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For every child, health is a must!!
Background:
The Government of Liberia developed its first Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS) package in 2011 which became the cornerstone of the 2011- 2021 National Health Policy and plan and was built upon the successes of the Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) Implementation. The 2011- 2021 EPHS consisted if a comprehensive set of services that strengthen key areas that continue to perform poorly with the high Maternal and Child Mortality and additional areas such as Adolescent Health. The recently released 2019/2020 Liberia Demographic Health Survey (LDHS) revealed successes in Maternal Health service delivery however newborn and child health indicators showed no improvement over the last 5 years and the EPHS is currently being reviewed with a strong emphasis on strengthening the Primary Health Care System where 80% of the population access their Health care.
Good health planning and health management cannot be performed without the availability of cost and utilization data, nor without associated analyses relating the two. These data, and subsequent analyses, help policymakers to know how efficient and effective their health care delivery system is, as compared to how efficient and effective it could be. The inevitable presence of resource constraints in the health sector, and the constant demands from other sectors for alternative uses, makes it critical that managers and planners of government health services keep close track of what it costs to produce what level of health care services. The funding constraints is made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic and outbreaks in which the limited available funds have been channeled to respond to the emergency needs.
Thus, the costing of health services needs to relate the volume of services produced by the health system to the resources expended to produce them is based on a fundamental imperative: deliver the most services (at acceptable quality) at the least cost. The number of services produced in relation to their costs will give some indication of the efficiency of production, both for individual facilities and for the system. Thus, the costing of PHC and Liberia Every Newborn Action Plan (LENAP) is essential to feed into the EPHS. These cost estimates will support with resource mobilization and health package prioritization for which the UNICEF Health Team has been providing technical expertise towards its development since 2021, however the Liberia Country office does not have the capacity in house to perform Economic costing and due to the specialized function required for the costing process and to build the GoL and UNICEF Liberia Teams capacity a high level Consultant is required.
How can you make a difference?
This role will focus on providing support to Liberia in the following:
This assignment will include engaging with the UNICEF country office, WHO, MOH staff, and other in-country stakeholders in assessing the PHC needs and how it relates to other tiers of health service delivery and opportunities where PHC services can support and strengthen the delivery of quality care at community level. This support is expected to fit into other PHC related strategizes such as Child Friendly Community and a digitally enabled PHC strategy.
Beyond the tasks identified above, the role will also support:
It will require an ability to understand health economics, performance-based financing and the ability to think creatively about best fitting scale up of health care services for Liberia and create the end product PHC/EPHS and LENAP costing cases. It will take an understanding of currently available health structure and health data availability across different building blocks :(i) service delivery, (ii) health workforce, (iii) health information systems, (iv) access to essential medicines, (v) financing, and (vi) leadership/governance effective solutions for the Health sector, especially at community or primary health care level.
Basic Objectives of Consultancy/Contractor (assignment) Services:
The international Consultant will be hired by UNICEF Liberia CO, the Consultant will work in close collaboration with the UNICEF regional teams and key stakeholders engaged in Primary Health Care arena. Over 62 day the consultant will work with the UNICEF Liberia country office, MOH, and WHO (country level), and in liaison with WCA regional office and HQ (PHC Teams) to support the production of country specific EPHS with strong emphasis on the PHC Costing and investment cases for PHC service that are embedded within the EPHS .CO staff will work in close collaboration with the consultant and be expected to leverage their expertise in the local context, partnerships, CO plans/strategies, and other resources to actively engage in and support this work on the ground. The assignment will be done by mixed model with 27 days home- based and 35 days in country presence in Liberia. The incumbent will be based in the Health Section in UNICEF in Liberia, under the direct supervision of the Health Specialist who manages the Health Section.
Objective 1: Conduct Stakeholders engagement on PHC landscape analysis , design EPHS costing process and commence data collection.
Key Activities/Tasks
Outputs/Deliverables
Time frame
27 days ? Home based
Objective 2: Costing of EPHS that should include the PHC system and LENAP to support the PHC revitalization and community health system:
Time frame
25 days - In country
Objective 3: Technical Support, Advise and Capacity Building:
10 days ? in country
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Qualification:
Education:
Language:
General Terms and Conditions of the Contract:
For every Child, you demonstrate?
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).
The UNICEF competencies required for this consultancy are:
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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
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:
Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service. 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. The candidate may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).
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Type of contract: Staff (Temporary)
Duration: 2.5 months
Macro-area: Sub-Saharan Africa
Level of experience: Senior Professional, more than 5 years
Area of work Definition: Health and Nutrition
Type of organisation: Multilateral Organisations