BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
WFP has to develop capacity of its staff to enable them to design programmes with a nutrition lens, including specific nutrition objectives and well-articulated impact pathways. To reach this goal, WFP will engage in a consultative process through a recently formed Nutrition Sensitive Working Group, which includes focal points from various divisions and programme areas within WFP, to identify priority actions for improving nutrition-sensitive programming. This process is expected to feed into the development of corporate guidance on nutrition-sensitive programming, which should be comprehensive, easily navigable and applicable to different contexts, allowing WFP staff engaged in programme design and management to utilize a variety of nutrition-sensitive approaches with partners to achieve improved nutrition results.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Support the identification of priority actions for nutrition-sensitive programming, including by producing a landscape analysis/review of existing nutrition sensitive approaches
a. Work with the WFP Nutrition-Sensitive Working Group to identify ongoing nutrition-sensitive programmes/projects that WFP has engaged in, including with partners.
b. Undertake field missions to examine key programmes that could be nutrition-sensitive more in depth, at country level.
c. Review and systematize external (to WFP) programmes that are identified as nutrition-sensitive and are relevant to SDG2.
d. Produce a landscape review of internal and external nutrition sensitive programmes and findings.
2. Contribute to improvement of programming guidelines with the objective of making relevant programme guidelines nutrition-sensitive
a. Review WFP programming areas and contexts.
b. Identify areas that are relevant to nutrition-sensitive approaches.
c. Review of current guidelines on relevant programme areas and support services with nutrition lens.
d. Identify areas that require updating/revision
e. Coordinate with NS Working Group focal points for updating the guideline, as opportunity arises.
f. Provide inputs for the update of the guidelines as annex to the guidelines which will be updated in due course.
3. Develop corporate guidance on nutrition-sensitive programming, including monitoring and evaluation of nutrition-sensitive interventions
a. Define linkages to existing guidelines in non-nutrition programme areas.
b. Synthesis of findings from the landscape review/analysis (item 1 above & 2) and recommendations from experts to inform programme guidance.
c. Contribute to the impact pathways definition process of the working group through which interventions are likely to impact nutrition.
d. Based on program impact pathways, define related nutrition indicators that can be used to measure the achievement of the objectives.
e. Draft a comprehensive guideline covering relevant programme areas, including monitoring and evaluation of nutrition-sensitive interventions.
f. Facilitate inputs and review from the Nutrition-Sensitive Working Group focal points, as well as Regional Nutrition Advisors, throughout the drafting process.
4. Develop engagement and capacity development strategy for WFP COs to support the National Government in Nutrition Sensitive Programming
a. Review key areas that are relevant to nutrition results of two countries in each six regions.
b. Review national policies and strategies that are relevant to nutrition – related to SDG2.
c. Identify linkages to nutrition results.
d. Draft chapters for national engagement, advocacy, capacity development and support to be incorporated in the guideline.
The consultant will work closely with the OSN M&E team and knowledge management team member with communication skills in designing the guideline.
DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:
1. Landscape analysis WFP and external programmes relevant to SDG2 with nutrition lens
2. Written input to relevant programming guidelines in all relevant areas including monitoring indicators and processes
3. A draft comprehensive guideline on NSP including assessment, design, management and monitoring
Duration: 11 Months
See the full vacancy announcement attached below for more details.
Please send a cover letter reflecting your interest and your CV to Quinn Marshall at: quinn.marshall@wfp.org
Deadline: 20th May 2016