes of service delivery problems.
• The SNA will be carried out to identify the individuals, gatekeepers, state ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) and organizations, known or perceived to be important within the HeRoN project implementation locations who would be able to promote sustainable health systems strengthening and drive positive behaviour change for service uptake at the Primary Health Care facilities.
• This health systems assessment will be led by an external consultant, in collaboration with the HeRoN program leadership as well the IRC HQ’s Governance Technical Advisor.
• The intent is also for relevant key project staff to actively participate in the health systems assessment to optimize their local knowledge and provide for a first community-level entry and relationship building.
• The external consultant is expected to work independently and efficiently throughout the consultancy.

Objectives of the Study
Overall objective:

• To conduct a context analysis aiming at a better understanding of the root causes of primary Health care (PHC) service delivery glitches in Yobe and Borno States of Northeast, Nigeria, and propose policy recommendations in support of mitigation

Specific objectives:

• To conduct a policy analysis with identification of gaps, strengths, challenges and opportunities within existing frameworks and policies
• To Conduct a desk review of recent reports on health systems assessment in Yobe and Borno states, and identify patterns.
• Conduct meetings with key stakeholders in Yobe and Borno states to map stakeholders and their relationships.
• To draw practical recommendations to redefine policy goals by supporting strategic planning, sustainability frameworks, alignment of resources, interventions and to contribute to the increase of service availability and access.
• To design an action plan and propose a roadmap, leveraging domestic financing, and identifying where policy or legislation needs to be enacted/ protected from regression, in order to respond to critical gaps in PHC service delivery
• Organize a workshop with project consortium teams and stakeholders to discuss findings and map a way forward.

Methodology

• The consultant shall develop/ adapt appropriate quantitative and qualitative tools and specific checklist based on assessment objectives.
• Desk review and data derived from series of observations, meetings including Key Informants Interviews (KII), In-Dept Interviews (IDI) and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with relevant stakeholders at state and LGA level.

Proposed assessment methodology:

• The consultant shall adapt the techniques to be applied accordingly

Work Plan/ Assessment Activity Schedule:

• Home-based work to include (approx. 7 days before deployment, and 7 days after deployment):
  • Executive Summary.
  • PEA
  • SNA
  • Recommendations.
  • PowerPoint with key findings.

Field trips to include (approx. 16 days of work):

• Tasks under this ToR should be completed within 60 Days.

Activity/deliverables - No. of Days

• Inception, approval of methods and work plan - 7
• Study instruments or tools development and validation - 7
• Quantitative and qualitative data collection, observations, interviews and analysis (including field work as needed) at state and LGA level - 12
• First drafts of synthesis report and study findings - 12
• A day-long stakeholder’s workshop to discuss study findings, potential study synergies between recommendations for action plan and propose a roadmap. - 1
• First draft of final report with incorporation of workshop feedback - 7
• Second draft of final reports & Reviews - 7
• Final report submission - 7
• Total Days - 60

Commencement, Completion and Penalty

• The Consultant shall begin performing the services on the prescribed date of the work plan on which execution of the contract shall take place, but not earlier than and without undue delay after the contract has come into force.
• The consultant shall deliver the services in accordance with the work plan or time schedule and shall complete the services within the Completion Period, subject to any further extensions to the contract

Confidentiality and copyright:

• All documents shared with the Consultant are confidential to IRC Nigeria and should not be used outside IRC without prior permission. Information received by the Consultant from IRC and its stakeholders should be treated as confidential.
• The final assessment report will be owned by the IRC, who will in turn be responsible of onwards disseminations to relevant actors and government authorities.

Principles and values

• The consultant should comply with IRC’s ethical rules and protection policies, in particular the Child Protection, Protection of beneficiaries, and Protection against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse; these policies will be integral part of the final contract.

Deliverables

• Detailed work plan
• Desk review report
• A package of tools for policy review and analysis: reference frameworks, checklists, question guides (for both quantitative and qualitative data collection), etc.
• A draft report outline, to be agreed with HeRoN consortium before report writing and that should include at least: a table of contents (sections, subsections); executive summary; methods; findings; recommendations; quantitative data tables
• Facilitate workshops with project teams, and produce a drafts report from the workshops detailing recommendations to feed into the implementation plan and proposed roadmap
• Filled-in copies of all tools and check-lists used in policy analysis and interviews (hard copies only)
• Photographs, primary notes, etc.
• Final assessment report
• Final full report (hard and e-copy) and a Power Point Presentation for relevant actors and government authorities.
• Summary of SNA i) List of stakeholder meetings including a summary matrix highlighting each stakeholder’s influence, power, and leverage to make change happen, a recap of desk research, and a summary of emerging findings. ii) Summary of government and stakeholders (formal and informal) (at all levels) priorities, as well as their incentives and disincentives for HeRoN-led changes
• Summary of the PEA specific to Yobe and Borno states and the Health system, including a summary of answers to key questions listed above.
• Identify political, economic, social, and cultural factors that drive or impede health reforms.
• Make recommendations from findings for project design, adaptation, and sustainability initiatives.
• Payment Rate and Schedule:
  • 30% after contract signing
  • 30% after draft report submission
  • 40% after final report validation

Qualifications
Location:

• Yobe and Borno States: The Consultant is required to travel to Yobe and Borno states for approximately 2 weeks (assuming 8 days of work per week)
• Home-based: A total of up to fourteen days of work from home to prepare and/or finalize reports and deliverables may be utilized

