[Hiring] Individual Consultant Public Health Consultant - Development of Midwifery Investment Case @UNFPA

Role Description

The Public Health Consultant will lead the development of the midwifery investment case. This involves:

• Conducting a comprehensive situation analysis.
• Defining the health interventions.
• Modeling the health impacts of scaled-up midwifery care.
• Developing an evidence-based workforce development strategy to accelerate progress towards improved Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH) in Kenya.

The consultant will work under the overall supervision of the SRHR & Health Systems Specialist, overall guidance of the SRHR/Youth Advisor and Deputy Representative, with direct technical guidance from the designated team from UNFPA’s Regional and Headquarters offices.

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree in Public Health, Midwifery, Medicine, Nursing, or a related health field.
• A minimum of 7-10 years of professional experience in SRMNCAH, health systems strengthening, or health workforce planning.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting health situation analyses and program design in low- or middle-income countries.
• Knowledge of health impact modeling tools, particularly the Lives Saved Tool (LiST), is an asset.
• Experience in the development of investment cases.
• Strong understanding of the Kenyan context and health system, and how to integrate midwifery models of care and the enabling environment required for their success.
• Experience working in Kenya or the East and Southern Africa region is highly desirable.
• Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills in English.

Requirements

• Lead a thorough analysis of the national and subnational SRMNCAH landscape in Kenya.
• Define and select a package of evidence-based interventions that can be delivered by midwives in the Kenyan context.
• Utilize tools such as the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) to model health impacts.
• Estimate workforce requirements needed to deliver modeled scale-up scenarios.
• Conduct a gap analysis of the current midwifery workforce supply, distribution, and skill mix against projected demand.
• Develop evidence-based workforce development strategies.
• Assess contextual factors required for an enabling environment for midwifery in Kenya.
• Lead drafting of the final midwifery investment case and the public health and workforce sections of the IC.
• Apply a mixed-methods approach including desk review, secondary analysis, key informant interviews, and consultative workshops.
• Design and co-facilitate a national induction workshop.
• Conduct a comprehensive review of relevant national policies and strategies.
• Conduct key informant interviews with various stakeholders.
• Plan and facilitate national and subnational stakeholder workshops.
• Work in close collaboration with the Economist consultant.
• Act as the primary technical liaison with counterparts at the Ministry of Health.

Benefits

• Transportation within Nairobi and its environs will be provided.
• Limited domestic travel for activities outside Nairobi is expected, with costs covered by UNFPA if required.

Company Description

UNFPA is the lead United Nations agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. The UNFPA Strategic Plan for 2026-2029 articulates the organization’s response to a complex global environment, providing a roadmap for resilience and renewal.

• Focus on four interconnected outcomes: ending unmet need for family planning, ending preventable maternal deaths, ending gender-based violence and harmful practices, and adapting to demographic change.
• UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation, and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity.