Jordan: Nutrition Survey Coordinator
Country: Jordan
Closing date: 24 Sep 2013
Consultant: Nutrition Survey Coordinator
Duty station: Jordan
Starting date: mid-October 2013
Duration of assignment: 3 months
Reports to: UNHCR Country Office and the UNHCR Senior Nutrition Officer in HQ
Background:
A range of nutrition and food assistance related interventions are being conducted among Syrian refugees residing in Jordan. As part of monitoring and evaluation of the nutrition situation and the food assistance the Nutrition Working Group is planning two surveys amongst Syrian refugees – one in Zaatri camp and one among refugees living in the host community. The surveys are planned for October-November-December 2013. The findings of the survey will inform future nutrition, health and food related interventions amongst Syrian refugees.
The survey will be developed using the SMART methodology and UNHCR Standardised Expanded Nutrition Survey (SENS) guidelines for refugee populations (Version 2.0, 2013). Anthropometric indicators will be analysed using ENA or Epi/ENA software. Survey methodology should be reviewed by the 2013 Jordan Nutrition Survey support team prior to data collection.
The Consultant will oversee the Nutrition Survey and produce updated indicators on Anthropometry, Health, Anaemia, IYCF, Food Security and WASH amongst Syrian refugees in Jordan.
Organisation:
The consultant will ensure that:
• Development/finalization of the survey protocol, timeline, and sampling procedure is elaborated
• Appropriate survey personnel are recruited
• Sufficient training is given to the survey teams
• Standardisation tests are undertaken for measurers
• Questionnaires are translated and back translated (if appropriate) and field tested
• Background and general information are collected
• Materials are tested for accuracy on a regular basis throughout the survey
• Data entry in the field and intensive supervision on data quality is appropriate
Technical support will be available from UNHCR.
At the end of the consultancy the consultant is expected to deliver:
• A final survey report including recommendations on actions to address the situation is to be submitted at the end of the Consultancy. Results of standardisation tests, details of data cleaning and plausibility checks should be presented in the final report. The report must conform with the CRED survey completeness checklist (http://www.cedat.be/Field%20Resources).
• Standardised tables as presented in the UNHCR SENS Guidelines for refugee populations (version 2.0 2013, www.sens.unhcr.org) should be used for presentation of the results, including confidence intervals of all results.
• The findings and major recommendations are to be presented to partners at the mission level (oral presentation and PowerPoint slides).
• The final cleaned version of the data sets used to calculate the survey results is to be sent to the Public Health Section in UNHCR HQ and to UNHCR Country Office.
Qualifications and experience:
Required:
• University degree or the equivalent, with advanced education in nutrition, with a specific competency in humanitarian emergencies.
• Significant experience in undertaking nutrition surveys (design and methodologies, staff recruitment and training, field supervision and data analysis/write up).
• Experience with the SMART survey methodology and ENA, Epi/ENA or Epi Info software.
• Experience with analysis using ENA or EpiInfo software.
• Fluency in English with excellent writing and presentation skills.
Desirable:
• Arabic language skills.
How to apply:
Please send your application, CV and name of two references to HQPHN@unhcr.org before 24/09/2013.
