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UNICEF Zimbabwe is inviting applications for a national individual to develop and document updates on key nutrition interventions, strategies, and technical guidelines while enhancing south-to-south learning and knowledge exchange.
BACKGROUND
The Ministry of Health and Child Care with support from UNICEF has been capacitating an extensive network of cadres such as health workers, community cadres, nutrition technical staff to implement nutrition programs. Nutritionists serve as nutrition program managers responsible for the design, implementation, support, and mentorship to other government cadres and communities and hence are ultimately responsible for program quality. Continuous capacity development of nutrition cadres is critical for adaptation, scale of relatively new programs such as the school nutrition program and the roll out of new guidelines on the management of malnutrition. MoHCC and UNICEF have supported continuous capacity development through national and subnational review meetings, and this has served as a key platform for knowledge exchange, professional networking and south-to-south learning exchanges amongst themselves.
There is need to strengthen accountability for program delivery using a harmonized/standardized approach and strengthen nutrition program quality. The aim is to encourage more regular contact between the district and provincial nutritionists and the health facilities. The technical review and planning meeting will set the tone for the next 2 years and address issues such as the nutrition supply chain, the updated Care Group guidelines and materials, the incorporation of Early Childhood Development, Vitamin A Supplementation roles and responsibilities for increasing coverage, etc.
The last review meeting that congregated these professional cadres was held some years ago. Despite the nutritionists being trained preservice, there have been disparities in the implementation and reporting on the various nutrition interventions that are being implemented in the districts. This has raised a need to standardize the planning, implementation, and monitoring of the full package of nutrition programs and strength reporting for all elements of the program to ensure positive impacts on community health. Following the launch and rollout of the school nutrition guidelines coupled with the new guidance from established programs, MoHCC and UNICEF would like to host a Nutrition Technical Review Meeting with nutritionists from all the 63 districts. With this contract, UNICEF will support a review and documentation of updates on key nutrition interventions, strategies, and technical guidelines while enhancing south-to-south learning and knowledge exchange.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Assignment 1: Facilitate a dynamic and participatory 4-day Nutrition Technical Review Meeting in Zimbabwe.
Tasks:
- Develop a detailed agenda that encourages open discussions among participants from various sectors.
- Prepare facilitation techniques, schedule and coordinate training sessions
- Develop a survey or assessment tool to gauge the skills and knowledge of nutrition personnel.
- Analyze the data to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
- Identify specific training needs based on the assessment results.
- Document key discussions, decisions, and outcomes throughout the meeting.
Assignment 2: Document key actions and expected results from the meeting for Zimbabwe.
Tasks:
- Compile all notes, discussions, and key outcomes into a comprehensive report tailored for Zimbabwe.
- Define specific actions for stakeholders based on the meeting's discussions.
- Share the final report with all participants and relevant stakeholders to ensure accountability and follow-up.
Major tasks and deliverables:
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Facilitate a dynamic and participatory 4-day Nutrition Technical Review Meeting in Zimbabwe.
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Final meeting agenda
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July 2025
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Plan of facilitation, including advice for discussion panelists and presenters
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July 2025
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Document key actions and expected results from the meeting for Zimbabwe.
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Final meeting report, including meeting evaluation, key recommendations and action points.
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July 2025
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Start Date:
26 June 2025
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End date:
9 July 2025
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Total Working Days: 10
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To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Public Speaking or Report writing
Experience:
5-7 years’ work experience in facilitating and coordinating meetings / workshops, preferably in public health.
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:
- Demonstrated ability to include all participants and ensure all views are heard.
- Demonstrated analytical and concise writing and editing skills, including ability to convey detailed information in a clear manner to a diverse audience.
- Flexible and able to respond to and accommodate change easily.
- Administrative skills and self-motivation with the ability to set priorities and manage multiple tasks under minimal supervision in an effective and efficient manner.
- Ability to work under pressure and respond to deadlines without sacrificing quality.
- Languages – Excellent writing and communication skills in English.
- Software – Good knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Language requirements:
Fluency in English is required
The detailed consultancy terms of reference is downloadable via this link
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT _Zimbabwe National Nutrition Technical Review Meeting 21_May_2025 pss.pdf
If interested and available to undertake the individual consultancy, please submit your application online and attach the required documents including the technical proposal and an all-inclusive financial proposal incorporating an approximate number of travel days for field (local) travel.
Technical proposal: The Technical Proposal should articulate an understanding of the TOR and include the proposed Tasks/Milestones, Deliverables/Outputs, Timeline and level of effort by deliverable. The similar table provided in the TOR is indicative. Applicants may use the indicative table as a guide or deviate as per the proposed approach. The proposal should also cost-effectively propose the local travel proposed by the applicant to undertake the assignment.
Financial proposal: The Financial Proposal should include the costs (providing a daily rate as justification) for each task, including consultant fee, proposed travel costs and perdiem, communications costs and any other proposed cost.
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Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
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