Location: 18 Woredas: Oromia (7), Amhara (5), SNNP (4) and Tigray (2)
Employment Type: consultancy
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, non-profit 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, non-political, non-sectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
PROGRAM BACKGROUND
USAID’s Feed the Future Ethiopia - Value Chain Activity (FTFE-VCA) is part of the U.S. Government’s Feed the Future Initiative, and Component Four (Agriculture Marketing and Value Chain) of the Government of Ethiopia’s Agricultural Growth Program (AGP II). The purpose of FTFE-VCA is to improve the performance of selected value chains in the agricultural sector. Three Sub-Purposes will improve nutrition and income for smallholder farmers: (1) increase nutrition-sensitive productivity of targeted value chains, inclusive of women and youth; (2) strengthen inclusive market systems and trade; and (3) improve the enabling environment in support of agricultural transformation.
International Medical Corp’s contribute to overall FTFE-VCA program targets and goals through implementation of technical activities, under sub-purpose 1 (“Increased nutrition-sensitive productivity of targeted value chains, inclusive of women and youth) as well as supporting nutrition activities as a cross-cutting theme. International Medical Corp’s is primarily responsible for contributing to “Increased availability of, access to, and consumption of safe, diverse foods”.
Aside from improving the inputs to smallholder farmers, this FTFE-VCA is designed to improve nutrition of the farmers and their household members. Diversified diets are highly correlated with caloric and protein adequacy, percentage of protein from animal sources (high quality), and household income. Increasing dietary diversity will require increasing the availability of nutritious foods at the household level and in markets. The availability of nutritious foods in market and homes is a consequence of increasing both household agricultural and livestock production and the productivity of value chains.
Producers need more nutritious produce available for their own consumption as well as a surplus to sell at local markets or to value added processors. Simply increasing the availability of products is insufficient to improve the nutritional status of producers' households. Women need to be empowered to make decisions about how much produce to retain for household consumption as well as for savings and investment.
KAP STUDY OBJECTIVES
1. To determine mother’s knowledge and practice regarding the food diversification (in four food groups) and hygiene.
2. To determine mother’s knowledge and caring practice of children aged 6-23 months regarding the food diversification (in four food groups), feeding frequency and hygiene.
3. To formulate and provide practical and sustainable recommendations to strengthen the nutrition activities based on the survey findings.
4. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
· Develop and design KAP survey protocol, including sample size estimation, sampling method, clustering of the villages etc, and validate contextual tools using KAP manual from FAO, 2014
· Train the KAP data collection teams and data clerks (including field testing)
· Assume overall responsibility for design and implementation of the KAP, including daily supervision of KAP teams and daily data collection quality assurance
· Be responsible for data cleaning and analysis using appropriate software i.e. Epi Info, SPSS, ENA for SMART and ODK.
· Prepare a draft KAP survey report for review by IMC, ensuring that the assessment is comprehensive and includes all relevant indicators
· Prepare a final report including background, methodology, results, limitations, conclusions and recommendations incorporating feedback from IMC staff on the draft report
· Prepare and lead a validation workshop for FTF-VCA, partners and stakeholders. This presentation outcomes will be shared at national level via the FTF working group
SCHEDULE
No | Activity | Number of days |
1 | · Introduction of team · Overview of FTF-VCA (International Medical Corp’s) nutrition program in four regions (Oromia, Amhara, Tigray and SNNP) · Preparation of Inception Report including detail schedule · Preparation of survey methodology · Validation of survey methodology | 5 days |
2 | Travel to the field; meet relevant actors (FTF-VCA, woreda health and agriculture offices and check actors availability for participation in the survey and validation workshop | 7 days |
3 | Training of survey staff, and field practice and test | 4 days |
4 | Revise and finalize data collection tools, and prepare for data collection | 2 day |
5 | Data collection and data entry | 10 days |
6 | Data cleaning and analysis | 2 days |
7 | Report Writing | 7 days |
8 | International Medical Corps and stakeholder debriefing with presentation of key findings and recommendations | 3 day |
9 | Final Report | 5 days |
| Total Days | 45 days |
DELIVERABLES
· Present the design, implementation and supervision strategy of the KAP survey. Validate with IMC country team and the TU Nutrition advisor
· Implement the KAP survey in 18 Woredas of four regions (Oromia -7, Amhara -5, SNNP – 4 and Tigray -2.
