Consultants at Plan International Nigeria

1. 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:

• To determine knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of key infant and young children feeding practice of children under two years in targeted LGA of Adamawa
• state of North East Nigeria that will serve as input for activities planning and reference for monitoring the impact of the IYCF project to be implemented in the area.
• The specific objectives of this survey are:
• To determine the status of IYCF practices of mothers of children under 24 months of age in IYCF intervention in each community of targeted LGA in order to provide benchmarks
• for detecting changes in IYCF behaviors.
• To collect information about potential determinants of IYCF practices such as demographic characteristics, IYCF-related knowledge, beliefs and behaviors.

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:

• The survey will be conducted in Michika LGA, Borno State, east Nigeria. The survey will combine a quantitative and qualitative methods including household interviews, Focus Group
• Discussions, Key Informant Interviews and Observations for triangulation and gathering of community norms and beliefs using appropriate IYCF KAP methodological study design in
• targeted local government area of Borno state of North East Nigeria. The consultant will develop appropriate data collection tools with appropriate study design, sample size
• determination and sampling technique.

.
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:

• Prepare technical proposal with work schedule and a separate financial proposal and submit to Plan International Nigeria for review not later than the date specified in the
• announcement.
• Hold preliminary discussions with, Emergency Response manager, CO M&amp;E manager and Emergency Nutrition Specialist and with key stakeholders.
• Design appropriate data collection tools/procedure with appropriate study design, sample size determination and sampling technique (to be discussed and agreed with
• Plan International team prior to the commencement of the actual survey).
• Develop and translate data collection tool to the local language (Hausa and other Language)
• Develop appropriate training and field manual with local language to guide data collection process.
• Recruit and manage experienced and professional data collectors/interviewers and supervisors/team-leaders
• Design and manage training for supervisors and interviewer’s/data collectors.
• Oversee the data collection process to include: survey pre-test/Pilot test; and ensure effective management of data collection teams by supervisors.
• Collected data will be entered and cleaned and analyze applying using EPi info version 7 and SPSS software and submit the softcopy of the data file with findings.
• Produce draft report on findings (per required format and data request).
• Incorporate comments from the nutrition project team into draft report and produce final report.
• De-brief the nutrition project team and other Plan International employees both at field and country office (after initial field trip and upon submission of report).
• Coordinate with the emergency unit to disseminate study findings to respondents and other stakeholders.
• Prepare and submit electronic copy of the raw data and final report, and two hardy copies of the final report within the specified time of agreement.
• Produce final report and make relevant amendments/enrichment based on the draft report comments.

ii) Outputs/Deliverables:
The consultant should submit schedule as per the following outline or with own expertise
S/n Deliverables

• Final technical proposal
• Survey tools and discussion guides
• Training and field manuals
• Database template for data entry submitted before data entry (for review by Nutrition specialist and M &amp;E manager)
• Cleaned database with descriptive statistics and analysis (2 hard and soft copies)
• 1 st draft of report (2 hard and soft copies)
• Final survey report (3 hard and soft copies with RW-W CD)

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:

• Providing consultants with literature review materials and other necessary documentations.
• Linking consultants to relevant stakeholders, especially in Maiduguri.
• Ensuring effective coordination of the study logistics to facilitate the consultant(s) in undertaking the assignment.
• Consolidating Plan International’s comments for incorporation by the consultants.
• The BMZ project coordinator and M &amp;E officer based at Mubi field office will facilitate the survey by:
• Coordinating with the consultant to ensure the quality implementation of the study on ground (e.g. training and supervision of interviewers)
• Ensuring field survey logistics are on track e.g. providing accurate and comprehensive beneficiary information to inform the sampling,
• mobilizing/informing beneficiaries/local authorities about survey.
• Ensuring the dissemination of survey findings/report to beneficiaries and other field-based stakeholders.
• Providing additional information on ground.
• Ownership of Research Data/Findings
• All data collected for this study shall remain the property of Plan International Nigeria. Any work product resulting from this study must cite Plan International Nigeria and BMZ as a
• primary or contributing author.

