Results for Development (R4D) is a leading non-profit global development partner. We collaborate with change agents around the world — government officials, civil society leaders and social innovators — to create strong systems that support healthy, educated people. We help our partners move from knowing their goal to knowing how to reach it. We combine global expertise in health, education and nutrition with analytic rigor, practical support for decision-making and implementation and access to peer problem-solving networks. Together with our partners, we build self-sustaining systems that serve everyone and deliver lasting results. Then we share what we learn so others can achieve results for development, too.
I. Background
Results for Development (R4D) through its Market Shaping work contributes to global and country level efforts towards improving continuous availability of affordable and high-quality essential health and nutrition commodities in the public health system. We particularly leverage market shaping practices both at global and country levels by identifying critical market inefficiencies and working closely with key actors to develop and execute market solutions across the supply, demand, financing and regulatory aspects of the market at scale.
In Ethiopia, specifically R4D has been supporting the Ethiopia Pharmaceutical and Supply Agency (EPSA) in shaping the market to catalyze increased access to and appropriate use of child health commodities such as amoxicillin dispersible tablet, and most recently expanded its support to address system level market shaping capacity building needs.
Historically, EPSA has relied on donors and partners for market shaping support, which have generally taken the form of short-term, product specific and not focused on addressing broader system-level market shaping needs or on building EPSA’s market shaping capacities. In 2018, EPSA established for the first time a Quantification and Market Shaping Directorate (QMSD) to own, design and deliver market shaping interventions which is an important milestone towards self-reliant and sustainable market shaping investment in the public health system. While EPSA had a substantial track record in quantification prior to the establishment of QMSD, market shaping is a new role for EPSA. Catalytic capacity building support that center around building ownership and sustainability is needed to help QMSD develop experience and capacity specifically in market shaping, to enable EPSA to fully play a lead “market manager” role.
A consultant is therefore needed to support R4D’s market shaping team in the design and delivery of appropriate capacity building support to QMSD and other relevant directorates within EPSA. This support will be informed with the findings from the ongoing comprehensive market shortcomings assessment, and will be provided concurrently with QMSD organizational structure optimization work. Interested consultants who believe they are qualified for both consultancies are encouraged to apply for both.
II. Objectives
The overall objective of this consultancy work is to strengthen capacity within QMSD and other relevant directorates within EPSA towards owning, standardizing and continuously playing a lead market shaping role through a well-designed and properly delivered coaching support.
III. Scope of Work
The consultant will be expected to undertake the following key activities.
IV. Reporting Line
The consultant will report directly to a member of the MSCIP senior project leadership (Country Director, Ethiopia office, or Program Director, Market Shaping Practice), and liaise directly with other members of the project team in Addis when relevant.
V. Type and Duration of Contract
Part-time consultancy work during the period between October 1, 2020 to October 1, 2021, with possibility of extension.
VI. Duty station
Work is anticipated to be performed remotely from the home location of the consultant, with essential travel for meetings in Addis Ababa at stages where intensive face to face discussion with EPSA and QMSD leadership is critically needed, and based on a joint assessment of the COVID-19 situation. Please note, as an organization R4D is taking a conservative approach to consultant and staff travel and is likely to be significantly more cautious than is required by any local or international rules.Qualifications of consultant