Save the Children has been working in Somalia/Somaliland for over 40 years. Save the Children Somaliland office is implementing a one year project in Humanitarian assistance to drought-affected and conflict-affected communities in Somalia/land (SOM_ ECHO 2016 HIP). The purpose of this project is to reduce morbidity and mortality among the most vulnerable families in drought and conflict-affected communities of Somalia/Somaliland through community-based and integrated nutrition, Health FSL and WASH interventions. The action aims to achieve four key result areas: 1) Improved capacity of vulnerable households to meet their essential food and non-food needs; 2) Improved health status of vulnerable individuals through integrated health interventions and disease surveillance; 3) Improved nutrition status of children 6-59 months old and PLWs through integrated CMAM; and 4) Increased access to safe water and sanitation, and improved hygiene practices for vulnerable households. Through this action, SC intends to reach a total of 50,130 direct beneficiaries, of which 68% are children under 5. The project financed by European Commission - Directorate General - Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection – ECHO.
This study is planned to document the knowledge attitude and practice of key Infant and Young Child Feeding and WASH indicators on the target IDPs. The findings will be used to make decisions to improve child nutrition and care practices in the community. The findings will also help Save the Children improve accountability to project beneficiaries particularly children.
HOW TO APPLY:
Qualified applicants are requested to submit bids through a short proposal detailing past experience and the budget to somalia.procurement@savethechildren.org
Applicants should posses the following:
Qualifications
- The consultant should have a Degree in Public Health/Nutrition or Medical Anthropology
- Extensive experience in health program preferably in nutrition and WASH research demonstrated by assignments conducted
- Experience in undertaking KAP surveys
- Knowledge of the socio-economic and health development issues in relation to Somalia is desired.
- Somali nationality that holds a Somali passport or a consulting firm/team that has competent Somali nationals that hold Somalia national passports.
Applications close 5th September 2016 CoB.
Disclaimer - Save the Children is under no obligation to award to the lowest or highest or any applicant at all and may cancel the whole/part process when it deems fit without giving further justification. Applications shall not be returned beyond the stipulated time.
For more information please visit www.somaliangoconsortium.org
