Consultant (Harmonization of the Baseline Survey Report Conducted) at ActionAid Nigeria

ActionAid (AA) Nigeria is an affiliate of ActionAid International, which is a global alliance of organisations working towards achieving a world without poverty and injustice in which every person enjoys the right to a life with dignity. As a large and visible development organisation, we work in more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and America. Our expertise lies in community-led approaches to development and working through partnerships with the poor and other grass root organisations.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Consultant: Harmonization of the Baseline Survey Report Conducted on the Home Grown School-Feeding Programme

Locations: Kaduna and Ogun State

Background

• As part of ActionAid Nigeria’s effort in building the active agency of the people to hold governments and corporates accountable and enhance peoples power in democratic and inclusive governance, Promoting Accountability and Transparency in the School Feeding Programme (PATS-F), a project funded by Mac Arthur Foundation focuses on entrenching a people driven accountable and transparent system in the school feeding programme in Kaduna State.
• Just recently, a baseline survey was conducted in the locations (Kaduna and Ogun State) where/by the organizations funded by the same donor who are monitoring the Home Grown School Feeding Programme with the aim to document the findings on where we were with each level of the indicator before the commencement of the project and a first level report was produced for both states.
• In this light of this, ActionAid Nigeria seeks to engage a Consultant to harmonize the reports of the findings from the baseline conducted in these two locations by ActionAid Nigeria and the organizations named below;
  • The Centre for Women’s Health and Information (CEWHIN)
  • Connecting Gender for Development
  • Federation of Muslim Women of Nigeria (FOMWAN)
  • Girl Child Concern
  • Nigeria Popular Theatre Alliance

Key Deliverable:

• Produce a detailed, harmonized and analytical report of the findings from the baseline survey conducted in the two locations; Kaduna and Ogun State by the organizations mentioned above.

Qualifications and Criteria for Selection

• Demonstrable experience of producing high-quality, credible analytical reports (sample report of such is required);
• High analytical skills
• Knowledge of the Home Grown School Feeding Programme in Nigeria
• Knowledge of research and monitoring and evaluation methodologies, including quantitative and qualitative;
• Proficient writing skills
• Excellent computer skills;
• Good knowledge of the education sector in Nigeria
• The individual’s or his/her organisation’s work responds to issues related to accountability and transparency.
• Must be result-oriented, a team player, exhibiting high levels of enthusiasm, tact, diplomacy and integrity;
• Evidence of having undertaken similar assignments in the past;
• Availability within 1 week of offer of contract.

Place of Work & Administrative Support:

• Unless otherwise agreed, the consultant shall work independently where s/he is based or anywhere required. .
• The selected consultant will sign a contract with AAN and is responsible for acquiring relevant tools needed for the task. Interested consultants are invited to apply by sending a CV detailing competency.
• S/he will be expected to provide his/her own work equipment and space except where otherwise stated.

Timelines for Submission of Deliverables:

• First draft of the report shared with AAN on 15th February 2019
• AAN share feedback on report with Consultant on 18th February 2019
• Final report to AAN 22nd of February 2019

Ownership of Outputs:

• Outputs of the work done as stipulated in the call for expression of interest belongs to ActionAid Nigeria.

Mode of Payment

• Please note that an advance of 50% will be paid after successfully signing the contract by AAN by the successful consultant, while the balance will be paid upon satisfaction of the agreed deliverables in the contract.
• ActionAid shall however deduct the statutory 5% With Holding Tax (WHT) for individuals and 10% for limited (LTD) and public companies (PLC); and remit to relevant authority. The successful applicant would be required to provide AAN his/her Tax Identification Number (TIN) for the purposes of remittance.

Application Closing Date
6th February, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified canidates should send an Expression of Interest electronically to: Procurement.Nigeria@actionaid.org using the subject line "Harmonization of Baseline Report conducted on the Home Grown School Feeding Programme in Kaduna and Ogun State"

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Note: Only successful applicants will be contacted.