Eligibility Criteria:

• Minimum of a Master's Degree in Political or Social Sciences, Economics, Anthropology, or any Conflict-related field of study, with preferably a public health background.
• Experience and knowledge conducting PEA or context analysis (Desk reviews and field research, including qualitative and quantitative data review, analysis and draw policy recommendations)
• Familiarity with the northeast context of Nigeria and the ability to travel.
• At least 3 years development field experience in conflict-affected contexts
• Experience working with INGOs on program design/evaluation.
• Very good experience of facilitating high level meetings and workshops
• Al least one (preferably more) evidence of consultancy work on national/ state level policy review and analysis.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills
• Fluency in English is mandatory (Ability to write the final report in professional English and the ability to present this verbally)

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Requisition ID: req19798
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full-Time
Sector: Environmental Health
Employment Category: Regular

Job Overview/Summary

• The EH Water and Sanitation Assistant will report to the EH Officer – Water and Sanitation and will be primarily responsible for supervising all water and sanitation infrastructure works as directed by the EH Officer - Water and Sanitation.
• The main objective of this position is to support the EH Officer-Water and Sanitation in supervision and direct management of safe water and sanitation provision activities.  This will include field supervision of all construction and maintenance of water and sanitation infrastructure.

Major Responsibilities

• Ensure water and sanitation infrastructure activities are implemented in a timely and professional manner while considering beneficiary needs as per the SPHERE standards.
• Conduct rapid and detailed assessments aimed at establishing knowledge, awareness and practices of the target community with regard to hygiene.
• Assist the EH Infrastructure Officer in the design and implementation of the sanitation facilities M&E Plan.
• Maintain close links and collaboration with other IRC sectors and in particular Health, Nutrition, Protection, Gender, CYPD (Child and Youth Protection and Development), Women Protection and Empowerment (WPE).

Grant Planning & Implementation:

• Directly implements the construction of water supply infrastructures including but not limited to drilling of shallow and deep boreholes, installation of hand pumps, installation of solar submersible pumps, construction of elevated water storage tanks, trenching and piping for water supply reticulation systems, construction of well aprons and communal tap stands with appropriate drainage.
• Directly implements the construction and installation of sanitation facilities including but not limited to Communal latrines, house hold latrines, Solid waste pits/bins, Hand washing stations, Drainage, Menstrual Hygiene Management facilities and bathing shelters.
• Identify and train Water Point attendants and Pump Technicians and motorized/solar systems Operators within WASH committees.
• Train and supervise skilled and unskilled daily workers during the installation and maintenance of WATSAN facilities.
• Coordinate closely with the EH Officer (Water and Sanitation) and EH Officer (Hygiene Promotion) on water quantity, location of water sources/communal taps while considering beneficiary proposals and needs.
• If required, supervise water trucking deliveries, water chlorination and water quality monitoring.
• Provide weekly reports of progress on the construction of water and sanitation facilities to EH Officer-Water and Sanitation.
• Provide regular water quality monitoring reports to EH Officer (Water and Sanitation).
• Seek guidance and approval from EH Officer – Water and Sanitation on any changes to approved designs for water supply including water trucking concerns.
• Maintain comprehensive control systems on materials and tools used including notes on quality of materials.
• Any other duty as assigned by the supervisor.

Grant Monitoring & Reporting:

• Daily volume of water supplied/delivered to location(s) including volumes and times of availability.
• Maintain records of number and location of all water collection points
• Maintain records of water quality monitoring.
• Routine O&M of water distribution system (s) and sanitation facilities including drainage around all water points and sanitation facilities.

Coordination & Representation:

• Work closely and coordinate with IRC logistics, finance and grant staff to ensure timely and complaint program activities and expenditures; including active participation in grant opening/closing and review meetings
• Undertake/participate in liaison, coordination, and information sharing activities with national NGOs, international organizations, donors and government at field level.

Program Development:

• Assist the EH Officer – Water and Sanitation to identify, train and provide daily support to skilled and unskilled workers working in Water and Sanitation initial installations, operation and maintenance activities.
• Supervise skilled and unskilled daily workers
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable work teams to successfully complete their tasks on time and within budget
• Responsible for skilled and unskilled daily workers’ reports, timesheets and work plans.

Other:

• Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of the team; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaise with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs

Key Working Relationships

• Position Reports to: EH Infrastructure Officer
• Position directly supervises:
• Indirect Reporting: EH Manager

Qualifications

• B.Sc. / High National Diploma in Civil, Water Resources, Building or Mechanical Engineering, Hydrogeology with hand on experience in developing and adopting emergency WASH technologies and designs experience in implementation of water and sanitation projects.
• At least 1-3 years professional experience with NGOs (INGO experience preferred)
• Competent communication skills, effective in representation and liaison
• Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
• Working knowledge of SPHERE standards
• Sound knowledge of English language
• Competent user of MS Applications: Word, Excel; Auto CAD or similar
• Knowledge of the Local language-Hausa
• Fluency in English and Hausa language preferred.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send Cover Letter and Resume in MS Word with the position applied for clearly stated via: IRCNigeria.Recruitment@rescue.org using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Or
Address and send hard copises of Cover Letter and Resume to:
The Country Director,
International Rescue Committee,
Plot 902 Olu Awotesu Street,
Abuja.
Or
Submit to any "IRC Field Office in Maiduguri, Monguno, Gwoza, Yola, Yobe or Mubi".

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