United Nations Children S Fund

Consultant

UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND

Development of 2015-2020 CMAM operational plan for Malawi (Consultant)

UNICEF/MLW/2014/035

DUTY STATION: UNICEF Lilongwe, Malawi Level: L4 (Consultant) Duration: 40 days Title: Development of 2015-2020 CMAM operational plan for Malawi (Consultant) PURPOSE OF POST: REPORTS TO: To provide technical support to the Government of Malawi in reviewing the progress achieved towards Chief of Section, Nutrition, UNICEF Malawi implementation of the previous community management The consultant will be supervised the chief of of acute malnutrition (CMAM) operational plan (2009- nutrition UNICEF Malawi country office. The 2012) and to develop the next five year CMAM operational consultant will work hand in hand with CMAM plan (2015-2020). The review provides Government of operational plan development taskforce chair. Joint Malawi and partners the opportunity to learn from the and regular technical and planning meetings will be successes and issues faced in the implementation of the held with members of the taskforce. 2009-2012 CMAM operational plan, refine and sharpen the focus of the CMAM and make adjustments, particular to find ways of removing bottlenecks for quality service delivery as required to accelerate institutionalization and integration of CMAM into the health systems and within the framework of scaling up nutrition. In developing the CMAM operational plan the process will include:

1. Situation analysis  Bottleneck analysis (BNA) of the implementation of CMAM conducted through a systematic analysis of determinants for effective coverage. The consultant will document and consolidate the outcomes of the BNA workshops at national and regional (Central, Northern and southern) level. The Bottlenecks and identified solutions for the removal of bottlenecks will be incorporated into the operational plan.  Desk review of the 2009-2012 CMAM operational plan, CMAM supply chain management evaluation report, national nutrition policy and strategic plan (NNPSP), health strategic plan(HSSP), CMAM Advisory Services

1 (CAS), district detailed implementation plans (DIPs) and other documents relevant to CMAM services  Consultation with stakeholders to determine and document to which extent the objectives set in the 2009-2012 CMAM operational plan have been achieved; lessons learnt and factors that contributed or prevented the achievement within the larger context of nutrition and health strategic plan. The lesson learned will be incorporated into the 2015-2020 operational plan.

2. Drafting and validation of the CMAM operational plan  Develop a new CMAM operational plan 2015-2020 which in line with the BNA results and inputs from government and stakeholders, national nutrition policy and strategic plan (NNPSP), health strategic plan(HSSP), district detailed implementation plans (DIPs),

3. Costing the developed national CMAM operational plan. The consultant will participate in the validation workshop and draft the final CMAM operational plan and costing

The national CMAM operational plan and costing will be developed in a consultative and participatory process. The process will be led by the MOH in collaboration with the Office of the President and Cabinet-Department of Nutrition, HIV/AIDS (OPC/DNHA), supported by partners. Government of Malawi has put in place a taskforce who will work closely with the consultant throughout the process.

QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES: MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: Education: The candidate is to have these requirements:  Familiarize with the 2009-2012 CMAM operational plan, CMAM supply chain management evaluation  Minimum of Master’s degree in Nutrition or report, NNPSP, HSSP, CMAM Advisory Services (CAS) Public Health with sound Nutrition knowledge Work Experience: evaluation report, district DIPs and other documents relevant to CMAM services  Eight years or more professional experience  Document and consolidate findings from the BNA in Public Nutrition  Demonstrated ability to conduct assessment, workshops at national and regional (Central, Northern analyze/compile data and write report and southern) level. The Bottlenecks and identified  Demonstrated ability to effectively cooperate solutions for the removal of bottlenecks will be with national authorities in the design, incorporated into the 2015-2020 operational plan. implementation and dissemination phases of the  Undertake the appraisal of the following review and development of strategic documents 2 - Implementation of 2009-2012 operational plan and operational plans at national and district through desk reviews, bilateral meetings and level interviews/consultations with relevant  Demonstrated abilities or experiences in stakeholders etc. facilitating stakeholders consultations - The planning, monitoring and evaluation (PME) of  Excellent command of English, both written CMAM at national level and as a part of DIPs and oral; formulation process as district level  Strong communication, advocacy and - The coordination and management aspects of negotiation skills. CMAM implementation (institutional framework  Experience in CMAM programme and and other aspects of enabling environment); services is desirable  Convene and facilitate a stakeholder workshop which will include presentation of - Situational analysis summary (bottleneck analysis, desk review, appraisal) - Suggested key priorities areas and outline of CMAM 2015-2020 operational plan - Detailed work plan for the development of CMAM 2015-2020 operational plan;  Prepare a draft 2015-2020 CMAM operational to be shared and reviewed prior to, presented and discussed during validation workshop;  Facilitate a validation workshop of the CMAM 2015- 2020 operational plan (after costing) at national and regional (Central, Southern and Northern) level  Finalization of the CMAM 2015-2020 operational and costed plan.

Duties & Tasks / Deliverables Intermediary deliverables  A detailed consultancy work plan; including a list of all relevant partners/counterparts and agencies to be a part of the appraisal exercise and methodology to be applied  Draft bottleneck analysis report,  Draft appraisal report of 2009-2012 operational plan including lessons learnt, coordination and management- institutional framework , enabling environment etc  Stakeholder workshop report highlighting priority areas and detailed outline for the 2015-2020 CMAM operational plan.  A draft 2015-2020 CMAM operational plan to be shared and reviewed. The plan shall incorporate agreed priority areas and outline as well as inputs from the stakeholder workshop;  Validation workshop report of the 2015-2020 operational plan and costing

Final deliverables As final three sets of report will be required  Bottleneck analysis report (electronic copies in Word and PDF documents)  Appraisal report of 2009-2012 operational plan (electronic copies in Word and PDF documents)

 Final 2015-2020 CMAM operational plan with inputs from the validation workshop to be shared with 3 Government and partners (electronic word and PDF document and hard-copies (8) and CD-ROM (8). a)

How to Apply:

Qualified candidates are requested to submit a cover letter, CV and Personal History Form (P-11 form) (which can be downloaded from our website at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_53129.html) and copies of academic certificate. Please indicate your daily/monthly rate to undertake the terms of reference above.

Applications should be sent on or before 04 November 2014 to the following address:[email protected]

NOTE:  UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly females are strongly encouraged to apply.  Only shortlisted applicants will be acknowledged.  Applications sent through the post office or hand delivered is not accepted.

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