Job Title: Nutrition Coordinator
Background: Established in 1984 in the UK, Islamic Relief (IR) is an International NGO seeking to promote sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities through relief and development activities. We aim to help the needy regardless of race, religion or gender.
 Job Summary: This position demands both the technical knowledge and the work experience, needed to coordinate a nutrition programme. The Nutrition Coordinator is responsible for leading the Wajir nutrition team and providing technical support and capacity building of IRK nutrition team and MOH staff for successful planning and implementation of the High Impact Nutrition Interventions (HINI).
The position requires working closely with MOH, WFP, UNICEF and other partners working in Wajir. The Nutrition Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring management of the nutrition programme is in line with international and national humanitarian standards and donor guidelines with the assistance of the Nutrition Advisor and the Head of Programmes.Support the management of the health and nutrition programmes including the provision of technical support, training and capacity building for the field teams and MOH staff.Ensure that the implementation of the nutrition programmes conforms to internationally accepted standards; country and county guidelines. In addition, ensure that the projects are implemented within budget and timelinesEnsure effective start up, management, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the project.Support the development of project annual work plans in coordination with the project teams and review project activities at key intervals to enable participatory feedback mechanism to project plan and implementation.Ensure intervention strategies are inclusive and address the needs of the most vulnerable groups.Provide technical leadership and support for conducting nutrition surveys and coverage assessments.Project Implementation and MonitoringProviding support and guidance to the IRK Nutrition team, MOH and other implementing partners on the planning and implementation of activities according to the project document.Conduct training (on-job trainings and classroom) for MOH staff and community health workers on need basis.Representing IRK in Nutrition coordination meetings and other relevant meetings at the county levelParticipating in and/or leading nutrition, and/or multi-sectoral assessments as required.Lead, supervise and guide the project field team to Identify inputs required for implementation of project activities and follow up on timely delivery with program support in the field and country office.Responsible for maintaining the strategic direction of the health and nutrition programme. This includes ensuring that a coherent and consistent implementation strategy is developed, that activities are implemented in accordance with this, and that regular monitoring and evaluation takes place.Budget formulation, tracking and monitoringMaintain close working relationships with other projects within IRK, to ensure a more comprehensive and harmonized approach towards programme implementation to maximize impactTo assess the training needs of nutrition staff and develop a training programme to meet these needs.Conduct training on community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) and IYCF for project staff and MOH counterpartsProvide support and supervision on nutrition activities to the staff implementing health and nutrition programme in WajirProvide leadership, guidance and supervision on project budgets and work plansRepresenting IRK in Nutrition coordination meetings and other relevant meetings at the county/ sub county level.Ensure that all information on Nutrition and health implementation, policy networking or other communications with IR staff, management and external actors is passed in a complete, accurate and timely mannerReport Preparation & SubmissionDeveloping fact sheets as needed on relevant health and nutrition issues affecting children and women to be used for advocacy and fundraisingParticipate in project proposal developmentTo compile the nutrition activities inputs to donor project reports and monthly reports with assistance from the appropriate staff.Maintain proper systems of filing and ensure that the field office has all relevant technical material on site.Ensure the establishment and strengthening of nutrition monitoring activities within the organization.To report properly and in an appropriate time, all relevant nutritional information required for the comprehensive development of the nutrition programmesDocument and share best practice models and lessons learned from the programme/ projects implemented within the organization and with partners/ other stakeholdersProvide regular and timely updates to Area manager, Nutrition Advisor and the project team on progress, priorities and constraints both verbally and in writing.Any other duties as assigned by the supervisorFull adherence to Islamic Relief Kenya security procedures and standard operating proceduresTo behave at all times in a manner which positively promotes Islamic Relief and its work.Required Qualifications and SkillsDegree level qualification in public, health nutrition or related disciplines.At least 3+ years of experience in managing nutrition treatment and prevention programs in ASAL areas or underdeveloped/crisis contexts.Significant experience/knowledge of MoH systems and CMAM, IYCF and micronutrient interventions.Experience in health/ nutrition programming including monitoring and evaluation, ability to manage projects including human, material resources and budgetsExperience in conducting nutrition assessments and an understanding of nutritional surveillance and information systemsUnderstanding of rights based approaches and participatory conceptsAbility to produce analytical and well-presented project reports and proposalsGood interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels, taking into account cultural and language difficultiesExcellent communication skills and the ability to lead, train/ coach/ mentor and motivate a team.Highly organized, detail oriented and able to work under pressureFluency in written and spoken English and KiswahiliWillingness to travel to field sitesPlease send us your cover letter and detailed CV including your qualifications and experience. Your application should also include names and addresses of three referees, a working e-mail address and daytime telephone contacts. The forwarding e-mail and cover letter must clearly indicate the position title on the subject line.
Send your applications to HR.Kenya@islamic-relief.or.ke, by Friday 19th December, 2014.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Background

