CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Lutheran World Relief
Country: Niger
Closing date: 22 Dec 2014

1. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT

Founded in 1945 by U.S. Lutherans to respond to the humanitarian needs of post-war Europe, Lutheran World Relief (LWR) today reaches millions of people around the world through its programs in emergency response and sustainable development. Driven by local needs and working with local partners, LWR focuses on underserved rural communities, with particular emphasis on improving livelihoods for small-scale farmers and on ensuring sustainability by strengthening local organizations’ capacity. LWR holds itself to the highest standards of transparency, accountability and stewardship, testing innovative approaches then seeking ways to bring proven methods to scale.

LWR contributes to sustainable economic development in countries through building resilient local communities and expanding economic growth opportunities. This is done by targeting smallholder farmers from developing countries to expand their production, access markets, and build relationships with exporters and buyers. LWR is currently developing an integrated value chain development project with the goal to sustainably improve year-round availability, access and utilization of nutritious foods among households exposed to recurring climate shocks in the Tahoua Region of Niger. The project, designed with a holistic approach to food security, will increase months of food availability by boosting rain-fed and homestead-level production of diverse nutritious food. In doing so, LWR will 1/ increase beneficiaries access of quality production inputs for nutritious food, 2/diversify household cereal productions 3/ increase adoption of key nutrition practices.

1. PURPOSE

The consultant will participate in the technical proposal design workshop, providing technical expertise in the areas of health and nutrition. The consultant will lead the design and proposal development for the health and nutrition components of the project, coordinating closely with the LWR team and other key technical consultants. S/he will be supported by relevant LWR HQ and field staff.

Duration of Consultancy: Up to 10 days

Start Date: January 19, 2015

1. SCOPE

Expected Results:

· Submit to the Lead Technical Proposal Writer and key LWR proposal design staff a comprehensive narrative for the health & nutrition components of the proposal in accordance with the proposal results framework; preferably in English

· Contribute in reviewing and finalizing the proposal budget, more specifically on the health & nutrition activities associated costs.

Responsibilities:

· Participate in the facilitation planning for the technical design workshop:

o Contribute to the overall workshop planning process, supporting an integrated design approach across the various sectors including agriculture and economic development

o Develop tools that would facilitate the technical design of the health & nutrition interventions

· Lead health & nutrition intervention design:

o Provide technical leadership in identifying and proposing nutrition based activities within the program development strategies;

o Incorporate strategies that will complement national health & nutrition policies in Niger and best practices applied by donors in the targeted project intervention area

o Design Behavior Change Communication (BCC) approach that is appropriate to the local context

o Integrate a gender-sensitive approach, focussing on house-hold level planning and budgeting that supports good nutrition

o Build the budget to support the health & nutrition interventions

· Contribute to overall proposal writing:

o Write the health & nutrition sections of the proposal narrative, including the problem analysis and other background information, activity descriptions, and other relevant sections

o Provide input on start-up, reporting, monitoring and evaluation, and other components of the proposal as needed, to ensure technical soundness of the proposal

1. DELIVERABLES

1) Health & Nutrition Facilitation Tools to be used during design workshop

Due date: January 20^th, 2015

2) Narratives on Health & Nutrition Proposal Sections and relevant budget

Due Date: January 28^th, 2015

1. QUALIFICATIONS AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES

· Qualifications:

o MS/MA/MPH in nutrition or other relevant areas such as food security, health, and behavior change communication programming.

o Minimum of 10 years of professional health and nutrition experience, 7 of which have been in developing counties supporting of development programs (West Africa strongly preferred).

o Outstanding inter-cultural communication, networking and coordination skills.

o Fluent in French with strong technical writing skills;

o Preferable is to also be fluent in English, with basic English business communication level with the capacity to understand and read relevant technical terms in English;

o Demonstrated ability to facilitate team work and interactive learning.

· Application Procedures

o All CVs along with a writing sample (2 page maximum) should be submitted electronically, in English or French, toHR@LWR.org**no later than midnight EST on December 22, 2014.**

How to apply:

All CVs along with a writing sample (2 page maximum) should be submitted electronically, in English or French, toHR@LWR.org**no later than midnight EST on December 22, 2014.**