Job Vacancy: Job title: Request for Consultant: GENDER MAINSTREAMING EXPERT FOR THE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE (PHC) FINANCING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Job description: Results for Development (R4D) is a leading non-profit global development partner. We collaborate with change agents around the world – government officials, civil society leaders and social innovators – to create strong systems that support healthy, educated people. We help our partners move from knowing their goal to knowing how to reach it. We combine global expertise in health, education and nutrition with analytic rigor, practical support for decision-making and implementation and access to peer problem-solving networks. Together with our partners, we build self-sustaining systems that serve everyone and deliver lasting results. Then we share what we learn so others can achieve results for development, too.
We have a unique and vibrant culture at R4D. Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of our work environment and help advance our mission. Diversity-of ideas, identities, perspectives and backgrounds-is vital to who we are and what we do. We seek people who embrace these values and will help reinforce them. Our work culture is collaborative, creative and entrepreneurial. We operate based on trust and respect. Teams across the organization frequently collaborate on programmatic work and support each other in continuously building a better R4D.
I. Project Background
Results for Development (R4D) has been supporting federal and state-level health financing reforms in Nigeria since 2016 and has well-positioned itself to support the government change agents to advance the vision of the 2014 National Health Act to fully implement the first-ever deliberate pro poor and vulnerable fund for health called the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). With success stories from building up the health financing mandates and reforms at the federal agencies to supporting the kickoff of BHCPF implementation, R4D has been providing technical assistance on health financing reforms to three federal agencies: FMOH, NPHCDA, and NHIS. In 2022, the 6-year grant called the Nigeria Healthcare Financing technical assistance program from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) ended with key success stories that were shared globally.
The theory of change applied during the Nigeria Healthcare financing technical assistance underpins a cross cutting approach that effectively linked the extant grant and the new follow-on grant called Federal Level Technical Assistance for Primary Healthcare Financing at the federal level to match state-level implementation of health financing policies and strategies. The objective of this grant is to consolidate the gains so far on capacity building and institutional strengthening of federal agencies to support and facilitate state-level implementation of the reforms. The goal of the follow-on investment is to mobilize increased funding to the frontline health facilities and to increase the utilization of primary health care services, especially for pregnant women, children under-5 and those living in poverty by supporting the effective scale-up of BHCPF implementation.
The PHC financing project is being implemented through four main workstreams. This includes institutionalizing strategic purchasing/benefit package, strengthening the public financial management system, strengthening federal agencies responsible for the implementation of BHCPF and performance management and resource tracking. One essential aspect of this project is ensuring gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) across the four workstreams. To support the implementation this program, R4D is seeking a gender mainstreaming expert to work under the supervision of the Program Lead to implement all gender specific activities across all the workstreams of the PHC Financing TA Program.
II. Objectives
- The goal of gender mainstreaming on this project is to ensure that inclusive participation and benefits in the development and implementation of gender-transformative programming lead to more equal decision-making, distribution of power and resources, and sharing of opportunities and benefits. This consultancy services to be rendered seek to achieve the following objectives:
1. To technically support gender mainstreaming across all aspects of the PHC financing TA program
2. To implement gender-specific activities under the project.
3. To effectively communicate the results from R4D’s work with respect to gender mainstreaming to the donor as well as within the Health Financing space.
III. Scope of Work
The Consultant will undertake all activities necessary to fulfill the objective and output of the services, including but not limited to the following:
1. Conduct a robust gender analysis at the pre-implementation phase of the program.
2. Mainstream gender in all the project activities by developing a detailed gender action plan which will ensure that project activities are designed to promote equitable participation of women and men under the project activities. The workplan should aim at making project activities promote equal benefits to both genders.
3. Develop a gender-sensitive stakeholder map, and a stakeholder engagement/ communication strategy designed to ensure that both male and female stakeholders are consulted throughout the project’s development and implementation.
4. Ensure that efforts are made towards equal representation of women at the national and sub-national events and activities organized through this project based on the stakeholder engagement/ communication strategy earlier developed.
5. Ensure that women stakeholders have equal opportunity to benefit from the project’s relevant training and capacity-building activities. Moreover, the training materials must be gender sensitive.
6. Participate in the development of National and sub-national plans and policies, through participation in these activities ensure to promote gender mainstreaming and equal participation and report on the gender responsiveness and recommend corrective measures if necessary.
7. Identify needs related to gender mainstreaming and design and deliver Technical Assistance to provide capacity-building training needed.
8. Promote the active participation of NGOs and civil society organizations working on gender equality in the project’s preparation and implementation and act as a focal point.
9. Collaborate with stakeholders at the federal level to integrate gender-sensitive indicators to track and measure gender outcomes in the existing M&E system for health financing.
10. Highlights gender integration approaches, successes, and key lessons learned in communication materials.
IV. Contract Terms and KPIs
The duration of this contract is for 60 working days for a period of 6 months (10 LOE/month on average) with a possibility of extension (the consultancy will employ a phased approach, in which a portion of the workplan will be prioritized and completed within specified timelines, while others will be completed in the long term and contingent on funding, availability, and interest of the R4D team and the consultant).
Remuneration will be made monthly subject to the achievement of key deliverables in the approved workplan, of which may include: * A concept note synthesizing the approach and strategy to timely and effectively executing the consultancy.
- A gender tailored workplan which will include guidance for producing gender impact assessments detailing possible gender-related risks, remedial actions, and proactive actions to ensure that positive gender impacts from these projects are maximized.
- Report of the Gender analysis conducted at the pre-implementation phase of the program.
- A gender-inclusive stakeholder map, and a stakeholder engagement/ communication strategy designed to ensure that both male and female stakeholders are consulted throughout the project’s development and implementation.
- Continuation of gender mainstreaming in all the project components and reporting on gender outcomes.
V. Requirements * Primary Requirements: Candidate should:
- Have a master’s degree in a field relevant to the assignment, for example in gender studies, social sciences, public health, or another relevant field.
- Have at least ten years’ experience in mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in program implementation particularly within the health financing and development space.
- Have extensive knowledge on gender analysis, gender action plan development and gender mainstreaming into projects and programs.
- Have general knowledge of gender transformative project design with substantial experience in design, monitoring, and evaluation of gender and health projects. Additional advantage for previous gender work on BMGF funded project.
- Be experience in the usage of computers and office software package.
- Be based in Abuja
Secondary requirement: Candidates should: * Have experience working on multi-stakeholder projects especially as it relates to public sector actors.
Submission
- Note: Interested applicants should submit their CVs and cover letters to
and with the subject title “Gender Expert for PHC Financing TA Program”
- The deadline for applications is 15th July 2023. Only applications submitted by the deadline will be considered.
- Due to the volume of applications received, receipt of applications cannot be acknowledged individually. Please address your application as indicated above. Candidates who do not receive any feedback within three months of the deadline should consider their application as unsuccessful.
Results for Development is an EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering
and nurturing an energetic, collaborative and diverse workforce. R4D provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits.
Location: Abuja, FCT
Job date: Fri, 07 Jul 2023 06:29:08 GMT
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