Call for Consultants
NetWorks, a five-year USAID-funded global project focusing on distribution and use of LLINs, is led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (JHUCCP), with partners Malaria Consortium, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (SwissTPH), and Mennonite Economic and Development Associates (MEDA).
Background
The NetWorks project is a global project with country programs, designed to address the following award objective and four results (from the RFA):
Award Objective: To support National Malaria Control Programs (NMCP) to develop efficient, comprehensive and multi-channel sustainable programs for achieving and maintaining high ownership and use levels of LLINs and related technologies by at risk populations. The project will build upon previous successful investments and efforts achieved through a range of public, private, campaign and routine approaches.
Result 1: Develop and promote appropriate policies at national level to encourage sustained, high levels of LLIN and related technologies ownership and use.
Result 2: Develop, promote and support efficient and effective distribution approaches to ensure sustained high level coverage of LLINs and related technologies in communities, particularly among the targeted populations.
Result 3: Increase demand for and use of LLINs and related technologies to promote sustainable high levels of LLINs ownership and use.
Result 4: Design, conduct, and analyze strategic operational research to pilot, document and scale-up innovative best practices that contribute towards achieving and maintaining high levels of LLINs and related technologies ownership and use.
More information can be found at networksmalaria.org.
Areas of Work
NetWorks is seeking letters of interest from consultants for upcoming work in the following areas between now and September 2014:
· Planning and managing large scale distribution of LLINs via ANC/EPI and other continuous channels
· Planning and managing large scale distribution of LLINs via mass campaigns
· Logistics for LLIN distribution
· Designing and managing behavior change communication (BCC) program components, providing technical assistance to countries with identified need for support in BCC, including overall strategic design as well as time-sensitive support for distribution activities
· Monitoring and Evaluation of health commodities distribution and BCC
· Field study coordination of implementation research
· Development of case studies and policy briefs, based on review of best practices in all areas related to LLIN distribution and use
NetWorks currently has project components in Senegal, Uganda, Nigeria, and South Sudan, but activities will not be limited to these countries.
Required Skills and Experience
· Ability to work under pressure with a variety of stakeholders, reaching consensus together
· Critical thinking and strategy development skills based on evidence and contextual analysis
· Excellent written and oral communication skills
· Timeliness of delivery
· At least three years of experience in malaria control or similar field experience are required.
· Additional experience in any of these areas: project implementation, operations research, qualitative and quantitative research and analysis, monitoring and evaluation.
· Ability to travel
· Francophone consultants are particularly encouraged to contact us.
How to Apply
Interested consultants should send a C.V. and a cover letter describing their particular relevant experience and areas of interest to [email protected].
While CVs of interested of interested candidates will be welcome as long as this advert is on the partners’ respective websites, the project is seeking consultants for work taking place in the near future and is encouraging candidates to apply before the 15th of October 2011.
Do not send large attachments such as photographs. We will contact individuals who meet the requirements about specific assignments.
