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For every child, Health & Nutrition
Key objective of this consultancy is to conduct a landscape assessment of current programmatic engagements in and around adolescent health and nutrition to identify UNICEF-specific and wider partnership opportunities to advance programmatic initiatives toward the fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Within this potentially space, the scope is proposed to focus with three specific sub-objectives / themes:
Methodology and Technical Approach through:
Deliverable 1: first week – Inception Report (including timeline, key stakeholders and documents for consultation)
Payment: 15%
Deliverable 2: within 2-3 months – Draft Report. (including full draft, summary narrative and initial recommendations)
Payment: 50%
Deliverable 3: within 2 weeks of feedback – Final report/recommendations and PPT (including inventory of documentation)
Payment: 35%
The Consultant will be supervised by the Chief, Health and Nutrition.
During the inception phase and draft report, a contact group of adolescent health and nutrition experts would be convened including: MNCH Specialist, Child Survival and Development Specialist, Nutrition Specialist, IYCF Specialist, HIV Specialists (2), Adolescent Development Specialist, C4D Specialist, Education, and Child Protection Specialist, Gender Specialist. Additional a representative from UNFPA will join this group. From this group additional consultations both within UNICEF and outside would be identified and facilitated. Key contacts include representatives from UNFPA, WHO, Ministry of Health and the National AIDS Counsel.
The work is expected to require 45 working days, starting in April. The work may be completed in a flex-work/part-time type arrangement over a period of three months, provided Maputo-based for adequate consultation.
The aim to complete the work by end June for use in a wider UNICEF country programme mid-term review in October 2018. It is anticipated that the consultant would contribute during the MTR by presenting the work and co-facilitating one session in the MTR.
