CRS Liberia: SOW NCHC Assessment Consultant – HELINA

Title: NCHC Assessment Consultant – Healthy Living through Integrated Nutrition Activities (HELINA)

Location: Monrovia, Liberia

Reports To: HELINA Project Manager

Duration: 20 working days

Start Date: September 6, 2021

About CRS Liberia:

CRS began working in Liberia in 1957, with a permanent country program office opening in 1990 to provide life-saving relief in response to emergencies and to address issues of chronic poverty and injustice through innovative and sustainable development programs. CRS Liberia has since developed programs in peacebuilding, youth livelihoods, health systems strengthening, nutrition, and urban water, sanitation, and hygiene. Key partners include the Catholic Church, Government of Liberia, local faith-based organizations, and local NGOs

About HELINA Project:

The HELINA project will improve the nutrition of infants and children under age 2 in households with mothers under 25 years of age by creating an enabling environment for the adoption of key behaviors for improved nutrition among these adolescent girls and young women and other adults in their households. This will be accomplished through a dedicated nutrition curriculum including Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) behaviors and Water, Hygiene, and Sanitation (WASH) behaviors, delivered both at Star of the Sea Clinic and through home visits to select mother participants. CRS is working with the National Catholic Health Council (of which Star of the Sea is a member) and the Liberian Ministry of Health to create this curriculum, as well as developing a framework for adopting this methodology in its other clinics. Finally, a subset of adolescent girls and young women will benefit from entrepreneurship training accompanied by seed funding for their small businesses with the belief that improved stability in their income will lead to increased household food security. This project is being implemented in the Township of WestPoint with Star of the Sea clinic as the facility point of focus.

Purpose:

CRS Liberia is looking to hire a short-term consultant to lead an assessment of the National Catholic Health Council’s (NCHC) knowledge and capacity in nutrition programming. The consultant will also help NCHC develop a strategic nutrition programming plan and a strategic plan on adolescent and youth-friendly health services. The consultant will be expected to complete the assessment in 20 working days.

Deliverables/Expectations:

• Lead in the assessment of NCHC knowledge and capacity in nutrition programming
• Conduct interviews with NCHC staff to ascertain their capacity in developing a nutrition programme plan
• Review NCHC documents relevant to this project
• Develop a strategic nutrition programming plan with NCHC
• Develop a strategic plan on adolescent and youth-friendly health services with NCHC
• Write and present an assessment report with conclusions, recommendations and next steps based on the assessment findings

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health and Nutrition, Master’s in public health (MPH)/Nutrition preferred) and/or any other relevant discipline .
• Minimum five years of professional work experience in planning, programming, implementation of programs focused on infant and child Nutrition.
• Demonstrated experience of nutrition-focused capacity strengthening/building for institutions.
• Demonstrated experience in Government or Non-Government Organization (NGO) in designing and developing strategic Nutrition essential programs/projects.
• Demonstrated understanding of local context, Liberia nutrition sector/priority plans.
• Ability to deliver high-quality reports to CRS and/or donors.
• Experience working with other international NGOs.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication, analytical, interpersonal, and team management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills is required.

NB: all applications should be sent to this email address LR_HR@crs.org with the position as a subject.

Closing Date: August 20, 2021