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

• Survey Proposal finalization February 18, 2019
• Study tool development February 19-20, 2019
• Travel to survey area February 21, 2019
• Training for data collectors and pilot test February 22, 23, 24, 2019
• Field data collection February 25- 3 rd March, 2019
• Draft preliminary and Raw data report March 4 th 2019
• Final report March 5 th , 2019

go to method of application »

Nigeria                                       

Purpose of the Assignment

The Bauchi Opportunities for Responsive Neonatal and Maternal Health (BORN) project is a four and a half year (February 2016-June 2020) gender-transformative project funded by Global Affairs Canada. The project is expected to ultimately contribute to the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality in 10 Local Government Areas (LGAs) among marginalized and vulnerable women and new-Born, Its intermediate outcomes are: improved utilization of maternal, neonatal and family planning services by women of reproductive age (WRA) including adolescent girls, new-born,, and male community members; improved quality of maternal, neonatal and family planning services for WRA including adolescent girls, new-born and male community members; and, improved quality of local health governance systems to ensure high quality, gender responsive, adolescent friendly and results-oriented maternal and neonatal health, and sexual reproductive health (MNH/SRH) services.

Plan International Canada is implementing BORN project in partnership with Plan International Nigeria, the Federal and State Ministries of Health, Ministries of Women’s Affairs, and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) (Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN) and Community initiative for the Promotion of Health and Education Sectors (CIPHRESS)). BORN is aligned with the UN’s Every Woman Every Child Global Strategy on Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health, and will help drive progress towards reaching Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 5. The project will respond to health needs identified by the 2013 National Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) situation analysis for Bauchi state, which reported that only 16% of births are attended by a skilled birth attendant, access to postnatal care remains very low, 84% of new-born did not receive post-natal care; and Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) stands at 43/1000 live births. Furthermore, only 2.1% of WRA utilize modern family planning methods, with unmet needs for FP at 16%. In addition, 48% of adolescent girls aged 15 -19 years old have begun childbearing in Bauchi. There are also considerable gender inequalities contributing to this context, as women and adolescent girls have little opportunity for decision making at the household level, poor access to health information and services, and local health services are not gender responsive and adolescent friendly.

The Plan International/BORN Project in collaboration with the State Primary Health Care Development Agency and Ministry for Women Affairs & Child development, as part of their effort to improve access and utilization of Basic MNCH/ASRH services, as well as, empower women, adolescent girls and male community members to improve Health seeking behavior, Informed and make decision on   MNH/ASRH service. The project is empowering women and girls to participate informed and make decision regathering their Health seeking behavior through courtyard session meetings.

In view of this, Plan International Nigeria seeks to contract Graphic Arties that can translate the content of the developed training manual for 100 women groups training into pictorial for better   understand considering the low literacy level of the end users The graphic Arties will design the pictorial content of the training manual developed and produce copies of the manual based on specifications for the organization 

       The Graphic Arties is expected to undertake the following roles and responsibilities:

• Work with the Plan International/BORN Project staff to ensure that product is in line with Plan International Gender Equality, and child protection/safeguarding policies

• Ensure quality assurance of the Manual design development  

• Work with the Plan International/BORN Project staff to evaluate the manual

• Submit draft copy of the design Manual for review before   finalization and approval  

• Submit final and approve hard and Soft copy of the   manual   

• The vendor will report directly to the HR and ADMIN Manager with support from the Gender Equality advisor while the National Program Manager coordinates.

