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For every child, the right to nutrition!

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Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

To provide technical leadership in revising the existing National IMAM Guidelines in line with the 2023 WHO recommendations, integrating best practices, stakeholder input, and the country’s context and health systems and review and consolidate the current training materials in line with the revised National Guidelines for Acute Malnutrition. The assignment will include:

• Review existing national IMAM guidelines, protocols, and relevant documentation.
• Revise SAM management protocol including a component for MAM aligned with WHO 2023 guidance.
• Draft and finalize comprehensive, contextualized national IMAM guidelines.
• Facilitate national and subnational consultations for input and validation.
• Develop implementation and monitoring frameworks and training package in line with the revised guidelines
• Provide recommendations for strengthening the IMAM program's implementation, monitoring, and evaluation mechanisms.

III. Scope of Work:

The consultant will perform the following:

Literature and Policy Review:

• Review relevant global, regional, and national documents, including but not limited to: (WHO 2023 Guidelines, Liberia’s National Health Policy (2022–2031), EPHS-II, IMNCI, and existing IMAM/SAM protocols, Child Survival Strategy, SBCC strategy, and WFP desk reviews, and the LMNCSP).
• Stakeholder Engagement, Coordinate and conduct consultations with: MOH departments and technical divisions, UNICEF, WHO, WFP, NGOs, CSOs and subnational health actors (via field visits).

Drafting and Validation:

• Prepare an initial framework and full draft of the updated IMAM guidelines including a component on MAM.
• Develop accompanying materials: (job aids and training package).
• Facilitate technical workshops and validation sessions.

Finalization and Reporting:

• Incorporate feedback into final versions of the guidelines and protocols.
• Design a monitoring and evaluation framework aligned with HMIS.
• Prepare a final report on the process, challenges, and recommendations.

IV. Work Assignment Overview:

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: [attach JD/TOR here]  Full TOR- Development of the IMAM Guidelines.pdf

V. Qualification/Experience/Competencies/Skills Required:

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

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• Advanced degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Pediatrics, or related field.

Work Experience:

• At least 5 to 8 years of professional experience in child nutrition programming, policy, and guideline development.
• Proven experience developing or revising national nutrition guidelines/protocols.
• Knowledge of WHO acute malnutrition guidelines and community-based management approaches.

Other skills and competencies required:

• Familiarity with Liberia’s health system
• Strong facilitation, coordination, and communication skills
• Experience working with UN agencies and government ministries

Language Proficiency:

• The consultant is expected to have the following qualities:
  • Excellent writing and communication skills in English.

VI. Working Conditions:

 Home Based           Office Based      Hybrid (1 months onsite & 3 months home-base)

The necessary computer equipment for the consultation will be provided by the consultant or the consultant is expected to use his/her own ICT equipment.

The consultant will benefit from R&R according to the rules and procedures of the Organization.

VII. Supervision:

The consultant will be supervised by the Chief, Child Survival and Development (CSD).

VIII. Technical and Financial Proposals:

Applicants are invited to submit with their online application:

• A technical proposal that outlines their understanding of the task and proposed methodology or a cover letter explaining why they are well placed to undertake this assignment.
• A recently updated CV.
• A financial proposal which must be an all-inclusive cost (consultancy fees, Daily subsistence allowance, etc.).

Applicants are invited to submit their financial proposals in USD using the template attached herein the TOR.

Selection criteria will be based on qualifications, skills, expertise and experience in the required field, and the quality of the technical proposal and value of the financial offer. Each application will be assessed first on its technical merits and subsequently on its price.

Evaluation Criteria (This will be used for the Selection Report)

A) Technical Evaluation (e.g. maximum 75 Points)             B) Financial Proposal (e.g. maximum of 25 Points)

Recourse:

UNICEF reserves the right to terminate the contract and/or withhold all or a portion of payment if the rules and the regulations regarding confidentiality, ethics and procedures of UNICEF and the partners are not followed, the performance is unsatisfactory, or work/deliverables are incomplete, not delivered or fail to meet the deadlines. The deliverables will remain the copyright of UNICEF.

The consultant must respect the confidentiality of the information handled during the assignment. Documents and information provided must be used only for the tasks related to these terms of reference.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

• Builds and maintains partnerships
• Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
• Drive to achieve results for impact
• Innovates and embraces change
• Manages ambiguity and complexity
• Thinks and acts strategically
• Works collaboratively with others 

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Remarks:  

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.  UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. 

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

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