Consultancy - Development of National Family Planning Policy at

4 weeks ago

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Jhpiego Full time

Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University is implementing The Challenge Initiative (TCI), a project funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) through The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health (GI), Department of Population, Family & Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Purpose and objectives of the consultancy
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical assistance during the development of the national family planning policy.


The consultant will provide technical expertise to the DRMH and guide the process to optimize consultations, quality and contents of the policy to be proposed.


Supervision and Support:


The day to day management of this consultancy will be done by the FP Program manager from MOH, in close consultation with USAID MCGL.

The FP TWG under MOH will provide oversight and technical support during the review of the draft policy, validation and finalization of the FP policy.

Other key Government of Kenya agencies and supporting partners will also provide technical inputs during the policy development process in line with the policy development manual procedures before finalization.

Responsibilities

The consultant will perform the following specific tasks:

Provide technical knowhow to the FP policy core team to adapt the policy development to the current policy development efforts.

The consultant, through an elaborate criterion, will support the core team to map a broader technical consultative group.

Review previous reports of consultations, carry out additional desk review and gather information that informs, articulates and proposes the policy agenda and scope.

This action will be summarized in a technical presentation to the core group and broader technical group to be used for agenda setting and consensus policy interventions to be proposed.

Facilitate consultative dialogue in workshops organized by the core group from DRMH.

The consultant will be expected to participate in all core group retreats to capture discussions that will crystallize into policy proposals.

Document, synthesize and consolidate stakeholder feedback and inputs during the writing workshops.
Write workshop reports and share with the MOH/DRMH Team
Prepare the first draft of the national family planning policy.
Present the draft policy to DRMH key stakeholders FP TWG for validation and approval after necessary revisions.
Plan and facilitate the validation meeting with relevant stakeholders on the draft Policy
Present finalized draft to MOH in soft copy word, PDF and slides summary for dissemination
The consultant is bound by confidentially i.e.

is not allowed to share any of the data, tools and reports with a third party, and cannot claim rights to the documents thereof.

Should the quality of the work be determined as inadequate as per standards set by MOH, the consultant will be required to address quality gaps at his/her own costs.

Required Qualifications

Advanced university degree in medicine, nursing, health economics, health financing, public health and/or related field
At least 5 -10 years- of progressive professional experience in development, design of health policies, strategies and related documents in developing countries
Demonstrated successful experience in developing of evidence-based publications, investment case, Reproductive health policies and strategies, policy briefs, guidelines, reports, Costed Implementation Plans
Experience of working in Kenya especially with Governments or UN systems will be an asset
Strong analytical orientation and sound judgment; initiative, culturally sensitive and, resourceful
Fluency in English with excellent writing, analytical and communication skills

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