FHI 360 is a nonprofit
human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting
ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff
include experts in Health, Education, Nutrition, Environment, Economic
Development, Civil Society, Gender, Youth, Research and Technology;
creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated
development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 60 countries globally.
Currently,
FHI360 is seeking a short-term qualified, and experienced consultant to
conduct a consultancy assignment for its Advancing Partners &
Communities Family Planning (APC/FP) Project in regard of the National
Family Planning Costed Implementation Plan II
Consultancy Terms of Reference:
Background:
The Government of Tanzania (GoT) is committed to promoting, facilitating
and providing integrated reproductive and child health services to men,
women, adolescents, and children in Tanzania. Ensuring all women and
men of reproductive age have access to quality family planning services
is a priority, as it contributes towards the nation’s health and social
development goals, as reflected in the targets described in FP2020,
Tanzania Vision 2025, the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of
Poverty II (MKUKUTA II, 2010), the Primary Health Services Development
Program, and the National Road Map Strategic Plan to Accelerate
Reduction of Maternal, Newborn and Child Deaths in Tanzania 2008 – 2015
(One Plan I) as well as the One Plan II (2016-2020).
In 2010, the
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW) launched the first
National Family Planning Costed Implementation Program (NFPCIP I) based
on the goal of the One Plan I to increase the contraceptive prevalence
rate (CPR) to a target of 60 percent by the year 2015. The NFPCIP I was a
five-year action plan that contains detailed strategies, activities,
targets and resource projections to ensure that high-quality,
accessible, acceptable, and affordable FP services are provided to the
citizens of Tanzania. In 2013, the NFPCIP was revised to include
priority activities that translate these commitments into action. The
revised version also included realignment of priority interventions and
modifications to the NFPCIP in response to lessons learned, emerging
issues, and updated projections from data sources published after the
NFPCIP launch in 2010.
FHI 360, in collaboration with the Ministry
of Health, Community development, Gender, Elderly and Children
conducted an end-of-term review of the NFPCIP I in 2017 to assess and
learn how well the program has performed, and what results have
contributed to the overall goal during the implementation period, 2010 -
2015. The review was conducted in part to inform the development of the
follow-on plan for the FP program, the NFPCIP II, which will cover the
period up to 2020. The NFPCIP II is expected to complement and seek to
expand on the FP component in the One Plan II: National Road Map
Strategic Plan to Improve Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child &
Adolescent Health in Tanzania (2016 - 2020).
The proposed NFPCIP II 2018-2020 is expected to cover the period from
2018 to 2020 to allow the alignment with One plan II and FP 2020 goals.
It will include annual cost estimates for each activity, strategy area
and annual targets and associated indicators to measure progress.
The NFPCIPII 2018-2020 will;
• Enable the GoT and partners to
understand the FP program’s budgetary needs, and to make projections for
the future as new demand for FP is generated
• Provide benchmarks and indicators that can use to monitor annual performance and progress toward its goals
• Function as a resource-mobilization tool to secure donor and
government commitments for the FP program, identify funding gaps, and
strengthen advocacy to ensure adequate funds are raised; and
• Function as a planning and management tool to support the government
to effectively coordinate activities implemented by multiple
stakeholders and enhance accountability
Consultancy Description
FHI 360 is seeking a short-term national consultant to serve as the lead
for the development of the NFPCIP II. Under the leadership of the
MoHCDGEC, the consultant will work with an established technical support
team (TST) based in the US and Tanzania, who will provide guidance on
the process, including making CIP-specific tools available. For more
detail on CIP tools and processes, please see The Costed Implementation
Plan Resource Kit: http://www.familyplanning2020.org/microsite/cip. The
consultant will work to achieve the following objectives and
deliverables:
• Lead the TST to ensure quality outputs at each stage of the CIP development process
• Work with the TST to develop and maintain a detailed roadmap for the
fulfillment of task deliverables throughout the CIP development process,
including coordinating task execution by different teams as per agreed
timeline and deliverable specifications
• Coordinate and manage CIP stakeholder review process, including incorporation of reviewer comments/drafts.
• With guidance from the TST, conduct and manage stakeholder engagement
throughout the process to ensure that the development process of the CIP
fosters a government-led, and country-owned plan
• Provide technical guidance on the CIP technical strategy development
process, including supporting the team and other stakeholders (including
strategic advisory groups) to apply different tools throughout the
process including: development of the results framework, activity
matrix, target-setting, and costing
• Coordinate and manage an inclusive decision-making process (through
stakeholder and technical consultations) at key time points, including
deciding on priority issues to focus on for the technical strategy,
projections, selection and prioritization process for interventions, and
costed activities.
• Gather all information and documents, from multiple sources and
methods (including consultative efforts and desk reviews), required for
developing the technical and costing components of the plan.
• Prepare presentations and other meeting documents needed during MOH and stakeholders convening
• Liaise with Track20, as necessary, for the application of the FP Goal
Model to determine the optimal scenario package of interventions for the
CIP technical strategy
• Lead the development of the technical strategy narrative (i.e., write-up) and associated implementation plan
• Participate in discussing and agreeing on key assumptions for
generating demographic projections based on the contraceptive prevalence
rate (CPR) goal
• Lead development of the performance monitoring plan for the CIP
• Liaise with the costing team on ensuring assumptions are aligned with set performance targets
• Review and approve the costing tables
• Work with the CIP Advisory Task Force to complete the final approved
and signed printed copies of the CIP, convene a national dissemination
meeting, and discuss and plan for next steps to transition from the
development phase to the execution phase.
Deliverables
- Results framework
- Activity matrix
- List of targets for outputs and outcomes
- Technical narrative for NFPCIP II
- Others as may be identified and agreed upon with FHI 360
Consultancy Period
The consultancy will be from June 2017 to December 2017. It is estimated
that the actual consultancy period shall not exceed 84 working days
during this time.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Minimum of Masters level degree
• Considerable expertise in family planning and in-depth understanding of the country context
• Productive working relationships with the MOH, implementation
partners, civil society, youth associations/actors and the private
sector involved in FP service delivery
• Solid understanding of FP/RCH programs, approaches, and evidence-based practices.
• Experience in costing methodologies, particularly for health, is a plus
• Excellent analytical skills, including experience conducting FP-related research or analyses of FP data
• Strong writing skills required
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
• Strong consultative and project management skills and ability to work
efficiently and effectively both autonomously and in small teams
• Local residence in Tanzania is required
Application Guidelines
FHI 360 requests that all applications be organized in the manner and
format described below. Proposals should be no more than five pages
using 12-point font. Please send submissions by June 16, 2017 to
mmalkin@fhi360.org and smusunga@fhi360.org as well as
tz_recruitment@fhi360.org
• Overview: Describe your understanding of the work to be performed.
• Professional Experience and Qualifications: Describe what sets you
apart from others who may be considered for this assignment. Please
include your CV.
• Biodata Form