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Plan International was founded over 75 years ago with a mission to promote and protect the rights of children. The organisation was set up by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge in 1937, with the original aim to provide food, accommodation and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil W...
Purpose of the Consultancy Assignment:
Plan International Canada, with funding from Global Affaires Canada and individual donors, is working in partnership with five Plan International country offices (Bangladesh, Ghana, Haiti, Nigeria and Senegal), as well as with local governments and non-governmental organizations in the implementation of the SHOW project. The project aims to address the high rates of maternal, neonatal and infant mortality in all project zones. A solid and objective mid-termstudy, coordinated by Plan International Canada and all the five Plan International country offices, is being rolled out across the five implementing countries to measure the project's performance measurement framework (PMF) indicators and to see the changes in results, since the baseline study. Each country will lead its mid-term evaluation to assess the overall state of progress. Each country will have its own study and will focus on the progress made in their own country. Mid-term data collection will allow the project team to take note of mid-project programmatic benchmarks to facilitate ongoing monitoring of progress and achievements through collected data. The staff of Plan International Nigeria and Plan International Canada
will be the main users of the results of the mid-term study. In addition, key stakeholders in the project countries, such as government ministries / executing agencies, partner NGOs, local authorities and communities are the parties interested in the results. As this is a mid-term study, methodology and tools will follow the protocols set down in the baseline, with one exception- a new tool will have to be designed and validated to include a new cohort of adolescents without children. Within this framework, the mid-term study consultant will be responsible for the review and validation of the design and methodology of the mid-term study, which includes, sampling procedures, tool finalization and piloting,
protocols and procedures for data collection and data capture, including spot-check protocols, and plans and procedures for all data analysis and reporting. Specifically, the consultant should act as the main consultant / technician for the mid-term study with a focus on:
Work with Plan International Nigeria on the validation and finalization of the methodology and the tools for the mid-term study (and creation of an adolescent without
children tool to measure accessing adolescent friendly services and ASRH)
Develop a study schedule, including enumerator training, data collection and reporting schedule
Piloting and translating data collection tools 1 ;
Develop high quality (gender sensitive and adolescent friendly) data collection guidelines and protocols for enumerators;
Recruit, train and supervise the data collectors’/data collectors and supervisors needed to carry out the tasks effectively
Carry out all recruitment, training and supervision of enumerators/data collectors and supervisors required to complete the assignment efficiently
Cleaning and data analysis
Develop the final report
The consultant will report directly to the SHOW Project Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor/Officer who will be responsible for overseeing the overall process of the mid-term review.
Roles and Responsibilities of Consultant:
Tables of results
SPSS/STATA file for the quantitative field survey database
Verbatim of the qualitative interviews carried out and codification grid of the interviews.
Final Report
Specific Scope of Mid-term Study:
In Nigeria, the mid-term study will include two main components for data collection:
Collection of quantitative household data at sampled households on all PMF indicators
Collection of quantitative facility data at sampled health facilities on all PMF indicators
Data Collected through Household Survey
The indicators in the table below are expected to be collected during the mid-term study from sample households.
Indicator
In addition, questions exploring the following topics related to gender equality are also expected to be included in the household survey, disaggregated by the age of respondents:
Data Collected through the Health Facility Questionnaire
The indicators in the table below are expected to be collected during the mid-term studies from sample primary health facilities.
Indicators:
½ week
Develop a detailed inception report outlining: Proposed data flow and methodology (including sampling), detailed data collection methods, a detailed work plan, data collection tools, plan for investigator training / supervisors, details of the proposed data analysis plan, strategies for child protection, gender equality and adolescent friendly approach.
2 ½ weeks
1 week
3 weeks
Oversee all data entry and cleaning by data entry clerks, submit a sample of initial data to Plan International Nigeria, and take corrective actions where relevant
Submit Raw and clean data in SPSS/STATA (or agreed upon software) to Plan International for review.
3 weeks
The suggested evaluation report format is:
Qualifications of Consultant(s)
Application Package and Procedures
A financial proposal 3 with a detailed breakdown of costs for the study
Itemized consultancy fees/costs
Itemized field data collection expenses
Itemized administrative expenses
Validity period of quotations
Curriculum Vitae(s) of all proposed staff outlining relevant experience.
Names and contact information of three references who can be contacted regarding relevant experience.
5A copy of a previous reports of a similar nature undertaken on: a) baseline or b) mid-term
study or c) endline study.
A Consulting Firm profile (if applicable).
