Justification and Purpose of assignment

The nutrition indicators in Pakistan are amongst the worst in the world. In 2011, the first National Nutrition Survey (NNS) in a decade was conducted. It found that more than 40 percent of the children suffer from chronic malnutrition and over 15 per cent from acute malnutrition. These high rates are among the highest in region and have not shown any improvement over the decades. Micronutrient deficiencies are highly prevalent. Infant and young child feeding practices are poor and inappropriate. Furthermore, 58 percent of households in Pakistan are food insecure and 29.6 percent are considered to be living in a state of moderate or severe hunger. Food insecurity and under nutrition are largely a problem of inequitable access by the poorest and most vulnerable to an adequate and diverse diet. Low nutrition indicators are also an outcome of poor educational and low levels of knowledge about infant and young child diet and healthcare. Frequent childhood illness is also a contributing factor, especially illnesses such as diarrhea, measles and pneumonia.

Emergencies exacerbate the nutrition crisis in Pakistan. The 2010, 2011 and 2012 monsoon floods intensified malnutrition for populations that were already suffering from emergency levels of malnutrition before these disasters hit. Without immediate attention, this on-going nutrition catastrophe will continue to be a significant factor in the high morbidity and mortality rates of children in Pakistan.

The UNICEF Pakistan is currently carrying on a number of responsibilities to strengthen to scale-up coverage and quality of life-saving interventions. UNICEFs programmatic response in nutrition focuses on prevention chronic malnutrition and treatment of acute malnutrition to the most affected and deprived population. UNICEF is currently working in partnership with the government, other UN agencies and NGOs to strengthen the management of acute malnutrition, Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices, micronutrient supplementation in Pakistan. Key result areas aim to (a) increase coverage of integrated packages of high impact nutrition interventions, including life-saving interventions; (b) improve practices and; (c) enhance policy environment.

Nutrition emergency interventions, mainly Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) are being implemented in emergency affected and food insecure district of Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan Provinces with the support of UNICEF. The emergency response reached an enormous scale, reaching up to 870 locations by the end of 2012, at the peak of the emergency. However, quality in implementation, particularly concerning IYCF and development of capacities requires further attention and support to improve the performance and enhance the impact of the programme. UNICEF Pakistan would therefore like to hire an IYCF International nutrition expert to provide support to the implementation of the emergency nutrition programme in Pakistan. Furthermore the hired International consultant will contribute in development of IYCF community based program implementation in Pakistan.

Duty station

Islamabad, travelling to Lahore, Peshawar and Karachi, Pakistan

Objectives:

a) Develop a strategic Road Map (review that identifies problems and suggests approaches to help integrate and strengthen IYCF support in both preventive and treatment programmes)

b) Draft ‘Operational Guidelines for Community IYCF’ compatible and harmonized with CMAM Guidelines

c) Draft IYCF Partnership and Cooperation Agreements to introduce and strengthen IYCF component.

d) Strengthen delivery of IYCF-related services through updated job descriptions (ToRs) for CHWs, LHWs and related reporting protocols and tools

e) Conduct capacity-building activity: train Facilitators/Trainers (TOT) on Community IYCF, and mentor newly-trained Facilitators/Trainers for roll-out training

Deliverables with Tasks:

Deliverable 1: Road Map to Improve IYCF Programme Implementation.

Task 1.1: Review relevant documents including project proposals and monitoring reports to identify current challenges and problems hindering effective IYCF implementation and community mobilization.

This includes also discussions with UNICEF staff, implementing partners, monitoring partners, governments and other stakeholders and institutions involvement in the nutrition programme implementation. Field visits and community level interviews are to be conducted to complement information and allow data interpretation and contextualization.

Task 1.2: Review the outcomes of the IYCF/Maternal Nutrition Planning and Programming Workshop (January 2013) to contribute to the development of the Road Map.

Task 1.3: Formulate the road map report to improve the IYCF programme Implementation.

Deliverable 2: Operational Guidelines for Community IYCF, harmonized with CMAM Guidelines.

Task 2.1: Review the up-dated CMAM Guideline (2013) and the IYCF Guideline for Facilities.

