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Background
and Purpose
Rwanda is one of the
countries in Africa with high immunization coverage and strong immunization
system. The 2015 demographic and health survey report showed a fully immunized
status of 93%. The country is pioneering most African countries by spearheading
the introduction of new vaccines such as PCV, Rotavirus, MR, HPV and Measles
second dose lastly introduced in July 2014.
Rwanda has received
GAVI grant to conduct a MR follow up vaccination campaign which is planned to
be conducted in October 2017 at national level targeting 1,500 children aged 9
months to 5 years. The objective of this campaign is to achieve more than 95%
coverage in all districts and to provide the chance to these children and the
communities in general to be immunized against measles and rubella.
Justification
In order to achieve
the highest possible coverage and quality of the MR SIA, MOH and immunization
partners have engaged in intensive planning and preparation at all levels.
UNICEF, as members of the ICC and key MOH immunization partner have
responsibilities to assist the MoH in the planning, organizing, implementation,
monitoring and evaluation of the upcoming MR vaccination campaign. Facilitating
and monitoring the SIA through assigning technical assistant is among the key
areas assigned to UNICEF by the ICC and immunization partners. Hence UNICEF
advises the deployment of one international SIA coordinator to support the MoH
at national level. UNICEF ESARO and UNICEF HQ committed to provide required
technical support to Rwanda CO for successful implementation of the MR
vaccination campaign.
Objectives
The main objective
is to ensure that MOH and all stakeholders are engaged, mobilized and well
equipped with necessary tools, materials and the implementation strategies to
ensure effective conduct, monitoring and reporting of the October integrated MR
vaccination campaign. This will be achieved through UNICEF and other partners
technical support and close collaboration with Ministry of Health for a
successful and quality SIAs implementation.
Methodological
Approach and Expected Outputs
The TA will ensure
effective support in coordinating the preparatory & implementation
activities of the campaign. In general the consultant will be tasked to support
the coordination of the overall preparation and implementation of the planned
integrated MR vaccination campaign at the national and sub national levels
closely coordination with the national EPI manager and EPI partners.
Major Tasks,
Deliverables, & Timeframe
The consultant for
MR follow up campaign will perform tasks below:
the Rwanda Ministry of Health and UNICEF in the preparation &
implementation of the 2017 MR campaign
establishing a command centre with adequate communication facilities at the
national level to coordinate all the national and subnational MR campaign
activities
the MOH in coordinating the weekly MR Task Force meetings, prepare progress
reports and provide updates to partners in the coordination meetings.
up the implementation of the way forward from the coordination meetings with
the various sub committees, partner agencies and district campaign coordinators
campaign materials and tools and provide technical assistance to national &
districts campaign coordinators, facilitators, national & district
supervisors
the timely development and printing of the various SIA tools such as tally
sheets, vaccinators guide, reporting formats, supervision checklist and others
are done in time
monitoring plan and assist the MoH EPI in monitoring and following up to ensure
good preparation and implementation of the MR campaign at the district level
Facilitate the intra-campaign monitoring and participate in the
monitoring and post-campaign evaluation activities in coordination with
MCCH/EPI, the district technical working groups and other partners
the SIA performance reports
The consultants will
report to the MOH/EPI and UNICEF Chief CSD section.
Major tasks
and deliverables:
Major Tasks
Deliverables
Timeframe
Regular update on
the progress of the preparation and implementation of the MR campaign to all
stakeholders and presented regularly during the national coordination meetings
Steering committee
meeting reports and MR preparation Progress reports (40%)
20 days
Submit regular
progress report to the UNICEF and MOH/EPI country office
Documenting the best
practices and lessons learnt in implementing phase of the MR campaign in Rwanda
Best practices
documentation reports and final report on the MR follow up campaign (60%)
15days
Prepare final report
detailing activities undertaken, achievements, constraints and recommendations
for future undertakings
Stakeholder
Participation
UNICEF will be
responsible for hiring the MR consultant and MOH technical team and UNICEF will
provide all relevant information or documents and support needed for the MR
follow up implementation.
Members of the
steering committee chaired by MoH/RBC/MCCH and composed by main stakeholders
involved in EPI activities will be consulted to review process and reports on
consultant deliverables.
Qualification
and Requirements
Candidate should
possess following:
Advanced
university degree in Medecine and Public Heath with 7 years of relevant work
experience, particularly in the planning an implementation of SIA and other
large-scale/national campaigns, additional certificate in immunization is an
added advantage
Excellent
planning, monitoring and evaluation skills, and ability to oversee projects
Skills
in writing, production of analytical & succinct notes on programmatic
issues
Proficiency
in use of computer, including Excel and generation of graphs and charts
Familiar
to working with UNICEF and UN agencies
Fluency
in English, and fluency in French will be an added value
Good
interpersonal and negotiation skills
Supervision
The consultant
will work closely with the health team/UNICEF Health Officer in charge of
immunization services, MoH/EPI team and UNICEF ESARO Specialist under the
overall supervision of the Chief of Child Survival and development, UNICEF
Rwanda. The evaluation of the consultant shall be completed based on the timely
submission of the deliverable, accuracy and quality of the product delivered.
Terms and
conditions
The
Consultant will be reimbursed the airfare ticket by the most direct flights in
economy class from the recruitment place to the duty station and return.
While on
official mission in Rwanda, in case of field travel, necessitating an overnight
stay, you will be reimbursed based on a submitted voucher/claim approved by
your supervisor of out of pocket expenses associated with the travel but not
exceeding DSA prevailing UN rate for that location.
Payment
in US Dollar will be based on deliverable
UNICEF
reserves the right to withhold all or a portion of payment if performance is
unsatisfactory, if work/outputs is incomplete, not delivered or for failure to
meet deadlines
All
materials developed by the consultant will remain the copyright of UNICEF and
that UNICEF will be free to adapt and modify them in future.
How to
apply:
Qualified
candidates are requested to submit a Letter of interest and the proposed lump
sum fee in US$ for the consultancy (The lump sum should include the consultancy
fees, living allowances and travel cost). CV, UN Personal History Form (P11)
and references from previous consultancies emailed to UNICEF Country Office. In
their Letter of Interest, candidates should highlight to which of the
consultancies they are applying, previous work experience relevant to the
assignment, the attributes that make them suitable, their proposed approach to
the assignment and their anticipated fee for the assignment.
Applications
submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.
UNICEF is
committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages
qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic
backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a
part of our organisation.
UNICEF is
committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages
qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic
backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a
part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=506796