The proposal will be scored on both technical (methodology) and financial (budget) aspects weighted at 70% and 30% respectively. Complete applications should be submitted electronically to:
Plan International at the email address: Nigeria.consultant@plan-international.org with the
subject line reading: ‘SHOW Project Mid-term Study Application.’
Closing date for submission of the application package is end of business day on June 11, 2018
ETHICS AND CHILD PROTECTION
Plan International is committed to actively safeguarding children from harm and ensuring children’s rights to protection are fully realized. Plan International takes seriously the
2 For the purposes of this proposal, please use the assumption of targeting 2,000 households, which will include both women, men, adolescents with and without children. This is subject to adjustment.
3 Notes: 1) In-country transportation to be organized and budgeted by the consultant; 2) Enumerator training (including venue, materials, refreshments) to be organized (with Plan International Nigeria`s guidance) and
budgeted by the consultant.
commitment to promote child safe practices and protect children from harm, abuse, neglect and exploitation in any form. In addition, we will take positive action to prevent child abusers from
becoming involved with Plan International in any way and take stringent measures against any
Plan International Staff and/or associate who abuses a child. Our decisions and actions in response to child protection concerns will be guided by the principle of ‘the best interests of the
child’.
As such, the study must ensure appropriate, safe, non-discriminatory participation; a process of free and un-coerced consent and withdrawal; confidentiality and anonymity
of participants. Consultants are required to provide a statement within their proposal on how they will ensure ethics and child protection in the process of data collection. This must also
include consideration of any risks related to the study and how these will be mitigated.
In addition, consultants must obtain and adhere to ethical approval processes of Nigeria before commencement of data collection.
Full ethical approval will be obtained before the study commences, if required. In accordance with Plan International’s Research Policy and Standards, this will be obtained in one of three
ways as appropriate:
In cases where the proposal is submitted by a University or research institution that has an ethics approval process, then that University or research institution may provide approval.
In cases where participating countries may require ethics approval from governmental or other regulatory bodies, in such cases ethics approval will be sought by consultant in coordination with Plan International Nigeria.
If cases where external ethics approval cannot be obtained, this will be obtained by Plan International Canada from the Research and Knowledge Management Team at Plan International Headquarters.
All ownership and copyright for final data collected is held by Plan International (Nigeria and Canada. It is understood and agreed that the Consultant shall, during and after the effective period of the contract, treat as confidential and not divulge, unless authorized in writing by Plan International, any information obtained in the course of the performance of the Contract.
Information will be made available for the consultants on a need to know basis. Any and all necessary field visits will be facilitated by Plan International staff.
Supervision/Management of Assignment
The consultant will be required to work closely with the Plan International Nigeria SHOW M&E focal point (to be identified at the beginning of the assignment). The consultant will however be
directly accountable to the Plan International Nigeria M&E focal person. The consultant will keep the M&E focal person continually informed on the progress of the assignment through
updates via email and skype conferences.
Disclosure of Information/Child Protection
Project
Background
Plan International Canada and five of Plan International’s country offices (Bangladesh, Ghana, Haiti, Nigeria and Senegal) have developed an MNCH project
to address the high rates of maternal, neonatal and child mortality in these countries. Project-supported districts and sub-districts within these five countries were selected in consultation with key stakeholders, including Ministries of Health and partner Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), to ensure that the project is
implemented in high-need areas where there are gaps in MNCH service provision.
The project focuses on particularly marginalized, vulnerable and remote populations. The ultimate outcome of the project is to contribute to the reduction of maternal and child mortality in targeted regions, including Sokoto State, Nigeria. By increasing the quality, availability, utilization and accountability of essential MNCH
services, the health systems strengthening (HSS) and accountability project implemented over the next 4.5 years will scale-up improved health outcomes in underserved areas.
Overall Project
Objectives
Ultimate Outcome
Contribute to the reduction of maternal and child mortality in targeted regions
Intermediate Outcomes
Improved utilization of essential health services by women of child bearing age (WCBA), adolescent girls, newborns & children under 5 living in poverty, with
high vulnerability
Improved delivery of quality essential health services to WCBA, adolescent girls, newborns and children under 5 living in poverty, with high vulnerability.
Increased dissemination & use of data by project, communities, health committees, service providers, planners & decision makers.
Immediate Outcomes
Specific Project Location
The project is being implemented in Sokoto State
Interested applicants are invited to submit their application package (as stated in the TOR) to
Nigeria.consultant@plan-international.org
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we,
as an organization, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing
children at risk.
Plan International operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from
all areas of the international community. Women are encouraged to apply.
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