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Consultants -Roster for National Experts in Health Workforce at
4 months ago
Summary
Reporting directly to the Health Advisor, ULC Cluster Team Lead, under the overall guidance of the Head of WHO Country Office in WCO/Kenya, and in close collaboration with the respective technical leads in the respective Units in Regional Office in AFRO and HQ Units, the consultants will be accountable for supporting the Ministry of Health and partners in defining and implementing the Kenya Human Resources for Health strategy.
Those enlisted in the roster of experts can be contracted to support WHO's work towards the following strategic objectives of the Global Strategy on
HRH:
Workforce 2030 and Kenya's Human Resources for Health Strategy. These objectives include;
Optimize performance, quality and impact of the health workforce through evidence-informed policies on human resources for health, contributing to healthy lives and well-being, effective universal health coverage, resilience and strengthened health systems at all levels.
Align investment in human resources for health with the current and future needs of the population and health systems, taking account of labour market dynamics and education policies, to address shortages and improve distribution of health workers, so as to enable maximum improvements in health outcomes, social welfare, employment creation and economic growth.
Build the capacity of institutions at subnational, national, regional and global levels for effective public policy stewardship, leadership and governance of actions on human resources for health.
Strengthen data on human resources for health for monitoring and accountability of national and regional strategies, and the Global Strategy.
Areas of expertise required:
Development, implementation and monitoring of health workforce policies and strategies including consensus building including and multisectoral/multi-stakeholder policy dialogue
Health workforce planning and projections, Health workforce governance, leadership and institutional capacity
Health labour market analysis
Health workforce financing and wage bill reform
Development and costing of investment plans, including decent work and job creation initiative
Health professions regulation and accreditation and legal reforms
Health workforce information systems Digital health and the application of new technologies with regards to health workforce
National Health Workforce Accounts
Health workforce information systems
Health workforce staffing norms and standards, including Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN)
Health workforce evaluation and research, including qualitative and quantitative methods
Management of health worker migration and mobility, including reporting on the implementation of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel and development of migration policies and bilateral agreements
Health worker retention, performance, quality, productivity and efficiency
Occupational health and safety of health workers
Rapid health workforce scaleup in emergency, fragile and post-conflict settings
Communications, advocacy, knowledge management, reporting and publications.
Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Languages
Functional Skills And Knowledge
At least 5 years' knowledge, experience and expertise in health system strengthening in developing health systems including HRH.
Knowledge, experience and expertise in health workforce and health systems strengthening.
Capacity to conceptualize, organize and analyze situations and provide solutions.
Understanding of Kenya's Health system, human resources for health strategies development, planning, capacity-building, initiatives implementation.
Technical expertise in planning, monitoring, and evaluating health systems especially health workforce management and development.
Demonstrated ability to innovate, integrate, synthesize, and communicate complex concepts and ideas verbally and in writing.
Proven ability to promote and enhance relationships between private sector actors and government stakeholders.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Strong management skills and ability to work independently and on teams.
COMPETENCIES
Building and promoting partnerships across the Organization and beyond.
Producing results.
Ensuring the effective use of resources.
Fostering integration and teamwork
Moving forward in a changing environment.
EDUCATION
Essential:
An advanced (post-graduate) university degree (Masters or above) in health management sciences, economics, law or other social sciences, public health, human resources.
Desirable:
PhD in the relevant areas highlighted.
Experience
Essential:
A minimum of five years of experience in health systems at sub-national, national and/or international level(s) with health workforce experience covering one or more of the areas of expertise presented above.
Desirable:
- Working experience in related areas with WHO, other UN agencies or other recognized national and international organizations.
LANGUAGE
Essential:
Excellent knowledge of the English language.
Desirable:
Working knowledge of Local Language (e.g. Swahili) or knowledge of French or other UN language.
OTHER SKILLS (e.g. IT)
Desirable:
Knowledge of office software applications.
Technical Supervision
Technical Supervision will be done by:
- Health Systems Advisor
