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JOB TITLE: Grantee Technical Capacity Building Consultant – Pre-Service Health Training Institutions (PSHTIs)
JOB LOCATION: Abuja
Employment Type: Contract
Total Level of Effort (LOE): 40 days
JOB DETAILS:
- BG Laurel International Nigeria LTE / GTE is a fully owned subsidiary of Banyan Global, Inc, a woman-owned small business and international development consulting firm committed to improving livelihoods through market approaches for a broad and lasting impact.
- The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC and has program operations and activities in over fifteen countries around the world. Banyan Global operates within six practice areas: gender, youth, finance and investment, enterprise development, health, and evaluation and learning.
- Banyan Global is the prime recipient of the Nigeria Health Workforce Management (HWM) Activity in Nigeria. The HWM Activity is a five-year task order to support the establishment of a cost-effective, well-trained, and motivated health workforce, particularly in targeted rural and remote areas of Bauchi, Ebonyi, Kebbi, and Sokoto States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
- By its conclusion, HWM is expected to increase the production of new health workers competent to respond to current and future population health needs in these locations by 10,000; improve the distribution and skill mix of front-line workers to meet specific local demands; and strengthen the capacity of pre-service training institutions to adopt and apply innovative education approaches.
- Targeted interventions will contribute to:
- Improved management of maternal, child, and newborn health conditions and
- Increased responsiveness to community health needs.
- USAID will support the Government of Nigeria’s (GON’s) commitment to plan, recruit, train, manage, and retain its primary health care (PHC) workforce.
- This activity will contribute to the achievement of USAID/Nigeria’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) Development Objective 2 “a healthier, more educated population in targeted states” and Intermediate Result (IR) 2.1 “Utilization of quality health services in targeted areas and population groups increased.”
- The Grantee Technical Capacity Building – Pre-Service Training Institutions consultant will be based in Abuja and operate from the HWM Office.
- The consultant will report to the HWM HRH Training Lead and will provide technical support to two HWM grantees that implementing grants to strengthen the pre-service training learning environment and in-service training program.
- The consultant will provide technical assistance to the grantees to work with PSHTIs, review and provide quality assurance support to HWM on the grantee reports and deliverables.
Activities
S/No | Tasks | LOE |
1 | Provide technical assistance to grantees on delivering the activities in their scopes of work aimed at strengthening the pre-service training learning environment and in-service training program | 18 days |
2 | Review and assure quality of grantee reports and deliverable before submission to HWM | 20 days |
3 | Prepare and submit a consultancy report that includes a summary of technical assistance provided to the grantees and recommendations for the scope of work of follow-on grants | 2 days |
Total LOE – 40 Days |
Deliverables / Activities
The consultant will submit the following deliverables as and when due:
- Reviewed and edited versions of milestone deliverable reports of each grantee
- Consultancy report that includes a summary of technical assistance provided to the grantees and recommendations for the scope of work of follow-on grants
Approach
- The consultant is expected to provide the technical support by working with the relevant HWM and grantee staff to produce high-quality technical deliverables.
- The consultant will ensure that all milestone deliverables are reviewed and revised to meet HWM quality standards.
Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s Degree in the Medical professions (Medicine, Nursing, or Midwifery) with a Master’s Degree preferable.
- Previous or current experience working to strengthen pre-service training institutions and in-service training programs for nurses, midwives, and community health workers.
- Demonstrable experience producing high-quality reports, particularly for USAID-funded programs.
Timing and Level of Effort:
- The expected period of performance for this assignment is 40 days between June and September 31, 2022.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send a Cover Letter and their current CV listing all work experience and qualifications to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Deadline: May 20, 2022
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