Technical Assistance consultant (Syria Health System / Monitoring and Evaluation)

Location:

Remote with periods of travel to Gaziantep

Salary:

EUR593.74 per day for up to 60 days’ work

Reporting To:

The consultant will have regular reporting points with the Programme Manager based in London

Key Responsibilities:

Initially the Consultant will contribute to the scoping assessment being carried out during the first 3 months of the project, and then, depending on the results of the scoping exercise and the priorities identified, the consultant will contribute to delivering other work in the following 9 months. Key activities during the scoping assessment will include:

Carrying out a desk-based assessment into priorities for the health workforce in NW Syria in line with other key partners and stakeholders;

• Stakeholder mapping to understand roles and responsibilities of key players in the health system in NW Syria;
• Key Informant Interviews with stakeholders to understand further their priorities;
• Assessment of health workforce needs/vs specialist training numbers/spread etc.;
• Contribute to an assessment of SBOMS governance systems and mechanisms;
• Coordination and oversight of all partners gathering data;
• Development of report outlining key priorities for medical education in NW Syria including recommendations for final 9 months of programme activities.

It is anticipated that during the scoping assessment, the consultant will travel to Gaziantep at least twice – once for the initial project kick off meeting, and then again at the end of the scoping period to help deliver the findings to the Stakeholder Oversight Mechanism. It may be that further travel is required during the scoping assessment but that is at the discretion of the consultant. Travel during the implementation phase will be discussed once the priorities identified during the scoping assessment have been finalised.

After the initial scoping assessment has been completed, the consultant will continue to play a role throughout the remainder of the programme, helping to calibrate activities to ensure they continue to align with recommendations.

Terms and conditions

The maximum sum available for this contract is EUR593.74 per day for up to 60 days’ work. We would expect up to 40 days of this work to be carried out during the 3-month scoping assessment, with the remaining 20 days spread through the remaining 9 months. Work during this period will be based on priorities identified through the scoping assessment. The consultant will invoice THET on a monthly basis. Please note that this is non-negotiable and will cover all expenses excepting travel.

Deliverables

The key deliverable for this work will be the development of a scoping assessment report, outlining findings from the scoping assessment and making recommendations for work to be delivered during the implementation phase.

Contractual responsibilities

Reports to: THET Programme Manager, based in London. The consultant will be responsible for managing the workload and conducting the activities in a timely and efficient manner as set out in this document. The Consultant will have regular reporting points with the Programme Manager, largely through regular Teams meetings and quarterly reports, and will be expected to keep her informed on progress and key issues. There will be regular internal programme meetings which the consultant will be expected to attend, which will provide opportunity for re-calibrating activities and outcomes as appropriate.

Knowledge skills and experience

To successfully undertake this assignment, the Consultant should meet the following minimum requirements:

• Recent experience of working with or in the health system in NW Syria.
• Experience of delivering mixed method scoping assessments/ research.
• Analytical skills and demonstrable ability to think strategically.
• Excellent representational, written and verbal communication skills in English and Arabic.
• Flexibly, adaptability and experience of working in a complex environment.