Consultants - IYCF Care Group at Save the Children Nigeria

Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in over 20 countries around the world. Recognized for our commitment to accountability, innovation and collaboration, our work takes us into the heart of communities, where we help children and families help themselves.

We work with other organizations, governments, non-profits and a variety of local partners while maintaining our own independence without political agenda or religious orientation. Save the Children’s mission is to Inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Illustrating of IYCF Care Group Modules Lesson Plans - Consultancy

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Introduction

• The Care Group (CG) approach is a community-based IYCF strategy for promoting behaviour change.  A CG is composed of 10-15 community-based volunteers (also known as Mother Leaders) that have regular review sessions together with project staff for training and supervision. 
• A CG is different from typical mother’s groups i.e. IYCF support Group in that each Mother Leader is responsible for regularly meeting with 10-15 of her neighbours, sharing what she has learned and facilitating behaviour change at the household level. 
• In this regards flipcharts and lesson plans for the mother leaders will be developed with graphics that are context-specific.

Project Background

• Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) is a 6-year project funded by DFID, which started in September 2011. The overall objective of the project is to reduce mortality through decreasing the incidence and prevalence of under nutrition in Nigeria with focus on Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi, Yobe and Zamfara States. The programme is implemented by a partnership that includes UNICEF, Save the Children and Action against Hunger (ACF).
• The overall objective of the WINNN programme is to build the capacity of the state and LGAs to implement nutrition interventions as routine services through existing PHC structures and to use evidence-based advocacy to improve political commitment to and government funding for nutrition interventions.

Tasks

• Submit an workplan in line with the objective above
• Desk Review of Care Group Lesson Plans and accompanying Flip Chat manuals & -Make recommendations for redesign, usability and technical requirements
• Illustrating of 6 Manuals comprising the 3 Care Group Modules and accompanying lessons plans
• Pre-testing of illustrated materials in Abuja
• Presentation of the illustrated manuals to the Nutrition team and participation at the Training of trainers using the illustrated manuals
• Review & Presentation of manuals incorporating comments from the TTT
• Finalization of Manuals

Consultancy Deliverables:

• Approved workplan submitted within 3 day of signed contract
• Draft storyboard submitted for review and approval of the Nutrition team
• Revised Illustrated Care Group Lesson Plans and Flipcharts submitted to the Nutrition team
• Illustrated Care Group Modules

Person’s Specification

• Graphics designer with over 3 years of experience in graphics design and illustration of materials on Social Behaviour Change Communication for Community based activities.
• Extensive experience in designing fit-for purpose communication materials especially for the context of northern Nigeria.

Application Closing Date
7th April, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online