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UNICEF Zimbabwe is inviting proposals from qualified consultants to support the development of the School Health Strategy and a costed five-year School Health Programme Implementation Plan for Zimbabwe (2021 to 2025)

Harare

  • Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
  • Location: Harare
  • Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Public Health and Health Service
    • Education, Learning and Training
    • Children's rights (health and protection)
    • Programme Management
    • Early Childhood Development
    • Project and Programme Management
  • Closing Date: Closed

The consultancy objective is to lead the development of a 5-year costed School Health Program Strategic Plan for Zimbabwe with a detailed costed implementation plan that outlines the roadmap and framework for the effective implementation of the School Health Policy nationally

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TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY

CONSULTANCY TITLE

Individual consultancy to support the development of the School Health Strategy and a costed five year School Health Programme Implementation Plan  - Program Strategic Plan for Zimbabwe (2021 – 2025)

BACKGROUND

The government of Zimbabwe led by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) developed and launched the Zimbabwe School Health Policy in 2018 to guide the implementation of School Health Programs. The policy is guided by key documents including the national Constitution (2013), the Education Act and the Curriculum Framework 2015-2022 some health references too. This policy provides a broad frame of reference to guide the implementation of a number of health related interventions relating to the welfare of pupils in the school system, such as nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, additional needs of pupils with disabilities, mental health, sexual and reproductive health concerns, and the care and support provisions including guidance and counselling services for all pupils.

In 2017, the MOPSE and MOHCC agreed on the need for a School Health Strategy and accompanying costed 5-year implementation Plan.  To guide the implementation of this policy for the next five years (2021-2025) MoPSE, School Health Strategy and accompanying costed 5-year implementation Plan which is already provided for in the Education Sector Strategic Plan 2016-2020 as well as the National Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy II: 2016-2020. The School Health Strategy will also be used as a tool for resource mobilisation to ensure the effective, efficient and coordinated programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation. 

Following the outbreak of the COVID19 global pandemic, Zimbabwe closed schools earlier than planned and the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has been working with partners on immediate, short, medium and long-term measures to contain the spread of this disease while at the same time reducing the impact on teaching and learning with a view to strengthening the education sector against future epidemics of similar socio-economic scale.

MoPSE therefore seeks a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to lead the development of the School Health Strategy and accompanying costed 5-year Implementation Plan

Overall objectives

To lead development of a 5-year costed School Health Program Strategic Plan for Zimbabwe with a detailed costed implementation plan that outlines the roadmap and framework for the effective implementation of the School Health Policy nationally.

ASSIGNMENTS:

The consultant will be responsible for the following:

  • Through a participatory approach, and methodology to suit the social distancing requirements in the COVID 19 context, conduct a situation analysis of the School Health Programme since the introduction of the School Health Policy
  • Synthesise the results and identify strategic opportunities for the effective implementation of the Policy
  • Develop a Results Framework for the plan period with indicators to measure the strategic goals with baselines and targets
  • Develop a costed implementation plan, with reliance building elements against major public health threats and epidemics
  • Define processes for effective implementation of the School Health Programme package components including for:
    • Competence- based health education
    • Psychosocial Support  and Mental Health Services
  • Safe and Sanitary School Environment
  • Disaster Management and Risk Assessment
  • Practical School Based Health and Nutrition Services
  • School and community health linkages
  • Measures to safeguard pupils and teachers against health epidemics commonly spread through  human contact, environmental pollution and climatic change
  • Support facilities and services for pupils with disabilities and other special Needs
  • Health Promotion for School Staff

Tasks/Milestone:

Deliverables/Outputs:

Timeline

  1. Desk review of key national, regional and international documents relating to School Health Programming. Key among these include the Curriculum Framework, Public Health Act, Education Act, National Health Strategy, School Health Policy, National COVID 19 Strategy
  1. Inception report detailing understanding of TORs, methodology to be employed, activity plan and resource needs with a detailed work plan

Desk review & Inception report to be presented to the National School Health Partnership Forum

 

1st month

  1. Comprehensive mapping of public health facilities and capacity for the equitable delivery of the comprehensive school health package for schools and public health disease containment measures
  2. Identify and quantify competence-development gaps among implementers, equipment, enablers and strategic innovative initiatives, particularly for resource-poor and hard to reach areas
  3. Explore opportunities for partnerships, linkages and synergies among role players for sustainable optimal coverage and impact of school health programming
  4. Stakeholder mapping and analysis using existing databases, key informants as well as snowballing

Mapping of public health facilities

 

 

Implementers competencies identified and quantified

 

 

Stakeholder mapping and analysis report

2nd month

  1. Lead stakeholder fora including online and distance communication platforms, for consensus on priorities, equitable resource allocation and operational framework for various role players , school communities and learner participation platforms

A process report on the outcome of consultations and recommendations for the way forward 

3rd month

  1. Prepare draft of 5 year costed School Health Program Strategic Plan 2021-2025 and present to MoPSE and multisectoral School Health steering committee for feedback

 

  1. Finalise the costed strategic plan with all comments incorporated

 

Draft costed School Health Strategic Plan 2021 – 2025 including:

  • Executive summary
  • Background
  • Situation analysis
  • Key assessment findings that inform the strategy
  • Strategic solutions
  • Results Framework
  • Monitoring and evaluation plan

Operational plan

Final costed strategic plan approved by MoPSE

4th month

Minimum Qualification required:

 Masters degree or higher 

Enter Disciplines:

  • At least a Masters in the area of health promotion, public health, planning, public policy

Languages

  • Fluency in written and spoken English and any local indigenous languages required.

Experience

  • At least 10 years of relevant working experience. 

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

  • Skills in facilitation of stakeholder engagements/workshops
  • Evidence of having undertaken similar assignments

Desirable

  • In-depth knowledge and experience of the public and school health environment at the global level , particularly  focusing on  the African continent, SADC and in Zimbabwe would be an a distinct advantage

 

Supervisor: The consultant will report to the MoPSE focal point and the Education Specialist at UNICEF. Additionally, the consultant will report to the Technical Steering Committee chaired by MoPSE in collaboration with the MoHCC for competent technical supervision of the strategy development process.

Start Date: 15 November 2020

End date: 15 March 2021

Total Working Days:

84  

Consultant Sourcing:

The consultancy opportunity is open to national and international applicants

Consultant Selection Method:

The selection process will be competitive

Payment Schedule

  1. 25% after deliverable 1 and 2 (month 1)
  2. 25% after deliverable 3, 4, 5 and 6 (month 2)
  3. 25% after deliverable 7 (month 3)
  4. 25% after deliverable 8 and 9 (month 4)
  • Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant
  • Fees are paid based on the products delivered and under invoice presentation
  • Payment will be made guided by the payment schedule, subject to satisfactory work performance as certified by UNICEF and MoPSE, according to the deliverables provided in this TOR.

 

Travel Local (please include locations)

 Locations:   National – Sites to be selected by MoPSE

DSA (if applicable)

Approximate number of days: 20

Administrative details:

Transportation for field trips will be arranged by the UNICEF

To apply

If qualified and interested to pursue the consultancy opportunity, please submit your technical proposal and an all-inclusive financial proposal detailing your professional fees, DSA and other miscellaneous consultancy costs for delivering the assignment as part of your online application. 

 

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Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Please note that UNICEF does not charge a fee or require personal banking details at any stage of the recruitment process.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

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