Scope of Work and Deliverables
USAID Advancing Nutrition Technical Team
Date of Request: April 22, 2022
Purpose: The consultant will support the USAID Advancing Nutrition team to ground-truth key elements of its Guidance Package for Developing Digital Tracking and Decision Support (DTDS) Tools for GMP Services
Place of Performance: Nepal
Provider(s): TBD
Period of Performance: TBD
Activity Manager: TBD
Activity Code: 1.1.C
Activity Internal Project #: 37462.2203.0003
SERVICES/SCOPE OF WORK: The Contractor shall use all reasonable efforts to perform the following services in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this agreement:
Background
USAID Advancing Nutrition is the Agency’s flagship nutrition project, led by JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI), and a diverse group of experienced partners. The project’s multi-sectoral approach draws together global nutrition experience to design, implement and evaluate programs that address the root causes of malnutrition.
Anthropometric measurements, such as weight and height, have been used for decades to describe the overall health and nutritional status of children. Growth monitoring (GM) compares a child’s growth over time with reference curves) to identify growth faltering before it advances to the state of undernutrition. However, growth monitoring alone cannot improve children's growth or nutritional status. Recognizing this, in the mid‐1980s, the concept of growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) was introduced. GMP leverages GM as an opportunity for communication with caregivers and promotion of appropriate activities to prevent or address the identified growth problem. Versions of the GMP package of services have been integrated into routine child health visits, including but not limited to those provided as part of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) and Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM). They have also been delivered during special sessions held monthly (or at some regular interval) at the community level.
Deliverables and Schedule
The Contractor is responsible for the timely submission of the following deliverables, as part of the SOW:
Consultant Qualifications
- Master’s degree or higher in public health, nutrition, or a relevant field
- 10-15 years of work experience
- Knowledge of public health and nutrition, particularly infant, and young child nutrition and growth monitoring and promotion
- Experience with qualitative data collection, particularly semi-structured interviews with individuals at all levels of the health system
- Experience with developing requirements for digital solutions for health preferred
- Experience developing research protocols and tools and with the local institutional review board (IRB)
- Ability to communicate effectively (strong oral and written communication skills); ability to engage with key stakeholders; and ability to plan and exercise COVID-19 precautions.
- Located in Nepal and have ability to travel locally within Nepal
- Written and oral fluency in English
- Written and oral fluency in Nepali
How to Apply - Please submit your Resume/CV and cover letter to [email protected].
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