Consultancy: Landscape and Contextual Analysis- FCT, Borno and Lagos States

Malaria Consortium requires qualified personnel with expertise in Malaria programming who will facilitate a landscape and context analysis of the malaria control situation in Borno, Lagos and the FCT. The landscape and context analysis will involve collaboration with key stakeholders at the national (NMEP, FMOH -Child Health Dept) and sub-national levels (Borno, Lagos and FCT) especially the SMOH, SPHCBs, SMEPs, LGAs and MFPs including community-based service providers. The key domains of the analyses will include :

• Community accountability structures
• Malaria control and child health situation analysis
• SMEP and LGA institutional capacity assessment
• Partners and private sector stakeholders landscaping
• Health systems assessment (especially PSM and HMIS relevant to malaria programming) in both public and private sectors.

Objectives of the analysis are to:

1. Assess the state’s community level structure for malaria accountability and expansion of access to quality services
2. Describe the current malaria situation and programme implementation status in the states (malaria epidemiology, intervention coverage, barriers and facilitators of intervention coverage, and treatment seeking behaviour).
3. Conduct a rapid assessment of the capacity of key personnel at the state and LGA (programme officers) to plan and implement malaria control activities effectively and selected health facility workers on integrated case management of fever.
4. Conduct a landscape analysis of partners and private sector organizations working on malaria in the state.
5. Assess the key health systems components especially procurement supply chain management and health management information systems relevant to malaria programming both in the public and private sector.

Specific tasks/ Deliverables

• Draft protocol and tool for landscape and context analysis
• Organize stakeholder engagement meetings and interviews
• Conduct desk reviews – published and unpublished literature review, review of reports, policies, plans etc
• Mapping of stakeholders and potential malaria partners in the states
• Conduct field work – including key informant interviews and health worker interviews
• Map commodity procurement and distribution channels and document gaps
• Conduct S.W.O.T analysis of LMIS and HMIS **
• Assess SMEP/LGA institutional capacity
• Synthesize findings from desk review and empirical data collection
• Write report

Type of consultants needed

• National level

• Regional STTA – Epidemiologist /Surveillance

• Regional STTA – HSS / Malariologist

• State level (1 each per state)

• Demand Side / Gender Snr Nat STTA

• Private Sector / HSS Snr Nat STTA

• M&E Snr Nat STTA

• Malariologist Snr National STTA

Person specifications

Qualifications and experience:

Epidemiologist/Surveillance Regional STTA

• PhD or equivalent experience in Public/Global Health, Epidemiology, statistics or a related research discipline.
• At least 15 years post-qualification experience
• Extensive experience in a research role with an excellent understanding of quantitative and qualitative research approaches
• Experience in primary and secondary analysis of household survey data and matrix of data from various sources
• Experience in research management and understanding of good research practice
• Experience in study protocol and tools design and evaluation research
• Demonstrable experience in situation analysis, landscaping and context analysis
• Demonstrable first-hand experience publishing scientific work in peer-reviewed journals
• Demonstrated experience in survey design, survey implementation, analysis, and report-writing
• Knowledge of malaria prevention and control in endemic settings
• Excellent statistical analysis skills including familiarity with software such as STATA, R or Statgraphics
• Experience with qualitative data analysis and synthesis
• Experience in qualitative study design, data collection methods and data analysis using relevant data analysis software like AtlasTi, Nvivo etc.
• Excellent command of English with exceptional writing and communication skills and the ability to present information in clear, concise, and compelling ways
• Results-oriented attitude to work;
• Experience in working effectively with government and non-government partners

Health Systems Strengthening/Malariologist regional STTA

• PhD or equivalent experience in health care management or Public/Global Health or a related research discipline.
• At least 15 years post-qualification experience
• Experience in evaluation of health systems and/or maternal and child health programmes
• Very strong background in Supply Chain and Logistics, and field management and coordination
• Experience in evaluation of supply chain management systems
• Strong knowledge of WHO Good Storage and Good Distribution Practices
• Familiarity with the malaria commodity procurement and supply chain management in Nigeria as well as cold chain system for vaccines
• Familiarity with the commodity logistics management information system in NIgeria
• Experience working closely with senior government officials
• Experience in qualitative study design, data collection methods and data analysis using relevant data analysis software like AtlasTi, Nvivo etc.
• Experience in evaluating community structures and systems
• Experience working closely with senior government officials

Demand Side / Gender Snr Nat STTA x 3

· Degree in Nursing, Medicine or pharmacy

· A post-graduate degree in a relevant field, such as sociology, ecology, gender studies, gender and development, environment, sustainable development or closely related area, public health communication or similar.

· At least ten years’ post-qualification experience

· At least eight years’ experience in communication, demand creation, and social mobilization

· Strong experience in carrying out participatory gender equality analysis towards gender mainstreaming

· Experience in working on or evaluation of community accountability mechanisms or structures.

· Experience in qualitative study design

· Experience in evaluating community structures and systems

· Experience working closely with senior government officials

Private Sector / HSS Snr Nat STTA x 3

· A post graduate degree in public health or other health related discipline

· At least ten years’ post-qualification experience

· Extensive experience working with Public-Private sector health initiatives at national level in Nigeria

· Experience in designing and implementing malaria private sector strategies or similar marketing experience

· Experience in evaluation of health systems and/or maternal and child health programmes

· Experience with evaluating private sector participation in health care delivery.

· Familiarity with the Nigerian health system

· Familiar with current malaria case management practices

M&E Snr Nat STTA x 3

· Degree in Nursing, Medicine or pharmacy

· A post-graduate degree in public health, statistics, epidemiology or similar.

· At least ten years’ post-qualification experience

· At least eight years’ experience in project/ programme monitoring and evaluation

· Research experience in malaria epidemiology and control

· Experience in evaluation of health systems and/or maternal and child health programmes, including community-based health service delivery programmes

· Familiarity with national HMIS systems and existing user of DHIS2 platform

· Advanced knowledge of statistical and data management software, especially Stata, SPSS, CSpro and EpiData.

· Experience in qualitative study design, data collection methods and data analysis using relevant data analysis software like AtlasTi, Nvivo etc.

· Experience in evaluating community structures and systems

· Experience working closely with senior government officials

· Experience on quality assurance systems

Malariologist Snr Nat STTA x 3

· Degree in Nursing, Medicine or pharmacy

· A post-graduate degree in public health, statistics, epidemiology or similar.

· At least ten years’ post-qualification experience

· At least ten years’ experience in malaria control and elimination programming, including vector control, case management and other supporting interventions

· Experience in the design and implementation of maternal and child health programmes

· Experience with designing and implementing community health programmes including integrated community case management of childhood illnesses

· familiarity with the health system in Nigeria

· Experience working closely with senior government officials

· Experience on quality assurance systems for malaria control interventions

Activity timelines- (February- March 2022) ;

Total TA Days/ role

National Level

· Epidemiologist/Surveillance Regional STTA- 12 TA days

· Health Systems Strengthening/Malariologist regional STTA- 12 TA days

State Level

· Demand Side / Gender Snr Nat STTA- 8 TA days/ state

· Private Sector / HSS Snr Nat STTA- 8 TA days/ state

· M&E Snr Nat STTA- 8 TA days/ state

· Malariologist Snr Nat STTA- 8 TA days/ state