In March 2018, Her Excellency launched her new Strategic in the Promotion of Healthy Lives and Well-Being of Women, Children and Adolescents to guide her work between 2018 and 2022.
The second adopts a life-cycle approach and deepens the advocacy to neglected health issues such as obstetric fistula, children with disabilities, multiple HIV risks facing adolescents and young persons, reproductive tract cancers and eye care for the elderly.
The overall goal of the strategy is to mobilize and provide leadership towards to catalyze actions, build partnerships and synergies, advocate for quality health care services and enhance leadership, commitment and accountability of health care. It adopts a life-cycle approach targeting pregnant women and newborns, infants and children, adolescents and young people, men, and older persons. The Framework focuses on:
Promoting access to quality maternal and neonatal healthcare services;
Advocating for repair and reintegration of women living with obstetric fistulae;
Promoting good nutrition for all children;
Advocating for social inclusion of children living with disability for their equal access to health and education services;
Championing country validation for the pre-elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV by 2021;
Promoting a cross-sectoral response to reduce multiple risks to HIV infections among adolescents and young people;
Mobilizing the engagement of men in HIV and reproductive health;
Influencing investments for decentralized services for breast and cervical cancer prevention, treatment and management;
Advocating for access to comprehensive health care and social protection.
PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
The Beyond Zero secretariat is seeking an experienced monitoring and evaluation consultant to support in key Monitoring and Evaluation activities and to build internal capacity in M & E.
SCOPE OF WORK
The consultant will: –
Review and finalize the impact pathway of the current framework;
Develop an M & E plan for the current framework;
Review and finalize the data management system for both qualitative and quantitative data;
Develop and propose tracking mechanisms for with qualitative and quantitative indicators;
Advise on indicators and tracking mechanisms for development of an electronic dashboard;
Advise and recommend tools and strategies to increase program performance and results
Develop the terms of reference for the mid-term review including applicable questions and the outline for the report;
Develop the Terms of reference for the end term review including applicable questions and outline for the report;
Build capacity for Secretariat’s staff to use the data generated for decision making;
Identify key areas of achievements including topics of general interest that could be used to attract and secure additional funding.
KEY DELIVERABLES
A well-articulated impact pathway or causal pathway;
A well-articulated M & E Plan;
A reporting system capturing both qualitative and quantitative;
Terms of reference for Mid-term and end term programme review;
Areas of documenting best practice.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
At least a Master’s Degree preferably in Monitoring & Evaluation, performance measurement, project management, public health or related social science
Minimum of five years’ professional experience in an M&E position responsible for implementing M&E activities of large development projects
Knowledge and expertise of evaluation methodologies (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, mixed method, impact) and data collection and analysis methodologies
Experience in using data for performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing M&E and performance monitoring plans
A good understanding of advocacy programmes within the context of service delivery
Proven success in designing, implementing, and operating project M&E systems from project initiation to closeout stages
Experience mentoring and providing ongoing training and capacity building for M&E teams