Nutrition security is a human right; it is the basis for economic, social and human development. Good nutrition throughout the lifecycle is a prerequisite to good health, which adds quality to life and contributes to healthy ageing. The goal of Kenya Vision 2030 is to “transform Kenya into a globally competitive and prosperous nation with a high quality of life by 2030”. Unfortunately, malnutrition is amongst the biggest threats to this Vision 2030 and Kenya’s achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Malnutrition greatly affects Kenya’s socio-economic development and potential to reduce poverty. Economically, Kenya loses about Kshs 128billion every year due to productivity losses as a result of malnutrition. Vision 2030 and many of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – particularly MDG 1 (eradicate extreme poverty and hunger); MDG 4 (reduce child deaths); and MDG 5 (improve maternal health) – will not be reached unless the nutrition of women and children is prioritized in the national development programmes and strategies. Without a deliberate and concerted effort, this figure will rise to Kshs. 3 trillion in 20 years and 527,000 lives will be lost.

In August 2012, Kenya joined the Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) movement, thereby signaling the country’s commitment to coordinated actions to improve the nutrition situation in the country. The movement has drawn attention and interest from diverse stakeholders over a short duration of time demonstrating its tremendous potential. Through sustained advocacy, there has been a number of achievements within the nutrition sector, key among them being an improved policy environment (with the passing of the Breast Milk Substitutes Act, Kenya Food and Nutrition Security Policy and the mandatory food fortification legislation), enhanced Government leadership, an improved and enhanced coordinated approach to implementation and monitoring and evaluation of nutrition programs as evidenced by the Kenya nutrition action plan, and inclusion of indicators in the DHIS, AOP and MTEF, and adoption of a set of high impact nutrition interventions; and increased budgetary allocations for nutrition,

Despite the success in the nutrition advocacy at the national level, the nutrition sector is faced with a number of challenges, key among them being limited funding at both national and county level and, lack of prioritization of nutrition issues at the county level, Inadequate advocacy capacity at all levels, poor inter sectoral linkages to address malnutrition and low demand and awareness of the nutrition services. This calls for intensified advocacy at all levels. The Government recognizes that additional resources and strengthened systems are required to scale up nutrition interventions and end all forms of malnutrition. However the commitment to addressing malnutrition wholesome is a challenge. Malnutrition needs to be viewed: (i) as an indication of inadequate realization of some of the most basic of all human rights, (ii) as a reflection of inadequate investment and progress in a range of issues related to human capital development; and (iii) in its significant influence on future economic development of a country. Political commitment is required to ensure strategies to improve nutrition in Kenya are prioritized and allocated adequate resources. Kenya’s devolution process placed new authority and responsibility for health program management and service delivery at the county level. Funding is currently allocated at the county level which provided an opportunity to advocacy.

Purpose

The Nutrition Advocacy Consultant will support the realigning of the National Nutrition Advocacy and Communication Steering Committee (ACSM) of the Nutrition Sector, support the ACSM in developing, managing, co-coordinating, networking, implementing and monitoring of the advocacy and communication strategy and associated products with the objective of promoting awareness and understanding of nutrition. The consultant will also support UNICEF Nutrition Section in identifying the key roles and responsibilities to contribute to the larger nutrition sector agenda. Therefore approximately 30% of the time will be dedicated fully to UNICEF and 70% to supporting the nutrition sector.

