Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, September 13 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Scope of Work:
United Nations International Children s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Directorate of Human Resource for Health (DHRH) is recruiting a consultant to conduct a comprehensive review of Tanzania’s existing CPD framework for healthcare professionals to identify areas that require revision in line with the latest developments in service delivery, drawing on best practice from countries within and outside the Sub-Saharan Africa region, as appropriate, and to explore how this revised framework may be linked with the renewal of licenses for healthcare professionals. The objective of this consultancy is to respond to the following key question: 1. How can the governance of the CPD system in Tanzania be optimized for maximum effectiveness? 2. In what ways can CPD be institutionalized across all levels of the healthcare system? 3. Which additional modules and approaches should be incorporated into the CPD system to align with current medical advancements.

Expected outputs/deliverables:
The consultant shall undertake the following tasks:
Desk review of Current CPD Framework for Healthcare Professionals:
• Conduct a comprehensive review of the existing CPD framework for healthcare workers in Tanzania,
• analyzing its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges.
• Assess the relevance and effectiveness of the current framework in meeting the diverse needs of
• healthcare professionals across different specialties and levels of practice.

Stakeholder Consultations:
• Engage with key stakeholders, including medical associations, regulatory bodies, healthcare
• institutions, and individual healthcare professionals to provide their insights, including on the desk
• review.
• Conduct focus group discussions, interviews, and surveys to gather insights and feedback on the
• existing CPD framework and expectations for the revised framework.

Benchmarking and Best Practices in Healthcare CPD:
• Conduct a comparative analysis of healthcare CPD frameworks from other countries with similar
• healthcare systems and challenges.
• Identify successful healthcare CPD models and best practices that could be adapted to the Tanzanian
• healthcare context.

Development of Revised CPD Framework for Healthcare Professionals:
• Propose a tailored and specific CPD framework that addresses the unique needs of healthcare
• professionals in Tanzania.
• Integrate feedback from stakeholders and incorporate best practices into the revised framework.
• Articulate governance of the CPD framework.

Reporting: Prepare a comprehensive report detailing:
• Recommendations for capacity-building initiatives to support the effective implementation of the
• revised CPD framework in the healthcare sector.
• Strategies to enhance the capacity of medical associations, healthcare institutions, and trainers
• involved in delivering CPD programs.

Develop an implementation plan for the revised CPD Framework for Healthcare Professionals:
• Establish a list of key activities for the revised CPD framework implementation.
• Prepare for each key activity established for the revised CPD framework implementation, an implementation plan with clearly defined indicators.
• Finalize a detailed implementation plan for the revised CPD framework.

WORK ASSIGNMNET DELIVERABLES TIME FRAME
PAYMENT IN %
• A detailed plan outlining the methodology and work plan for the entire assignment (15 days). 1. Inception Report October 2023 10%
• Conduct a comprehensive review of the existing CPD framework and compare it with other countries in similar contexts/settings highlighting best practices (15 days). 2. Desk review November 2023 20%
• Primary data collection and analysis: (i) KIIs with diverse professions to get their insights on the existing CPD framework (ii) Conduct FGDS with health care professionals to get their experience on the existing CPD framework operationalization and what needs to be changed (43 days) 3. Implementation report January 2024 20%
• Revise the CPD framework: Incorporate findings from the desk review and primary data collection to develop the first draft of the revised CPD framework (30 days).

Present to UNICEF team: Present the first draft of the CPD framework to the UNICEF team for feedback before the stakeholders meeting.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
• An Advanced degree (Master’s or MMed) in Public Health, Health Management, Human Resource Management or related field
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience in healthcare education and professional development, with a focus on CPD for healthcare workers.
• In-depth understanding of adult learning principles Strong facilitation and presentation skills
• Fluency in English is required. Proficiency in Swahili is an asset.
• For every Child, you demonstrate…


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 96

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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