Consultant to Develop the Borno State Adolescent and Youth-Friendly Health Services (AYFHS) Policy

ABOUT THE ROLE;

EYN Projects seeks to engage a qualified consultant to support the review, contextual adaptation and development of a Borno State Adolescent and Youth-Friendly Health Services AYFHS Policy. The assignment will be informed by the Nigeria National Standards and Minimum Service Package for AYFHS 2018, relevant national policies and guidelines, Borno State health-sector priorities, existing adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health initiatives, and the perspectives of adolescents, young people and other stakeholders.

The consultant will conduct a rapid assessment of the AYFHS service-delivery landscape, identify gaps and opportunities, facilitate stakeholder consultations, adapt the nine national AYFHS standards to the Borno State context, and develop the policy and accompanying implementation, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning arrangements.

SCOPE OF WORK / KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review the Nigeria National Standards and Minimum Service Package for AYFHS 2018 and other relevant national policies, strategies, guidelines and standards.
• Review relevant Borno State policies, strategies, plans, health-sector priorities and existing AYFHS/SRH initiatives.
• Conduct a rapid assessment of the current adolescent and youth health service-delivery landscape in Borno State.
• Identify key gaps, opportunities, barriers and contextual factors affecting AYFHS implementation in the state.
• Consult key stakeholders, including adolescents and young people, to obtain inputs for policy domestication.
• Adapt the nine national AYFHS standards and associated criteria to the Borno State health-system context.
• Identify grants opportunity for the organization and support in proposal writing.
• Develop a comprehensive Borno State AYFHS Policy with clear implementation arrangements.
• Develop an implementation framework/action plan outlining priority interventions, responsible institutions, timelines and indicative resource requirements.
• Develop a monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning MEAL framework for the policy.
• Facilitate stakeholder review, validation and finalization of the policy, incorporating approved feedback.

EXPECTED DELIVERABLES

• Inception Report: Understanding of the assignment, methodology, workplan, stakeholder engagement plan, desk-review approach, proposed data-collection/assessment tools and proposed policy structure.
• Situational Analysis Report: Concise assessment of the current AYFHS situation in Borno State, key gaps, opportunities, stakeholder landscape and priority areas for policy intervention.
• Draft Borno State AYFHS Policy: A comprehensive first draft adapted from the national policy and incorporating stakeholder and youth perspectives.
• Stakeholder Consultation Report: Stakeholders consulted, consultation methodology, key issues raised, recommendations and explanation of how recommendations were incorporated.
• Draft Implementation Framework: Strategic priorities, activities, institutional responsibilities, timeline, indicators and indicative resource requirements.
• Validation Workshop Report: Facilitation of a stakeholder validation workshop and documentation of key comments, areas of consensus, outstanding issues and agreed revisions.
• Final Borno State AYFHS Policy: A professionally edited final policy incorporating approved stakeholder comments.
• Executive Summary and Policy Brief: An executive summary of the policy and a concise policy brief for senior decision-makers and partners.

CORE BEHAVIOURS

Understanding humanitarian contexts and application of humanitarian principles:

• Ensure that program goals and activities uphold the principles of the key national and international humanitarian frameworks, codes, and commitments
• Integrate beneficiary accountability principles into the approach

Achieving results effectively:

• Ensure efficient and transparent use of resources following internal controls
• Address difficult situations and make tough decisions confidently and calmly
• Consider the wider impact of decisions to be made in the short and long term.
• Continuously provides feedback and updates to achieve improved results
• Document lessons learned and apply them to future projects

Maintaining and developing collaborative relationships:

• Actively listen to different perspectives and experiences of stakeholders
• Actively participate in networks to access and contribute to good practice
• Establish and maintain clear communication and dialogue with disaster and conflict-affected people and other stakeholders

Operating safely and securely:

• Identify and communicate risks and threats and minimize these for oneself and the agency
• Take measures to do no harm and to minimize risks for partners and the communities
• Reduce vulnerability by complying with safety and security protocols set by the organization.

Managing yourself in a pressured and changing environment:

• Help team members practice stress management through prioritization of workloads and modeling of appropriate self-care
• Remain effective and retain perspective in the face of difficult or demanding situations
• Demonstrate personal integrity by using one’s position responsibly and fairly
• Maintain ethical and professional behavior following relevant codes of conduct
• Plan, prioritize, and perform tasks well under pressure
• Take responsibility for your work and the impact of your actions

Leadership: Action; Thinking; Self; Inspiring; Developing Others:

• Demonstrate managerial courage by confronting difficult situations seeking resolution, and stating willingness to champion ideas
• Demonstrate approachability and trust by listening carefully to others valuing their contribution, and making others feel comfortable by being open and honest about their thoughts and feelings
• Demonstrate self-development and management by taking responsibility for own development, and actively seeking out feedback to better understand their strengths and weaknesses.
• Effectively influence others by understanding their interests and showing how they will be met by their own preferred solution
• Give constructive feedback to enhance capabilities and responsibilities to another for his/her development

QUALIFICATION & EXPERINCE;

• Applicants should demonstrate qualifications and experience relevant to the scope of this consultancy, including:
• Advanced degree in public health, health policy, public policy, development studies, social sciences, or another relevant discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in adolescent and youth health, adolescent and youth-friendly health services AYFHS, sexual and reproductive health SRH, health policy development, or related public-health programming.
• Experience conducting desk reviews, situational analyses, stakeholder consultations and policy or strategy development.
• Knowledge of Nigeria’s health-policy context and the ability to contextualise national standards for state-level implementation.
• Strong report-writing, analytical, facilitation and stakeholder-engagement skills.
• Ability to develop practical implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning frameworks.
• Experience working with government health institutions, civil society organization’s, development partners and/or humanitarian actors is an advantage.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Strong analytical and policy-development skills.
• Ability to engage adolescents and young people safely, ethically and meaningfully.
• Excellent consultation, facilitation and communication skills.
• Commitment to inclusion, confidentiality, safeguarding and the principle of doing no harm.
• Ability to deliver high-quality outputs within agreed timelines.

Core Values

The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate:

• Integrity and transparency
• Accountability
• Professionalism
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Respect and inclusion
• Commitment to organizational mission and donor accountability

NOTE: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Multiple submissions will be automatically disqualified.

If you are not reached upon the submission of your application, it means you did not meet the criteria for selection. 

EYN Projects does not ask for any form of payment/compensation at any stage of recruitment

Our Safeguarding policy prevents physical, sexual, emotional abuse or neglect of any member of our community. The welfare of these individuals is paramount. All our communities without exception have the right to protection from abuse regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality or belief. It is the responsibility of everyone to ensure safeguarding.

The Organization has zero tolerance to PSEA.

Method of Application

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by submitting a CV and Cover letter in a single PDF document to the link provided.

For the application to be valid, EYN Projects only accepts applications with a cover letter. All applications should include a functional Email address, Mobile numbers, and detailed curriculum vitae (CV). 

Interested and qualified? Go to Ekklesiyar Yan'uwa a Nigeria (EYN PROJECT) on forms.gle to apply