Consultant – Devising a new strategy at DOTW – Call for proposals

Doctors of the World UK is part of the global Médecins du Monde network, which delivers over 300 projects in more than 70 countries through 3,000 volunteers.

Our vision is of a world in which vulnerable people affected by war, natural disasters, disease, hunger, poverty or exclusion get the healthcare they need.

Through our health programmes and advocacy, we work to ensure excluded people overcome barriers to realising their right to healthcare. Since opening in the UK in 1998, we’ve raised £6m for overseas programmes, helped 7,000 service users here and fought for healthcare as a human right for all.

We work with and for:

• people in crisis, providing life-saving humanitarian healthcare in times of war and after natural disasters
• migrants in vulnerable situations, including by advocating for the right to healthcare across Europe
• people at risk of harm, especially from HIV and AIDS or hepatitis C, such as drug users and sex workers
• women and girls’ right to sexual and reproductive health

We believe that every person living in the UK has the right to healthcare, and we work to influence public policy and local implementation to reduce health inequalities and ensure access to healthcare for all.

Doctors of the World seeks a strategic planning expert to support the organisation through the process of stakeholder engagement, facilitating workshops and meetings to gather thoughts and ideas of staff, volunteers and board in the new strategy. The outputs from these workshops will be compiled into the draft organisational strategy to be presented to the board with the aim of receiving their sign off.

The consultant is expected to:

o be briefed on previous strategic plans, along with MdM international network current strategic planning developments

o Complete desk-based review of the external environment including, but not limited to, external stakeholder discussion/interview

o Plan, facilitate and deliver two meetings and two workshops as follows:

1. One hour ideation session with lived experience advisory panel – comprised of board members, national health advisors and service users
2. Initial ‘vision and strategic directions’ ideation session with trustees (approx. ~2-3 hours)
3. A two day workshop with staff (4/5 July)
4. A half -one day workshop with trustees in later July

o Draft first strategy based on outputs

o Present the draft strategy to the board at their August meeting

Those with lived experience of migration, the asylum system, homelessness or exclusion from health services are encouraged to apply.

For more information on the requirements and supporting documentation, please refer to the attached PDF.