Responsibilities

Finalization of the Advocacy and Communication strategySupport the dissemination of the Advocacy and Communication StrategySupport the Implementation and Monitoring of the Advocacy and Communication strategyCapacity development and support of partners and the UNICEF nutrition team on advocacy and communicationsDevelopment of a toolkit of advocacy and communications resources for national and counties level activitiesDevelopment of a media engagement strategy and implementation planSupport the re-alignment of the ACSM Committee and/or Working GroupCo -chairing the ACSM steering group within the MoH unitMapping strategic platforms within government and support MOH nutrition unit ( county and national) in optimizing messaging and advocacy actions

Deliverables:

Finalised ACSM strategy that includes:

o Road map of ACSM activities

o Monitoring and evaluation plan of ACSM

o Media engagement strategy

Capacity development sessions for nutrition stakeholders on advocacy and communications undertaken. Stakeholders at national and county level should be able to:

· Understand the dynamics of effective advocacy

· Be able to identify key decision-makers and their influencers through the planning process at county level

· Work with Communication teams to develop appropriate targeted advocacy messages

· Form alliances to effectively communicate such messages and follow up/monitor them to ensure action for nutrition improvement.

Harmonised Toolkit of advocacy and communications resources on nutrition for national and counties level developedUp to date advocacy resources, shared and posted on the Nutrition website.A functional ACSM Committee and/or Working GroupReport outlining strategic platforms within government and support MOH nutrition unit ( county and national) in optimizing messaging and advocacy actions

Skills and Attributes Requirements

Education:Advanced university degree in, Journalism, Communication, Political Science, Public Relations(Or an Undergraduate degree plus at least 8 years of demonstrated professional experience in advocacy, communications, external relations, public affairs, public relations or corporate communications.)

Work experience: five years’ progressively responsible and relevant professional work experience in advocacy and communication at all levels. Background/familiarity with Nutrition advocacy

Language Proficiency:Fluency in English.

Project Management Skills: Ability to plan and implement multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize work effectively, adjust to fast-faced workplace and a strong attention to detail is required.

Competency Profile

i) Core Values (Required):Commitment, Diversity and Inclusion, Integrity

ii) Core Competencies (Required)Communication, Working with People, Drive for Results,

ii) Functional Competencies (Required):Leading and Supervising [I], Formulating Strategies and

Concepts [ II ], Relating and Networking [ II ] , Persuading and Influencing [ II ], Applying Technical Expertise [ II ], Entrepreneurial Thinking [ II ]

Conditions (Important)

The consultant is expected to:

Commit fully as per the TORExercise no authority on behalf of UNICEF

Interested and suitable candidates should ensure that they forward their applications along with their curricula vitae, quoting the indicative fee range (Applications submitted without a fee/ rate will not be considered) to;

The Human Resources Manager

UNICEF Kenya Country Office

Email address:kenyahrvacancies@unicef.org

Qualified candidates are requested to submit a cover letter, CV, and signed P11 form (which can be downloaded at http://www.unicef.org/kenya) with subject line “KCO/SSA/NUTR/2014-027”and the consultancy title by COB 19 October 2014.

