Capacity Assessment Consultant at Futures Group

Futures Group, the global consulting firm, helps to protect and promote people’s well-being around the world. For 40 years, Futures Group has created lasting solutions to some of the most pressing public health challenges facing nations. We predict future health and development trends, uncover barriers to well-being, and forge on-the-ground partnerships to ensure lasting change.

Futures Group is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Capacity Assessment Consultant

Location: Abuja
Job Code: 912

Position Summary
Futures Group is recruiting for an experienced Consultant to work on a new programme to support the Nigerian Ministry of Health (MOH) for the successful launch and implementation of the costed implementation plan for family planning. The Capacity Assessment Consultant will develop tools and conducts field interviews to assess the capacity of the Technical Support Units at the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) and State Ministries of Health (SMoH) to implement the National Family Planning Blueprint.This position requires travel to Abuja, Nigeria and up to four states (TBC).

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct a rapid capacity assessment of the FP staff and related management structures for family planning, data management, and analysis structures at the FMoH and four state MoHs
• Lead the capacity assessment, supervising a local Nigerian consultant who will support the capacity assessment
• Identify any gaps in knowledge and skills that can be filled through training and mentorship, as well as any critical personnel gaps to be filled through hiring of additional seconded staff (for FMoH and 4 SMoH)
• Prepare a report with a proposed capacity development plan (for FMoH and 4 SMoH)
• Draft terms of reference for the critical staffing needs identified through the capacity assessments (for FMoH and 4 SMoH)
• Assess the existing mechanisms for coordination of FP implementation and monitoring activities (for FMoH and 4 SMoH)
• Identify opportunities to standardize and streamline the Reproductive Health Technical Working Group (RHTWG) and identify opportunities to initiate sub-committees to address specific issues, such as demand generation and donor coordination (at federal level)
• Provide guidance on selecting the M&E and capacity assessment consultant, including review of resumes and participation in interviews
• Support planning for a RHTWG meeting to come to consensus on membership guidelines and terms of reference for the RHTWG, as well as guidelines and powers delegated to permanent and ad-hoc sub-committees of the main RHTWG (at federal level)
• Provide guidance on selecting Consultant- M&E and Capacity Assessment Consultant, including but not limited to reviewing CVs and participating in interviews
• Provide general technical and strategic guidance
• Other related technical tasks as required

Qualifications and Skills Required

• 10+ years of experience in public health programs, policy, and/or governance
• 10+ years of organizational assessment experience, including design and use of assessment tools and strategic planning and operational work planning
• 3+ years of experience working in family planning
• Experience managing teams
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office
• Demonstrated problem solving, analytic, financial, and evaluative skills
• Knowledge of project management methodology
• Attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities often within a required timeframe
• Fluent written and spoken English is required
• Travel to Abuja, and up to four states in Nigeria (TBD)

Deliverables

• Tools to be used in capacity assessments for federal and state levels—first draft by October 15, final by October 29
• Report on capacity assessment of FMoH and terms of reference for new staff required to fill critical gaps- first draft by December 1, final by December 15
• Provide substantive input to a full plan for three years addressing necessary efforts to support the FMoH and SMoHs to implement their CIPs- by December 15
• Proposed Standard Guidelines & Meeting Schedule for RHTWG and associated sub-committees—first draft by December 15, final by January 15, 2015
• Report on capacity assessment of all four SMoH and terms of reference for new staff required to fill critical gaps- first draft by January 15, final by January 31, 2015

Timeline

• Start date: 1 October 2014
• End date: 31 March 2015

Total Number of Work Days

• 50 days total maximum (to be charged per actual days worked)

Application Closing Date
31st October, 2014.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should
Click here to apply online