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 Consultant/Consulting Agency for Capacity Building of Health and ICDS Functionaries of the Government of Bihar on Revised Childhood Diarrhoea Management
Micronutrient Initiative
Location: Bihar
Last Date: February 11, 2011
Position Profile:
Consultant/Consulting Agency for Capacity Building of Health and ICDS
Functionaries of the Government of Bihar on Revised Childhood Diarrhoea
Management
Micronutrient Initiative
Last Date
for Applications: February 11, 2011
Terms of
Reference (TOR) for the consultant/agency to develop a training
curriculum, training manual and organize training programs for
different cadres of health and ICDS functionaries of the
Government of Bihar on the revised childhood diarrhea management.
1. Back
ground:
Micronutrient Initiative (MI) in collaboration with the Government of
Bihar is implementing the Children’ Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)
supported project: Reducing childhood diarrhea through sustainable use of
zinc and oral rehydration solution (ORS) in Bihar. The demonstration
phase of the project will be implemented in 10 districts of Bihar (in
year 1) namely: Munger, Khagaria, Saharsa, Madhepura, Supaul,
Samasthipur, Sheohar, Sitamahi, Bhagalpur and Banka. The project aims to
increase the coverage of zinc and ORS for the treatment of childhood
diarrhoea and improve compliance to the recommended course of treatment
by the caregivers through public health service delivery channels in
Bihar.
2. Scope
of work:
To improve
the use of zinc and ORS as a treatment regime of childhood diarrhea, the
health and ICDS functionaries: Medical Officers,
Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM), Accredited Social and Health Activist (ASHA),
Child Development Program Officers (CDPO), Aganwadi Workers (AWW),
Supervisors and Block Health Managers (BHMs)
need to be
trained on
technical
and program management
aspects.
It is
expected that knowledge and skills of the providers will improve the
administration and counseling which will result in improved coverage and
compliance by the care givers.
MI has
already commissioned a formative assessment to understand the current
practices and barriers with regards to diarrhoea management to design a
communication strategy for the project. The findings of the formative
assessment are expected to contribute to the development of training
module.
MI is
seeking the services of a competent agency to develop a training
curriculum and design, training module and conduct training of all these
staff in the above mentioned districts in Bihar. The training design
should follow the participatory and adult learning principles.
Details of the type
and number of personnel to be trained is attached as Annex 1.
The
specific activities to be undertaken are as follows:
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Development of training related tools
1. Develop curricula and training module including facilitators guide
in Hindi/English for
a.
Medical Officers (Bilingual – Hindi and English)
b.
Staff nurses, Lady Health Visitors (LHV), ANM, and CDPO (Hindi)
c.
ASHA and AWW (Hindi)
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Develop training materials and handouts
B.
Organise and conduct training programs
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Develop a training plan and schedule for state, district and
block-level trainings, in consultation with key stakeholders
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Conduct master training program(s) at the state level
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Conduct district and block-level trainings for various cadre
mentioned above
3.
Training areas
The key
aspects that should be covered by training modules include:
1.
Technical information on the revised childhood diarrhea management
2.
Program management
3.
Roles
and responsibilities
4.
Monitoring and reporting
5.
Use of
communication materials
4.
Training logistics:
Each
training program should be of one day duration. Average size of
each batch will be 25-30 participants. As far as possible existing
infrastructure and facilities in the district and block level should be
used for organizing the training. In addition to lunch and refreshment,
the participants will be eligible for local travel as per the current
norms and practices.
5. Key
deliverables:
1.
Training design
2.
Facilitators guide and training modules for different cadres
3.
Pre
and post test questionnaire
4.
Training report
6.
Qualifications and skills:
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Proven
professional experience in the curriculum development, design,
creation of training materials, manuals, execution of training
programs, workshops etc.;
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Strong
communication and facilitation skills;
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Fluency in written and spoken Hindi.
7. Time
line:
This is a
short term contract. The development and printing of modules is intended
to be completed by 15th April 2011, and the training is
intended to be completed by June 30, 2011.
8.
Application:
Interested
agencies/consultants can contact MI for additional information regarding
the project and the proposed consultancy. Completed proposal must entail
the following and to be sent no later than 11 February 2011 by
email to:
msrinivas@micronutrient.org/
mvarghese@micronutrient.org.
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Technical: Which gives an outline
of
training design, implementation plan
and
proposed timeframe
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Financial:
Mentioning the expected budget for
accomplishing the complete work with detailed break up.
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CV
of key individuals
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3
references from similar assignments
Only
short-listed individuals/organization will receive an acknowledgment and
may be called for further discussions.
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