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Job Title: Training Facilitation Consultant
Locations: Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi, Zamfara & Yobe, Nigeria
Introduction
Terms of Reference for Facilitating Training for Nutrition CSOs on Budget, Policy, Project Monitoring and Public Expenditure Tracking and Development of Basic and Simple Monitoring Tools
- In continuation of the V&A and CSO capacity assessment conducted late 2015 and early 2016, Working to improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) programme plans to further strengthen the CSOs capacity to monitor Nutrition budgets as well as other public expenditure on Nutrition in 3 WINNN implementing states – Zamfara, Katsina and Kebbi.
- It is believed that the Civil Society (CS) which includes but is not limited to non-governmental organizations (NGOs), private voluntary organizations (PVOs), community based organizations (CBOs), civic clubs, trade unions, gender groups, cultural and religious groups, cooperatives, environmental groups, professional associations, academia, policy institutions, consumer organizations, the media, the SHoA are integral to the demand for good governance and accountability.
- This is based on the premise that people have a right to influence public choices that shape their lives; and since budgets remain the chief instrument by which governments make choices that affect the people, independent budget work by CSOs should be promoted.
- WINNN’s voice and accountability work stream is thus dedicated to the performance of oversight functions by CSOs, SHoA and media to encourage CS participation in monitoring and tracking public expenditure, project implementation and make government address pressing needs of the populace.
Justification:
- The organizational Capacity Assessment (OCA) conducted for Nutrition CSOs in WINNN implementing states in December 2015, revealed that CSOs working in nutrition lacked basic project monitoring skills and almost all lack the necessary basic monitoring skills and have no access to monitoring tools or templates required to discharge their oversight function. Where the tools were available, it is often clear that skills needed in their proper usage is lacking. Moreover, there is the basic challenge of practical monitoring being considered complex and difficult to undertake. This is compounded by most of the CSOs being active civil servants who are afraid of asking threatening questions which they fear might jeopardize their means of livelihood.
- WINNN’s strategy is to focus on CSOs in the Nutrition/Health sectors who have little or no monitoring experience and needs to have budget/policy/project monitoring and public expenditure tracking de-mystified and simplified. It is therefore important for these CSO to acquire skills needed for actual monitoring. They also need to know how to develop basic and simple non-threatening monitoring tools. This is expected to ease or reduce tensions which might arise on the part of government in the process of monitoring and would enhance government’s cooperation and support.
- It is in recognition of this that WINNN is organising a capacity building workshop aimed at helping CSOs acquire basic skills of budget/policy/project monitoring and Public Expenditure Tracking.
Project Background:
- Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) is funded by UK’s Department for International Development and implemented by UNICEF, Action Against Hunger (ACF) and Save the Children International (SCI), in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria and the State Governments of Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi, Yobe and Zamfara. 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.
- WINNN programme aims 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.
Methodology:
- The training sessions will be facilitated by the V&A Consultant and the training will last for 4 days per state and will adopt participatory approach with group work and plenary sessions and all workshop materials will be shared with participants.
- The training will be highly practical, participatory and interactive will utilize techniques that would simulate real-life situations.
Outcomes:
- By the end of the workshop, participants are expected to have acquired necessary knowledge and skills needed for practical work on budget/policy/project monitoring and the use of development of monitoring tools.
- Improved knowledge, information and understanding of participatory and inclusive budgeting in Katsina, Kebbi and Zamfara states.
- Enhanced capacity (skills and competencies) of CSOs to engage with various levels of duty-bearers in budget process.
- Development of State specific action plans on participatory budgeting for the CSOs.
Application Closing Date
22nd July, 2016.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note: This is an on-going process and applications will be reviewed on receipt with selection made once an acceptable candidate is identified.