Task 2.2: Develop interview guides for Task 2.3

Task 2.3: Conduct interviews: seek input into the process for development of the IYCF Operational Guidelines through consultative meetings (e.g., the IYCF Working Group, the CMAM Working Group); provincial input from Punjab (Lahore) , Sindh (Karachi), Balochistan, and Peshawar and submit Interview report.

Task 2.4: Draft IYCF operational guideline.

Deliverable 3: Templates for Partnership and Cooperation Agreements with the objective of introducing and strengthening the IYCF component.

Task 3.1: Review existing CMAM PCAs for IYCF introducing or strengthening the IYCF component.

Task 3.2: Update the templates for partnership agreements (PCA) with regard to the integration of IYCF activities within the narrative, the log-frame and the Implementing Partner’s (IPs) reporting requirements and system.

Deliverable 4: Updated materials to support Community IYCF (CHWs, LHWs,).

· Task 4.1: Coordinate with the Government to maximize / optimize the focus on IYCF through the review and recommendations for update of:

· Review and make recommendations for updating the TORs of community health workers, Lady Health Workers (LHWs), etc. with regard to IYCF

· Review training curricula and make recommendations for updates.

· Review existing IYCF-related communications materials and make recommendations for adaptation.

· Task 4.2: Review the IYCF module of the nutrition information system and the reporting protocol updated by the Technical Working Group (TAG); and support the government in integration of information on IYCF into a government nutrition information systems (NIS) as a component of their ongoing HMIS or government reporting systems.

Deliverable 5: Capacity-strengthening/training on community-based IYCF.

· Task 5.1: Preparing training material for community –based IYCF TOT.

· Task 5.2: Conduct training for Facilitators/Trainers in Community IYCF [TOT]

Deliverable 6: Consultant mission report.

· Task 6.1: Draft mission report that will outline the key findings, gaps and key recommendations on a way forward for further submission to UNICEF, Pakistan for review and feedback.

· Task 6.2: Submission of final mission report with identified gaps and key recommendation with action plan which specify also the time frame against each key recommendations.

Time-Frame

80 working days.

Payment Terms:

30 percent of payment to be made upon submission of the detailed work-plan and first draft of the roadmap.

Final 70 percent of payment to be made on successful delivery of the remaining consultancy outputs.

International Consultant will be entitled for R&R, DSA, and terminal & travel charges as per UNICEF policy.

Qualifications or specialized knowledge/experience required:

Education

Advanced university degree in one of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Public Health & Nutrition, International Health & Nutrition, Family Health & Nutrition, or other relevant discipline(s).

Work Experience

At least 8 years professional work experience in emergency and development nutrition, including behaviour change communication, and IYCF and CMAM

Experience in project implementation and operational aspects of partnership agreements for nutrition and IYCF implementation (i.e. PCA/FLA, requirements, rules and regulations, reporting and financial management).

Demonstrated experience to advance and update technical standards and guidelines to improve quality in implementation, including cooperation and communication skills dealing with partners at different levels.

Proven skills in capacity development at various levels, training experience.

Field experience in region of deployment.

Ability to conduct and document data analyses, including collating and presenting data, monitoring and evaluation, progress reporting.

Verbal and written fluency in English

Interested candidates are requested to fill in attached P-11 form and send us at pakjobs@unicef.org.
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Organizational Context

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is an important partner of the Government of Pakistan for achieving national development goals and international commitments including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). UNDP's works with the Government, civil society and development partners in four broad programmatic areas; Poverty Reduction and Gender, Democratic Governance, Environment and Climate Change and Crisis Prevention and Recovery.

Raising awareness about UNDP’s role in the country, positioning the organization as a trusted and credible development partner and mobilizing resources are important priorities for the Country Office.

Under the supervision of the Communications Analyst and in close collaboration with programme unit heads, the Communications Associate develops and implements the CO’s Communications Strategy in line with the CO’s vision, priorities and plans.

He/she also maintains close contact with sub-regional and project communications focal points for a coherent UNDP communications strategy.

