USAID Advancing Nutrition is seeking a consultant to provide input, review, and feedback to support the development of materials for a facility-based mentorship program for Kenya.

The mentorship program will include building competencies in lactation management and skilled breastfeeding counseling, as well as mentorship, focusing on three priority contract points for achieving early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding. The consultant will be expected to:

• Share global experience and perspectives on mentorship related to the generic BFHI package and the WHO Competency Verification Toolkit with the USAID Advancing Nutrition team and two local consultants.
• Provide examples of existing mentorship-related training materials and monitoring and reporting tools.
• Advise the USAID Advancing Nutrition team and two consultants in Kenya on the components that will make up the mentorship program, which may include guidance for facility-based breastfeeding counseling mentorship, a training package, and tools for mentorship.
• Provide periodic written feedback on and inputs into the development of the components of the mentorship program in collaboration with USAID Advancing Nutrition team and two consultants in Kenya.

Further details, including consultant qualifications, are provided in the Scope of Work. The work is estimated to be approximately equivalent to 4 days between date of hire and July 8, 2022.

To apply for this position, please email your CV and cover letter to jobs@advancingnutrition.org. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as applications will be considered on a rolling basis and will be accepted until the position is filled.