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

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

EYN Projects respects and believes in the infinite worth of every individual. We demonstrate this belief through our development and humanitarian services to affected communities, equal employment opportunities, building and strengthening staff's skills, and ensuring qualitative and effective service delivery. EYN Projects does not discriminate based on gender, ethnicity, or religion in our recruitment exercise nor in our humanitarian and development work.

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

• Job Type Full Time , Onsite
• Qualification MBA/MSc/MA
• Experience 3 - 5 years
• Location Borno
• Job Field Consultancy , NGO/Non-Profit

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:

• Actively