Country: Angola
Closing date: 13 Apr 2018
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The Republic of Angola is the seventh-largest country in Africa with a population approaching 30 million, according to the 2014 National Census projections. The country is divided into 18 provinces and 166 municipalities (district equivalent) and 618 communes.
The overall nutritional status of the population remains precarious, especially in the southern provinces of the country. This situation has been further worsened in the last three years by floods and drought caused by El Niño, especially in the southern part of the country. These cyclical weather conditions resulted in low agricultural production in the affected communities, with consequent high malnutrition rates, especially among children, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
The latest estimates from the Multiple-Indicator Cluster and Health Survey (IIMS) 2015-2016, reported that nearly 38 per cent of children under 5 in Angola are stunted (too short for their age), with stunting rates ranging from 51 per cent in Bié to 34 per cent in Namibe. Moreover, 4.9 per cent are wasted, and 19 per cent are underweight, and the age group 6-23 months is the most vulnerable to malnutrition. Micronutrient deficiencies are also pervasive, 65 per cent of tested children (IIMS 2015-2016) suffer some type of anaemia, from which 32 per cent suffer from moderate anaemia.
Furthermore, infant and young child feeding practices are poor, with less than one in four (38 per cent) infants being exclusively breastfed up to 6 months of age. The proportion of children breastfed within the first hour after birth is higher for those born in health centres (51 per cent) than for those born at home or elsewhere (46 per cent). Less than 13 per cent of children 6-23 months have access to diversified food (measured by minimum dietary diversity as a daily diet made up of four or more different food groups).
Wide disparities in nutrition exist between provinces in Angola, emanating from social and economic status (wealth, quintiles, level of mothers education, geographical situation), and this is of significance and serious concern. Given these determinants, it is clear that to reduce maternal and child malnutrition in an effective and sustainable manner, a multi-sector approach is required to address critical issues, such as the lack of availability and access to nutritious food, poor capacity of services delivered in health and nutrition, gaps in non-health interventions to improve children's diet, malnutrition advocacy, behaviour change communication and inadequate monitoring and evaluation systems.
UNICEF seeks a national expert to assist the Government of Angola and its partners to conduct a Situation Analysis of Stunting Determinants in Angola and design a National Multi-Sector Nutrition Policy. These documents (or products) shall be based on the principles for adequate nutrition, sustainability and equity and will aim to improve the mother and child nutrition and reduce the burden of preventable nutrition-related death, illness and disability.
How can you make a difference?
Technical assistance to Government of Angola (DNSP) and to international nutrition consultant for Policy Development to guide national investments and interventions in the population with focus on improved maternal and child nutrition and reduce the burden of preventable nutrition-related death, illness and disability.
Objective:
Support the conduct of a Situation Analysis of Stunting Determinant and a National Nutrition Policy document that will serve as a road map for coordinated implementation of nutrition interventions by the government and nutrition stakeholders across sectors for maximum impact towards achieving SDG2 as well as costed plan of action translating the strategies to concrete actions over the course of 5 years.
Activities and Tasks:
Outputs/Deliverables:
Deliverables
Duration
(Estimated # of days)
Timeline/Deadline
Schedule of payment
ToRs of multi-sector nutrition platform developed and focal points designated by each ministry (health, nutrition, water and sanitation, education and social protection sectors)
5 days
20 April 2018
Per deliverable
Technical consultation meetings held with each relevant partner (Government, CSOs, UN agencies and donors) to collect information to support conduct Situation Analysis of the key Stunting Determinants in Angola
26 days
28 May 2018
Technical support provided to international nutrition consultant to conduct multi-sector theory of change (ToC) for Stunting Reduction addressing key determinants highlighted in the Situation Analysis
9 days
08 June 2018
Technical workshop organised for development and adoption of national multi-sector food and nutrition policy document
30 days
20 July 2018
All payments are linked to deliverables and upon satisfactory completion of deliverables.
Timeframe: April - July 2018
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Desired competencies, technical background and experience
Competencies
The Consultant should have the following competencies:
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Remarks:
Candidates are requested to indicate their proposed consultancy fees to undertake the terms of references. Applications without fees will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
How to apply:
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