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Background:
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are preventable and treatable illnesses, they have an effect on over 1.7 billion individuals throughout the world, significantly in tropical and subtropical nations. Two (2) out of each 3 Nigerians harbor at the very least one Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD)i. Seven of these illnesses are extremely prevalent and embody ascariasis, hookworm an infection, trichuriasis, lymphatic filariasis (LF), onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, and trachoma.
These illnesses end result primarily from poor housing and poor entry to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) provisions. The situations are perpetuated by the vicious cycle of poverty, ignorance, and illness. NTDs can lead to lengthy-time period incapacity that may restrict the life expectancy and productiveness of a person. NTDs result in stigmatization of affected people; they’ve ruined greater than a billion lives. NTDs have an effect on households’ skill to earn earnings as a result of of debility, the illnesses cut back self-value and confidence due to stigma, and a few girls lose their marriages when affected by some NTDs like genital Schistosomiasis, Leprosy, and Elephantiasis.
Whole communities turn out to be contaminated since most of the illnesses are communicable. Local populations can turn out to be impoverished due to endemic NTDs. NTDs have large influence on economies as a result of of their devastating influence on well being, lengthy-time period disabilities, and stigma, which may end result in psychological well being challenges.
Rationale:
In view of the significance of offering a centered and frequent area assist to the FMoH and twelve states supported by UNICEF in the NTDs elimination efforts, the companies of an impartial nationwide guide with native experience, data and understanding of NTD points in Nigeria and its linkages with WASH is required. The assist to the twelve states requires knowledgeable technical assist of a parasitologist. The task requires finishing up a number of actions concurrently and desires ample time and journey to obtain aims as the program covers 12 states. The task may even contain documentation and assist for epidemiological evaluations of UNICEF’s technical assist to NTDs elimination in Nigeria.
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Scope of Work:
The National Consultant is anticipated to present technical assist to Federal and State Ministries of Health, NTDs Unit of State Primary Health Care Development Boards, Water Resources, Ministries of Environment, WASH institutional constructions, and different related stakeholders concerned in NTDs elimination and WASH program, and straight report to the WASH Officer (WASH in Institutions).
With steerage from the supervisor (WASH Officer) and the WASH Manager, in shut collaboration with sector stakeholders, the following are the key assignments of the consultancy:
Work Assignment/ Overflow:
Task/Milestone:
1.Produce an in depth work plan for the consultancy and inception report.
Deliverable Outputs:
Inception Report together with detailed work plan outlining the particular deliverables, methods, actions, timeline and anticipated outputs is submitted to the supervisor.
Task/Milestone:
2.Facilitate native possession and useful resource mobilization in collaboration with coverage and choice-makers, together with conventional rulers, skilled our bodies, personal sector people, company organizations, and many others. to generate sources in assist of NTDs elimination.
Deliverable Outputs:
To qualify as an advocate for each child you’ll have…
- An superior college diploma in Parasitology or Public Health or another specialist area associated to Health and WASH.
- A minimal of 5 years’ expertise in National and subnational work in WASH/NTD implementation.
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Experience with facilitation, analysis, and consultations.
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Proven data and understanding of the nationwide and state degree coverage, institutional, regulatory, and authorized frameworks for NTDs.
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Evidence of strong data of stakeholder in the nation, in explicit nationwide establishments, ministries, departments, and businesses in Health and WASH sectors.
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Willingness to journey to rural and semi-city areas of the nation.
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Ability to work in a multi-cultural surroundings
- Developing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency is taken into account an asset.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a neighborhood language is an asset.
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UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
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UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF additionally adheres to strict child safeguarding ideas. All chosen candidates can be anticipated to adhere to these requirements and ideas and can subsequently bear rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to present further info to conduct a background check.
Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates can be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of.
Applicants should submit their monetary and technical proposals together with this application. Applications with out these is not going to be thought of. Use this type to present your monetary proposal.
All-Inclusive Financial Proposal Form-Current.docx
Individuals engaged underneath a consultancy or particular person contract is not going to be thought of “staff members” underneath the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures and won’t be entitled to advantages supplied therein (reminiscent of depart entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their situations of service can be ruled by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are accountable for figuring out their tax liabilities and for the fee of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with native or different relevant legal guidelines.
The chosen candidate is solely accountable to make sure that the visa (relevant) and medical insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for the total interval of the contract. Selected candidates are topic to affirmation of totally vaccinated standing in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which have to be met prior to taking over the task. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and should not anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply areas or straight work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out capabilities for UNICEF for the period of their consultancy contracts.
National Consultant – To contribute to the elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in 12 UNICEF assisted states of Nigeria, Abuja Nigeria, 9 Months.
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