International Consultancy (Nutrition) - Not for Bangladeshis

Consultant Programme & Policy

Overview

Develop knowledge management plan for UNICEF Nutrition program

You have:

• Master's degree in communication, journalism, social sciences, international development, preferably with specialized training in health communications or related disciplines.
• At least 15 years of relevant experience in nutrition programming and related fields.
• Good knowledge in nutrition programming and relevant technical fields such as policy analysis and statistical analysis.
• Demonstrated record of leading the writing of publications and knowledge products on programming in nutrition, health, or advocacy communication.
• Excellent English writing, editing, and presentation skills.
• Excellent time and project management skills.
• Experience working with UN Agencies or donor organizations.
• Familiarity with UNICEF programmes including Nutrition, Health, WASH, Social protection, and Child protection.

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Purpose of the Assignment:

Following the strategy of the UNICEF's Country Programme for 2017-2020, Nutrition programme is designed following the lifecycle approach with focus on the first 1,000 days of life that is from conception until the child reached her/his second birthday. The next focus will be adolescents aged 10-19 years old. School aged children 6-10 years old will also be the indirect target population for nutrition programming and implementation. The determinants of child stunting and other forms of under nutrition and micronutrient deficiencies, and evidence to support their response are wide-ranging, encompassing not only programmes that address maternal and adolescent nutrition, but also those to reduce low birth weight and improve infant and young child feeding practices. More specifically, UNICEF supports on nutrition aim to accelerate the reduction of child stunting and improve adolescent nutrition.

Nutrition programme covering the thematic areas targeting different groups in the lifecycle: Infant and young child feeding for children aged 0-23 months; Maternal and adolescent nutrition; Micronutrient supplementation and fortification; Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) for children aged 0-59 months, including community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM); and Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD).

UNICEF supports nutrition programmes through partnerships with Government of Bangladesh, particularly Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, as well as other relevant sectors such as Agriculture, Social Protection, Labour and Employment, Education, and water and sanitation, to ensure the multi-sector nature of nutrition interventions are implemented in good coordination.

During the first half of UNICEF's five-year country programme, UNICEF's Nutrition section has started some new initiatives and demonstration programmes to improve the coverage and quality of nutrition programmes. The new initiatives are designed to strengthen systems in a scalable and sustainable way. New initiatives that have been implemented in this current country programme include the following:

1. Mothers@Work, a programme to strengthen maternity rights and support breastfeeding among working mothers, particularly in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector. It is a unique programme that is implemented as a joint effort among public, private sector and civil social organization.
2. Multi-sectoral approach (Nutrition, WASH, Social Protection) to improve dietary diversification among infants and young children in urban areas.
3. Community-based approach to improve coverage and quality of complementary feeding programme that will be modeled in selected districts, through strengthening the existing community-based structure of the nutrition service delivery system.
4. Strengthen maternal nutrition programme, including the use of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) in two selected demonstration districts.
5. Integration of Standard Minimum Package of Nutrition Specific Interventions through the existing health service delivery system in selected urban areas

Key tasks for the international consultant are:

1. Review existing relevant literature, including communication strategy, proposals, technical and donor reports, awareness materials, presentations and other existing relevant documents of new initiatives/demonstration programmes. Key documents that need to be reviewed including the Field Report on Mothers@Work, findings from baseline and progress assessment of Mothers@Work programme, etc.
2. Develop an overarching, time-bound knowledge management plan that includes organizing the existing knowledge into accessible, user-friendly formats and templates; identifying information/knowledge creation needs; designing processes and tools to capture data, information and knowledge from programme activities and exchanges; dissemination plan for various knowledge initiatives; and public relations (PR) and advocacy plan
3. Develop outline and recommendations for documents and materials on the lessons learned with suggested contents, objectives and specifications.
4. Conduct a KM training session for Nutrition Section and Key partners (in country if possible or virtually).
5. Conduct assessment on the KM development process and submit recommendations to sustain KM practices
6. Develop two briefs/advocacy materials of Mothers@Work

Deliverables****/Outputs:

1. Inception report for assignment with clear objectives, strategies/methods and detailed Gantt Chart developed (remotely)

2. Knowledge management plan for nutrition section and recommendations for improvement and sustainability of KM (in country if possible or consultancy remotely through Zoom calls)

3. Outline the recommendations for documents and materials on the lessons learned with suggested contents, objectives and specifications (in country if possible or consultancy remotely through Zoom calls)

4. Two policy briefs/advocacy materials of Mothers@Work programme (remotely)

5. Recommendations from a KM training session with Nutrition section (in country if possible or consultancy remotely through Zoom calls)

Qualification and Experiences:

• Master's degree in communication, journalism, social sciences, international development, preferable with some specialized training in health communications or related disciplines with at least 15 years of relevant experience.
• Good knowledge in nutrition programming and relevant technical fields (policy analysis, statistical analysis or other social science discipline)
• Demonstrated record of leading the writing of publications/knowledge products on programming in nutrition, health, or other sectors, for advocacy purposes and communication to general audiences
• Excellent English writing, editing and presentation and skills.
• Excellent time and project management skills
• Experience of working with UN Agencies, or other donor organizations
• Familiarity with UNICEF programmes (Nutrition, Health, WASH, Social protection, Child protection) and nutrition-sensitive programmes, will be a strong asset.

REMARKS:

Workplace of Consultant: Home-country and one travel to Dhaka, Bangladesh, if required.

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