Terms of reference (ToR)
This is a call for Nutrition SMART survey consultants for three selected Woredas of Oromia, West Arisi Zone Gedb Assassa; Somali Region, Afder Zone, Dolobay; and in SNNPR region, Mirab Abaya woreda under OFDA grant.
Survey Consultancy: Nutrition SMART surveys.
Desired number of consultants: One consultant, but who can deploy three teams at a time and submit the report within the time frame provided.
Number of Surveys: three, one SMART survey for each Woreda.
Time allotted for the survey: 35 days, from data collection to report submission.
International Medical Corps
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.
Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve quality of life through interventions that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. International Medical Corps has been implementing programs in Ethiopia since 2003 in the areas of health, nutrition, WASH, livelihoods, GBV, mental health, sexual reproductive health, primary health care, and HIV/AIDS.
International Medical Corps has secured funding from OFDA to respond for the current nationwide emergencies. International medical corps together with government partners at all level has been implementing projects focusing on Nutrition, WASH and Health.
OFDA grant project sites and sector of intervention.
Twenty two (22) woredas were targeted for OFDA support. Eight (8) woredas (G/Asasa and Dodola in west arsi zone, Dolobay in Afder Zone and Hudet in Liben zone, Somali, Gursum and Goljano in Fafen zone Somali, and Meyu Muluke and Kumbi in Nogob zone Somali) targeted for Nutrition and Health only. Mirab Abaya woreda, in Gamo Gofa zone, in SNNPR was targeted for WASH, Nutrition and Helath. WASH together with Health will be implemented in two woredas (Dewa chefa and Jile Tumuga woredas in Amhara region).Only WASH project has been implemented in eleven (11) woredas (Arsi Negelle, Shashemene and Shalla in west arsi zone, Adami Tulu woreda in East shewa zone, Hadero Tunto, Humbo and Sore in SNNPR, and Kumbi, Meyu Muluke, Chinksen and Midega Tolla in East harerghe zone).
The OFDA project has the following principal objectives
1. Nutrition sector: To contribute to a reduction of morbidity and mortality rates associated with malnutrition amongst children under five and pregnant and lactating women below the national emergency threshold in Oromia, Somali, and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ (SNNP) Regional States of Ethiopia.
2. Health sector: To contribute to service quality improvement in outbreak investigations and public health emergencies’ response through early case detection and treatment in drought affected areas of Amhara, Oromia, Somali, and SNNP Regional States of Ethiopia.
3. WASH sector: To provide safe drinking water and safe hygiene and sanitation practices through hygiene promotion in drought-affected communities
2. Objectives of the SMART Survey
2.1.General Objective:
To determine the status of nutritional and feeding condition of the population in the three selected Woredas.
2.2.Specific objectives:
· To estimate the current prevalence of acute and chronic malnutrition among children aged 6-59 months in the three Woredas.
· To estimate mortality rate of children under five and the total population over the 3 months period prior to the survey in these selected Woredas.
· To estimate prevalence of diarrhea, acute respiratory infections and fever among children aged 6-59 months in the two weeks preceding the survey,
· Assess vaccination coverage (BCG and measles) and vitamin A supplementation of children aged 6-59 months in these Woredas
· Access the IYCF practices of the community among the households with children under two in these Woredas.
· Assess the contextual factors such as key WASH, food security and livelihood situation of the population in these Woredas.
3. Scope of assignment/consultancy
· To prepare survey proposal to be submitted to Emergency Nutrition Coordination Unit (ENCU)
· To fully adapt to the requirement of SMART methodology: including data collection tools/structured questionnaires, interview guide and observation checklist and present to International Medical Corps for comments and approval.
· To organize a short launching meeting at the beginning of the field work with respective field staffs and government representatives
· To travel to the selected Woredas and recruit experienced data collectors and train enumerators on SMART quantitative and qualitative data collection methods such as how to do anthropometric measurement and fill the forms.
· To conduct the nutritional and mortality survey: including correct sampling; assigning clusters to enumerators’ teams; active supervision of data collection and assuring the quality of the data collected
· Conduct a final debriefing session with field and Addis technical team.
· Write and submit a comprehensive draft report in a maximum of seven (7) days after finishing the field data collection and a final report within three (3) days after receiving feedback on the draft report.
· Present a summary of the findings for International Medical Corps Addis office staffs using a power point as soon as the draft report is completed.
· The consultant will make sure the Regional, Zonal and Woreda Health Offices and Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Commission (DPPC) will be engaged in the process.
4. Methodology: SMART survey methodology.
5. Final Report Outline
The final report of this SMART survey needs to contain:
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Executive summary
1. Introduction
1.1. Background of the Survey
1.2. General and specific Objectives
1.3. Research Questions of the Survey
1.4. Scope of the Survey
1.4. Limitation of the Survey
2. Survey Methodology
2.1. Survey Method Design
2.2. Sampling Design
2.3. Data Collection Techniques Design
2.4. Data Quality Management Design
2.5. Data Interpretation and Presentation Design
2.6. Definition of Terms
2.7. Background to the Survey Woredas
2.7.1. Geographical and Administrative
2.7.2. Demographic
2.7.3. Socio-Economic
Other Relevant Background information to the study Woredas will be included
3. Data Presentation and Discussion
Results should be presented by section such as:
3.1. Nutrition,
3.2. IYCF and
3.3. Food Security and Livelihood,
4. Conclusions, Lessons Learnt and Recommendations
5. References
6. Appendices
6. Deliverables
I. A comprehensive draft report as per the agreed up on timeline in the work plan.
II. Final survey report after addressing all the comments given by the technical team as per the agreed up on timeline in the work plan.
III. Row survey data(data set)
7. Communications:
The consultant will routinely communicate with the designated staff of the International Medical Corps Country Office to discuss progress, constraints as well as safety and security of team members as these relate to the assignment.
1. Required Expertise & Qualifications
The expected competency of the consultant/firm should include:
ü The lead consultant should have appropriate experience knowledge on nutrition with a minimum of 6 years’ experience in implementing nutrition interventions.
ü Experienced in conducting Nutrition surveys and well versed with SMART methodology.
ü Have appropriate human resources for administering data collection, quality control of data, data entry and management
ü Consulting firm with knowledge on ethical considerations and roles and regulations of the local government