Objective:

Through this consultancy, ACF’s MHCP sector wants to be able to adapt/develop its psychosocial approach for treatment and prevention of chronic undernutrition (stunting).

Responsibilities:

The specific objectives of the consultancy are:

• To help defining ACF’s MHCP positioning and intervention’ strategy to tackle chronic undernutrition, through a theory of change process including operational capacities, technical expertise, transfer capacities and advocacy
• To establish relevant links between chronic undernutrition and mental health/psychosocial/care practices/protection aspects, aiming to propose operational programming
• To draw up an inventory of relevant/innovative mental health/psychosocial/care practices/protection projects integrated within nutrition/health/FSL targeting stunting, among worldwide humanitarian settings.

Contract duration & deadline:

14 days of work in total, within a 2 months’ timeframe, from now to 30th December

Deliverables and bill must be produced by the end of December.

Qualifications:

Consultant’s necessary qualifications and experience:

• Background on MHCP/MHPSS/Public Health in humanitarian/development settings
• Master’s degree or PHD in psychology or related
• Previous experience with ACF is an asset
• Proved experience on writing methodologies and developing tools
• At ease with distance work with teams, good communication and coordination skills
• Rigorous, organised, creative and practical sense
• Excellent written English skills, French (spoken and written) is a plus
• Proficiency in MS Office

Payment:

• ACF’s France consultancy contract
• Fixed daily rate: to be determined with the consultant.
• ACF and the consultant will agree on a fixed daily rate and a number of days to work over a period of time to accomplish the given mission. A monthly timesheet of effectively worked days is sent by the consultant and validated by ACF’s contact person. At the end, a monthly payment is made based on the monthly timesheet.