Deadline of this Job: 11 November 2022
This NSP will be in line with the global vision and new recommendations, the National Health Sector Strategic Plan (NHSSP), the National TB Epidemiological context as well as Health System Dynamics in a developed context and Universal Health Coverage. In addition, the country also aims at ensuring that we achieve global commitments and targets made by the state during high-level meetings and forums towards the Global Vision of Ending TB by 2030. Further, it is envisioned that a fully costed NSP monitoring and evaluation framework and County strategic frameworks will be developed.
NSP 2024-2028 Development Process Objectives
• To provide Kenyan TB context in development process of the TB NSP 2024-2028 as per the developed roadmap.
• To support the country in the meaningful engagement with key stakeholders and sectors to gain perspective and insights towards TB response and control
• To liaise and collaborate with the external consultants in the overall writing and consolidation of the different components of the NSP to ensure that it is well-aligned, technically sound and contextualised to the TB landscape leading to NSP 2024-2028.
Work Terms of Reference
We seek a high calibre, self-motivated and dynamic individual with an understanding of tuberculosis/infectious diseases and experience in the Kenyan context or its equivalent. The scope will be carried out through collaboration with NTP, external and thematic consultants, NTP partners and stakeholders. Some travel between Nairobi and the counties is anticipated. The local consultant is expected to undertake these main tasks:
• Interpret and develop an inception report detailing the understanding of the Terms of Reference and contextualise it to the TB Kenyan context.
• Offer technical support referencing Kenyan TB programming context to the NSP development writing team.
• Support, liaise and collaborate with the external consultants in the coordination of the NSP development process with specific technical guidance to the various thematic groups during the stakeholder forums and writing workshops.
• Facilitate, consolidate and document consensus of the various stakeholder workshops.
This NSP will be in line with the global vision and new recommendations, the National Health Sector Strategic Plan (NHSSP), the National TB Epidemiological context as well as Health System Dynamics in a developed context and Universal Health Coverage. In addition, the country also aims at ensuring that we achieve global commitments and targets made by the state during high-level meetings and forums towards the Global Vision of Ending TB by 2030. Further, it is envisioned that a fully costed NSP monitoring and evaluation framework and County strategic frameworks will be developed.
NSP 2024-2028 Development Process Objectives
• To provide Kenyan TB context in development process of the TB NSP 2024-2028 as per the developed roadmap.
• To support the country in the meaningful engagement with key stakeholders and sectors to gain perspective and insights towards TB response and control
• To liaise and collaborate with the external consultants in the overall writing and consolidation of the different components of the NSP to ensure that it is well-aligned, technically sound and contextualised to the TB landscape leading to NSP 2024-2028.
Work Terms of Reference
We seek a high calibre, self-motivated and dynamic individual with an understanding of tuberculosis/infectious diseases and experience in the Kenyan context or its equivalent. The scope will be carried out through collaboration with NTP, external and thematic consultants, NTP partners and stakeholders. Some travel between Nairobi and the counties is anticipated. The local consultant is expected to undertake these main tasks:
• Interpret and develop an inception report detailing the understanding of the Terms of Reference and contextualise it to the TB Kenyan context.
• Offer technical support referencing Kenyan TB programming context to the NSP development writing team.
• Support, liaise and collaborate with the external consultants in the coordination of the NSP development process with specific technical guidance to the various thematic groups during the stakeholder forums and writing workshops.
• Facilitate, consolidate and document consensus of the various stakeholder workshops.