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We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:


Job Title: Consultant – Communication Strategy Development on Household Economy Approach In Nigeria

Location: Abuja
Duration: The total number of working days available is 15days.


Background

• HEA Sahel Project is a regional project which began since 2010 and currently implemented across 7 countries within the Sahel; Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Mali and Nigeria. Implemented through a consortium of implementing partners; Save the Children, OXFAM and ACF. HEA Sahel Project was initiated in Nigeria by Save the Children in 2013, with funding by OFDA but currently by ECHO since October, 2015. HEA Sahel Project has run about 6 Phases and currently in Phase VII.
• The project’s overall goal is to improve resilience of the vulnerable population to shock across the Sahel and improve Regional Early Warning and Response Systems.To better influence early warning systems and response plans, this action (Phase VII) will continue to improve the quality of HEA analysis through the completion of timely and thorough key parameter data collection and accurate Outcome Analysis which feeds in to the national CH analysis.
• In addition to continuing quality improvement, Save the Children will continue to improve coordination and information sharing through: regular WG meetings at national and regional levels, and enhancing knowledge sharing platforms through the systematic presentation of OA results at national and regional levels and on the upgraded HEA Sahel website. Save the Children prioritizes advocacy initiatives, to increase key decision maker’s awareness of HEA and developing advocacy tools.

Objective of the Assignment

• The objective of the consultancy would be to develop communication materials for HEA in Nigeria.
• This is basically aimed at improving the knowledge of HEA in Nigeria among key government and non-government actors, policy makers, partner organizations, donor agencies, individuals and other relevant sectors, creating adequate awareness on the importance of HEA as a decision making tool for both short termed emergency intervention and long term development program and policy changes.

Scope of Work
The development of Communication material would be led by a consultant in close coordination with a communications Person, the HEA Focal Point and FSL TA in Nigeria. The consultant will be responsible for undertaking the following tasks:

• Facilitate sessions with HEA team in Nigeria to identify appropriate information needed to be communicated about HEA’s full capabilities.
• Identify target audience together with the HEA team.
• Identify communication methodology for different target audience.
• Lead the production of communication materials.
• Together with the HEA Focal point facilitate the dissemination of HEA communication materials among target audience.

Timeline:

• 10th to 28th October, 2016 (15days consultancy)
• Draft document to be shared with the team by 20th October, 2016 for review
• Final document to be shared by 28th October, 2016.

Key Deliverable

• In line with Save the Children’s branding policy, developed informative materials (a brief) on HEA, describing HEA in a non-technical manner, highlighting the full capabilities of the HEA tool for both decision makers, partner Organizations as well as donor agencies

Expertise Required and Prequalification
A team of consultants/individual proposals will be evaluated against the following criteria:

• Demonstrated experience and competency in conducting similar assignments of a regional/ international magnitude. We expect four to five years working experience in content development for Communication Briefs. Additional experience in development communication and mass communication will be an added advantage;
• Clear articulation of capacity and skill, and innovative approaches to carry out the assignment;
• The organizational/individual competency to deliver the services;
• Clear work plan and articulation of expected methodologies and outputs
• Availability to start immediately

Person Specification

• The consultant should have at least a Bachelor Degree in Communications, English Language, Social Sciences or Media studies having ample experiences  in content development, graphics design with software’s such as Corel Draw, Photoshop, InDesign and media production; clear understanding of  language and writing style frequently used by several International Non-Governmental Organization’s is required
• Demonstrates knowledge of content development for visibility/communication materials particularly for international organizations and certification in digital arts, graphics design etc. is desirable.
• Four to Five years’ experience in Communications for development and content development is essential.
• Experience in writing skills and content development.
• English language skills, both written and verbal are key.

Child Protection:

• The consultant will receive a briefing and orientation on Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct, and overall guidelines for ensuring a safe environment in interviewing and engaging children.

Ownership:

• The edited and final copy of the communication brief derived from this assignment is the sole property of Save the Children; However logos of donor and those of implementing partners might be placed on the Front and Back cover.
• The selected consultants name and logo shall only be acknowledged in the closing credits under ‘Production and Post Production by’.

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Job Title: Consultant – Development of Costed Implementation Framework (Strategy and Guidelines) for the Approved Lagos State Water Supply Sanitation and Policy

Location: Lagos

Background

• In order to achieve the “Creation of enabling structures to deliver effective diarrhoea prevention and control, in the context of the 7 Point Plan in Shomolu” being SDI Programme’s Output3.2, the SDI Project considers the approval and full implementation of the Lagos Water Supply and Sanitation (WASH) Policy as the bedrock of preventing new cases of diarrhea and other water borne diseases amongst under5 children in Lagos State.
• SCI through the SDI Project advocated for and sponsored the WASH Policy Review and Consolidation Retreat in April, 2016. This meeting produced a robust and consolidated WASH Policy that is validated by all major stakeholders in the WASH Sector of Lagos State.  SCI’s sustained advocacy has led to the Ministry of Environment’s resolve to develop the Costed Implementation Framework for the WASH Policy with the support of the SDI Project.

Objective

• The purpose of this consultancy is to support Lagos State to develop a realistic Costed Implementation Framework with strategies and guidelines for the approved WASH policy of the State.

Scope of Work

• Carry out a thorough an in-depth study of the approved WASH policy with a view to understanding the contents, principles and statements in the policy and its immediate recommendations.
• Working with the necessary stakeholder MDA’s at all levels, discuss and agree on Specific Measurable Achievable Reliable and Time bound (SMART) targets for each component, i.e. water, sanitation and hygiene practices in the state.
• Hold meetings and dialogue sessions with relevant stakeholder MDA’s to collate their existing plans and discuss and agree on modalities for implementing them in line with the relevant and specific policy statements that may impact on the operations and performance of the specific stakeholders group.
• Develop specific implementation guideline within the context of the 7Point Plan.
• Facilitate a Four-day review meeting/retreat on the draft implementation strategies and guidelines in conjunction with the Lagos State Ministry of the environment.
• This forum will also review the existing water sector law with key State level implementers and major resolutions will be referred back to the Ministry of Justice.
• This is to ensure that any hindrance in the existing law that may affect the smooth implementation of the WASH strategies is identified and addressed.

Required Output:

• Recommendations on amending the existing Lagos State Water Sector law to be passed to Ministry of Justice drafting committee.
• Costed Implementation Framework (implementation guidelines and strategies) of the Lagos State WASH Policy.
• Time-table for implementing key reform indicators of the water sector of the State including plans for scaling up and Public Private Partnership (PPP) options.
• Final Report and a monitoring plan that will enable the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment to track progress of implementation of the policy implementation

Time frame:

• This consultancy is for a total period of 20 days as shown below.

Qualification/Consultants Profile
Qualifications and Skills:

• The consultant should be a holder of at least Master Degree in the Civil or Water Resources Engineering.
• A minimum of 15 years professional experience, of which 10 years should be in the development of policy, institutional and regulation development in the water and sanitation sector in developing countries preferably in Africa and Nigeria in particular.
• The consultant should also be familiar with the WATSAN policies, strategies, frameworks and donor supported programmes.
• A good understanding of the existing policy documents at the national level such as the national water supply and sanitation policy, the national water resources bill and other related documents will be of added advantage.
• Intrested Candidates should provide a detailed costed proposal with Time-lines of how the consultancy conducted.

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