Consultant-Trainer for the development of a Gender and Malaria Training Curriculum for the capacity building of Adolescent Girls and Young Women.

TERMS OF REFERENCE

For the recruitment of a Consultant-Trainer for the development of a Gender and Malaria Training Curriculum for the capacity building of Adolescent Girls and Young Women.

Ref.: D526/DIV/2024

1. Background

Impact Santé Afrique (ISA) is an African NGO based in Cameroon whose main objective is to contribute to the improvement of people’s health by implementing transformative and sustainable programs that will save lives and improve the health of our communities. (For more information, visit www.impactsante.org and contact us at contact@impactsante.org)

Impact Santé Afrique (ISA) coordinates the CSO Platform for Malaria Elimination (CS4ME).

As part of its activities, Impact Santé Afrique (ISA), implements the Gender Equality Fund project, which aims to work with communities to design, advocate, and influence transformative, gender-affirming approaches to health.

Implemented by a consortium of Y+ Global and Tb Women, the project will build the capacity of a cohort of teenage girls and young women selected to join the TB Women Academy.

With this in mind, Impact Santé Afrique (ISA) is looking for a consultant-trainer to develop a training curriculum on gender and malaria, designed to build the capacity of teenage girls and young women involved in the fight against malaria, as part of a leadership program.

Objectives

The main objective of this consultation will be to develop a training curriculum on gender and malaria designed to build the capacity of adolescent girls and young women involved in the fight against malaria.

Specifically, the consultant will:

• Propose a training kit including the Guide and training modules,
• Develop training modules including a pre-test and post-test questionnaire for each module over a 12-month period.
• Draw up a final evaluation questionnaire for all modules
• Propose a form for evaluating training quality among learners
• Train project teams on training modules
• Propose a training follow-up plan for the duration of the project

1. Duties and responsibilities of the consultant-trainer

Under the general coordination of the Executive Director of Impact Santé Afrique (ISA), and the direct supervision of the project’s Focal Point, the consultant will carry out the following tasks:

• Participation in working meetings with the ISA team, CS4ME secretariat;
• Elaboration of the deliverables expected within the framework of the consultation, i.e.
• Training kit including Training Guide,
• Training modules including Pre-test and Post-test questionnaires for each module
• A final end-of-training evaluation questionnaire
• A form for evaluating the quality of training among learners
• A training plan for the project teams on the training modules
• A training follow-up plan for the duration of the project
• Review and validation of deliverables;
• Team training and webinar facilitation for the duration of the project
• Drafting and submission of the overall end-of-consultation report (progress of the mission, training, learner assessment, recommendations).

Main expected results and deliverables:

1. The training kit including a guide and the training modules with the Pre-test and Post-test questionnaire are available,

2. A final questionnaire for general evaluation of all modules is available.

3. A form for evaluating the quality of the training with learners is also available.

4. A training plan for the project teams on the training modules is drawn up and the teams are trained.

5. A training follow-up plan is proposed for the duration of the project.

6. An end-of-mission report is drawn up and submitted to the NGO Impact Santé Afrique (ISA).

1. Period of the consultancy assignment

This consultancy mission will take place from Friday September 27 to Friday October 25, 2024.

2. Applicant profile

The expertise required for the training consultant is as follows:

• Degree in one or more of the following fields: Master’s degree in Project Management, Public Health/Community Health, Social Sciences, Development Sciences or equivalent specialization;
• Proven experience in the field of health with expertise in gender-related issues, having worked in projects targeting young women, adolescents and girls would be an asset;
• Experience in workshop facilitation, training and coordination of multi-sectoral partners in the health field, leadership qualities and consensus-building skills;
• Good command of issues related to the fight against malaria and the strengthening of community involvement and health systems;
• Perfect oral and written command of French and English.
• Good writing, analytical and synthesis skills;
• Familiarity with remote meeting and conferencing applications.