World Vision Consultant Cash-Based Programming & Nutrition Jobs in SouthSudan

Globally, malnutrition is an underlying contributor to 45% of child mortality and is a leading contributor to morbidity, which has a negative impact on the national economy and increases the burden on the health system.


Cash programing provides targeted communities with resources to meet their needs, access services, and the dignity to decide how to prioritize their specific needs.

Cash Based Programming (CBP) is increasingly popular in emergency projects across sectors to support social protection interventions.

The assumption is that direct cash input increases household income and improves effectiveness of purchasing power; which increases food diversity and household food consumption that directly translates into nutrition improvement for children.

The objective of this work is to develop a three-country study, documenting lessons and new learning that will enhance effectiveness and efficiency of CBP to address nutritional outcomes. Specifically, the case study will respond to the following key questions;

Responsibilities

  • What key factors were considered when determining the amount of cash transfer in ongoing projects in South Sudan, Somalia and Bangladesh. What has worked well? What has not worked well?
    For what needs are households primarily using these funds?
  • How are household spending priorities determined? By whom?

  • What nutrition services and messaging were integrated as part of the projects and what key messages can be considered in future cash programming
  • What was the proposed pathway by which the cash-based assistance project sought to address or contribute to addressing nutrition outcomes? (Either through increasing access to nutrition specific or nutrition sensitive services)
  • What is the
    evidence of impact of the CBP on nutrition outcomes? What nutrition related indicators were used and monitored/evaluated and what key outcome monitoring indicators should CBP projects consider in future programming
  • The findings will identify learnings and recommendations for nutrition- sensitive cash based assistance with a focus on the following outcomes;
  • Increased quality and quantity of diet, frequency of meals, protein and micronutrient intake, through improved purchasing power, and nutrition education/behaviour change programming
  • Increased availability of nutritional food production

    Requirements

  • Masters Level University training in public Health, Nutrition, International Affairs, Economics, Agriculture, or Environmental Science with additional years of related work experience.
  • Experience in cash-based research/interventions and/or humanitarian experience, or working on humanitarian projects/contexts in previous assignments
  • Technical knowledge or familiarity with cash based programming, food security and nutrition issues through practical exposure to these terms.
  • Prior work experience in countries such as Bangladesh, South Sudan and Somalia or in other fragile / high risk contexts.
  • In-depth understanding of malnutrition from nutrition/public health point of view
  • Sound analytical skills to make observations, and identify lessons and recommendations
  • Ability to work in a team, and establish effective working relations with persons of different national and cultural backgrounds.
  • Fluent in English and demonstrated skills in survey or evaluation report writing

    How to apply

  • Interested and qualified consultants are to submit a proposal, including their proposed methodology, detailed timeline and budget by 17th August, 2018 to:
    Belete Temesgen, WVI/DM, Senior Technical Advisor - Cash and Market Based Programming, WVUS, belete_Temesgen@wvi.org
  • Antony Peter, WVI/DM, Emergency Nutrition Specialist, WV Canada,antony_peter@worldvision.ca

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