Consultant – Evaluation of County Health Sector Strategic Plans

Responsibilities
Tasks
Undertake a scoping exercise to familiarize with Counties health department?s systems and processes as inputs into the CHSSP evaluation.
In liaison with the respective counties teams and CMLAP,
Initiate and develop a roadmap for each county to conduct the evaluation of CHSSP 2013/17.
Coordinate and document the review process, stakeholders? inputs and any follow up action during the end term evaluation.
Using the national health sector guidelines, write up a county HSSP evaluation report
Develop a county specific strategy detailing prioritized areas/activities for implementation in the next phase of the SP 2018/2022.
Review monitoring and evaluation plan development processes, other counties M&E processes and international best practices to bring such learning to the development and finalization of the monitoring and evaluation plan for the Kisii and Bungoma Counties.
DELIVERABLES
End term evaluation reports for the 7 focus counties.
Health sector strategy with priorities for the next SP 2018/22
Finalized M&E plan for Kisii and Bungoma counties.
Requirements
ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND QUALIFICATION OF THE CONSULTANT
A Masters degree in the social sciences, population studies, statistics, health systems research, or a related field
At least 10 years experience in of M&E and health system strengthening in Kenya
Experience working with the Ministry of Health at either national or sub national level.
Ability to work with decision makers and stakeholders to identify issues and generate actionable recommendations; analyze and package strategic information for a variety of audiences such as policy makers, programmers and members of the public
Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills
Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision making capabilities
Team player with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Strong skills in stakeholder engagement and consensus building
Availability from Feb – Dec 2017