Key Tasks:
The consultant is expected to undertake the following activities:
- Desk Review
Review of the global documents and national nutrition documents on maternal, infant and young child nutrition in humanitarian situation (policies, strategic plans, emergency SOPs and guidelines) and identify existing emergency guidelines in Rwanda to identify strengths and gaps on nutrition and maternal infant and young child nutrition in emergency.
Some of the key questions to be addressed include:
- Are the guidelines and Emergency Response Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in line with UNICEF/WHO recommendations on MIYCN in emergencies?
- Are programs operating in line with global MIYCN standards?
- What is in the best place to use and implement the guideline?
- How the guideline should be used to reach all stakeholders and beneficiaries?
- Draft the Maternal, Infant and Young child nutrition Guidelines in emergencies
- Convene a meeting with the nutrition stakeholders in Rwanda to discuss the proposed outline for the draft of the National Maternal, Infant and Young child nutrition Guideline
- Develop the 1st draft of a comprehensive National MIYCN Guideline for Rwanda
- Convene technical working group’s consultative meeting
- Convene at least a 1-day working session with national and selected district hospital stakeholders to review and further refine the drafted MIYCN guidelines. The stakeholders must include, but not be limited to MOH/RBC, MINIGPROF/NCDA, UNICEF, WHO, HOSPITAL NUTRITIONISTS).
- Share the draft MIYCN guideline with the key stakeholders for the final feedback
- Produce a final draft of the MIYCN Guidelines for Rwanda
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- Prepare a summary brief of the MIYCN Guideline (preferably one page) and a PowerPoint presentation with the key components from the guideline
- Develop a ‘User-friendly’ summary version (in English and Kinyarwanda) of the MIYCN guideline
- Design and print detailed and summary versions of the guideline
- Plan and facilitate national dissemination workshops
- Submit National MIYCN Guideline for Rwanda to the Rwandan government (MOH/RBC) for approval and signature
Work Assignment Overview
Tasks/Milestone:
- Desk review global and national documents related to epidemics and emergency and assess the needs and gaps in term of Maternal, Infant, and Young Child nutrition in emergency context
- Draft the MIYCN Guidelines based on desk review findings and recommendations
- Engagement and consultation with various stakeholders to feed the draft E-MIYCN guideline
- Organize stakeholders meeting to present the draft of E-MIYCN guideline and any other follow-up meetings
- Finalize E-MIYCN guideline
- Produce a summary of the MIYCN Guideline for Rwanda and present/disseminate the Guideline
Deliverables/Outputs:
Payment 1: 20%
- Desk review report with gaps identified and recommendations
Payment 2: 80%
- First draft of E- MIYCN guideline
- List of various stakeholders met
- Stakeholder meeting report
- 2nd draft of E- MIYCN guideline with highlighted changes
- Final draft of MIYCN guideline
- Approved/signed MIYCN guideline
Duration and Location
The consultancy will be for 4 months from May 2024 to August 2025 and the consultant will be based in RBC & UNICEF.
Selection Criteria
Applications shall be assessed based on their technical and financial proposals. Maximum scores for technical and financial applications will be 75% and 25%, respectively.
Successful candidates in technical evaluation will have their most competitive, all-inclusive financial proposals evaluated too.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- An advanced university degree (master’s or higher) in Nutrition, Public Health or related field, with experience in nutrition/MIYCN policy, strategy and guidelines development in the context of Rwanda
- At least 8 years of professional experience in the Nutrition and/or Public Health field in emergencies; sound experience in reviewing and drafting policies, strategies and guidelines.
- Previous experience in nutrition programming in the context of Rwanda.
- Knowledge of Rwanda’s nutrition in emergencies and outbreaks is an asset.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent written and oral communication skills; effective organizational skills; high drive for results.
- High commitment; teamwork and strong interpersonal and intercultural skills.
- Fluency in English (verbal and written) and Kinyarwanda is required; knowledge of any other UN language is an asset.