Overview
Support the adaptation, domestication, and validation of the national Nutrition Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) Strategy for Borno and Yobe States, Nigeria, to ensure effective implementation.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce an Inception Report with methodology, workplan, timeline, and stakeholder engagement plan.
- Conduct a desk review of the national SBC strategy and relevant nutrition policies.
- Draft a contextualized SBC strategy document for Borno State.
- Draft a contextualized SBC strategy document for Yobe State.
- Facilitate state-level consultations with government ministries, partners, and community actors.
- Prepare State-Specific Nutrition SBC Strategies for Borno and Yobe States, including priority behaviours, target audiences, SBC approaches, implementation arrangements, and M&E framework.
- Produce final, approved strategy documents for Borno and Yobe states.
Required Experience
- A minimum of 8 years of documented work experience in developing nutrition policies, strategies, programs planning, research, and guidelines.
- Knowledge and experience in broader health programming, food security, and multisectoral programs; including MNCHW, IYCF, HIV, and AIDS.
- Exposure to nutrition program implementation and education.
- Ability and willingness to undertake frequent travels.
- In-depth understanding of nutrition and household food security from a multi-sectoral point of view.
- Understanding development and humanitarian work is an advantage.
- Experience working in Northeast Nigeria is an advantage.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree in Human Nutrition or Public Health or Food Security, or Development policy or related technical area.