Vacancy: Nutrition Manager (Kakuma)Job Purpose / Objective: Under the supervision of the Field Coordinator, the Nutrition Manager shall be responsible for the overall designing and implementation of a nutrition program that encompasses running of selective feeding program, nutrition surveillance, hospital feeding, and promotion of infant and young child feeding practices, nutrition education and addressing micronutrient deficiencies in the camp. He/she shall be expected to monitor and ensure improvement and maintenance of public health nutrition performance indicators as per SPHERE/UNHCR/WHO standards at the Camp.
Develop an annual nutrition sector work planSupervise and coordinate the implementation and monitoring of nutrition project activities in line with proposal targets and work plan timelinesImplement recommendations arising out of joint assessment missions/ reviews with WFP and/or UNHCRConduct nutritional surveillance in the camp based on agreed camp wide methodologies including surveys, process monitoring, LQAS, SQUEAC and other rapid methods.Coordinate with other IRC departments and implementing partners to develop training curricula and implementation plans.Assist in response and management of any nutrition emergencies e.g. acute food shortages in the camp and participate in the development of disaster preparedness systems.Promote infant and young child feeding best practices in the camp.Supervise and monitor the hospital patient’s diet including the special diets for chronic diseases.Plan and execute nutritional calendar events.Oversee implementation and integration of comprehensive growth monitoring programParticipate actively in execution of operational research in the campParticipate actively in annual nutrition surveys in the campPlan and actively involve the community in marking recognized nutrition related daysIn liaison with the Administration department, recruit and maintain a nutrition team in accordance with budget specifications.Directly supervise the nutrition team in the camp.Build refugee staff capacity to assume more management and technical positions in IRC’s nutrition program:Represent IRC in health and nutrition meetings in the Camp:Coordinate with UNHCR, WFP other implementing partners and health facilities to ensure maximum effectiveness of the nutrition project.Monitor all nutrition program expenditure against budgets;Work with logistics team to develop accurate and timely quarterly nutrition orders;Recommend grant and budget revisions for the nutrition program to the Health Team Leader;Keep Health Team Leader fully informed on nutrition related issues, opportunities and development;To coordinate the compilation and timely submit weekly monthly and quarterly reports of the therapeutic and supplementary feeding and other nutrition activities to the Health Team Leader.Adhere and uphold the IRC code of conduct at the respective work areas of work

Successful implementation of annual nutrition sector work plan as per the proposal targets.Monitor and ensure improvement and maintenance of public health nutrition performance indicators as per SPHERE/UNHCR/WHO standards at the camp.Promotion of mother infant and young child feeding best practices in the camp.Monitor all nutrition program expenditure against budgets and ensure an appropriate burn rate.Ensure steady supply of all the nutrition program supplies.Ensure nutrition surveillance and assessments are continuously conducted.Timely submission of monthly and donor reports.Capacity building of nutrition staff.Maintain nutrition team as per the budget specifications.Represent IRC in nutrition meetings.
Required Qualifications and Competencies:
Bachelor’s degree in nutrition; Masters in Public Health Nutrition preferred.Experience in designing and implementing nutrition surveys and other methodologies,Knowledge in computer statistical packages such as SMART, SQUEAC, STRATA and basic data analysis skills.Experience in managing a nutrition program among refugee/ displaced populations an advantage.Working in resource poor environment and complex emergencies.
To apply please follow link below;Please apply on or before 10th October, 2014IRC leading the way from harm to homeIRC is an Equal Opportunity EmployerIRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Vacancy: Nutrition Manager (Kakuma)Job Purpose / Objective: Under the supervision of the Field Coordinator, the Nutrition Manager shall be responsible for the overall designing and implementation of a nutrition program that encompasses running of selective feeding program, nutrition surveillance, hospital feeding, and promotion of infant and young child feeding practices, nutrition education and addressing micronutrient deficiencies in the camp. He/she shall be expected to monitor and ensure improvement and maintenance of public health nutrition performance indicators as per SPHERE/UNHCR/WHO standards at the Camp.
Develop an annual nutrition sector work planSupervise and coordinate the implementation and monitoring of nutrition project activities in line with proposal targets and work plan timelinesImplement recommendations arising out of joint assessment missions/ reviews with WFP and/or UNHCRConduct nutritional surveillance in the camp based on agreed camp wide methodologies including surveys, process monitoring, LQAS, SQUEAC and other rapid methods.Coordinate with other IRC departments and implementing partners to develop training curricula and implementation plans.Assist in response and management of any nutrition emergencies e.g. acute food shortages in the camp and participate in the development of disaster preparedness systems.Promote infant and young child feeding best practices in the camp.Supervise and monitor the hospital patient’s diet including the special diets for chronic diseases.Plan and execute nutritional calendar events.Oversee implementation and integration of comprehensive growth monitoring programParticipate actively in execution of operational research in the campParticipate actively in annual nutrition surveys in the campPlan and actively involve the community in marking recognized nutrition related daysIn liaison with the Administration department, recruit and maintain a nutrition team in accordance with budget specifications.Directly supervise the nutrition team in the camp.Build refugee staff capacity to assume more management and technical positions in IRC’s nutrition program:Represent IRC in health and nutrition meetings in the Camp:Coordinate with UNHCR, WFP other implementing partners and health facilities to ensure maximum effectiveness of the nutrition project.Monitor all nutrition program expenditure against budgets;Work with logistics team to develop accurate and timely quarterly nutrition orders;Recommend grant and budget revisions for the nutrition program to the Health Team Leader;Keep Health Team Leader fully informed on nutrition related issues, opportunities and development;To coordinate the compilation and timely submit weekly monthly and quarterly reports of the therapeutic and supplementary feeding and other nutrition activities to the Health Team Leader.Adhere and uphold the IRC code of conduct at the respective work areas of work

