International Consultant National Nutrition and Health Survey at UNICEF
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Job Title: International Consultant National Nutrition and Health Survey
Location: Nigeria
Nutrition
Acute malnutrition; underweight, chronic malnutrition and overweight among children aged 0-59 months; and acute malnutrition among women aged 15-49 years.
Infant and young child feeding practice
Ever breastfed, early initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, minimum meal frequency, minimum dietary diversity and minimum acceptable diet among children aged 0-23 months.
Child health and immunization
Penta3 and measles immunization coverage among children aged 12-23 months; proportion of children under five with fever, Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) and diarrhoea who received an ACT, antibiotics, and ORS and zinc respectively.
Malaria
Household mosquito net ownership, universal coverage of mosquito net and utilization of mosquito net by under-five children and intermittent preventive treatment.
Reproductive Health
Skilled birth attendance, Antenatal Care (ANC) coverage and contraceptive prevalence rate and use of iron supplementation during pregnancy among women aged 15-49 years.
HIV
HIV testing during Antenatal Care (ANC).
Maternal Neonatal and Child Health Week (MNCHW)
MNCHW coverage and, Vitamin A and deworming coverage among children aged 6-59 and 12-59 months respectively.
Justification purpose of assignment
In the context of the stated background, UNICEF has been tasked to provide the requisite technical support to the government in conducting the survey. Working closely with the officials of the government of Nigeria specifically NBS and NPoPC, under the direct supervision of the Chief of Nutrition in UNICEF Abuja CO, the consultant is expected train, manage and monitor data collection teams in the field to ensure that they adhere to survey protocol and standards and also support the NBS with the NNHS data analysis and report writing.
Major Tasks to be accomplished:
The consultant, in collaboration with the NBS and Saving One Million Lives and with support from UNICEF Nutrition team is expected to:
- Provide primary technical guidance and advice to NBS in conducting a nationwide Nutrition and Health Survey using SMART methodology
- Co-lead the training of survey enumerators, supervisors, and monitors on survey protocols and use of anthropometric and other survey equipment
- Manage supervision of data collection teams and ensure implementation of daily quality control measures during data collection and data entry at all levels
- Support data analysis and report writing process
Qualifications or specialized knowledge/experience required:
- Advanced University Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology or Statistics, along with relevant technical knowledge and experience in survey methodologies, research methods etc.
- At least 5 years experience in coordinating and managing surveys using SMART methodology
- Experience in managing a national-level surveys
- Language skills: Fluency in English is required
- Ability to conduct data analyses using statistical software (ENA/SMART, Stata, R, SPSS, etc.)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Documented supervisory, staff management, coordination and organization skills
- Proven problem-solving skills; to assess situations, identify needs, and respond with recommendations to address supply, human resources and survey implementation issues
- Willingness to travel and work in tough field environments
UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Opening Date Mon Oct 21 2019 09:00:00 GMT+0100 (West Africa Standard Time) W. Central Africa Standard Time
Closing Date Sun Nov 03 2019 23:55:00 GMT+0100 (West Africa Standard Time)
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