National Consultant for System Strengthening C4D Programme(NOC-126 working days), Dhaka, Bangaldesh

Purpose of Assignment: Key purpose of the assignment is to provide technical support in developing, implementing and monitoring a system strengthening package focusing on advocacy, community engagement and capacity building activities both at sub-national and national level planning, implementation, budgeting and monitoring of processes and systems. The specific tasks of this consultancy are: - Extend support in finalizing C4D System Strengthening Implementation Plan by collecting and addressing feedback on the proposed approaches/activities to strengthening local system for community participation and SBCC - Finalize Job Descriptions (JDs) of the Union, Upazila and District Coordinators addressing experiences from sub-national level System Strengthening initiatives - Provide orientation on the Implementation Plan and the Job Descriptions - Provide technical input in review existing curriculum/module on community engagement and IPC for the government frontline workers and LGIs. Adapting or developing where necessary, new curriculum/module including training package along with other intervention packages - Establish M&E system for tracking and evaluating for community participation and SBCC for the Coordinators at district, upazila and union level - Submit report on lessons learned and recommendations for the future scale up.

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Purpose of the Assignment

Key purpose of the assignment is to provide technical support in developing, implementing and monitoring a system strengthening package focusing on advocacy, community engagement and capacity building activities both at sub-national and national level planning, implementation, budgeting and monitoring of processes and systems.  The specific tasks of this consultancy are:

• Extend support in finalizing C4D System Strengthening Implementation Plan by collecting and addressing feedback on the proposed approaches/activities to strengthening local system for community participation and SBCC
• Finalize Job Descriptions (JDs) of the Union, Upazila and District Coordinators addressing experiences from sub-national level System Strengthening initiatives
• Provide orientation on the Implementation Plan and the Job Descriptions
• Provide technical input in review existing curriculum/module on community engagement and IPC for the government frontline workers and LGIs. Adapting or developing where necessary, new curriculum/module including training package along with other intervention packages
• Establish M&E system for tracking and evaluating for community participation and SBCC for the Coordinators at district, upazila and union level
• Submit report on lessons learned and recommendations for the future scale up.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate:

Consultant must have following criteria to do the assignment

Educational qualifications: Post graduate in Public Administration or any other discipline of Social Science or Communications

Minimum 10 years of experience in working with national government institutions and LGIs, working within governmental system preferably in the area of community engagement; health education, IEC/ BCC will be considered as added advantages

Experience in curriculum development

Track record in networking and negotiation with the Ministries

Track record of working with UN, Government organizations will be an added advantage

Good skills in both oral and written in English and Bangla.

Please indicate your ability, availability and daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above (including travel and daily subsistence allowance, if applicable).  Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.

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