The Communications Associate works as part of the Communications team to achieve the results outlined below.
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Communications Analyst, implements the corporate communications strategy, as well as provides inputs to the design, management and implementation of the Country Office communications and publication strategies which are geared to influence the development agenda, promote public and media outreach and mobilize political and financial support for UNDP.

Functions / Key Results Expected

Communication Planning: Assist the communications analyst in the preparation and conduct of communications needs assessments for CO (projects, country programme and corporate change initiatives, etc) and drafting/editing of CO communications and outreach strategy based on the corporate communications strategy. Also assist in analysis of requirements and synthesis of proposals on ways to integrate advocacy and communication strategies into all aspects of UNDP’s development programme during programme formulations.

Public Affairs: Assist in organizing and coordinating press conferences, press launches, field visits, interviews, and media briefings for Resident Representative and other staff. Manage media campaigns and events related to all relevant UNDP activities. Prepare press kits for use by staff and media.

Public Information: Draft, edit and design UNDP public information materials. Responsible for timely issuance of UNDP press releases and for the production and update of brochures, booklets and reports aimed at ensuring the visibility of UNDP and its projects. Ensures that public information material released by the Office and the projects are in line with UNDP style, branding and other standards.

Publications: Responsible for designing and producing fact sheets, updates and briefing material. Ensures that publications released by the Office are in line with UNDP style, branding and other standards. Maintains a system of classification and record for incoming UNDP publications. Also ensure the implementation of the CO publications strategy and plan, based on the corporate publications policy.
Coordinate CO publication activities, such as content management, norms for publishing, design, etc.
Contact with printers and other suppliers to ensure production and ensure publications dissemination.

Coordination of Projects’ Communication Staff: Assist in providing guidance to and organizing regular contact with projects’ communication specialists. Assist in developing the communications components for UNDP projects and provide assistance to projects in organizing media events. Identify potential stories from projects and collect photographs for the country office database.

Relations with the Media: Establish and maintain contacts with print and electronic media nationally and internationally, particularly with those covering UNDP activities. Establish and maintain contacts with UN publications and UN agencies’ communication staff.

Outreach: Assist in developing and implementing activities and programmes to promote public awareness/knowledge of and access to UNDP’s services, information and materials.

Design and maintain the office web sites based on corporate requirements in cooperation with the ICT staff. Preparation of the content for the web sites to ensure consistency of the materials.

Produce in-house videos and/or commissions films for capturing project results/issues for UNDP and other websites like YouTube. Also mentors programme staff to produce project videos for the website.

Develop and maintain a photo database that contains images expressive of the issues, actions and results UNDP is working on in the country.

Media Monitoring: Review and record media coverage of UNDP and circulate to relevant authorities.

Competencies

Functional competencies

Understanding of development issues and ability to work across the range of issues covered by UNDP. Ability to hold high-level meetings and speak on behalf of the organization on issues relevant to development in the country.

Ability to draft concise and informative documentation in English/French for a range of uses from detailed progress reports to media releases.

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence

Ability to work with minimum supervision to identify information and knowledge sharing opportunities and to engage a wide range of colleagues in realizing these opportunities.

Planning and organizing ability to develop clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

Desire to learn new creative kills like using a Flipcam for developing video blogs and using social media effectively.

Uses Information Technology effectively as a tool and resource.

Behavioral competencies

Communication skills and ability to speak and write clearly and effectively; listens to others, tailors language, tone, style and format to match the audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

Demonstrates integrity and discretion in all actions of the work. Uses good judgment in applying expertise to complex and/or sensitive issues.

Conceptual and creative thinking to focus on impact and results and to develop practical approaches to overcome challenging situations.

Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; builds and sustains relationships with key constituents.

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

0-1 Years of experience
Experience in developing video materials in house and in commissioning films.
Demonstrated experience in developing content that clearly communicates development ideas and experience for media, web, print production and audio visual productions.
Experience in overseeing translations work.
Competent with office software packages, including power-point, excel, video editing, adobe Photoshop, adobe in-design for desktop publishing.
Should be less than 30years of age

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