Invitation for Consultancy Services – Baseline Assessment
Background
Amref Health Africa is the largest African-led international health development organization headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. It was founded in 1957 as the Flying Doctors of East Africa to bring critical health services to remote communities. With a vision ‘Lasting Health Change in Africa’, Amref Health Africa works to ensure every African can enjoy the right to health services by helping create vibrant networks of informed communities that work with empowered health care providers in strong health systems. Amref Health Africa partners with the Government of Ethiopia, Federal offices and Regional State Bureaus, and various local stakeholders to implement diverse health project portfolios throughout the country focusing on RMNCH, WASH, communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Amref Health Africa, as a lead organization, in partnership with Philips Healthcare Africa and Triggerise, will implement a four year program entitled ‘Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes of Afari Adolescent and Youth’, in Afar Regional State. As part of the start-up plan, a baseline assessment will be conducted in order to benchmark relevant performance monitoring indicators, review the theory of change and update project logframe based on the findings of the assessment.
Therefore, Amref Health Africa is inviting interested consulting firms or team of consultants to apply to conduct a baseline assessment for the program.
Scope of the consultancy:
· Design data collection methods, prepare data collection tools, pre test
· Prepare SOP for the data collection process
· Submit inception report
· Conduct data collection
· Prepare preliminary report
· Conduct validation workshop
· Final report
Note: the details of the consultancy service is available on the TOR
Requirement
· At least Masters Degree in public health, epidemiology, demography or related field and demonstrated experience in household data collection related to SRH,
· A renewed professional licence for consultancy in similar tasks,
· At least five years of experience in undertaking baseline survey of health projects.
· Good knowledge of Zone of Afar Regional State, preferably zone 3 of the region with demonstrated practical working experience or research,
· Experience of effective interaction with local non-government organizations, government departments, and international organizations,
· Excellent spoken and written communication skills in English,
· Evidence of similar work in the recent past will be a key requirement.
· Local Language skills of data collectors,
· Experience to collect data using computer assisted, preferred
How to apply:
· Potential consultants are invited to collect TOR for this consultancy free of charge from our office or through email of amrefinethiopia@gmail.com until March 1, 2017 and can submit the proposal till March 6, 2017.
Amref Health Africa, Ethiopia office
22 Mazoria, near to Yohannes Kitfo Bet
in front of Catholic school
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The closing date for submission of the proposal is on March 6, 2017, 5:00PM