Summary
Date Posted:Thursday, March 30 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
NPI EXPAND is seeking an accomplished and experienced consultant to collect, compile, and document case studies and success stories based on NPI EXPAND’s capacity strengthening efforts on Amref Tanzania and THPS and their sub-partners SHDEPHA+ and MKUTA

Most of NPI EXPAND’s capacity strengthening efforts and approaches present opportunities for the potential for either a success story or a case study. The examples include but are not limited to:
• Amref and THPS’s experiences in implementing Fixed Amount Awards (FAA), a USAID sub-award mechanism;
• The experiences of Amref and THPS in strengthening the capacity of respective sub-partners (SHDEPHA+ and MKUTA) using a south-to-south approach;
• Integrating technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness in sub-grant management, knowledge management, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL);
• Results of the gender capacity strengthening work;
• Integrating FP and TB tools in community-level services;
• Engaging with the Government (Ministry of Health) to support the process of reviewing FP policies and tools;
• NPI EXPAND staff’s experience with providing virtual capacity strengthening support to sub-grantees.

Consultancy Approach
The consultant will use a mix of approaches to identify and write the stories. These include a desk review of documents, discussions with Amref, THPS, and their sub-partners SHDEPHA+ and MKUTA, discussions with NPI EXPAND staff, visiting project sites, and meeting with project beneficiaries and other partners, including MOH representatives. The project will provide logistical support and coordinate various meetings the consultant would require. The consultant will report to the Tanzania Country Team Lead and participate in regular check-in meetings with NPI EXPAND staff to share plans and provide progress updates.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Prepare a work plan describing the proposed approaches, specific tasks, and timelines.
• Identify potential areas for case studies and success stories through discussions with the NPI EXPAND staff in Tanzania and globally.
• Coordinate with NPI EXPAND staff and grantee contacts to schedule meetings and arrange visits to NPI EXPAND partners.
• Based on initial scoping and discussions with NPI EXPAND staff (in Tanzania and HQ) and partners, prepare a list of potential case studies and success stories, and discuss and prioritize the specific case studies and success stories to address.
• Write an initial draft of case studies and success stories and present them to NPI EXPAND staff during the project closeout/learning event scheduled for June/July 2023.
• Use input from the NPI EXPAND staff and partners during the learning/closeout event to prepare final write-ups of the case studies and success stories.

Consultancy Deliverables
• An initial list of potential success stories and case studies for discussion and prioritization with NPI EXPAND.
• Initial drafts of the prioritized success stories and case studies submitted to NPI EXPAND for review and comments.
• A presentation of the success stories and case studies the consultant will make at the NPI EXPAND learning/closeout event.
• A final report of the success stories and case studies incorporating input from NPI EXPAND staff and other project stakeholders.

Location
The location for this consultancy is in Dar es Salaam with expected field visits mostly within Dar es Salaam and, when necessary, to Kahama Municipal in Shinyanga region and Sumbawanga Municipal in Rukwa region. Only applicants currently eligible to work in Tanzania will be considered.

Anticipated Period of Performance and Level of Effort
This assignment is anticipated to take a maximum of 20 working days from 1st May to 30th July 2023.

Required Qualifications:
• Relevant Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• Strong experience in documentation of organizational capacity strengthening and health-related success stories, case studies, best practices, and lessons learnt.
• Experience working on USAID-funded or donor-funded projects is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with developing high-quality written material for an international public health audience.
• Creativity in teasing out “success” in a story.
• Fluency in written and spoken Kiswahili and English is required.



Job Experience:No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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