The position of National/International Consultant to Support Rapid Assessments (RECCE), Planning, Coordination and Implementation of Health and Nutrition Outreach Services - Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, Tana River, Marsabit, Turkana - (Kenya) at UNICEF in Kenya is now open for applications. Candidates should bring 5 - 6 years of hands-on experience, preferably in the Consultancies sector. Applications are open until Oct, 15. Don't miss this opportunity.
Job no:
596187
Contract type:
Consultant
Duty Station
Nairobi
Level:
Consultancy
Location:
Kenya
Categories:
Nutrition
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
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How can you make a difference?
UNICEF, in collaboration with national and county governments and implementing partners, supports integrated outreach approaches that bring a package of preventive, promotive and curative services closer to underserved communities. The package includes screening, referral and treatment support for child wasting; maternal nutrition; infant and young child feeding counselling; growth monitoring and promotion; vitamin A supplementation; deworming; immunization; antenatal and postnatal services; community health services; health education; and referral of complicated cases.
Overall objective: To strengthen the targeting, planning, implementation, monitoring and documentation of integrated health and nutrition outreach services in the six target counties through rapid assessments, technical support, supportive supervision, capacity strengthening and knowledge management.
Specific objectives are to: (i) conduct RECCE to identify underserved populations, access constraints, service readiness and operational gaps; (ii) support development or updating of county and sub-county outreach microplans; (iii) strengthen coordination and quality of integrated outreach implementation; (iv) improve collection, validation, analysis and use of outreach data; and (v) document lessons, good practices and practical recommendations for sustainability and scale-up
If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:
ToR_ext TMC0006882.pdf
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