Successful implementation of annual nutrition sector work plan as per the proposal targets.Monitor and ensure improvement and maintenance of public health nutrition performance indicators as per SPHERE/UNHCR/WHO standards at the camp.Promotion of mother infant and young child feeding best practices in the camp.Monitor all nutrition program expenditure against budgets and ensure an appropriate burn rate.Ensure steady supply of all the nutrition program supplies.Ensure nutrition surveillance and assessments are continuously conducted.Timely submission of monthly and donor reports.Capacity building of nutrition staff.Maintain nutrition team as per the budget specifications.Represent IRC in nutrition meetings.
Required Qualifications and Competencies:
Bachelor’s degree in nutrition; Masters in Public Health Nutrition preferred.Experience in designing and implementing nutrition surveys and other methodologies,Knowledge in computer statistical packages such as SMART, SQUEAC, STRATA and basic data analysis skills.Experience in managing a nutrition program among refugee/ displaced populations an advantage.Working in resource poor environment and complex emergencies.
To apply please follow link below;Please apply on or before 10th October, 2014IRC leading the way from harm to homeIRC is an Equal Opportunity EmployerIRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Evaluation of the ‘Emergency Nutrition Assistance for Drought Affected Vulnerable Communities of Turkana County of Kenya’
Project funded by USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA)

Terms of Reference (ToR)

1. Introduction and background information:

Turkana County covers about 77,000 square kilometres of the country’s arid north western region. The county is classified as arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya (ASAL) and is historically drought prone area that experiences frequent, successive and prolonged dry periods. It has two rainy seasons, the long rains (April–June) and the short rains (October–December) but rainfall is often unreliable. The 2011 drought that affected the Horn of Africa region exposed many pastoralist communities, including those living in Turkana County to severe food insecurity which eventually led to high rates of acute malnutrition amongst children under five years and pregnant and lactating women (Turkana nutrition survey – May 2011).

