Consultancy Needed - Community Development Consultant

Programme & Policy

Purpose of Assignment

In April 2022, the Indonesia Ministry of Health (MoH) launched its health transformation agenda, with Primary care transformation, the first pillar, represents the government’s plans to take a more preventive and promotive approach to health, increasing access to integrated services across the life cycle by bringing quality primary health services closer to community level. The Integrasi Layanan Kesehatan Primer (ILP) model calls for the introduction of a more standardized continuum of care approach that focuses on prevention and promotion, connecting community health workers (and home visits) to the posyandu, then to the pustu prima (a “new” level of care that consolidates multiple community health structures), and then to the puskesmas, ensuring referrals to higher levels of care as necessary.

The PHC transformation is focused on improving preventive services and integrating services based on the life-cycle approach, which includes the integration of mental health in each of the life cycles. In 2022, the MoH piloted the new integrated model for primary health care (I-PHC) in nine districts and identified some challenges in integrating mental health into primary care including: lack of health worker knowledge/skills on mental health and low compliance of health workers in screening their clients for mental health issues during clinical practice.

The Integrasi Layanan Kesehatan Primer (ILP) also must be ensured and maintain the quality primary health services continuously. Based on the Ministry of Health Regulation No. 30/2022, measurement, and evaluation of the quality of health services in accordance with Quality Indicators must be conducted by Independent Practice Place for Doctors and Dentists, Clinics, Puskesmas, Hospitals, Health Laboratories, and Blood Transfusion Unit. Puskesmas as an important part of ILP model mandated to comply with the Quality Indicators among primary health services delivery.

The sustainability of PHC transformation was designated to engage all levels of the system at national, province, district, puskesmas, and village. This movement provides support for ILP implementation through governance structure on each of levels (national, province, and district). USAID MOMENTUM through MCGL project targeted POKJA/POKJANAL Posyandu Governance with objective to develop community forum model in partnership as an action plan to enable and sustain PHC in Indonesia, part of health transformation.

USAID MOMENTUM through MCGL project committed to support the ILP model include enable the measurement and evaluation of the quality of health services and ensure the sustainability of PHC through POKJA/POKJANAL Posyandu Governance. MCGL will hire technical expertise or consultant to measure the quality of health services, and community forum model in partnership development as an action plan to enable and sustain PHC in Indonesia. S/he will be contracted under the USAID MOMENTUM from July to December 2024, where the payment will be aligned with project deliverables. The organization will review the external collaborator’s performance each installment as required by the project.

Duty station: 5 provinces (Banten, East Java, North Sumatera, 2 cluster of NTT, and South Sulawesi)

Persons needed:

• 6 persons in total with the details below.
• 1 person for East Java province
• 1 person for North Sumatera province
• 1 person for South Sulawesi province
• 2 persons for NTT province (Timor cluster and Flores cluster)

Report to: Advocacy and Community Engagement Lead

Scope of Work:

Development of Community Forum Model in Partnership (CFMP)

1. Support District Officer USAID MOMENTUM in each 5 pilot villages (1 per province) to maintain communication and coordination with POKJA/POKJANAL Posyandu.
2. Participate in consultative meeting for MoH, MoHA, MoV and relevant stakeholders to disseminate study results and develop action plan to improve POKJA/POKJANAL Posyandu Performance at Sub National and National Level (offline or online).
3. Participate in modifying the existing of POKJA/POKJANAL Technical guideline & the alignment with ILP/ PHC National strategy.
4. Facilitate the Testing/Pilot the draft of POKJA/POKJANAL technical guideline to each 5 villages (1 per province).
5. Participate in Consultative meeting to Finalize POKJA/POKJANAL technical guideline at the National Level (offline or online).
6. Participate in the Dissemination of POKJA/POKJANAL technical guideline at the National Level (offline or online).
7. Other tasks as specified and agreed with the program lead and organization (in close coordination with Advocacy and Community Engagement Lead and Specialist).

Deliverables:

1. Monthly deliverables as agreed by the supervisor and organization, including monthly activity report.
2. Monthly timesheet report detailing time spent and activities completed.
3. Final report.

Candidates should possess the following qualifications and skills:

1. Background, expertise, and experiences in PHC transformation specifically in POKJA/POKJANAL Posyandu Governance.
2. Knowledge and experience in managing POKJA/POKJANAL Posyandu Governance as part of the Indonesian health transformation.
3. Has experience of working with local government, and good advocacy skills.
4. Familiarity with the Indonesia health system and experience in working with community.
5. Proficient in data analysis and interpretation.
6. Excellent interpersonal skills, both in English and Bahasa Indonesia.

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