Deliverable, Time Frame and Level of Effort
The period of contract is for Twenty - days (20 - days) starting from the date 14 th February, 2019 to submission of the final product (Pictorial Manual) will be the last day of the contract.
14 th March, 2019
3 Specification of the Manual
100 WOMEN GROUP TRAINING MANUAL
1. PRINTED COPY OF THE APPROVED FINALIZED MANUAL TWO (2 copies)
2. COVER ON: ARY Card glossy
3.SIZE: A4
4.INSIDE: ART Paper glossy 115g or 155g
5.PRINT TYPE: Direct Imaging Full Color (D1)
6 .NO OF PAGES: 60 - 80 Pagers

PAYMENT
Plan International Nigeria shall pay the Graphic Arties the total amount specifies for design and production of 100 women groups training manual based on the amount agreed upon
Plan Nigeria shall will make payment to the consultant after submission and presentation of invoice and request for payment after satisfy by plan International Activity Manager

MODE OF PAYMENT
The mode of payment shall be according to Plan International Nigeria policy documents where applicable

3 ETHICS AND CHILD PROTECTION
Plan International Nigeria places a high premium on CHILD PROTECTION issues in all its working relationships with its partners and associates and mandates all its working
partners and associates to adhere to its CHILD PROTECTION Policy.

As such, the activity must ensure appropriate, safe, non-discriminatory participation; a process of free and un-coerced consent and withdrawal; confidentiality and anonymity
of participants. Vendor are required to provide a statement within their proposal on how they will ensure ethics and child protection in the development process. This must also
include consideration of any risks related to the activity and how these will be mitigated.

VALUES OF PLAN INTERNATIONAL:
You confirm you are familiar and committed to the following values of Plan International Nigeria
We strive for lasting impact: We strive to achieve significant and lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, and to secure equality for girls. We challenge
ourselves to be bold, courageous, responsive, focused and innovative.
We are open and accountable: We create a climate of trust inside and outside the organization by being open, honest and transparent. We hold ourselves and others to
account for the decisions we make and for our impact on others, while doing what we say we will do.
We work well together: We succeed by working effectively with others, inside and outside the organization, including our sponsors and donors. We actively support our
colleagues, helping them to achieve their goals. We come together to create and implement solutions in our teams, across Plan International, with children, girls,
young people, communities and our partners.
We are inclusive and empowering: We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge inequality in our programmes and our workplace. We support children,
girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives. We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential

5 Disclosure of Information/Child Protection

It is understood and agreed that the Consultant(s) shall, during and after the effective period of the contract, treat as confidential and not divulge, unless authorized in writing by Plan, any
information obtained in the course of the performance of the Contract. Information will be made available for the consultants on a needtoknow basis. Any necessary field visits must be
budgeted for in your proposal. Plan staff under the coordination of the National Program Manager will support the consultant in facilitating all necessary engagements required by the
Consultant. The selected consultant will commit to respect Plan’s Child Protection Policy to prevent any harm from participating children and youth.
ANTI - CORRUPTION
The Consultant and partners declares and guarantees that no offer, gift or payment, consideration or benefit of any kind, which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice, has
been or will be made to anyone by the Consultant either directly or indirectly, as an inducement or reward for the award or execution of this agreement.
The Consultant declares and guarantees that neither Consultant, nor partners or associates, temporary nor permanent, would be involved in the implementation of this agreement:
a) Have been convicted during a period of three (3) years prior to the submission of their proposals for this project, by a court of law in Nigeria or in any other
jurisdiction for an offence involving bribery or corruption
b) Are under sanction, for an offence involving bribery or corruption, imposed by a government, a governmental organization or a development organization providing
development assistance
ANTI – TERRORISM
The Consultant or partners declares and guarantees that the funds provided by Plan International Nigeria for the service shall not be knowingly be used to benefit terrorist
groups as defined in the criminal code of Nigeria or individual members of those groups or for terrorist activities either directly or indirectly

WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
Plan International Nigeria has a Code of Conduct including a Whistle Blower Policy (attached) and enjoins its entire staff and associates to “whistle blow” (raise legitimate
concerns about violation of the Code of Conduct without fear of recrimination in the course of their engagement with Plan International Nigeria).