The Global Health Technical Assistance Project (GH Tech) provides the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Global Health, regional bureaus, and field missions with high-quality independent technical support for design, monitoring, and evaluation of health, population, and HIV/AIDS activities. The project recruits, fields, and manages consultants for assignments in the U.S. and developing countries. If you are interested in being considered for future assignments, please register on the GH Tech consultant registry database at: https://www.ghtechproject.com/Logon.aspx
GH Tech is recruiting several short-term consultants to evaluate USAID/Tanzania’s maternal and newborn health project, “Mothers and Infants Safe Healthy Alive” (MAISHA). The MAISHA project aims to reduce the leading causes of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity in Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar. The evaluation will focus on the major maternal and newborn health interventions. The evaluation will also consider health system strengthening activities underway in Tanzania. The assignment calls for a team of four consultants to review background materials, undertake site visits and interviews, and:
• Present USAID with a work plan for the evaluation, including a data collection plan and finalized evaluation questions;
• Conduct mid-point and final debriefings with USAID/Tanzania’s Health and Population Office, and with implementing partners; and
• Produce a mid-term evaluation report with findings, conclusions/lessons learned and recommendations for course corrections during the remaining two years of the MAISHA project.
All team members should have the following qualifications:
• Master’s degree or higher level of education in a relevant technical area
• Knowledge, skills, and experience with USAID contracting and reporting requirements; policies and initiatives; and tools, such as performance monitoring plans (PMPs) and results frameworks
• Advanced written and oral communications skills in English
• Expertise working in developing countries with decentralized health systems; experience working in Tanzania is highly desirable
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills
Additionally, the team members should together include the following individual levels of expertise:
• Strong knowledge, skills, and experience in qualitative and quantitative evaluation tools and methods
• Strong knowledge, skills, and experience in public health, with extensive technical knowledge and experience with maternal health, reproductive health, and newborn health at scale
• Proven experience in USAID project management and implementation skills; organizational management skills are highly desirable
• Strong knowledge, skills, and experience in quality management and quality improvement in the health sector
• Strong knowledge, skills, and experience in designing, implementing, and managing international health programs at scale
The assignment will begin in late September, with field visits taking place in Tanzania from early October through early November 2011, and additional work to take place remotely though late-November 2011.
Application instructions: If you are interested in applying for one of these positions, please visit www.ghtechproject.com and view “Current Consultant Openings.” Only candidates under consideration will be contacted. No telephone inquiries, please.
Apply By 15 September 2011