Development and Validation of Complementary Food Recipes and Production of SBCC Materials – CORE Program, Moyale Woreda

Organization

SOS Children's Villages Ethiopia

Location

Moyale, Borena Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Job Type

Consultancy / Tender Opportunity

About the Assignment

SOS Children's Villages Ethiopia is seeking a qualified consulting firm to lead the development and validation of complementary food recipes and produce Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) materials under the CORE Program in Moyale Woreda, Borena Zone.

The consultancy aims to address malnutrition and poor infant and young child feeding practices by developing affordable, culturally appropriate, and nutritionally balanced complementary food recipes using locally available ingredients. The assignment will also create practical SBCC materials to support nutrition education and behavior change among caregivers and communities.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct food environment and market assessments in Moyale Woreda

• Identify locally available and affordable food items

• Develop nutritionally adequate complementary food recipes for children and pregnant and lactating women

• Apply diet modelling tools such as Optifood or equivalent

• Conduct Trials of Improved Practices (TIPs) and sensory testing

• Produce recipe demonstration videos and illustrated recipe cards

• Develop cooking demonstration guides and nutrition education materials

• Facilitate validation workshops with government stakeholders

• Establish monitoring and evaluation frameworks for recipe adoption

• Submit draft and final technical reports with recommendations

Required Qualifications

Core Expertise

• Public health nutrition and IYCF programming

• Complementary feeding and recipe development

• Nutrition-sensitive food systems

• Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC)

Technical Capacity

• Experience with diet modelling tools such as Optifood

• Nutrient analysis and food composition databases

• Participatory research and community engagement approaches

Minimum Team Composition

• Team Leader (Senior Nutritionist/Public Health Expert) – 10+ years experience

• Food Technologist or Dietitian

• SBCC Specialist

• Market and Food Systems Specialist

• Media and Communication Expert

How to Apply

Interested consulting firms should submit their proposals electronically to:

procurement@sos-ethiopia.org

Subject Line:

"Terms of Reference (TOR) For the Development and Validation of Complementary Food Recipes and Production of SBCC Materials – CORE Program, Moyale Woreda"

Applications should include:

• Technical Proposal

• Financial Proposal

• Company Profile

• CVs of Key Personnel

• Previous Relevant Work Samples

• Legal Registration Documents and Certifications

Only shortlisted firms will be contacted.

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