Consultancy

Amref Health Africa is the premier African-led international health development organization headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Founded in 1957 as the Flying Doctors of East Africa to bring critical health services to remote communities, Amref Health Africa in the intervening years has broadened its mission to include training of some 500 thousand community health workers and managing the design and implementation of health development projects in more than 30 countries across Africa. With a focus on women and children, Amref Health Africa strives to overcome the most critical health challenges facing the continent: maternal and child health, HIV & TB, malaria, clean water and sanitation and surgical and clinical outreach. Amref Health Africa has offices in Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, South Sudan, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda as well as in Europe and North America. The organization employs over 1,000 people.

Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia had been implementing the project titled: Quality of ICCM Implementation at Zone 3 & 5 of Afar Regional State

We are currently seeking a consultant firm to conduct Operational Research for the above mentioned project.

Purpose of the study.

The aim of this study will be to assess ICCM coverage and quality of care; how widely and at what intensity the ICCM program is being implemented to reach the intended population in Zone 3 and 5 of Afar region.

The study specifically aims to measure the coverage and quality of ICCM care; to identify the challenges that hamper the implementation of ICCM; and to assess the result and best practices of health posts on ICCM care. Hence the research output should provide pertinent information on the ICCM coverage at targeted woreda, quality of care being provided for the community and Implementation constraints faced so that the information will be used on improving similar program implementation at the community, prepare risk mitigation strategy and adopt best practices to scale up and implement similar community case management programs at Region.

General objective

To assess quality of ICCM implementation at health posts care of Zone three and five of Afar region

Specific objectives

To measure the satisfaction of child care takers with ICCM services

To conduct health posts audits on ICCM

To assess the challenges of ICCM implementation at health posts

To assess best practices of ICCM for scale up

The potential consultancy firm is required to meet the following minimum requirements in order to qualify for the submission of proposal.

• The team of consultant should be composed of experts in child health with clinical background of masters degree and above.


• Besides to this consultant is required to have similar experiences or involvement of similar studies before.

§  Ability to effectively coordinate with government, NGO, and local stakeholders’ essential, an understanding of sectors coordination mechanisms an asset.

§  Analytical and conceptual ability, demonstrated understanding of survey design and social research methods to understand hygiene and sanitation behavior change.

§  Demonstrated understanding of project monitoring

§  The applicant should attach all supportive documents.

§  Technical and financial proposals should be submitted in separate sealed envelopes.

§  The consultancy firm should be a registered firm and whose license has been re-registered and renewed for the current Ethiopian fiscal year.

Note:

• Potential consultants are invited to collect TOR for this Operational Research free of charge from our office or through email of meseret.tamiru@amref.org or amrefinethiopia@gmail.com until November 4, 2015 and can submit the proposal till November 5, 2015.


• The proposal shall include financial and technical proposals sealed in separate envelopes and submitted to HR departmentin person

Closing date: Nov 04, 2015