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Overview

Terms of Reference: Process Consultant for Mobile FP Outreach Activities

Department/Project: PSI Mozambique/ SIFPO2 Project

Term: September – December 2019

Who we are

We’re Population Services International (PSI), the world’s leading non-profit social marketing organization. PSI is reimagining healthcare, by putting the consumer at the center, and wherever possible – bringing care to the front door. We are working to fix market failures, shape future health markets and shift policy and funding to better support consumer empowered healthcare. There are over 9,000 “PSI’ers” around the world.

All with unique skills that we bring to the critically important work that we do.

Partner with us!

PSI is looking for a qualified individual with experience in the design and improvement of outreach interventions in rural settings within the field of family planning and/or sexual reproductive health in Mozambique. The individual will work closely with PSI Mozambique’s Director of Programs, the Senior Officer from Clinical Interventions and the Provincial project team in Gaza.

Project Context

With funding from USAID, PSI Mozambique implements activities as part of the Support for International Family Planning Organizations 2 (SIFPO2) program in the province of Gaza. The project aims to build the capacity and skills of public health providers in counselling and provision of a broad range of voluntary family planning (vFP) methods to Mozambican women. By the end September 2019, the project will have provided support to 26 health facilities in the districts of Chibuto and Mandjacaze through 3-day campaigns that combine demand creation for voluntary FP services at the community level and improved service delivery through on-the-job training to providers. Thus far, the approach has proven successful in increasing demand for vFP services during the outreach campaigns, showing notable increases in uptake of methods, particularly voluntary Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs). Feedback from providers suggests their skills have been improved, though there remain some gaps in counselling, technical skills and handling of materials after the on-the-job support is complete.

Responsibilities

Your contribution

The consultant is expected to support PSI to document best practices within the current approach and to identify key drivers of success in order to optimize and inform the sustainability and replicability of the model. This will include both the service delivery and demand creation components before, during and after the campaigns. The work will require analyzing data from the project (pre- and post-service delivery as well as during the campaigns, by clinic), and consulting with the field team to understand the components of the approach and the field constraints. The consultant will be expected to travel to the field for some days to observe the activities and interview beneficiaries (women and/or providers). Suggested improvements to the model will be tested; creativity and out-of-the-box thinking to optimize the model will be encouraged. The anticipated outputs of the consultancy are: a short brief that describes the optimized final model (or models); a step-by-step description of the model that could allow for swift replication; and a report summarizing the process and iterations carried out in the field. The consultant will develop these in a user-friendly way for service providers and project staff. Qualifications

What are we looking for?

The consultant is expected to have a clinical or public health background. He/she should be familiar with the Mozambican public health system and have demonstrated experience in the design of similar projects within the field of sexual and reproductive health. We prefer a candidate with demonstrated ability to engage with a diverse team, while delivering well thought-through and detailed work. We need a strong communicator who can simplify complex ideas: verbally, visually, and in writing. Fluency in written and spoken Portuguese and English is a requirement. Applicants are encouraged to submit a brief expression of interest and CV by 30 August.

Timeline:

The work is expected to be undertaken during between September-December 2019. The work is anticipated to take up to 20 days.

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We’re a nonprofit, but we take a business approach to saving lives.

PSI is a global health network of more than 50 local organizations dedicated to improving the health of people in the developing world by focusing on serious challenges like a lack of family planning, HIV and AIDS, barriers to maternal health, and the greatest threats to children under five, including malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia and malnutrition.

A hallmark of PSI is a commitment to the principle that health services and products are most effective when they are accompanied by robust communications and distribution efforts that help ensure wide acceptance and proper use.

PSI works in partnership with local governments, ministries of health and local organizations to create health solutions that are built to last.

HISTORY

PSI was founded in 1970 to improve reproductive health using commercial marketing strategies. For its first 15 years, PSI worked mostly in family planning (hence the name Population Services International). In 1985, it started promoting oral rehydration therapy. PSI’s first HIV prevention project — which promoted abstinence, fidelity and condoms — began in 1988. PSI added malaria and safe water to its portfolio in the 1990s and tuberculosis in 2004.

