International Consultancy- Estimation of Severe Acute Malnutrition Burden
Abuja
• Nigeria
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Nairobi
• Kenya
Profession (Non-profit, social work, Entry and Basic-level)
Industry (Food, nutrition, Entry and Basic-level)
Seniority (Food, nutrition, Non-profit, social work)
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International Consultancy- Estimation of Severe Acute Malnutrition Burden
Description
Requirements:
An advanced degree in nutrition, public health, research, epidemiology, statistics or closely related areas.
Advanced experience in survey data, wasting treatment, burden estimation and programme coverage
Experience in writing publications
Excellent written and spoken English required as well as technical abilities and skills in reviewing literature and synthesizing information.
Experience in Africa and specifically West Africa.
Experience in stakeholder management and problem solving in complex situations.
- Fluency in English writing skills for training materials, assessment and roadmap development.
Responsibilities
The objective of the consultancy is to conduct a study on a method of determining incidence correction factor and a method of determining burden of wasting across the states in Nigeria. Specifically, the consultancy will focus on the following:
• Review of the quality of Severe Acute Malnutrition Programme data
• Review current methods of determining wasting incidence correction factors
• Review current methods of estimating burden of wasting
• Design and conduct a study or analysis to determine incidence correction factors for Nigeria
• Test the caseload calculator for the wasting cascade and provide feedback.
• Develop simplified tools for estimating wasting burden at national and state level in Nigeria
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