External Consultant – PROPEL Health Kenya Toolkit Consultancy at RTI International
About the job
Overview
Scope of Work
Toolkit Consultancy
Research Triangle Institute (RTI) has over 30 years’ experience assisting governments, communities, and the private sector. As a not-for-profit, independent research institute based in North Carolina, USA, RTI has roughly 6,000 employees with global experience implementing international development projects.
IDG’s Global Health Division works in Neglected Tropical Diseases, infectious disease, including TB, HIV/AIDS, and Malaria; global health security, Heath Systems Strengthening – including Health Governance, Health Finance, Human Resources for Health, Capacity Building, and Health Policy and Advocacy; Public-Private Partnerships; and Maternal-Neonatal-Child Heath and Reproductive Health and Family Planning. We address a range of public health problems to reduce disparities, lower disease burdens, and build locally owned sustainable health programs in lower- and middle-income countries.
Program Description:
RTI is the Governance Results Area Lead on the Promoting Results and Outcomes through Policy and Economic Levers (PROPEL) Health project, which aims to improve the enabling environment for equitable and sustainable health services, supplies, and delivery systems. Program areas of focus are family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH), primary healthcare, and the integration of FP/RH with HIV and maternal and child health. PROPEL Health is facilitating the development of a locally owned toolkit, inclusive of an updated FP impact model, to be used to advocate for inclusion of FP in multisectoral policies.
Responsibilities
Position Description:
RTI is currently seeking a short-term communications professional with experience in governance and advocacy, specific to reproductive health, to support development of the supplemental toolkit. The consultant will be required to produce evidence-based tools and resources that improve the use of RAPID data to advocate for multi-sectoral, FP-positive policy frameworks. The consultancy is open to Kenyan nationals only.
Familiarity with the RAPID model is a plus but not a requirement. RTI will provide all necessary information and guidance to the consultant to enable successful tool development.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Work with RTI and PROPEL Health partner organizations to draft, adapt, and/or revise tools and/or resources that improve advocacy and accountability for inclusion of family planning issues in multisectoral policies.
- Provide consultative review and editing of communications materials to ensure accuracy, consistency, and clarity of message and tone. The audience for each resource may vary but typically will be for government stakeholders or members of civil society.
- Meet with RTI and PROPEL Health partners on a regular basis.
- Collaborate independently with PROPEL Health grantee(s) and other stakeholders in Kenya as needed.
Level of Effort:
The expected consultancy will require an LOE of no more than 10 working days. The period of performance is June to December 2024.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Degree in social sciences, public health, health policy, health communications, marketing, or similar degree program.
- Bachelor’s degree + 10 years or Master’s degree + 8 years of experience in writing, editing, and publication of content related to health policy, governance, and/or advocacy
- Demonstrated ability to translate evidence and data into compelling, informational, and/or engaging resources intended to reach a variety of audiences, specifically in any of these areas: family planning, reproductive health, advocacy, government accountability, multi-sectoral collaboration, and/or health policy
- Strong writing and editing skills in the preparation of communication and advocacy materials, such as social behavior change communication or information, education, and communication materials
- Experience working both with public sector, civil society, and NGOs in the health sector; preferred working relationship with Kenyan National Council on Population and Development and/or other government stakeholders.
- Ability to express clearly and concisely ideas and concepts in written and oral form, with products submitted on time, proofread, and formatted ready for publication with little review needed.
- Familiarity with the RAPID model is a plus but not a requirement. RTI will provide all necessary information to the consultant to enable tool development.
- Experience designing graphics, publications, newsletters, and presentations for communications; preferred competency in the use of computer and internet information software, use of desktop publishing software
A portfolio of sample products may be requested from shortlisted candidates.