Nutrition Advisor (Individual Consultant) at Girl Effect

The Context

• In this consultancy, you will provide technical support to Girl Effect global and Nigeria country team on the design and delivery of Nutrition programming with a focus on Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). One of your key objectives will be to provide strategic support to the GE – Nigeria Nutrition work, to execute a successful and visible programme.

Duties and responsibilities

• Contribute to the technical design of research and evaluation of the Nutrition work in Nigeria.
• Provide technical support in the implementation strategies for Nigeria.
• Provide advisory support on program expansion in Nigeria.
• Keeping abreast with the changes in the global Nutrition community of practise and ensuring we are cultivating and embedding the lessons in our respective country work.
• Enhancing the visibility of GE Nutrition work in the country.
• Working with Country teams to write proposals and concept notes, to build our work in Nutrition.
• Support the teams in packaging strategic Nutrition content for external audiences including conferences and strategic meetings.
• Providing technical training on key Nutrition concepts/guidelines to the country team.
• Support in review of program documents, key messaging and other technical and program documents.
• Support all Nutrition research and insight generation work in-country working with different teams including 3rd party suppliers/partners.

This list should not be considered exhaustive; you will be expected to deliver other duties relevant and appropriate to this position.

Outputs

• A comprehensive analysis of the current nutrition programming and funding landscape in Nigeria
• Insights on weekly iron-folic acid interventions in Nigeria for school-going girls and IFAs and MMS for pregnant AGYW
• Key gaps in the existing nutrition programs especially in our 5 States of implementation
• Summary review of existing policies, strategies, and interventions related to nutrition programming and policies in Nigeria
• Recommendations for an evidence-based nutrition program and interventions tailored to the needs of different population groups and aligned with national and international standards
• Specific nutrition implementation opportunities in our 5 States of focus (Ekiti, Oyo, Ondo, Delta and Kaduna)
• Recommendations on possible health area integrations with Nutrition for different audiences

This list should not be considered exhaustive; you will be expected to deliver other relevant outputs appropriate to the role.

Organization Accountabilities

• Lead by example as a role model for GE’s values and professional standards.
• Drive the delivery of organizational and team goals.
• Seek continuous improvement within your areas of responsibility.
• Maintain full awareness of and active compliance with GE’s policies and procedures relevant to your responsibilities and broader policies including (but not limited to) equality, health and safety, confidentiality, and data protection.

Who You Are

• Extensive technical experience in Nutrition in Nigeria 8+ years
• Advanced degree in public health or related degree
• Excellent government relations
• Experience conducting research at the National level and in the GE target regions

Expected Commitment

• The assignment will take approximately 6 months to complete.
• The consultant will be expected to spend 5 days a week or up to 40 hours each week on this assignment, depending on the programme's needs.
• The consultant's assignment period is from July 2024 to December 2024.

Location

The consultant must be based and have extensive experience in Nigeria. The Assignment is to be carried out in Nigeria.

Management

The consultant will have a primary point of contact with our Nigeria Country lead. The language of the materials and reports shall be English. The contract supervisor shall approve all deliverables submitted by the agency before any payment is made.

Tentative Timelines:

• Terms of reference published: 6th June 2024
• Deadline for responses:3rd July 2024
• Project commencement: July 2024