Apply for National Consultant to Develop Standardized Package of Training Materials and Job Aids for the Young Mentor Mothers Programme, Pretoria, South Africa, 8 months (home-based) Unicef Job Vacancy | Unicef Careers

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We are dedicated to making certain that each child survives and thrives. This consultancy will assist UNICEF beneath the key intervention – assist the proof technology, coverage, plan and guideline improvement, and program implementation to enhance high quality of adolescent well being and triple elimination of vertical transmission Pediatric HIV.

Since 2019, UNICEF South Africa supported roughly 44000 younger moms via Young Mentor Mothers (YMM) programmes in three provinces (Kwa-Zulu Natal, Gauteng and Limpopo). For sustainability and scale-up, efficient oversight and administration are important for the high quality scale-up of the younger mentor mom programme. This contains defining clear roles for YMM, offering tailor-made coaching and making certain ongoing mentorship and supervision. Currently, the absence of standardised coaching supplies for the YMM Programme compromises service high quality and consistency.

This consultancy goals to develop a standardized package deal of coaching supplies and job aids to deal with the recognized gaps and to improve the high quality of assist offered to YMM. By making a cohesive package deal, the general effectiveness of the programme will probably be improved and will be sure that all YMM obtain the vital steering and assets to thrive. Advocacy with the National Department of
Health and stakeholders will additional promote nationwide implementation and utilisation.

How are you able to make a difference? 

Under the supervision of the HIV Officer in the Health and Nutrition part, the marketing consultant will develop high-quality standardised package deal of coaching supplies and job aids for the Young Mentor Mothers (YMM) programme. The package deal will embody normal working procedures, coaching materials, job aids, knowledge assortment instruments and referral instruments to different providers.

The aims of this consultancy are to:

i. evaluate present coaching supplies, capability constructing classes that have been beforehand held together with abilities constructing which have been held to determine pertinent subjects to be included in the coaching package deal,

ii. evaluate the peer mentorship processes and interventions (throughout ANC, post-natal care, postnatal golf equipment) to determine capability constructing and delicate abilities required to ship high quality and delicate peer assist,

iii. develop a coaching package deal that aligns to their scope of work, in addition to supporting supplies that’s responsive the program wants, completely different classes to be held by peer mentors, job aids that may assist their effectivity and effectiveness,

iv. interact present peer suppliers, supervisors and programme managers via qualitative strategies to collect suggestions and inputs that may improve the supplies and enhance providers,

v. collaborate with Department of Health (DoH) and different stakeholders to co-create the standardised package deal, making certain  institutionalisation and scalable implementation of the YMM programme, and to

vi. pilot the coaching supplies and validate them.

Activities:

• Attend an inception assembly with UNICEF and key companions to talk about and agree on the scope of the work, roles and obligations and revised timelines.
• Write and submit an inception report outlining the methodology, workplan, timeline and package deal supplies to be developed.
• Review supplies and documentation that’s at present to informing the YMM programme package deal together with;

a) coaching supplies and varied displays
b) obtainable supplies, assets from DoH and different key stakeholders on adolescent psychological well being, vitamin, contraceptive, vitamin, HIV, SRH and maternal and child well being service together with authorities insurance policies, SOP, coaching supplies, framework, and job aids.

• Engage present peer suppliers, supervisors and programme managers pre and publish drafting of supplies to be sure that their wants are addressed.

Outputs/Deliverables:

1. Prepare the first draft of the standardized package deal together with: a) coaching handbook, b) job aids, c) knowledge assortment instruments
2. Revise the standardised package deal to create a second draft, incorporating consolidated suggestions from YMM, with DoH and different stakeholders.
3. Create a PowerPoint coaching package deal (handbook and displays) of the draft package deal for validation by the peer mentors, DoH and different stakeholders.
4. Submit the ultimate package deal to UNICEF.

Stakeholder Engagement: The marketing consultant will probably be accountable for partaking with related programme managers from NDoH to be sure that the service package deal meets the wants of the adolescent ladies and aligns with the Department of Health programme’s aims.

To qualify as an advocate for each child you’ll have… 

• An superior college diploma (Master’s or larger) in Public Health
• A minimal of 5 years of related skilled expertise as a public well being specialist
  • Knowledge and understanding of adolescent ladies’ well being packages
  • Young Mentor programme expertise will probably be thought-about a bonus
  • Experience and information of HIV together with vertical transmission, maternal well being and SRH
  • Experience in the improvement of coaching supplies which are visible and easy to use, presentation and SOPs

1. Desired abilities
   • Excellent communication abilities together with writing abilities
   • Empathy
   • Proactive staff participant
   • The particular person will need to have demonstrated potential, understanding and expertise in coordinating stakeholders and working with younger folks
   • An understanding of the South African public well being system, and expertise in working with a number of stakeholders the completely different ranges of well being care service supply
   • Experience in working with the South African Departments of Health (nationwide, province and district) and shut companions is an asset
2. Languages wanted:
   • 1st language English –spoken and written
   • Another native language will probably be an asset
3. Computer abilities
   • MS Word,PowerPoint, Excel
   • Internet
   • SharePoint
   • Teams, Zoom 

Application Guidance
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