· Present a draft KAP survey report including background, methodology, results, limitations, conclusions and recommendations (short term and medium-term recommendation)
· Present a KAP final report incorporating the feedback from the IMC country team and the TU nutrition advisor
· Submit all the data and analysis outputs (both raw and final) electronically to IMC country team
JOB QUALIFITCATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Required Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
· Knowledge in designing and implementing CMAM and IYCF programs
· Strong communication skills, able to effectively present information clearly and respond appropriately to questions from IMC staff and other relevant stakeholders
· Strong supervisory and organizational skills
· Ability to cope with stress; hardship; patience and flexibility and willingness to work additional hours in order to meet tight deadlines;
· Ability and willingness to travel to field sites and nutrition facilities
· Fluent in written and spoken English and Amharic/Oromifa/Tigregna/local language
Selected Woredas for the baseline survey | ||||
Region | Oromia | Amhara | SNNP | Tigray |
Zone | · East Shewa · East Wollega · HoroGuduru · Jimma · SW Shewa | · E/Gojjam · W/Gojjam · Awi · S/Gondar · N/Gondar | · Keffa · Bench Maji · Sheka · South Omo | · North Western |
Woreda | · Ada’a · Gera · Gimbicho · Goma · Guduru · WayuTuka · Woliso | · Awabel · Jabitehnan · Dangila · Dera · Dembia | · Chena · Shay Bench · Yeki · Bena Tsemay | · AsgideTsimbila · Medebay Zena |
Selection Criteria
The overall standard service provider selection rating will be 70% technical & 30% financial, which will be weighted average finally. Selection will be made based on the below criteria as shown in the table.
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS CONSULTANCY SERVICE PURCHASE TENDER EVALUATION | |||||||
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1 | Feasibility of the proposal | Understanding of TOR, & consistent approach in proposal presentation compliant with the TOR | 10 |
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Complete and justifiable methodology/sampling design | 15 |
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Clear work plan and specific description of the outcome and results anticipated | 15 |
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2 | Previous Experience in undertaking similar works with good outcome | Conducting any similar works proved by copy contract agreements or work orders | 20 |
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Clientele information proved by performance recommendation letters from similar INGOs | 20 |
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3 | Qualification of personnel (Lead consultant and permanent staff) | Personnel who have related qualifications and experience in the similar areas of works (Key personnel & permanent professional staff) | 20 |
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| Total Technical Score (TS) | 100 |
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II | Financial Proposal Evaluation |
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2.2 | Financial Score (FS) (FS=100*Lowest Cost (LC)/PC) |
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III | Overall Score (OS) |
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3.1 | Overall Score = (Technical Score* Technical Rate)+(Financial Score* Financial Rate) = (OS=TS*TR (0.7))+ (FS*FR(0.3)) |
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IV | Rank |
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Minimum number of required key personnel, permanent professional staff, level of qualification, and years of previous experience will be stated in the TOR in line with service requiring sector | |||||||
Evaluation comparison of scores -The best (highest) evaluated point will be attained the maximum denoted score and the other participants scores will be calculated in proportions | |||||||
All technical bid proposals rated >=50% will be considered in further financial evaluation. Financial Proposals with technical evaluation <50% will not be opened. The overall standard service provider selection rating will be 70% technical & 30% financial, which will be weighted average finally | |||||||
The most responsive bidder will be awarded with the quoted amount. However, if the quoted price exceeds the available budget, negotiation will be done with the winner supplier, if that is not successful the next bidder will be negotiated |