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Project Overview and Role

Background
In August 2016, the USAID-funded Family Health Plus (FH+) project will convene an Advocacy Capacity Building Workshop for five state-level Family Planning Advocacy Working Groups (FPAWG) in Abuja, Nigeria. During the workshop, each State FPAWG will work toward developing state-specific advocacy strategy. Formalized advocacy strategy documents for each state will serve to guide FPAWG activities for a two-year period.

Job Title: Consultant, Advocacy Strategy Document Development
Location: Abuja

Objective, Duties and Responsibilities
FH+ is seeking a Consultant to support the development of five (5) advocacy strategy documents?featuring outcomes for each state FPAWG?based on the proceedings of the August 2016 Advocacy Capacity Building Workshop. During the workshop, each state will identify current challenges to FP access and uptake, as well as identify opportunities and strategies to engage state policymakers and drive action for increased investment in FP. The consultant will serve as one of the workshop facilitators, providing hands-on support during the group work and gathering the outcome for inclusion in the strategy documents. The consultant?s main duty will be to create each state?s advocacy strategy document following the workshop, which should feature the specific FP advocacy objectives in each state and the key, costed advocacy activities that will help achieve objectives.

Responsibilities
Specifically, the consultant will be responsible for the following scope of work:

• Develop a template for the strategy document and implementation plan;


• Support the FH+ project team in preparing for Advocacy Capacity Building Workshop as needed, to include learning AFP SMART Approach;


• Serve as co-facilitator at Advocacy Capacity Building Workshop along with FH+ project staff. Support the FPAWG representatives in the workshop to complete the requirements of the technical group sessions, to be included in the advocacy strategy documents;


• Supervise the workshop rapporteur to ensure detailed documentations of workshop proceedings and submission of workshop report.


• Develop a 1-2 page background and situation analysis for FP in each of the states for inclusion in the strategy documents;


• Develop the final advocacy strategy document for each of the 5 states, to include costed activities

Schedule of Deliverables and Invoicing
#Report/Deliverables Due date
1 Co-facilitation of Advocacy Capacity Building Workshop TBD
2 Five (5) final state-level advocacy strategy documents, built on draft advocacy strategy templates, featuring the following:

• Group work proceedings and outcomes from the Advocacy Capacity Building Workshop;


• Background/FP situation analysis; and


• Costed implementation plan (costed activities).

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor?s degree in Public Health, or other related discipline from a recognized institution.


• 4-6 years of progressively responsible experience with family planning, reproductive health, and/or population projects.


• Thorough knowledge of the family planning landscape in Nigeria.


• Demonstrated familiarity and experience working with FP stakeholders, including decision-makers at federal, state/FCT, and LGA levels, and FP advocacy organizations.


• Mastery of written and verbal English-language communication skills.


• Strong writing skills, ability to synthesize information into a cohesive report/product.

How To Apply
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Job Title: Workshop Rapporteur, Family Planning Advocacy Capacity Building Workshop
Location: Kaduna

Objective, Duties and Responsibilities
FH+ is seeking a Workshop Rapporteur to provide secretarial and administrative support for the conduct of the above-mentioned Advocacy Capacity Building Workshop for FP. The workshop will last five days. During the workshop, each state FPAWG will identify current challenges to FP access and uptake, as well as identify opportunities and strategies to engage state policymakers and drive action for increased investment in FP.

Responsibilities
Specifically, the Workshop Rapporteur will provide logistics support to the FH+ project team?the HSS Advisor and Advocacy/Policy Officer?during the planning for and conduct of the workshop, and complete a workshop report. Specifically, s/he shall be responsible for the following:

• Ensure that participants properly complete the registration process on day-1 and the daily attendance sheet;


• Ensure that complete documentations are received from all participants for proper reimbursements and payments due them;


• Ensure safe keeping and availability of workshop materials for use during the workshop;


• Act as liaison between participants and hotel on all logistics issues relating to the workshop;


• Ensure proper documentation of daily proceedings including providing support for printings, photocopies, etc. during the duration of the workshop.


• Work with the Advocacy Strategy Document Development Consultant to conduct pre- and post- tests for the workshop including workshop evaluation and summaries.


• Based on Workshop proceedings, complete report.

Terms and Conditions
The consultancy is for a period of ten days (10) days as follows:

• 1.5 days of workshop preparation (creation of sign-in sheets, printing, support to FH+ project staff as needed)


• 5 days of workshop proceedings


• 1.5 day for summary of workshop evaluations (pre- and post- test)


• 2 days post-workshop for finalization and submission of report

Deliverables
A final workshop process and technical report complete with evaluation sheets to be submitted no later than 5 days after workshop completion.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor?s degree in Public Health, or other related discipline from a recognized institution.


• Proven experience with workshop/training coordination and logistics.


• Experience with family planning, reproductive health, and/or population projects a plus.


• Mastery of written and verbal English-language communication skills.


• Strong writing skills, ability to synthesize information into a cohesive report/product

How To Apply
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Application Deadline: No later than September 9, 2016

Available Positions at Family Health Plus