National Health (RMNCAH) Consultants,( 2 persons for Mtwara & Lindi), Tanzania ( for 11.5 months).

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, health

This consultancy is part of UNICEF efforts to work with the government Tanzania in translation of its national plans and strategies (One plan III & HSSP V etc.) into action to increase effective coverage of promotive, preventive, and curative maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) services. Specifically, this investment aims at building PHC services that are resilient, accessible, and ready to offer quality care while strengthening the community’s capacity to practice healthy and beneficial behaviours.

UNICEF Tanzania is planning to expand its footprint by increasing its geographic coverage in Tanzania. Mtwara and Lindi are among the selected region based on poor RMNCAH outcomes. UNICEF intends to scale up its health program in Lindi and Mtwara regions for the financial year 2023/2024 in the following specific areas; community systems strengthening, operationalization of digital health interventions, integration of PHC services, scaling up of quality improvement initiatives including promotion of health system accountability including management and leadership strengthening among others.

The consultant will be responsible for providing technical guidance and capacity development directly to sub national health management teams to facilitate the achievement of concrete and sustainable results according to plans.

How can you make a difference? 

The objective of this consultancy is to provide leadership in the development and implementation of the PHC program in the region which will include managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting of program activities in collaboration with the regional authority (RAS office).

1. Program management, monitoring, and reporting

• Participate in monitoring and evaluation activities, supportive supervisions, regular regional programmatic reviews with the government and other counterparts to assess progress and determine required action/interventions to achieve results. This will include participation on selected relevant council level activity.
• Actively monitor program activities through field visits, exchange of information with partners/stakeholders to assess progress, identify bottlenecks, and potential problems and take timely decisions to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.
• Prepare activity reports and quarterly implementation reports and submit them timely.
• Work collaboratively with government and UNICEF staff to facilitate and follow up on the accessibility of funds to finance the implementation of the planned activities in a timely fashion.

2. Technical and operational guidance to program implementation

• Provide technical and operational guidance to government counterparts, implementing partners, and stakeholders. This will involve liaising with relevant technical focal points from the UNICEF country office as needed.
• Active participation and contribution to regular technical and management meetings organized by UNICEF Tanzania
• Participate in implementation of all program activities implemented in the region (regional and council level) and provide relevant technical assistance accordingly.

Work Assignments Overview	Deliverables/Outputs	Delivery deadline	Estimated Budget
Develop an initial program annual work plan in collaboration with the regional government authority.	Submitted and approved (by the RMO and UNICEF) Annual Workplan	End month 1	5%
Develop regional  situation analysis report identifying bottlenecks, relevant ongoing investments, and existing partners among others	Submission of approved situation report	End month 1	5%
Jointly with the regional government authority develop a quarterly work plan which reflects activities implemented and financed by the government and other stakeholders.	Submission of approved quarterly work plan	End month 1	5%
Implement comprehensive PHC outreach/mobile visits to also achieve integrated C19 & RI delivery services  in poor performing regions to reach zero dose, under vaccinated children and adults with primary and booster doses.	Submission of approved report on PHC outreach conducted  in the regions.	End Month 2	5%
Develop a quarterly report on implementation progress	Submission of approved (by the RMO and UNICEF) quarterly implementation progress report	End month 3	5%
Train QI teams on holistic functionality across PHC  (Incorporate assessment findings	Submission of a  QI teams training  report	End month 4	5%
Train RHMTs and CHMTs on revised version of on-line supportive supervision tool ( Afya SS).	Submission of  RHMTs and CHMTs training report on revised version of on-line supportive supervision tool ( Afya SS).	End month 5	5%
Develop a quarterly report on implementation progress	Submission of approved (by the RMO and UNICEF) quarterly implementation progress report	End month 6	5%
Scale the use of government comprehensive unified community solutions for easy community facility referral in selected facilities implementing GOTHOMIS	Submission of approved report on number of health facilities supported to run GoTHOMIS system	End month 7	5%
Train  health care workers on the effective communication and respectful and dignified care	Submission of a training report	End month 8	5%
Train  health care workers on the effective communication and respectful and dignified care	Submission of a training repot	End month 8	5%
Scale the use of simplified death registration system	Submission of a report of scale up and utilization of a simplified registration system	End month 8	5%
Provision of TA for holistic QI teams functionality in PHC facilities	Submission of a report on functionality of QI teams at PHC facilities.	End month 9	5%
Develop a quarterly report on implementation progress	Submission of approved (by the RMO and UNICEF) quarterly implementation progress report	End month 9	5%
Orientation of Health workers, Health facility in-charges, CHMT and RHMT clinical guidance/job-aide on integrated PHC service delivery, including EECC	submission of an orientation report	End month 10	5%
Conduct training for the R/D/CHMTs on management, leadership, and evidence-based  planning including emergency preparedness planning for PHC services	submission of a comprehensive report on the training report and a summary of LGA preplanning report.	End month 11	5%
Develop final implementation report	Submission of RMO approve final implementation report	End month 11.5	20%
Total Payment			100%

 

 To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• Advanced university degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, and other relevant fields.
• A first degree in a medical field is preferred such as Medicine and/or Nursing.
• Three (3) years of professional work experience at the national programming, implementation monitoring and evaluation of health
• Proven expertise in managing, monitoring, and evaluating of health programs is an added advantage
• Proven work relations with national, regional, district and sub-district structures (RHMT and CHMT level).
• Experience in Maternal Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) programming is an asset.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) to be able to liaise with a wide variety of people, good attention to detail
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Swahili is required

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

To view our competency framework, please visit  here. 

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.