Consultant, Family Planning Financing, PROPEL Health at Palladium Group

Deliverable-based Responsibilities: 

Technical Report (approx. 20-30 pages, not including annexes): 

Situational analysis of FP financing and integration at the national and sub-national (FCT) level. Due: July 30, 2023

The Consultant is expected to support the Senior Consultant in development of this technical report, while co-leading some of the activities. Some potential activities will include:

• Conducting desk review of the current challenges to integration of FP into PHC services and the national health insurance program in Nigeria.
• Conducting costing studies to estimate the financial requirements and funding gaps for FP integration.
• Supporting the Senior Consultant to identify and map the key stakeholders and analyze the existing policy environment for FP integration.
• Writing the technical report with guidance from the Senior Consultant, including addressing all technical comments and concerns and finalizing.

Technical Report (approx. 30-40 pages, not including annexes): National Blueprint to provide operational guidance to state-level planning efforts for integration of FP into PHC services/ national health insurance program, closely resembling similar work done for Nigeria’s HIV program (please review). Due: December 30, 2023

• The Consultant is expected to support the Senior Consultant in development of this technical report, while co-leading some of the activities. Some potential activities will include:
• Supporting the Senior Consultant in stakeholder engagement to identify a comprehensive package of FP services that should be integrated, along with appropriate provider payment mechanisms.
• Conducting costing study to support development of a package of FP services in the short, medium, and long term, as well as identifying the optimal provider payment amounts to stimulate demand.
• Writing the technical report with guidance from the Senior Consultant, including addressing technical comments and concerns and finalizing.

Technical Brief (2-4 pages): Summarizing the lessons learnt from the Nigeria experience to provide guidance to other countries on how to incorporate FP into national health insurance schemes. Due: December 30, 2023

• The Consultant is expected to develop and finalize this technical brief based on the two technical reports (above), with review and feedback from PROPEL Health global technical experts.
• Any other relevant tasks to accomplish the activity goals, as determined by the Director, Health Systems in Palladium’s Health Policy, Financing, & Governance Portfolio.

Required Qualifications:

Education and Experience: 

• Master's Degree in public health, health financing, international development, health policy and planning, or equivalent 

Knowledge and Experience: 

• 5 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the area of family planning, national public health insurance, and/or health financing in Nigeria (preferred) or regionally.
• Proven experience of conducting qualitative and quantitative research, particularly desk reviews and costing studies for health programs and policies.
• Demonstrated experience in authoring technical reports in health.
• Understanding of areas relevant to PROPEL Health’s mandate such as policy, health financing, governance, and advocacy.
• Strong track record of producing demonstrable results.

Languages

•  Fluency in English is required.  

Evaluation Criteria:

• Technical (Interview) – 40%
• Knowledge and Experience - 40%
• Cost- 20% Interested individuals must submit their proposed daily rate along with applications.