Health Resources Availability Mapping System "HeRAM" National Consultant, UNICEF Libya, 3 Months, ( Home-Based) Open for Libya Nationals only

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

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Purpose:

The purpose of the consultancy is to ensure that core information on essential health resources and services is made available and systematically shared for the decision-makers in Libya to assess and monitor the availability of health services, health human resources as well as evaluate the infrastructure of the health facilities in the country to help identify gaps and inequalities in services and resources and enable better prioritizations of interventions, financial planning and required health reformation response. Under the direct supervision of the UNICEF Health & Nutrition Officer, the home-based Consultant will work closely with the Ministry of Health (Primary Health Care Institute and Health Information Centre).

Scope of Work:

The HeRAMS Consultant will support the Ministry of Health and Primary Health Care Institute through standardization and continuous collection, analysis, and dissemination of information on the availability of essential health services and resources down to the point of service delivery and to strengthen health information systems, particularly through the compilation, maintenance, regular update and continuous dissemination of an authoritative master list of health facilities.

With the support of UNICEF and WHO Libya Country Offices, Consultant will coordinate the roll-out the nationwide HeRAMS assessment, training of core team, nationwide data collection, analysis to finalize assessment and disseminate a report using HeRAMS tool.

Specific Tasks:

1. Coordinate with World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health {Primary Health Care Institute and Health Information Centre} and facilitate Workshop on identifying and defining the agreed set of indicators for PHC in Libya for Nationwide Roll-out of HeRAMS
2. Coordinate with World Health Organization to facilitate Capacity building ToT for HeRAMS for the Ministry of Health core team
3. Supervise the conduction of the initial Pilot study
4. Cascade training for statistical focal points targeting 101 Medical Service Directorates (Total of 4 Workshops)
5. The consultant will coordinate with team leaders to Organize and supervise field teams on-ground activities to facilitate Nationwide HeRAMS tool roll-out (12 team leaders and 101 field data collectors).
6. Review, clean-up and analysis of data in coordination with Monitoring and statical team from MoH.
7. In coordination with Ministry of Health {Primary Health Care Institute and Health Information Centre} oversee final document writing, design and publishing for the report.
8. Coordinate with partners for the final dissemination workshop and review of findings

Deliverables (Specific and Measurable):

Milestone (1):

• • Facilitate 1 workshop in Coordination with World Health Organization and Ministry of Health {Primary Health Care Institute and Health Information Centre} and deliver a clear document with an identified set of indicators to Roll-out HeRAMS tool for PHC.
  • Coordinate for Capacity building ToT workshop on HeRAMS for the Ministry of Health core team
  • Facilitate the successful implementation of an initial Pilot study
  • Finalize nationwide Cascade training (Total of 4 Workshops) for statistical focal points targeting 80 Medical Service Directorates.

Milestone (2):

• Ensure data collection is finalized across the six different health regions through close follow-up and supervision of field teams on-ground activities to facilitate roll-out of HeRAMS tool Nationwide through a set of (6 teams with 12 team leaders and 80 field data collectors).
• Ensure the Review of data through coordination with the Monitoring and statical team to ensure data quality, clean-up, and analysis.

Delivery Date :

• 30/09/2023

Milestone (3):

• Provide 1 final report In coordination with the Ministry of Health {Primary Health Care Institute and Health Information Centre} supporting Final document writing, Design and publishing.

• Facilitate Final Report dissemination workshop with partners.

Delivery Date:

• 31/10/2023

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Education requirement:

• University degree in Medicine, Public Health, or a related technical medical field.

Experience/Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required *:

• A minimum five (5) years of professionalwork experience relevant to the tasks of the consultancy is
• required.
• Prior experience of working in public health research and Health Information management required.
• Good understanding and knowledge of the primary health care in Libya is required.
• Excellent coordination skills, with proven ability to work with Ministry of Health and other stakeholders required.

Language’s skills:

• Proficiency in English and Arabic languages skills is required.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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:

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. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.