Consultancy: To develop e-learning course for caring for children with Severe Acute Malnutrition, UNICEF EAPRO, Bangkok

The Nutrition Section, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Region Office (EAPRO), in partnership with UNICEF Lao PDR Country Office is seeking an individual consultant to develop an open-source e-learning course for caring for children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). The e-learning course is expected to facilitate the training of primary health care workers on early detection and treatment of children with Severe Acute Malnutrition particularly those in remote areas, helping to bridge distances in access to up-to-date information in rural areas.

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• survival – to basic healthcare, peace and security;
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The Nutrition Section, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Region Office (EAPRO), in partnership with UNICEF Lao PDR Country Office is seeking an individual consultant to develop an open-source e-learning course for caring for children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). The e-learning course is expected to facilitate the training of primary health care workers on early detection and treatment of children with Severe Acute Malnutrition particularly those in remote areas, helping to bridge distances in access to up-to-date information in rural areas.

Work Assignment:

Under the direct supervision of UNICEF EAPRO Nutrition specialist (CMAM), with the leadership of the Regional Advisor, Nutrition, the individual consultant will provide technical support to and capacity development of e-learning content production.

The aim is to use the existing learning content organized in various modules (currently in the form of PowerPoint slides with notes and Word documents both in English and Lao language) and create a self-paced online learning course that can be taken on Agora platform. The online learning course will consist of an e-learning course on caring for children with SAM developed on UNICEF’S Learning Management System (Totara/Moodle) using the LMS functionalities, integrations (like H5P, ‘Yammer block’, etc.) and/or the rapid e-learning software Articulate Rise. A series short videos or links provided by UNICEF will be integrated into the modules to demonstrate the practical application of skills for management of SAM.

The developer will work in collaboration with a UNICEF subject matter expert who will provide oversight over the technical accuracy the course content.

For more details of work assignment, work schedule and deliverables, please see attachment:

 VA2021-02 Nutrition Consultant To develop e-learning course for caring for children with Severe Acute Malnutrition.pdf

End Product(s):  

Task 1: The gold version of e-learning (English version) of that supports at least 8 hours of self-learning, is technically sound, and meets UNICEF technical standards for courses hosted in Agora platform (AGORA activity page, plus interactive content)

Task 2: The gold version of e-learning (localized Lao version) that supports administration on a moderated basis by trainers (who would usually be delivering a classroom or face-to-face training) or as a self-administered/managed e-learning with a facility to direct questions to a technical point and for digital certification

Estimated Duration of Contract:   191 working days: Tentative duration: January - December 2021

Official Travel: The consultant will work remotely from home.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Advanced university degree in Human Nutrition, Public Health or Global Health Policy, ideally with BSc nutrition or medical degree
• Minimum of eight years of professional international work experience in nutrition programming and policy
• Proof of experience in the development of training tools and materials and conducting for wasting is essential, with evidence of outputs
• Experience in working with academic institutions, including developing curricula and training materials is an asset
• Strong information-gathering and analytical skills
• Fluent in English and ability to write clearly and concisely in English
• Ability to work independently while maintaining regular contact UNICEF and other stakeholders involved in the e-course development
• Strong capacity to meet deadlines, prioritize tasks, and apply positive strategies for working collectively with remote teams
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work and communicate in a multicultural environment
• Computer literacy with high ability to create presentations and apply various presentation techniques

Interested candidates are requested to submit CV or P-11, full contact information of minimum 3 references, availability, and proposed daily professional fee in USD by 25 January 2021.

 FORM P11.doc

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People, and Drive for Results.

View our competency framework at

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

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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 be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

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

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

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