ABOUT THE COMPANY:

UNICEF was created with a distinct purpose in mind: to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path. We advocate for measures to give children the best start in life, because proper care at the youngest age forms the strongest foundation for a person’s future

OBJECTIVE / SCOPE OF WORK

This Consultancy is aimed at strengthening the community health program of the Ministry of Health as per the comprehensive community based PHC vision articulated in the national policy/strategy documents. Specifically, the consultant is expected to:

Lead evidence-generation on the community health and nutrition landscape through community mapping, stakeholder analysis, and capacity assessment in selected urban and rural areas of 4 focus provinces (Malampa, Penama, Sanma and Shefa). This will include current situation analysis and identification of opportunities for strengthening community health and nutrition outcomes, with special attention to:
Community outreach with preventive, promotive, and curative service
Community empowerment to provide oversight for service delivery and to co-develop better health
Interface between health service providers (including VHWs) and communities
Representative participation of the communities
Design and support implementation, monitoring and documentation of community health and nutrition pilot in 1 urban community and 1 rural community each in 4 provinces. The pilot design should include not only the intervention package but also clearly defined roles and responsibilities of stakeholders with their linkages/relationships and monitoring framework/tools with measurable indicators for performance tracking. The pilot interventions are expected to last for 6 months.
Please refer to the ToR (Download File Community Health Consultant – Vanuatu) for further information on the deliverables and the timelines.

GUIDANCE FOR APPLICANTS:

Please submit a separate financial offer along with your application. The financial proposal should be a lump sum amount for all the deliverables and should show a break down for the following:

Monthly / Daily fees– based on the deliverables in the Terms of Reference above
Travel (economy air ticket where applicable to take up assignment and field mission travel)
Living allowance where travel is required
Miscellaneous- to cover visa, health insurance (including medical evacuation for international consultants), communications, and other costs.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

Education:  

Certificate in nursing, health services, community development, or other relevant disciplines. Any equivalent combination of education and/or work experience may be considered.
Knowledge/Skills Required

More than 5 years of professional work experience on community health and/or nutrition program management.
Knowledge and understanding of the Vanuatu health system specifically village health workers program.
Working experience with international organisations is an asset.
Ability to work in a team, capacity to deliver within tight deadlines, good interpersonal skill and accountable to his/her action.
Language:  

English and Bislama