ThaiNGO

CLOSING DATE:

22 May 2017 (5:00 pm Bangkok time)

CATEGORY:

Individual Consultant Contract

DUTY STATION:

Bangkok (Thailand country office)

DURATION:

June 2017 – August 2017 (maximum 20 working days)

ORGANIZATION UNIT:

UNFPA Country Office, Bangkok, Thailand

TERMS OF REFERENCE:

Consultant:

 Packaging Thailand based knowledge and experience on maternal health care and services

Hiring Office:

UNFPA Country Office (CO), Bangkok, Thailand 

Purpose of consultancy:

Background & Rationale:

South-South Cooperation is one of outputs of the current five years (2017-2021) UNFPA Thailand Country Programme Document (CPD) and Country Programme Action Plan. 

Thailand has been highly expected by neighbouring countries and global to share their good practices and success i.e. on health care system, HIV/AIDS programme policy and implementation, maternal health care and services, etc.

Maternal Health care and service is one of high demand for knowledge sharing especially from those having high rate of maternal death. In the past five years, Thailand through South-South Cooperation initiative with UNFPA has been provided long term institutional capacity development on maternal health care and services to other countries especially Bhutan and Laos. Based on needs and demands, the three year-programme on safe motherhood have been implemented to improve skills and knowledge for primary health workers in Bhutan and midwifery teachers in Laos.

There are well recognised Thai institutions sharing knowledge on maternal health care and services to other countries both using their own standard and aligning with international requirements.

Objectives :

1.     Review, update and analyse capacity of Thai institutions providing knowledge and skills on maternal health care and service both governmental and non-governmental institutions

2.     Report in the agreed format

Scope of work:

(Description of services, activities, or outputs)

The external consultant is required to map Thai institutions pro providing knowledge or organizing learning services on four selected areas

Scope of Work:

Overall scope of work: With close consultation, collaboration, and agreement with UNFPA team, the consultant will:

·         Work in alignment with UNFPA Thailand CPAP and UNFPA SSC strategic guideline, and required writing structure as agreed with UNFPA Thailand.

·         Need to emphasise his/her work on desk review;  if needed, gather new information from sites and/or websites,  review,  assess and ensure the accuracy and update of the information.

·         Need to work closely with managers/ associates responsible for SSC

·         Write report in English

·         With Close consultation, collaboration, and agreement with UNFPA team; draft document on agreed writing structure and finalise the document.

·         Document report

Specific scope of work: In order to achieve the overall scope of work; followings are specific tasks/scope of work; and with close consultant with UNFPA team:

·         Assess and classify type of skills and knowledges include:

o    Policy development on maternal health,

o    Midwifery education in general

o    Advanced midwifery education

o    Basic skills of health workers providing maternal health services  and care

o    Referral services, monitoring of maternal health programme

o    Management of maternal health service and care

·         Assess in terms of quality assurance and the alignments of those programme with national and international requirements

·         Assess capacity of institutions and their requirement including costing of the international programme

·         Gap analysis between requirements and the existing capacities

·         Present finding to selected Thai Institutions to gather inputs

·         Provide recommendation to raise capacities of Thai institutions to meet national and international requirement as well as demands from other countries. 

Duration and working schedule:

20 days (June to August  2017) including:

-       5 days: Desk Review, data collections including:

-       10days: Draft report/document , and collect additional information

-       5 days: Finalise document

Place where services are to be delivered:

Bangkok, Thailand

Delivery dates and how work will be delivered (e.g. electronic, hard copy etc.):

Based on Agreed writing structure and style:

1.     First draft  report

2.     Final report

Monitoring and progress control, including reporting requirements, periodicity format and deadline:

One week after contract signed, presentation and discussion about work- outline with SSC manager

25 June 2017: First draft report

30 August 2017: Final report

Supervisory arrangements:

Ms. Duangkamol Ponchamni, National Programme Officer

Expected travel:

-nil-

Required expertise, qualifications and competencies, including language requirements:

·         Advance university degree in nursing or midwifery or nurse midwifery, health, social sciences or  related areas

·         At least ten years of progressively professional experience on review and research

·         Strong English writing skills

·         Strong verbal and written communication skills

Inputs / services to be provided by UNFPA or implementing partner (e.g support services, office space, equipment), if applicable:

1.     Writing format structure

2.     SSC strategic guidelines

3.     Samples of resource mapping under SSC

Other relevant information or special conditions, if any:

-nil-

How to apply

Candidates should submit the following documents:

1. An application letter which states the candidate’s motivation to apply for this post

2. A curriculum vitae, and

3. A completed United Nations Personal History (P 11)

All the above documents must be sent by e-mail to thailand.office@unfpa.org

The P11 is available on the UNFPA websites at http://www.unfpa.org/resources/p11-un-personal-history-form

Please quote the Vacancy number JID 1702 Consultant-MHC  The deadline for application is :

Monday, 22 May 2017 (5:00pm Bangkok time).

UNFPA will only be able to respond to those applications in whom UNFPA has a further interest.

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, respect for diversity, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life.  We are committed to maintaining our balances gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply.

We offer an attractive remuneration package commensurate with the level of the position.