National Consultant – Digital Health Policy & Operations at United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: National Consultant – Digital Health Policy & Operations

Job no: 584484
Location: Abuja
Job type: Full-time

Purpose of Assignment

• Individual Consultant to Evaluate, Review, and Update the Digital Health Policy, Strategy, And Operations Plan Documents.

Scope of Work
The consultant will undertake the following tasks:

• Document Review and Analysis
• Conduct a comprehensive review of the National Digital Health Policy (October 2021) and National Digital Health Strategy 2021–2025.
• Assess the progress, achievements, and challenges noted in the end-term evaluation report.
• Review existing operations plans and relevant stakeholder reports.
• Evaluation

Develop an evaluation framework and key performance indicators (KPIs) for assessing digital health governance, coordination, and capacity.

• Analyse the extent to which current digital health interventions have contributed to UHC and other national health priorities.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Identify and map key stakeholders, including government, MDAs, development partners, and the private sector.
• Organize targeted consultative meetings and workshops to gather input and recommendations.
• Document feedback and incorporate stakeholder perspectives into the review process.
• Updating Documents
• Revise and update the National Digital Health Policy and Strategy following evaluation findings and stakeholder input.
• Develop an updated annual digital health operations plan for 2025 and 2026, outlining key actions, timelines, and responsibilities.
• Reporting
• Prepare a draft evaluation and update the report with recommendations.
• Facilitate a validation workshop to present findings and obtain consensus.
• Finalize and submit the report, along with the updated documents

Tasks/Milestone:
Work Assignment/ Overview:

• Project Initiation & Planning

Deliverables/Outputs:

• Project Management Plan Report detailing methodology, work plan, and evaluation framework
• Stakeholder Consultations & Interim Review

Deliverables/Outputs:
Mid-Term Progress Report summarizing stakeholder engagement outcomes and preliminary evaluations

• Drafting & Document Review

Deliverables/Outputs:

• Draft Evaluation and Updated Documents (revised National Digital Health Policy, Strategy, governance framework, and operations plan)
• Finalization & Validation

Deliverables/Outputs:

• Final Report and Updated Documents incorporating stakeholder feedback and validation results
• Knowledge Sharing & Advocacy

Deliverables/Outputs:

• Presentation Materials for dissemination and advocacy

Minimum Requirements

• Advanced degree in Digital Health, Public Health, Health Systems Management, ICT, or related fields.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in digital health strategy development and evaluation.
• Proven experience in health systems evaluation, digital health strategy development, and policy review.
• Strong analytical, facilitation, and report-writing skills.
• Experience working with government and multi-stakeholder environments.
• Familiarity with Nigeria’s health sector and digital health initiatives is an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.