The subsequent scaling up of nutrition interventions has resulted in improvement of nutritional status of children and pregnant and lactating women.  
As part of the general scaling up of nutrition activities, Merlin since April 2013 has been implementing an OFDA funded emergency nutrition support project in Turkana County. The project ended on 31st January 2014. Since February 1st 2014 Merlin has merged with Save the Children to create a world-class humanitarian health force for children and their families living in some of the most challenging places in the world.
Project Objectives and Expected Results
The overall goal of the project was to contribute to the reduction of levels of morbidity and mortality amongst drought affected vulnerable communities, particularly under-five children and pregnant and lactating women, in Turkana Central, Loima, Turkana South, and Turkana North districts of Northern Kenya.
Main highlights of the project strategy for implementation of this action included:Integration of nutrition and health issues like the prevention and management of diseases like diarrhea, that negatively impact on nutritional status and vice versaStrengthening of hygiene practices to reduce the incidence of diarrheal disease associated with contaminated water in the household including health education to educate the community on domestic treatment of drinking water and effective hand washing (soap/ash) and use of latrines/toilets. In particular, a focus on longer-term strategies with a behaviour change communication (BCC) component that would help to translate knowledge to practice.Implementation of community-led infant and young child feeding practices program with the involvement of mother-to-mother peer support groups.Distribution of micronutrients and de-worming.Community and household level screening together with approaches that will avoid at risk children deteriorating, especially in the lean seasonal period. One approach will be the linking of households with children recently discharged from SFP programme to GFD (FFA), to reduce the relapse cases, due to household food insecurity.Management of moderate and severe acute malnutritionSupporting district health authorities to developing joint emergency preparedness and response plans The project was also based upon the partnership framework between the MoH, UNICEF and other partners to support the delivery of essential nutrition services in Kenya. This partnership framework envisaged that general principles of support to MoH should include:- Full integration of a comprehensive package of high impact nutrition interventions. Results based orientation to programming. Full commitment to coordination. Strategic development of capacity at all levels of service delivery to enable the MoH function well with minimal or no support from partners. Direct involvement in service delivery only in exceptional casesFocus on mentoring, supportive supervision and on-the-job training.2. Overall objective of the Evaluation:

As the ‘EMERGENCY NUTRITION ASSISTANCE FOR DROUGHT AFFECTED VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES OF TURKANA COUNTY’ grant has ended, Save the Children wishes to undertake an external evaluation of the project – focusing on achievements, successes, lessons learnt and best practices. 

These will be assessed against the OECD-DAC criteria that are most relevant to the purpose of this evaluation.

3. Specific Objectives:

i. Outputs and outcomes: Outputs and outcomes generated by the program in relation to the stated goal, objectives and desired results. In particular, the evaluation will assess the effects of the program activities on the targeted beneficiaries in OTP, SFP and community members reached with the various services.

ii. Relevance: whether the program interventions met needs of the beneficiaries; the appropriateness of results in relation to the needs of the communities, national policies and priorities.
iii. Effectiveness: In particular assess the extent to which program interventions achieved the desired outcomes, factoring in issues of program management including decision making processes, risk management, institutional arrangements and partnerships with MOH and other agencies and their effects on the program results.
iv. Efficiency: the relationship between the quantity, quality, and timeliness of program inputs, including personnel, training, office equipment. In addition, determine the quantity, quality, and timeliness of the outputs generated and whether the resources were spent as economically as possible.
v. Sustainability: assess the readiness of partner (MOH) and other stakeholders to sustain program interventions, in particular assess the infrastructure and systems of partners, resources available to sustain the activities and services, collaborative links and referral networks with other service providers, and the level of community ownership.
vi. Program Improvement areas: capture key successes, best practices lessons learnt, implementation challenges, constraints, strengths and weaknesses.
vii. Determine the extent of complementarity of this project with other related health and nutrition projects currently supported by UNICEF in Turkana County.
viii. Role of beneficiary consultation in programme design and implementation, and areas for improvement.

4. Methodology

The following methodologies shall be used for the evaluation:

Evaluation Design

Both quantitative and qualitative methods may be used for the study.The qualitative method will for example employ focus group discussions with target groups, employ interviewer administered structured questionnaires to stakeholders - government, beneficiaries, MoH, WFP and UNICEF, as well as in-depth interview of key informants and  document review, both primary and secondary. The quantitative method will review existing data related to the outcome indicators supplied by Merlin/MoH, and verify sample of same in the field. The consultant will use information both from primary and secondary sources which are directly related to the project. For triangulation purposes, the consultant is expected to refer to documents from Save the Children / MoH reports and national and sub-national statistics, research findings relevant to this project and donor guidance and associated documents. These sources will be used to validate the results and triangulate successes and failures for lessons documentation.

Key evaluation questions
1.1. How far has the implementation and delivery of the project activities, especially the choice of beneficiaries and organisational modalities, facilitated the achievement of specific objectives?

1.2. To what extent has the project addressed the emergency nutrition needs identified in the target communities as reflected in nutrition surveys conducted prior to commencement of project implementation.
1.3. What is the level of integration of health and nutrition activities in the MOH facilities in areas of Merlin operation and what lessons can be derived from current implementation approach?
1.4. What is the level of sustainability for the project results?  What linkages have been created and or exploited by the project to sustainably address malnutrition among the target communities?
1.5. What are the costs and effectiveness of implementing the health and nutrition activities in Turkana? Are the project implementation approaches cost effective in relation to practical realities on the ground?
1.6. What lessons have been learnt through the implementation of this project?

Study Area

The evaluation will be conducted in locations determined by the evaluator(s) in consultation with Save the Children, but has to be within Save the Children’s geographical area of operation.

Data collection and analysis

The evaluation should be participatory and focus on obtaining both qualitative and quantitative information.Quantitative data obtained from Save the Children on key indicators to triangulate with baseline data.Qualitative data obtained from FGDs, key informant interviews and structures questionnaires. Project document review, individual interview of project staff, government, UNICEF, WFP and other partners.5. Responsibility of the consultant / deliverables
The Consultant is expected to undertake the following tasks:Design and develop appropriate tools/mechanisms that will enable the analysis of the supplied information.Analyse collected information and write up a report detailing findings using Merlin’s evaluation policy and templates. Submit draft report for reviewPresent final report to Save the Children.Submit a final hardcopy report  as well as soft copies in word and PDF formatsPreparation of a PowerPoint of the evaluation methodology and key findings, for further dissemination, and a delivery of that presentation to key project staff. The evaluation process must be impartial, independent and must provide information that is credible and useful, enabling the incorporation of lessons learnt, and identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to inform future decision-making process within Save the Children, MoH and donors.

6. Key outputs of the evaluation are

A report completed on Save the Children reporting template (final hardcopy report  as well as soft copies in word and PDF formats);A PowerPoint of the evaluation methodology and key findings;Presentation of key findings to project staff and county representatives prior to drafting the evaluation report; An evaluation report completed with recommendations7. Required Qualification and Experience
The consultant should have the following qualifications and experience:Relevant academic and professional background in humanitarian interventions in complex environments. Extensive practical experience in conducting evaluations of humanitarian interventions in the ASAL regions of Kenya with preference given to significant emergency nutrition programming. Technical research skills, including qualitative and quantitative approaches.Fluency in both written and spoken English and Kiswahili. Knowledge and experience of working in Turkana is preferred.Submission of Expression of Interest
All interested consultants/firms are requested to write an expression of interest following the attached EOI format ONLY by email to: Kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org  by 30th April 2014 COB.  Please include the Tiltle of the TOR on the subject line.

The evaluation criteria are based on technical and financial responsiveness which also includes a valid licence and tax registration. 

The key technical evaluation criteria are:Known reliability in delivery of timely and quality servicesRelevant field/country experienceRelevant sector specific technical experience and qualificationsRelevant evaluation experience Presentation and writing skills evident from the proposalDemonstrated understanding of the work proposed in the TORClarification of methodologyCost/budget9. Ownership of the deliverables

Save the Children shall have full ownership of the report, research, working papers and other results of the Consultant’s work under this assignment. 

The Consultant shall not publish nor otherwise use any portion of the report without the written authorization of Merlin. The consultant shall waive any copyright to the work produced as a result of the contract.

10. Timeline

In consultation with project staff, the consultant shall design the review work plan and develop the evaluation instruments including appropriate questionnaires. 

The review is expected to take two weeks and additional six paid days have been catered for report writing. The study is expected to apply participatory approaches along with quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
Format for the evaluation report:

The final report shall at least consist of the following sections:

a) Executive summary
b) Project description
c) Context of the evaluation
d) Evaluation methodology
e) Findings
f) Lessons learnt, best practices, and recommended actions for the review of primary users
g) Annex (es) as necessary

10. Logistics/Transport/Accommodation

Save the Children will facilitate meetings with stakeholders and support the consultant in conducting interviews and other activities. Save the Children will also take care of the consultant’s accommodation while in the field.