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Background
The humanitarian crisis in north-east Nigeria continues as hostilities between Nigerian security forces and non-state armed groups enter their ninth year.[1] Due to the ongoing conflict in the area the humanitarian crisis remains severe, continued internal displacement and the unpredictable return of refugees from neighboring countries.[2]
As per humanitarian need overview, 2018 Approximately 10.2 million Nigerians in the six states that make up the country’s north-east region require some kind of humanitarian or protection assistance, including 7.7 million people in the three worst-affected states (Borno, Adamawa and Yobe). Women and children represent 85 per cent of those in need.
Millions of people in Nigeria’s north-east need assistance to ensure their basic survival. An estimated 3.9 million people are food insecure, and more than 400,000 children suffer from severe acute malnutrition. Only 30 per cent of health facilities are functional in Borno State, where malaria is endemic and cholera and other diseases affect the population regularly, often in life-threatening ways[3].
A total of 1.7 million persons remain internally displaced, human rights violations continue to be reported daily, and the food security situation remains extremely concerning as conflict continues to limit the amount of land under cultivation and 3.7 million persons are expected to face critical levels of food insecurity during the upcoming lean season (June through September).[4]
As per the Nigerian national health and nutrition survey (2015) revealed that highlight poor and sub-optimal Change to infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices with only 22 per cent of children being exclusively breastfed, 4 per cent being breast feed up to 2 years and 12 per cent of infants consuming the minimum acceptable diet and likewise Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) prevalence for under-five children is reported at 7.2 and 1.8 percent respectively. Similarly, in Borno state the GAM rate was above the warning threshold for GAM (10< GAM <15) and SAM was above the WHO SAM crisis threshold of 2 percent.
In recent third round nutrition and food security surveillance conducted from July to August, 2017 by UNICEF depicted that in central Borno state including Mafa Local Government area the GAM rate was 13.4 % and the SAM rate was 3.1% %, ranking the location as in acute malnutrition crisis/ serious.
As part of the project activities Plan International will obtain an information on the current IYCF practices in the targeted local government area through conducting Knowledge Attitude and Practice (KAP) survey. The survey result will also be used to see the targeted communities behavioural change on Infant and young child feeding practices and to reinforce the positive ones.
Objectives of the TOR
Plan International Nigeria is looking for external resource person (consultant) to conduct KAP survey on IYCF in targeted Michika local government of Adamawa state, north east
Nigeria.
2. Objectives of the Study
General Objectives:
3. Approach / Scope and Method of Work
The consultant will be assigned to undertake the study. Plan International Nigeria and the consultant will oversee the planning as well as implementation of the survey.
The state, and Local government area primary Health offices will be engaged in the process.
4. Required Duration
The consultant will be working with Plan International for a maximum duration of 20 days in collaboration with plan international country Office and Field Office staffs. The consultant
will be leading overall activities starting from the development of proposal to report writing.
5. Qualification required
The consultant is expected to have at least master’s degree in public health, nutrition or other related field and five years of work experience with the following additional requirements:
Over five years working experience in nutrition and food security response (Experience in North east Nigeria context is desirable).
Strong analytical skills and research experience, with solid knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies particularly IYCF Survey
methodology
Experience in undertaking IYCF KAP surveys
Sound experience and knowledge of Humanitarian Accountability framework (HAF), evaluation of integrated projects/programs and drawing lesson
learns/good practices.
Proven leadership and coordination skills.
Sound training and facilitation skills in Nutrition particular to Infant and young children feeding practice (IYCF).
Excellent writing and document presentation skills.
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.
Familiarity with the National nutrition response program.
6. Survey methodology:
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7. Work scope of External consultant:
The consultant(s) activities, outputs and working conditions are outlined below.
i) Overall Responsibilities: The consultant will lead and coordinate the overall survey process.
Specifically, the consultant will undertake the following:
ii) Outputs/Deliverables:
The consultant should submit schedule as per the following outline or with own expertise
S/n Deliverables
iii) Duration of Consultancy:
The consultancy work is expected to be commenced on February 18, 2019 and ends on 9th march, 2019. The consultant, however, is required to submit the detail schedule attaching
with the technical proposal.
Ethical issues:
The consultant/s should adhere to the following ethical issues:
All terms/conditions stipulated in the contract agreement.
IYCF Survey Proposal must be reviewed and approved by Nutrition Sector and state
Primary health and development agency
Conducting them in a respectful manner, while undertaking assignment, this includes not making any commitments to communities and any other persons, on behalf of
Plan International Nigeria.
Time-frame and conditions outlined in the TOR and consultancy agreement
Plan International’s Responsibilities
The Emergency Response Manager and Emergency Nutrition Specialist will facilitate the
following responsibilities by:
Reporting:
The general report outline, if necessary can be provided during commenting the draft report however; at minimum it should include the following:
Executive summary
Introduction section (background information about the project target area, project itself, etc),
Literature review
Objectives for and intended use of the evaluation
Survey methodology and limitation of the study,
Description of the programme/project work evaluated
Results
Conclusion and recommendations
Names and detail contact information of those conducting the survey.
Annexes
The following disclaimer should be included in the report.
“This document has been produced with the financial assistance of BMZ. The views expressed herein should not be taken, in any way, to reflect the official opinion of the German
Government.”
13. Time frame
The consultant is expected to strictly follow the following schedule:
S.N Activity Date
Applications: Submit your application hand delivered to No. 2 Dipcharima
Road, GRA, Maiduguri, Borno State or send to: Nigeria.Consultant@Plan- International.org on or before Thursday 14 th February, 2019 with the following document:
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