Consultancy for Technical expert to support development of Egyptian National Acute Malnutrition Prevention and Management Technical Guidelines, Egypt – Internationals only (6 months)

The objective of this consultancy is to finalize the Egyptian National Acute Malnutrition Prevention and Management Technical Guidelines for primary and secondary care levels, working closely with national stakeholders. The consultant will develop training packages for physicians and nurses and will deliver 2 training of trainers (one for physicians and one for nurses).

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Objective:

The objective of this consultancy is to finalize the Egyptian National Acute Malnutrition Prevention and Management Technical Guidelines for primary and secondary care levels, working closely with national stakeholders. The consultant will develop training packages for physicians and nurses and will deliver 2 training of trainers (one for physicians and one for nurses).

Methodology:

The consultant is expected to:

1. Review the recently developed Egyptian Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention and Management of Acute Malnutrition in Infants and Children Under 5 Years, identify gaps and areas for strengthening, and develop the first draft of the Egyptian National Acute Malnutrition Prevention and Management Technical Guidelines for primary and secondary care levels.

1. Facilitate online meetings with national stakeholders to support the adaptation of the draft guidelines to the Egyptian context, taking into account existing national guidelines and training packages on anthropometry and infant and young child feeding, and Integrated Management of Childhood Illness, among others. The consultant will work with national stakeholders to draft indicators to allow monitoring the programme (second draft)

1. Concurrently, the consultant will develop training manuals, as below:

1. Training manual for physicians including both primary and secondary health care management (including facilitator and participants’ guides) in English.
2. Training manual for nurses including both primary and secondary health care management (including facilitator and participants’ guides) in Arabic

1. Facilitate a face-to-face workshop in Cairo, Egypt with national stakeholders for final review and endorsement of the guidelines and training manuals.
2. Based on the outputs from the workshop, finalise the Egyptian National Acute Malnutrition Prevention and Management Guidelines (English) (final draft) and training manuals.
3. Deliver 2 face-to-face training of trainers in Egypt (one for physicians and on for nurses).

The process should be participatory, bringing together multiple stakeholders from the Ministry of Health and Population and academia and pediatric professional bodies as available. UNICEF will coordinate with national stakeholders to hold the online meetings and face-to-face activities in Egypt.

ACTIVITIES, DELIVERABLES AND TIMELINES, PLUS BUDGET PER DELIVERABLE:

DELIVERABLES	ESTIMATED DURATION TO COMPLETE	PAYMENT
1.First draft of the technical guidelines for primary and secondary care.	15 Days	20 %
2.Facilitate online meetings with national stakeholders; Second draft of the technical guidelines for primary and secondary care; Training manual for physicians including both primary and secondary health care management (including facilitator and participants’ guides) in English; and Training manual for nurses including both primary and secondary health care management (including facilitator and participants’ guides) in Arabic.	35 days	40%
4.Facilitate a face-to-face workshop in Cairo, Egypt with national stakeholders, and finalize the Egyptian National Acute Malnutrition Prevention and Management Guidelines, and training manuals for physicians and nurses, accordingly	5 working days	20%
5.Deliver 2 face-to-face training of trainers in Egypt (one for physicians and on for nurses).	10 working days	20%
	65 Days	100%

Conditions of work:

The consultant will work remotely. The consultant will travel to Egypt to facilitate the final workshop for endorsement of the guidelines (5 working days) and deliver training of trainers workshops (10 working days). UNICEF will cover plane tickets and daily subsistence allowance for in-country work, as per UNICEF’s standard rates for Egypt.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

-Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in medicine/pharmacy/public health/nutrition or health related field, with postgraduate degree in Public Health/nutrition/paediatrics or other health or nutrition related field.

-Technical background and skills: At least 5 years of considerable experience in working with the health care systems in the field of child malnutrition and childhood diseases, and participation in the development of health care guidelines especially in wasting management. Experience in developing training manuals, and providing training to health care workers.

-Range and depth of relevant experience: field experience of developing/running wasting management programmes is an asset. Familiarity with the health system in Egypt is an asset.  Previous experience in UN agencies (especially UNICEF) and/or International Non-government Organisations is an asset.

-Professional Fluency in English is a must. Knowledge of Arabic is an asset. Excellent presentation, communication, and writing skills.

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. 

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.