Contract Duration-6.5 months

Working arrangement: Office Based

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

Under the supervision of the UNICEF Health Specialist (Immunization) and in close collaboration with UNEPI and key stakeholders, the consultant will:

- Support the Ministry of Health and UNEPI to develop a detailed roadmap and operational workplan for the Gavi 6.0 application process

- Facilitate technical coordination among key stakeholders including UNEPI pillars, relevant MoH departments, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED), Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MoGLSD), Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), Ministry of Local Government, UNITAG, UNICEF, WHO, USG agencies, PATH, CHAI, CSOs, and other partners.

- Review relevant national strategies, policies, assessments, and evidence related to immunization, PHC systems strengthening, equity, financing, service delivery, demand generation, supply chain, and health systems strengthening to inform application development and prioritization.

- Support compilation, synthesis, and analysis of evidence required for the application, including Immunization coverage and dropout trends, zero-dose and under-immunized analyses, equity assessments, social and behavioural related studies and surveys financing and sustainability analyses, service delivery bottlenecks, health systems constraints and opportunities, and PHC strengthening priorities.

- Support technical assessment and prioritization discussions in close collaboration with UNITAG related to: Cash prioritization, Vaccine Preventable Outbreak Preparedness (VPOP), preventive campaigns, health systems strengthening investments, equity and zero-dose interventions, domestic financing and sustainability, alignment with other financing streams including Global Fund, World Bank, and bilateral investments, and investment optimization.

- Support costing discussions and alignment of proposed interventions with available resource envelopes, co-financing obligations, sustainability requirements, and country priorities.

- Draft and/or consolidate application narratives, annexes, implementation plans, budgets, costing tables, monitoring frameworks, and supporting documentation in line with Gavi application guidance and templates.

- Facilitate technical review meetings, stakeholder consultations, validation workshops, and incorporation of comments from national and global reviewers.

- Ensure quality assurance, coherence, completeness, and submission readiness of all application documents and supporting annexes.

- Provide technical writing, editorial, and packaging support for final application submission and post-submission revisions including response to Independent Review Committee (IRC) comments.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: External ToR TMC0002918 v2.pdf

Minimum requirements

Education:

A Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Policy and Planning, Health Economics, Global Health, Health Systems Strengthening, or related field

Work Experience:

Minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible professional experience in immunization, public health, health systems strengthening, or health programme planning.
Demonstrated experience supporting development of Gavi applications, health sector investment cases, donor proposals, or national strategic plans.
Strong understanding of immunization systems, PHC strengthening, equity programming, and health financing.
Experience facilitating multi-stakeholder coordination and technical consultations.
Strong analytical, technical writing, and report drafting skills.
Familiarity with Uganda health sector systems and structures is highly desirable.
Excellent interpersonal, coordination, and communication skills.
Ability to work independently and deliver high-quality outputs within tight timelines

Language requirements

Fluency in spoken and written English

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
Cover letter
A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) Financial Proposal to complete.docx

Remarks:

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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National Consultant – Development of Uganda Gavi 6.0 Country Application Package, Health (Immunization) Kampala, Office-based 593656