Purpose of consultancy

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical expertise to support the development and operationalization of WHO's capital investment prioritization framework for the Ukrainian health sector. Under the overall guidance of the Health Financing NPO, the consultant will work closely with the Senior International Consultant and the National Consultant to develop analytical methodologies, investment prioritization approaches, appraisal frameworks, business requirements, and data integration mechanisms that support evidence-informed capital investment decision-making.

Background

Since the start of the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation, Ukraine has faced unprecedented challenges in restoring and strengthening its health system. Significant damage to health infrastructure, constrained public resources, and evolving population health needs require capital investments that not only rebuild facilities but also support long-term health system transformation.

WHO is supporting the Government of Ukraine, international financial institutions, and development partners to strengthen governance of capital investments and align reconstruction financing with broader health financing reforms, hospital network optimization, and Health Strategy 2030. This includes development of investment prioritization methodologies, governance frameworks, appraisal approaches, and evidence-based decision-making tools to improve coordination, transparency, and efficiency of health sector investments.

This consultancy will provide technical expertise to develop the methodologies, indicators, analytical approaches, and data integration mechanisms underpinning the capital investment prioritization system.

Deliverables

The consultant will:

Conduct analytical reviews of international good practices, technical methodologies, and evidence related to health sector capital investment planning, infrastructure planning, investment prioritization, and public investment management.
Develop technical methodologies, analytical frameworks, indicators, benchmarks, and assessment criteria to support health sector capital investment planning and prioritization.
Design technical approaches for health service needs assessment, provider capacity analysis, investment appraisal, lifecycle costing, recurrent affordability, and portfolio analysis.
Develop functional and analytical business requirements for the Health Capital Investment Management System and related decision-support tools, including data integration, validation rules, and interoperability requirements.
Collaborate with WHO technical experts, national counterparts, software developers, and development partners to translate analytical methodologies into practical decision-support tools.
Support pilot testing, technical validation, and refinement of methodologies and analytical frameworks based on implementation experience and stakeholder feedback.
Prepare technical documentation, methodological guidance, analytical reports, presentations, and other technical materials to support implementation and capacity building.

Outputs and tasks

Under the overall guidance of the WHO National Professional Officer for Health Financing, the consultant will:

Lead the technical development of methodologies supporting health sector investment planning, prioritization, project preparation, appraisal, and portfolio management.
Develop analytical frameworks, indicators, scoring methodologies, benchmarks, and technical assessment criteria supporting evidence-based capital investment decision-making.
Develop methodologies for analysing population health needs, provider capacity, service availability, accessibility, patient pathways, and future service network requirements to inform investment planning.
Develop technical methodologies for investment appraisal, including approaches for lifecycle costing, recurrent expenditure analysis, affordability assessment, value-for-money analysis, and prioritization of health sector investments.
Define business requirements and analytical specifications for the Health Capital Investment Management System, including data architecture, functional requirements, interoperability, portfolio analytics, and decision-support functionality.
Support testing and validation of analytical methodologies and technical tools through application to selected investment proposals and case studies, incorporating stakeholder feedback and implementation lessons.
Prepare technical reports, methodological guidance, analytical documentation, and presentations to support implementation of the capital investment planning framework.
Participate in technical consultations, workshops, and coordination meetings with the Ministry of Health, the National Health Service of Ukraine, development partners, international financial institutions, technical experts, and software developers.

Deliverables

Deliverable 1. Technical methodologies for health sector investment planning
Develop technical methodologies supporting health sector investment planning, service needs assessment, provider capacity analysis, investment prioritization and project preparation.
Deliverable 2. Investment prioritization and appraisal framework
Develop analytical indicators, scoring methodologies, prioritization criteria, appraisal approaches and lifecycle costing methodologies supporting evidence-informed capital investment decisions.
Deliverable 3. Health Capital Investment Management System requirements
Develop functional and analytical business requirements for the Health Capital Investment Management System, including data integration, interoperability, portfolio analytics, user workflows and technical documentation.
Deliverable 4. Technical validation and implementation support
Support pilot implementation, methodological testing, validation of indicators and analytical models, preparation of technical guidance and refinement of the investment prioritization framework based on stakeholder feedback.
Deliverable 5. Technical coordination and analytical outputs
Prepare technical reports, analytical documentation, presentations and methodological guidance, and participate in technical consultations with government institutions, development partners and international financial institutions.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages

Educational Qualifications

Essential: Advanced university degree (Master's or higher) in health economics, economics, public finance, public policy, health policy, public administration, or another relevant discipline..

Experience

Essential:

At least 10 years of professional experience in health economics, health financing, health infrastructure planning, health systems analysis, or public investment management.
Demonstrated experience supporting hospital network transformation, health service planning, or capital investment planning.
Experience developing analytical frameworks, methodologies, or decision-support tools.
Experience working with governments or international organizations.

Desirable:

Experience with health information systems, GIS, or data analytics.
Experience working with WHO, the World Bank, EIB, EU, or other international organizations.
Experience supporting health sector recovery or reconstruction programmes.
Experience in public investment appraisal or infrastructure planning.

Skills/Knowledge

Essential:

Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
Excellent understanding of health financing and hospital network planning.
Experience developing indicators and analytical methodologies.
Experience translating technical requirements into digital or analytical tools.
Excellent report writing and presentation skills.

Desirable

Familiarity with EU public investment management approaches.
Knowledge of health infrastructure planning.
Experience with economic appraisal methodologies.
Knowledge of health information systems and data integration.

Languages and level required

Essential: Expert knowledge of English

Location

Remote

Travel

The consultant is expected to undertake 1-2 missions to Ukraine, subject to the security situation.

Remuneration

Contract total value: USD 55 000
Monthly rate, daily rate and numbers of the days: Daily rate of 500 USD for 110 days.
Consultant pay band range: Pay band level C
Terms of payment: The payment will be on a monthly basis after provision of Technical Report and approval from Responsible Officer.

Expected duration of contract

Target Start Date: 1 September 2026
Target end date: 1 August 2027
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 11 months

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International Consultant – Health Capital Investment Planning and Infrastructure Analytics