DEADLINE: 15TH DECEMBER, 2022
KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION NIGERIA
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR GLOVAX COMPETENCY BASED TRAINING (CBT)
(VACANCY NUMBER KN079)
KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation Nigeria is seeking to engage a reputable firm to provide technical support for the Competency Based Training (CBT) on delivery of integrated health services including TB Screening and COVID-19 Vaccination during targeted community health outreach in Nigeria.
KNCV Nigeria
KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation Nigeria is a local non-profit organization dedicated to the fight against tuberculosis (TB), the deadliest infectious disease in the Nigeria. KNCV Nigeria is a local center of excellence for TB control that promotes effective, efficient, innovative and sustainable tuberculosis control strategies in a national context. Our multidisciplinary team of passionate professionals covers a broad range of expertise such as programmatic TB control, research, clinical management, social science, education, digital health, and project management.
USAID Nigeria TB LON Regions 1 and 2 Project
The TB LON Project is funded by USAID Nigeria and focuses on locally generated solutions to provide TB prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and notification, while addressing stigma and discrimination. The TB LON regions 1 and 2 project is implemented by KNCV TB foundation Nigeria and is expanding the provision and increased access to TB services within the public and none public health sectors in Nigeria. The project is targeted at increasing the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases that are detected, treated and notified to 437,895 within the five year grant implementation period 2020 to 2025 and is being implemented across 14 states in Nigeria; Bauchi, Kaduna, Katsina, Kano, Nasarawa, Plateau, Taraba, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Benue, Cross River, Delta, Imo and Rivers State. The project’s four intermediate results are as follows;
- Improved access to high-quality, person-centered TB, DR-TB, and TB/Human Immunodeficiency Virus (TB/HIV) services;
- Strengthened TB service delivery platforms;
- Reduced TB disease transmission and progression and
- Accelerated TB innovations with improved impact on program implementation
KNCV Nigeria is working with a consortium of partners- two sub recipients- CCCRN and KNCV International and six strategic service package providers- Instrat Global Services, Initiative for the Prevention and Control of Diseases (PCD), Jana Health Foundation, Diadem Consult, Public Health Concerns Ltd and TB Network. Towards meeting the project set targets, KNCV Nigeria and partners adopted a mixed model of community and facility based, health systems strengthening strategies and digital solutions to find TB cases in a Roll in, Roll on and Roll out staged approach. Roll in is in year 1 which is the planning stage, collaborations and capacity building, Roll on is the saturation stage in Year 2,3 and 4 while Roll out in year 5 is the transitioning stage.
USAID Funded COVID-19 Vaccination Acceleration Project
This project seeks to promote COVID-19 vaccine access, acceptability, and uptake, while strengthening adverse drug reaction feedback and timely response, by leveraging on the ongoing USAID-supported TB LON 1 & 2 project structures. This project has the primary objective of accelerating widespread and equitable access to and delivery of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccination to unvaccinated individuals at community and facility level in the 11 selected USAID TB LON supported states (Anambra, Bauchi, Taraba, Cross River, Kano, Imo, Kaduna, Katsina, Nasarawa, Plateau & Benue) in Nigeria, by supporting the NPHCDA’s SCALES Strategy
CBT to Zonal Project Coordinators, Volunteers & Community health workers:
There is an upsurge of new practice relevant information in public health programs which can no longer be disseminated in the traditional manner. It has become very imperative that for continuity of programs, the double dilemma of training health workers in small cohorts and providing new information and guidance to widely dispersed health workers at short notice on a background of knowledge dearth and staff attrition must be addressed. The COVID-19 Vaccination Acceleration Project is further challenged by the need to expand access and close the gap of low vaccine coverage in Nigeria while leveraging on existing program structures. There is an urgent necessity to build the capacity of health care workers in the delivery of an integrated health services targeting chronic disease screening (Hypertension and diabetes), TB screening and COVID 19 vaccination during targeted community health outreach. The service package will ensure improved access, acceptability, and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines.
Purpose of the Assignment
The aim of this consultancy is to provide qualitative, cost efficient, easily accessible Competency Based Training (CBT) to Zonal project coordinators, volunteers & community health workers to engaged in the COVID 19 vaccine acceleration project in Katsina, Nasarawa, Benue and Plateau States.
Key Objectives:
Objectives include:
(1) Develop a bespoke course curriculum and content to meet the training needs of 3000 staff with specific focus on:
- COVID 19 vaccination
- Chronic disease screening
- Routine drug dispensing
- Routine TB screening
- Health education
(2) Provide KNCV with individual learner evaluation to enable it plan support and supervision where necessary.
Target states: All the 11 KNCV GLOVAX states (Bauchi, Kaduna, Imo, Kano, Taraba, Anambra, Cross River, Katsina, Benue, Plateau, Nasarawa)
Specific TOR
The firm will be required to work within the study period and undertake the following assignments while also meeting the stated expectations from KNCV:
(1) Instructional Model
- There should be an instructional design to guide the course The project team are to work very closely with the KNCV team during course content development. KNCV will expect that a blend of instructional design strategies are developed to deliver the course content. This course therefore, is to be designed to allow learners set their own pace and progress using microlearning, retrieval, feedback and scenario based learning.
(2) Course development
- The project team will meet with the KNCV team to determine project timelines and deliverables, define learning objectives, identify focal person on both sides and share existing subject contents if any. The Course development shall include recorded live teaching, voice over slides, quizzes, case scenarios and demonstration of best practices and methods of completing relevant tools.
(3) Implementation/roll out.
- The finalized course content will be shared with the KNCV technical team for review and final approval before deployment.
(4) Expectations from KNCV:
- Efficiency: Capacity building will be provided for intended health care workers in a very cost-efficient manner.
- Reinforcing learning: The course contents are available on demand and can be viewed by the health care workers at leisure or at point of service. This repetitive activity is a core component of continuous learning and knowledge
- Reach: The availability of course contents online and accessibility via mobile devices and creation in small data packages will allow KNCV reach staff in far-flung areas.
- Capacity building: Set a clear performance expectation for trained staff and establish a framework for constructive feedback
Reporting Channels
- The firm will report to KNCV Nigeria Project Coordinator COVID-19 Vaccination Acceleration Project.
Who are we looking for?
A reputable firm with Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years as well as the following:
(1) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
(2) Evidence of Company Income’s Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2021.
(3) Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project
Application and information
Your application including required documentary evidence of similar jobs executed in the past must be submitted via recruitment@kncvnigeria.org .
Deadline for Submission is Thursday 15th December 2022.
Please note that we only consider applications that are received through the KNCV TB Foundation Nigeria recruitment email.
