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National consultant to support the provision of quality health and nutrition interventions UNICEF office at Kassala (based in Gadaref) for six months

Khartoum

  • Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
  • Location: Khartoum
  • Grade: Mid level - P-4, International Professional - Internationally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Public Health and Health Service
    • Nutrition
    • Children's rights (health and protection)
    • Communication for Development (C4D)
  • Closing Date: Closed

The Consultant will be supporting the provision of quality health and nutrition interventions including EPI, Maternal newborn care, IMCI/ ICCM, CMAM, MNs supplementation and IYCF through conduction of regular monitoring visits to UNICEF supported implementing partners at state, locality & facility level.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, www.unicef.org

Sudan, surrounded by the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Libya and South Sudan, positioned next to East, West, South and North Africa, is surrounded by complex conflicts in an unpredictable, volatile and rapidly evolving region. Sudan is by size the third biggest country in Africa, with a diverse population of around 42 million people. Sudan’s children make up half of the total population, and the past two decades have seen their lives significantly improve: fewer girls and boys are dying before their fifth birthday, primary school attendance is increasing, immunization coverage is high and the country remains polio free. Still, millions of children continue to suffer from protracted conflict in Darfur, the Kordofans, and Blue Nile, from seasonal natural disasters, malnutrition and disease outbreaks, and from under-investment in basic social services. More than three million of Sudan’s school aged children are not in the classroom. UNICEF has been in Sudan since 1952 and continues with a presence in 12 of Sudan’s 18 states.

How can you make a difference?

The Consultant will be supporting the provision of quality health and nutrition interventions including EPI, Maternal newborn care, IMCI/ ICCM, CMAM, MNs supplementation and IYCF through conduction of regular monitoring visits to UNICEF supported implementing partners at state, locality & facility level.

Specific Tasks

The specific tasks expected to be carried out by the consultant is: To conduct regular field monitoring visits to ensure UNICEF supported health and nutrition activities are implemented as planned.

  • Consultant should ensure that 3 to 4 monitoring visits are conducted per week (# of HFs/OTPs, communities, MSGs & CMWs to be visited should be included in the monitoring plan, while the actual number visited should be reflected in the monthly monitoring reports)   
  • Support H&N supplies chain management
  • Monitor supply availability and utilization at state, locality and facility levels and ensure that timely alert of possible stock out is shared with supervisor
  • Share regular stock report
  • Monitoring IPs warehouses/ storage conditions
  • Monitor and document IPs efforts to prevent supply leakage.
  • Monitor quality of health and nutrition service delivery, including CMAM, IYCF, MNs supplementation,Maternal newborn care, EPI and IMCI/ ICCM
  • Provide on the job mentoring support to H&N Programmes focal points at locality and facility level to improve their skills in implementing and monitoring H&N interventions including UNICEF supported ones
  • Monitor the implementation of community based interventions including c-IYCF, c-IMCI, promotion of key Health, Nutrition & hygiene practices.
  • Support end users monitoring & ensure beneficiaries feedback is reflected.
  • Collect and share monthly state/ locality reports/databases for CMAM, IYCF, EPI, Maternal newborn care, MNs supplementation and IMCI/ ICCM services
  • Support analysis of programme data to identify poor performing sites and localities and inform the monthly monitoring plan
  • Conduct training for Locality-level Programme Coordinators on use of monitoring scorecards, and KOBO tool box for monitoring
  • Ensure using of Kobo tool box to reflect monitoring visits findings
  • Facilitate development of monthly monitoring plan based on the gaps hindering service uptake and quality of care at state level and locality level.
  • Support implementation of state and locality monitoring plans to address the gaps timely.
  • Timely sharing of good quality monthly monitoring reports, highlighting bottlenecks, challenges and recommended solutions.
  • Coordinate monthly meetings with implementing partners dedicated to review monitoring reports and implementation of recommendations and action points from previous monitoring conducted.
  • Support development of performance improvement plan based on monitoring visits findings
  • Share at least 2 success stories with supervision monthly basis to document good practices.

Deliverables

  • Monthly monitoring report to be submitted to the supervisor highlighting monitoring visits conducted, main findings (including quality of services, supplies availability & utilization), corrective actions talking by the consultant, recommendations& key asks from UNICEF, Last five working days of the month
  • Possible stock out alerts are shared timely, Immediately (the same day of identification)
  • Monthly monitoring plans developed by the 25th of every month, 25 of each month
  • Monthly H&N programs reports collected, analyzed & shared with supervisor on monthly basis. By 10th of each month
  • Implementation status of the recommended actions from the field visits to be shared with the supervisor on monthly basis, Last five working days of the month
  • Monitoring feedback to be provided to H&N state/locality-level Programme Coordinators through Monthly review meetings, First week of each month
  • At least 2 success stories and good practices on Health and nutrition services shared on monthly basis, This to be included in the monthly monitoring report
  • Final report to be submitted at end of contract, By third week of the last month of contract

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have

  • Ability to meet deadlines, work under stress and work with minimal supervision.
  • University degree in public health, nutrition, social science or any related technical field.
  • Minimum of two years of health and nutrition work experience.
  • Experience on H&N programs supervision, coordination and reporting.
  • Experience on facilitating trainings on H&N programs.
  • Fluency in English and Arabic (oral and written) is mandatory
  • Analytical, negotiating, communication and advocacy skills.
  • Computer skills, including internet navigation and various office applications.

 

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For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The competencies required for this post are….

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

This vacancy is now closed.
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