NAOWA is a philanthropic, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) established in the 1950s to improve the lives of women and youths within the barracks and its environs of the nation and the less privileged in the society. It is headquartered in Abuja, with eight divisions and offices in the 36 states of the federation.
NAOWA has been in the vanguard of the provision of community health centres to complement the existing health care delivery services. With schools and colleges across the nation as well as a world class Command and NAOWA Hospital, NAOWA supports government and other agencies in providing and implementing women and youth empowerment projects, vocational training and skills acquisition programmes, periodic donation of relief materials to 'Homes' for the motherless, elderly and the destitute. The organisation actively advocates and promotes the girl child education in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES OF NAOWA WELLNESS CENTRES
The Nigerian Army Officers' Wives Association (NAOWA) is establishing wellness centres in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and some of the 36 states of Nigeria. NAOWA is seeking experienced service providers/consulting firms to manage the operations of these centres. It therefore invites interested service providers/consulting firms to provide a comprehensive proposal. Details of the services required are contained in section (ii) of the document in the link below:
This Request for Proposal (RFP) includes the following sections
i. Guidance to interested Service Providers/Consulting Firms
ii. Terms of Reference
For further invormation pls visit the link below:
https://www.naowa.org/request-for-proposal-for-management-services-of-naowa-wellness-centres/
Section I: Guidance to interested Service Providers/Consulting Firms
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Section II: Terms of Reference
Executive Summary
NAOWA is seeking proposals from qualified service providers/consulting firms to provide and manage its soon to be established wellness centres. The scope of the assignment will be to design and deliver wellness services suitable for both military communities and civilian population in the environs.
Organisation information
NAOWA is a philanthropic, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) established in the 1950s to improve the lives of women and youths within the barracks and its environs of the nation and the less privileged in the society. It is headquartered in Abuja, with eight divisions and offices in the 36 states of the federation.
NAOWA has been in the vanguard of the provision of community health centres to complement the existing health care delivery services. With schools and colleges across the nation as well as a world class Command and NAOWA Hospital, NAOWA supports government and other agencies in providing and implementing women and youth empowerment projects, vocational training and skills acquisition programmes, periodic donation of relief materials to 'Homes' for the motherless, elderly and the destitute. The organisation actively advocates and promotes the girl child education in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
NAOWA channels her activities through the divisional offices of the Army situated in Lagos, Kaduna, Rivers, Enugu, Borno, Plateau, Sokoto and Oyo states and the Army headquarter in Abuja. We aim to establish wellness centres in most of our divisional locations across the six geopolitical zones.
Background
The average Military personnel and family have to endure long periods of family separation due to deployment, frequently relocate from stations often at short notice, deal with the effects of prolonged exposure to combat which could cause physical injury or invisible wounds like combat stress -. These, combined with everyday stressors, could potentially impact the mental and physical wellbeing of serving personnel and their families.
Unhealthy lifestyles and behaviour like inadequate physical activity, abuse of substance, poor dietary habits, and chronic stress—are prevalent among military community members worldwide. To tackle these issues, NAOWA is establishing wellness centres that will provide services that will improve its clients' mental, physical, psychological and emotional wellbeing in a serene, secure, discrete and non-judgmental environment. In more specific terms, our wellness centres will provide an enjoyable, holistic therapeutic experience that will enrich life, reduce stress, help clients grow from trauma while promoting healthy living couple with prevention of illnesses and diseases.
As the flagship centre, the Abuja facility shall provide a full range of services, while the divisional facilities will offer fewer services. Construction of the Abuja Wellness Centre will commence in July 2021, with an estimated completion date of December 2021
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Recipients
The recipients of the services of wellness centres in order of priority -
Project description
This assignment will require the successful organisation to deliver/provide, and manage the following services.
depression, anxiety, grief, stress, suicidal thoughts, relationship issues, adolescent and family problems
o Community sensitisation and awareness training for military communities
o Running of wellness kitchen and restaurant
o Specialised fitness programmes for the Military, women and youths o Running of the gym and swimming pool facilities
o Physiotherapy clinics
o Any other wellness-related service deemed relevant by service provider/consulting firm in which case; the proposal must clearly state what these services are and how they fit into the programmes mentioned above
Scope
The kind of activities that will be undertaken in this assignment will include but not limited to the following:
Project Development
Coordination with the construction team on design and development of centres Product and services development in collaboration with the in-house team
Operation Management
Development of operational plan, policies and manuals
Daily operations management which will include daily sales, planning and management, forecasting etc
Perform all relevant accounting functions Recruitment, induction and training of staff
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Strategic marketing, revenue growth management and promotion of wellness centre Design and maintenance of a solid social media presence
Reporting
Monthly and quarterly reporting to the NAOWA Board
NAOWA will provide the following:
o Strategic stakeholders and relationships, which will include the relevant ministries, departments and agencies, international partners, Nigerian Military, etc.
Skills and Expertise Required
Service Providers/Consulting firms must possess
clinics, wellness and hospitality businesses, employee assistance programmes for mid-large sized organisations etc.
Application Closing Date
10th June, 2021.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates / consultant should send their Proposals to: [email protected] using the Positions as the subject of the email.
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Delivered to:
National Secretariat,
No 2 Dame Patience Jonathan Drive,
After State House Clinic,
P.M.B 239, Asokoro District,
Abuja, Nigeria.
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