HEALTH IMPACT

PSI has an uncompromising focus on measurable health impact and measures its effect on disease and death much like a for-profit measures its profits. Just last year PSI saved the lives of 9,246 mothers, prevented 3,896,671 unintended pregnancies, stopped 234,367 new HIV infections, and avoided 379,286 deaths due to diseases like malaria, diarrhea and pneumonia that most threaten young children.

PROGRAM LOCATION

World headquarters in Washington, D.C., programs in more than 50 countries, European office in Amsterdam.

PEOPLE

More than 8,900 staff work for PSI and its affiliates. PSI’s expatriate staff is about 1% of the overall workforce. Support services and advocacy are provided by staff in Washington, D.C., and Amsterdam, Netherlands.

PSI’S MISSION

PSI makes it easier for people in the developing world to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire by marketing affordable products and services.

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0 USD Maputo CF 3201 Abc road Consultancy , 40 hours per week Population Services International (PSI)

Overview

Terms of Reference: Process Consultant for Mobile FP Outreach Activities

Department/Project: PSI Mozambique/ SIFPO2 Project

Term: September - December 2019

Who we are

We're Population Services International (PSI), the world's leading non-profit social marketing organization. PSI is reimagining healthcare, by putting the consumer at the center, and wherever possible - bringing care to the front door. We are working to fix market failures, shape future health markets and shift policy and funding to better support consumer empowered healthcare. There are over 9,000 “PSI'ers” around the world.

All with unique skills that we bring to the critically important work that we do.

Partner with us!

PSI is looking for a qualified individual with experience in the design and improvement of outreach interventions in rural settings within the field of family planning and/or sexual reproductive health in Mozambique. The individual will work closely with PSI Mozambique's Director of Programs, the Senior Officer from Clinical Interventions and the Provincial project team in Gaza.

Project Context

With funding from USAID, PSI Mozambique implements activities as part of the Support for International Family Planning Organizations 2 (SIFPO2) program in the province of Gaza. The project aims to build the capacity and skills of public health providers in counselling and provision of a broad range of voluntary family planning (vFP) methods to Mozambican women. By the end September 2019, the project will have provided support to 26 health facilities in the districts of Chibuto and Mandjacaze through 3-day campaigns that combine demand creation for voluntary FP services at the community level and improved service delivery through on-the-job training to providers. Thus far, the approach has proven successful in increasing demand for vFP services during the outreach campaigns, showing notable increases in uptake of methods, particularly voluntary Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs). Feedback from providers suggests their skills have been improved, though there remain some gaps in counselling, technical skills and handling of materials after the on-the-job support is complete.

Responsibilities

Your contribution

The consultant is expected to support PSI to document best practices within the current approach and to identify key drivers of success in order to optimize and inform the sustainability and replicability of the model. This will include both the service delivery and demand creation components before, during and after the campaigns. The work will require analyzing data from the project (pre- and post-service delivery as well as during the campaigns, by clinic), and consulting with the field team to understand the components of the approach and the field constraints. The consultant will be expected to travel to the field for some days to observe the activities and interview beneficiaries (women and/or providers). Suggested improvements to the model will be tested; creativity and out-of-the-box thinking to optimize the model will be encouraged. The anticipated outputs of the consultancy are: a short brief that describes the optimized final model (or models); a step-by-step description of the model that could allow for swift replication; and a report summarizing the process and iterations carried out in the field. The consultant will develop these in a user-friendly way for service providers and project staff. Qualifications

What are we looking for?

The consultant is expected to have a clinical or public health background. He/she should be familiar with the Mozambican public health system and have demonstrated experience in the design of similar projects within the field of sexual and reproductive health. We prefer a candidate with demonstrated ability to engage with a diverse team, while delivering well thought-through and detailed work. We need a strong communicator who can simplify complex ideas: verbally, visually, and in writing. Fluency in written and spoken Portuguese and English is a requirement. Applicants are encouraged to submit a brief expression of interest and CV by 30 August.

Timeline:

The work is expected to be undertaken during between September-December 2019. The work is anticipated to take up to 20 days.

PI112935381

2019-09-19

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