REQUEST FOR CONSULTANT: Act to End NTDs I East Project Consultant Terms of Reference: FY24 Health Financing Activities in Tanzania - Ongoing Technical support
Results for Development, Tanzania
Experience
1 Year
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0 - 0
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No
Career Level
Telecommute
No
Qualification
As mentioned in job details
Total Vacancies
1 Job
Posted on
Oct 27, 2023
Last Date
Nov 27, 2023
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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. Diversityof ideas, identities, perspectives and backgroundsis 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. Background USAID’s Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases | East (Act | East) program, led by RTI International, supports countries to reach their NTD control and elimination goals through proven, cost-effective public health interventions. The program provides critical support to countries in their journey to self-reliance by helping to create sustainable NTD programming within a robust and resilient health system. The project focuses on partnering with NTD-endemic countries to eliminate and control five of the most common NTDs, including lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, and soil-transmitted helminths (hookworm, ringworm, and whipworm), which affect more than one billion people worldwide.Act to End NTDs | East also strengthens local capacity for planning, budgeting, and budget execution so that NTD programs can continue with high levels of effectiveness. In Tanzania the program helps Ministry of Health (MoH) identify potential options for sustainable financing of NTDs, in line with broader health financing strategies for domestic resource mobilization (DRM), Primary Health Care (PHC) and/or Universal Health Coverage (UHC). As such, Act | East will support government institutions to assume greater programmatic and financial responsibility for their NTDs response.In FY23, Act | East provided technical support to 15 prioritized councils to plan and budget for NTD activities using the existing President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG) planning and reporting system during the development of Comprehensive Council Health Plans (CCHPs). In FY24, Act | East will continue providing technical support to nine FY 23 councils and extend support to all Act | East supported councils (48), to plan and budget for NTDs in CCHPs by building their capacity to use the PO-RALG planning and reporting tool to track approval, allocation, and disbursement of funds; and to negotiate fund allocation at council budgeting meetings.R4D will hire a local consultant to support the CCHP activities in close coordination with Tanzania’s HSS Advisor, Chief of Party (COP), MoH-NTDCP Program Manager and PORALG. II.Objective of the consultancy The objective of the consultancy is to provide technical assistance to the MoH and PO-RALG strengthen the CCHP and budget development process, NTD Module development and preparation of an NTD Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM) Strategy. The consultant will perform the following tasks: -Activity #1: Build the capacity of 48 - Act | East supported councils to plan and budget for NTDs: The consultant will work with MoH and PO-RALG to extend CCHP support to all Act | East-supported councils using the annual NTD review and planning meetings as a platform for scale-up. The consultant will support the MOH to train and distribute the "NTD planning and budgeting pocket guide" to 48 councils. This training will involve health and non-health authorities such as District Planning Officers (DPLOs) and District Health Secretaries, who are responsible for planning and budgeting as well as other key stakeholders relevant to NTD activities.The training will begin in Q1 and continue into Q2 and will require the consultant to liaise and work with Act | East and MOH to develop a training plan for two training workshops (2-days each) each. This training will include review of current budget allocations and disbursements using the template provided in the pocket guide, as well as build capacity
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. Diversityof ideas, identities, perspectives and backgroundsis 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. Background USAID’s Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases | East (Act | East) program, led by RTI International, supports countries to reach their NTD control and elimination goals through proven, cost-effective public health interventions. The program provides critical support to countries in their journey to self-reliance by helping to create sustainable NTD programming within a robust and resilient health system. The project focuses on partnering with NTD-endemic countries to eliminate and control five of the most common NTDs, including lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, and soil-transmitted helminths (hookworm, ringworm, and whipworm), which affect more than one billion people worldwide.Act to End NTDs | East also strengthens local capacity for planning, budgeting, and budget execution so that NTD programs can continue with high levels of effectiveness. In Tanzania the program helps Ministry of Health (MoH) identify potential options for sustainable financing of NTDs, in line with broader health financing strategies for domestic resource mobilization (DRM), Primary Health Care (PHC) and/or Universal Health Coverage (UHC). As such, Act | East will support government institutions to assume greater programmatic and financial responsibility for their NTDs response.In FY23, Act | East provided technical support to 15 prioritized councils to plan and budget for NTD activities using the existing President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG) planning and reporting system during the development of Comprehensive Council Health Plans (CCHPs). In FY24, Act | East will continue providing technical support to nine FY 23 councils and extend support to all Act | East supported councils (48), to plan and budget for NTDs in CCHPs by building their capacity to use the PO-RALG planning and reporting tool to track approval, allocation, and disbursement of funds; and to negotiate fund allocation at council budgeting meetings.R4D will hire a local consultant to support the CCHP activities in close coordination with Tanzania’s HSS Advisor, Chief of Party (COP), MoH-NTDCP Program Manager and PORALG. II.Objective of the consultancy The objective of the consultancy is to provide technical assistance to the MoH and PO-RALG strengthen the CCHP and budget development process, NTD Module development and preparation of an NTD Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM) Strategy. The consultant will perform the following tasks: -Activity #1: Build the capacity of 48 - Act | East supported councils to plan and budget for NTDs: The consultant will work with MoH and PO-RALG to extend CCHP support to all Act | East-supported councils using the annual NTD review and planning meetings as a platform for scale-up. The consultant will support the MOH to train and distribute the "NTD planning and budgeting pocket guide" to 48 councils. This training will involve health and non-health authorities such as District Planning Officers (DPLOs) and District Health Secretaries, who are responsible for planning and budgeting as well as other key stakeholders relevant to NTD activities.The training will begin in Q1 and continue into Q2 and will require the consultant to liaise and work with Act | East and MOH to develop a training plan for two training workshops (2-days each) each. This training will include review of current budget allocations and disbursements using the template provided in the pocket guide, as well as build capacity
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