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UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is implementing the “Flexible, integrated and timely response to nutrition and WASH-related humanitarian needs in Borno state†(FIT Response) from April 2019 to March 2022. The overall aim of the project is to contribute towards the reduction of morbidity and mortality related to under nutrition amongst boys and girls under five years in the whole of Borno State as part of the response to the ongoing humanitarian situation in the northeast region of Nigeria. In line with the core mandate of UNICEF, the underlying principle of the project is the survival, protection and development of children of Borno state. With funding from DFID, UNICEF is collaborating with non-government organisations, civil society organisations, government’s ministries of health, state primary health care development agencies and other pertinent state entities to provide integrated nutrition specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions to the most-at-need populations in Borno state.
UNICEF, through the project, is collaborating with the sector partners and the government to detect and respond to emerging/deteriorating nutrition-related crises in Borno by establishing an agile nutrition surveillance system which will give more frequent information at lower levels such as LGAs and wards. The objective of the surveillance system is to provide timely information on the nutritional situation of the population as well as the status of factors that influence nutrition; to be able to detect and respond to nutrition-related emergencies timely. It will also help the nutrition sector partners to monitor progress, assess coverage of services, predict nutrition situation based on trends, monitor programs and evaluate their effectiveness. The FIT surveillance system will build on existing systems and incorporate a sentinel surveillance mechanism. The system will collect information both on nutrition-specific variables like SAM admissions as well as nutrition-sensitive variables like outbreak of diseases. The data collected will be collated and analysed using innovative technologies mobile/SMS-based technology and web-based analytics to facilitate real time reporting on selected predictive indicators for early detection and response. Alert levels will be built into the system and whenever the alerts are triggered, small scale rapid assessments will be conducted to confirm the alerts with the goal of responding within few days or weeks if a crisis is confirmed.
The major output of the surveillance system is a web-based data analytics/visualization portal with interactive user interface whose link will be shared to stakeholders who would use the surveillance data for informed decision making.
Justification purpose of assignment
In the context of the stated background, the project is expected to develop, publish and constantly maintain a web-based data analytics/visualization portal for the dissemination of the information from the surveillance system. Â
Working under the overall supervision of the Chief of Nutrition in UNICEF Abuja CO, under the direct supervision of the Nutrition Information Management Officer and in close coordination with the Innovation Specialist, the consultant is expected to design, publish, update and maintain a web-based data analytics/data visualization portal, with support from the Innovation Specialist and the FIT project team in Abuja and Borno.
Major Tasks to be accomplished:
The consultant, with support from the FIT team is expected to:
Qualifications or specialized knowledge/experience required
Core competencies
The duration of the consultancy is 80 working days over a 6 months period.
Applicants should an all inclusive fee in their cover letter
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
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