Job Description
CARE
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVEMENT NUTRITION (GAIN)
CARE NIGERIA
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
(DEVELOPING THE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL CHANGE COMMUNICATIONS (SBCC) INTERVENTION STRATEGY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CASCADE PROJECT), TO ASSESS AND DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR THE OPERATION OF THE MASAKI NUTRITION PROGRAM IN JIGAWA STATE AND RAPID SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS OF FRONTLINE HEALTH WORKERS AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE (PHC) CENTRES IN 16 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF BAUCHI, JIGAWA, KEBBI AND NASARAWA STATES.
Founded in 1945 with the creation of the CARE Package®, CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. CARE places special focus on working alongside women and girls. Equipped with the proper resources women and girls have the power to lift whole families and entire communities out of poverty. This year, CARE and partners worked in 111 countries implementing 1,600 poverty-fighting development and humanitarian aid projects and initiatives, that reached 174,000,000 people. CARE Nigeria is registered with CAC and has signed an MOU with the Government of Nigeria to implement development and humanitarian relief assistance to affected populations in Nigeria. CARE Nigeria’s thematic areas includes Food Nutrition Security and Livelihood, Women Economic Empowerment, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights, and Gender-based Violence (GBV) and Protection activities.
The 4.5-year catalyzing Strengthened policy action for healthy Diets and resilience (CASCADE) project is being implemented by CARE and The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), By prioritizing the essential nutrition services pathway, CASCADE will work with national and local governments to implement the Nutrition policy and develop a multi-stakeholder strategic implementation plan through which government actors can coordinate to better contextualize national food and nutrition policies. The programme will work with government and its technical committees to improve quality of nutrition programmes and strategies, supporting the organization of forums and policy dialogues to advocate for increased investment in nutrition policy implementation. The programme will strengthen capacity of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to supply nutrition services, including fortified products.
CARE Nigeria is issuing a “Request for Proposals” for:
Lot 1 | Developing the Social and Behavioral Change Communications (SBCC) Intervention Strategy for the implementation of CASCADE (Catalyzing Strengthened Policy Action for Healthy Diets and Resilience) Project. |
Lot 2 | To Assess and Develop Guidelines for the Operation of the Masaki Nutrition Program in Jigawa State. |
Lot 3 | Rapid Situational Analysis of Frontline Health Workers and Primary Health Care (PHC) Centers in 16 Local Government Areas of Bauchi, Jigawa, Kebbi and Nasarawa States. |
Interested bidders should contact CARE Nigeria by sending an email to nga.procurement@care.org to express their interest and request for complete TOR documentation containing all details of this tender process from 5 – 11 October 2023 with the subject:
(1) Developing the Social and Behavioral Change Communications (SBCC) intervention
(2) Assess and Develop Guidelines for the Operation of the Masaki Nutrition Program in Jigawa State.
(3) Rapid Situational Analysis of Frontline Health Workers And Primary Health Care (PHC) Centers in 16 Local Government Areas of Bauchi, Jigawa, Kebbi and Nasarawa States.
Note: Bidders should take account of the expected submission time required and are responsible for ensuring that bids are received via the address indicated in the solicitation by the due date and time.