TERMS OF REFERENCE
Under the Kigoma Regional Secretariat and UNICEF, and in close collaboration with the PMO-RALG, the consultant will provide technical assistance to develop a five-year costed Kigoma Multisectoral Nutrition Strategy and response plan.
The assignment will involve reviewing the regional nutrition situation, analyzing the key determinants of malnutrition, facilitating stakeholder consultations, developing a multisectoral Theory of Change, and preparing a costed strategy, response plan and results framework to guide coordinated implementation.
Consultant responsibilities
• Prepare an inception report outlining the proposed methodology, detailed workplan, stakeholder consultation approach, data requirements and timeline for the assignment.
• Review relevant national, regional and district policies, strategies, plans, data sources and program documents related to nutrition, health, food systems, WASH, education, social protection and community development.
• Conduct a comprehensive nutrition situation analysis for Kigoma Region, covering nutrition outcomes, determinants, service delivery gaps, vulnerable groups and emerging risks, including climate shocks, food insecurity and population movement.
• Undertake a problem and causality analysis to identify the immediate, underlying and structural drivers of malnutrition and inform strategic priorities for the region.
• Facilitate consultations with regional, district and community-level stakeholders, including relevant sectors, development partners, civil society and refugee-response actors, to validate findings and agree on priority actions.
• Develop a multisectoral nutrition Theory of Change for Kigoma Region, showing priority pathways for coordinated nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive actions.
• Draft the five-year costed Kigoma Multisectoral Nutrition Strategy, including strategic priorities, objectives, interventions, implementation arrangements, coordination mechanisms, financing considerations and risk mitigation measures.
• Develop a costed response plan and results framework with clear outputs, activities, indicators, targets, responsible actors, timelines, budget estimates and monitoring arrangements.
• Present draft deliverables for review, incorporate feedback the Regional Secretariat, UNICEF, PMO-RALG, district teams and partners, and submit final deliverables in line with agreed timelines and quality standards
Minimum requirements
Strong understanding of Tanzania’s nutrition context, including Kigoma or similar vulnerable/refugee-hosting settings.
Knowledge of multisectoral nutrition approaches across key sectors, including nutrition-specific and nutritionsensitive interventions.
Expertise in developing multisectoral nutrition strategies, response plans, policies or action plans.
Skills in situation analysis, causality analysis, Theory of Change, results frameworks and strategic planning.
Expertise in developing costed implementation plans, budgets and resource mobilization approaches.
Strong technical writing and presentation skills for strategies, reports, results frameworks and slide decks.
Strong facilitation, consultation and consensus-building skills with government, partners and communities.
Experience working with PO-RALG, regional secretariats, LGAs and multisectoral nutrition coordination platforms.
Desirables
- Experience in Kigoma or similar vulnerable/refugee-hosting contexts.
- Experience integrating nutrition into regional or district plans, budgets and monitoring frameworks.
- Experience developing costed plans, resource mobilization products and implementation tools with government and partners.
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- Cover letter
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