Location: Abuja, Nigeria-4Children CRS officeDuration: October – December 2017Required Number: 2Job Code: APMCT201017
Objective:To review the seven training modules of the Positive Potential; Guidance on working with Adolescents. The consultant will work with 4Children Parenting and Adolescents Senior Technical Advisor and focal persons from some PEPFAR implementing partners to review the modules and conduct trainings for OVC programmers, will also provide support for the survey on the needs of ALHIV in Nigeria contracted to Girl Effect through the TEGA project.
Background:In January 2016, 4Children began a two-year, USAID- funded technical assistance project in Nigeria. The overarching objective of the SoW is for 4Children to provide Technical Assistance to USAID and CDC IPs in responsible graduation and transition1 of OVC, households, communities, LGAs and states as part of the PEPFAR pivot and reflective of PEPFAR 3.0 priorities. The SoW also included a focus on supporting prioritized actions and strategies for the geographic areas identified by PEPFAR as scale-up local government areas (LGAs). The technical assistance provided by 4Children over the next two year period will achieve the following:Development of guidance, strategies and tools to support improved HES and parenting.Strengthened linkages among and referrals between community and clinic based OVC services, including strategies for reaching more children living with HIV (CLHIV) within the OVC population.Strengthened capacity of government systems (LGA and state level) to advocate, plan for and use funds for OVC.Strategies for delivering critical OVC services at clinical facilities.Guidance and examples of interventions targeting adolescent girls and young women that address their increased vulnerability to both child protection concerns and HIV and can be easily integrated into existing programming.4Children Nigeria, is providing technical support to PEPFAR Implementing Partners on cost effective and time efficient ways to integrate adolescents focused interventions into existing OVC programming in FY18. Particular attention will be placed on identifying existing programming that LIPs can learn from, link to or leverage. As part of this program, 4Children conducted scoping visits to various1 As noted in the following sections, there does not appear to be commonly understood or standardized definitions for graduation and transition in the OVC community in Nigeria. However, in other documentation, graduation and transition in OVC programming have been defined as follows: Graduation: A point at which all actions identified in the case plan have been completed and the child and caregiver are stable and secure enough to meet their own needs (e.g. financial, protection, emotional, health and education) without the assistance of the case manager. A case manager may monitor the status of a stable and secure child and caregiver for a period of time prior to graduation to ensure the child and caregiver are unlikely to require additional support in the future. Transition: The transfer of a child and his or her caregiver from direct PEPFAR support to support provided by another source (e.g. government, community, a program funded by another donor, etc.)stakeholders working with adolescents ranging from GON to INGOs and local NGOs. The purpose of the scoping mission was to collate practices and strategies. Using the findings of the mission, 4Children developed the Positive Potential; Guidance on working with adolescents with training modules.
Description of Work:The consultants will support 4Children staff in training partners on how to use the Positive Potential and provide support during the Survey on the needs of Adolescents living with HIV.
Specific tasks:
Specific tasks to be performed during the period of October – December 2017, include:
Participate in an orientation meeting
Participate in planning meeting
Co-facilitate training of partners on Positive Potential
Write training report
Attend training of TEGA with Girl Effect
Support Data collection from ALHIV
Supervise data collection on material utilization
Write report on ALHIV Survey
Deliverables: Activity/Deliverable Due Date Maximum Number of Consultancy Days Participate in an orientation meetingOctober1 Participate in planning meetingOctober1 Co-facilitate training of partners on Positive PotentialNovember3 Write training reportNovember1 Attend training of TEGA with Girl EffectNovember3 Support Data collection from ALHIVNovember5 Supervise data collection on material utilizationDecember5 Write report on ALHIV SurveyDecember1 Total (Maximum) Days20
Supervision, reporting and oversight:The consultants’ primary point of contact under this consultancy will be to the 4Children Nigeria, P&A TA who will receive all Deliverables.
Working Relationships:The consultant(s) will be expected to work in collaboration with the following 4Children staff and partners in Nigeria: 4Children Parenting and Adolescents Technical Advisor and PEPFAR-OVC IP staff (includes both international and local NGOs).
Interested consultants should send their expression of interest (EOI) along with a detailed resume as attached MS word documents to using the code APMCT201017 as title by clicking the Apply Now ButtonThe resume should include but not limited to the following: expected daily rate, personal profile, skills, competencies and suitability for the assignment as well as readiness for immediate short-term consultancy plus a copy of such previous work.Applications should reach us by COB Thursday October 26, 2017. Only qualified persons will be contacted and invited for screening.Equal Opportunity:“CRS is an equal –opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, colour, religion, etc.‘’Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply”.Statement of Commitment to Protection:‘’CRS’ recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.
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