ACF is an
international non-governmental, private, apolitical, non-religious and
non-profit organization created in 1979. Its goal is to combat hunger and
dangerous situations that threaten men, women and children. Currently 500
expats and more than 5,000 employees are working for ACF in more than forty-six
countries working in projects concerning four areas of focus: nutrition,
health, food security and water and sanitation.
AAH-Spain in
Malawi
is currently see
king a Senior
Expert on Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM)
Training**, to provide a** Consultancy** to undertake Community Management of
Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) trainings in Lilongwe, established within the
framework of the “Capacity building support to implement the governmental
nutrition response plan”.
Objectives:
The objective of
this consultancy is to provide technical support to the Malawi mission in the
launch of activities of the CMAM Capacity Building project:
Evaluate
the training needs of the staff of the Nutrition Rehabilitation Units (NRU).
Develop,
in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and UNICEF, the standardized
training modules and materials on the reviewed CMAM for the trainers and for
the trainees.
Develop
a CMAM training plan according to:
• The identified training needs
• The WHO guidelines, the reviewed CMAM
• The level of the trainings:
at
national level for the trainers and DNO and
regional/district
for the staff of the NRU.
Conduct
the training of trainers at national level on the reviewed CMAM protocol.
Develop
the mentoring and coaching guidelines and checklist for the on job training in
order to equip health care workers of the NRU with the skill set and knowledge
necessary to deliver high-quality care management of children and adults with
acute malnutrition in line with the Community Management of Acute Malnutrition
(CMAM) guidelines
Develop
the supervision guidelines and checklist for the District Nutrition Officers.
Qualification
Requirements
Education
· Advanced university
degree in health or nutrition relevant to the trainings’ subject
· Specialization in
Nutrition planning with PhD in Nutrition is an asset.
· ToT or other
trainer certification
Skills and
Experience
· Strong nutrition
technical level
· Experience in
management of public health capacity building programs.
· Five or more years
of clinical experience in pediatric health care and treatment of acute
malnutrition in infants and children under 5 years old
· Demonstrated
experience in the design and delivery of CMAM training workshops
· Good observation
and analytical skills
· Excellent oral and
written communication skills, including public speaking
· Motivated,
creative and dynamic.
· Competent in
concise and accurate report writing
· Relevant
professional experience in Southern Africa or similar context
· Proficient in
English, both written and spoken.
To request the full ToR,
please, contact Nadia Jamil njamil@accioncontraelhambre.org copy to: licitaciones@achesp.org
Subject: ESMD00581- NUT consultancy, Malawi.