Consultant, Support to the Nigeria NMEP for Finalization of the ITN Campaign Implementation Guidelines, Annexes and Toolkit

Organizational Context

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, with a network of 191 member National Societies. The overall aim of the IFRC is “to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.” The IFRC works to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people before, during and after disasters, health emergencies and other crises.

 

The IFRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (the Movement), together with its member National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The work of the IFRC is guided by the following fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality. At Geneva level, the Health and Care Department’s (HCD) New Strategic Direction 2023 focuses on Health Systems Strengthening and WASH Systems Strengthening through four pillars: Global Health Security, Global Health Protection (UHC), Global WASH Services and Transformative Partnership.

 

The Global Health Protection (UHC) pillar houses and chairs the Alliance for Malaria Prevention (AMP), a partnership of more than 40 organizations, including government, private sector, faith-based and humanitarian organizations, focused on three main activities: (1) coordination of partners involved in insecticide-treated net (ITN) campaign and continuous distribution activities; (2) development of operational guidance for planning and implementing of ITN distribution based on an iterative process; and (3) providing technical assistance to national malaria programmes and partners based on requests. AMP’s activities support achievement of the WHO Global Technical Strategy (GTS) targets for high coverage and use of ITNs. AMP is a workstream within the RBM Partnership to End Malaria. Harnessing the global leadership and management systems of IFRC, AMP is uniquely positioned to support and advance country-level efforts to optimize ITN distribution and ensure that the right nets reach the right people at the right time through both campaign and continuous distribution channels.

 

The Nigeria National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP) is responsible for planning, coordinating and overseeing malaria activities in the country and across partners and interventions. The NMEP has engaged on a process of updating the ITN campaign implementation guidelines (IG), ensuring that different partner approaches and strategies, as well as innovations, can be captured in a normative document that describes core activities, parameters and indicators for states and partners.

Job Purpose

The overall objective of the terms of reference is to support a technical review workshop of the IG for insecticide-treated net mass campaigns in Nigeria and support NMEP and stakeholders with the finalization of the IG, the annexes to the IG, and the associated toolkit and resources.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Specific objectives:

• Review the work to date on the campaign implementation guidelines and remaining questions to be addressed by the different technical teams.

Estimated LOE: 2 days.

• Support the NMEP with the review, updating and finalization of the IG annexes including:
  • Integration (ITNs and seasonal malaria chemoprevention)
  • Indicator framework
  • Waste management
  • End-of-life nets
  • Generic template for state-specific plans
  • Post-market data collection

Estimated LOE: 6 days.

• Work with the NMEP and partners to conduct a five-day workshop, including:
  • Pre-workshop planning/agenda and material development
  • Develop presentation materials and tools for individual and group sessions.
  • Facilitate the five-day workshop

Estimated LOE: 12 days.

• Support NMEP and in-country partners with the finalization of the IG and key annexes (including for end-process monitoring, and integration) based on their review, comments, and inputs and send them to NMEP for validation.
  • Ensure recommendations from the workshop are incorporated in the IG/annexes and identify the next steps for any recommendations that cannot be actioned at this time.
  • Prepare a summary report on key decision points (decisions taken and pending) and recommended next steps.

Estimated LOE: 7 days

• Review of toolkit and identification of any key resources missing, requiring updating or that can be removed given new operational strategies and approaches.

Estimated LOE: 3 days.

 

Deliverables:

1. Updated and finalized IG and annexes for ratification.
2. Workshop implemented and key issues resolved, summary of recommendations and next steps included in mission report.
3. Toolkit linked to IG reviewed and summary developed for resource status.

 

Alignment to the IFRC’s objectives and strategy:

The Alliance for Malaria Prevention (AMP)’s mandate aligns to the Federation’s Strategy 2030 as it supports the achievement of strategic aims:

1) Save lives, protect livelihoods and strengthen recovery from disasters and crises.

2) Enable healthy and safe living.

 

Objective and outcomes:

Objective #1: Scaling up and maintaining universal coverage targets of malaria prevention with ITNs through all available channels including mass distribution campaigns and continuous distribution channels.

 

Desired outcomes: To address some of the most critical challenges countries, partners, and TA providers face with planning and implementing mass ITN campaigns and to identify cost-effective and efficient strategies.

 

Support to be provided to the consultant

The consultant will be supported by the Manager – Malaria Programmes and the Officer, Country Support.

 

Time allocation, for budget purposes

The consultancy timeframe will be from 1st August to 30th November 2024. This consultancy contract includes 12 days of travel to Nigeria.

Notes: The consultant will be contracted by the IFRC, and the standard contractual terms will apply.

Experience

Required:

• At least seven years of experience with planning, implementation and monitoring of ITN campaigns, including demonstrated experience with supporting national malaria programs and partners.
• Demonstrated experience of managing different stakeholder expectations, coordination of partners and cultural sensitivity.
• Demonstrated experience in writing campaign planning and implementation documents, including macroplans, training materials and reports.
• Strong proven experience in managing projects with multiple elements and achieving deliverables in a set timeframe.
• Demonstrated experience with large-scale funding or implementation partners for ITN mass campaigns (e.g. Global Fund, US President’s Malaria Initiative, Against Malaria Foundation, UK Aid, UN, etc.)

Knowledge, Skills and Languages

Required:

• Strong command of English (written, spoken) required for this role.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team in a cross-cultural environment.

Competencies, Values and Comments

Application Instructions

• Please submit your application in English only.
• Please include in your motivation letter your availability and your current Daily Fee Rate in CHF.