TERMS OF REFERENCE

1. Background

Post-abortion care (PAC) in Kenya is an essential component of reproductive healthcare services aimed at addressing the complications arising from unsafe abortions, as well as providing support to women who have undergone abortions, whether spontaneous or induced. Access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare services, including post-abortion care, can be limited, particularly in rural and underserved areas. According to the KHIS, the number of clients seeking PAC services offered in public health facilities has increased over the years. To improve the quality of PAC services, the MOH developed the Post Abortion Care Package – which comprises of the PAC Pocket handbook Guide, training package – curriculum, training manuals, logbook, and PAC Register. The aim was to promote consistency and uniformity in the delivery of post-abortion care services across different healthcare facilities and providers while ensuring the provision of high-quality, evidence-based post-abortion care services that meet the needs of women in Kenya. The PAC Package has been a fundamental resource in guiding the provision of PAC services in the country.

WHO proposes to engage a national consultant to provide technical guidance, leadership, and support the review process of the PAC Package (PAC pocket guide, training package, and PAC register) and align with other updated reproductive health guidelines and policies; by leading stakeholder engagement, key informant interviews, review/drafting workshops and consolidating the inputs and feedback from stakeholders into a final draft document for validation. The consultant will lead the exercise and will be responsible for ensuring the integrity of the documents produced by close collaboration with the Ministry of Health, work closely with the MoH MNH Technical Working Group, MNH Program Manager and the WHO Kenya Senior SRHR Advisor, and key stakeholders during the review process.

2. Deliverables

Scope of work

Reporting to the WHO Senior Advisor- SRHR, the Consultant will support to MOH to review the PAC Package (PAC pocket guide, training package, and PAC register) and align with other updated reproductive health guidelines and policies within a time-bound framework. To achieve this, the consultant will:
⦁ Prepare and submit an inception report and discuss the expected deliverables to the MoH. The report should outline timelines, methodology, key definitions, preliminary list of key resources and source materials, stakeholder mapping and consultation plan, review draft structure.
⦁ Develop evidence to address gaps.
⦁ Design and facilitate/co-lead stakeholder consultative and writing workshops with the MOH team leads.
⦁ Define the anticipated scope of the work through a consultative process with MNH technical working groups, key stakeholders, and MNH/ FP partners for consensus.
⦁ Review and analyze research, key documents, and reports to include best practices, strengths, and weaknesses of the previous PAC Package
⦁ Write workshop reports and share them with the MOH and WHO team.
⦁ Document, synthesize, and consolidate stakeholder feedback and inputs during the writing workshops.
⦁ Review the PAC Package
⦁ Present the drafts to MNH key stakeholders TWG for validation and approval after necessary revisions.
⦁ Plan and facilitate the validation meeting with relevant stakeholders on the draft PAC Package.
⦁ Present finalized drafts to MOH in soft copy Word, PDF, and slides summary for dissemination

Deliverables

The consultant will be expected to deliver the outputs below, respecting the standards set by Ministry of Health:
⦁ Detailed Inception report
⦁ Detailed stakeholders’ consultations and writing workshop reports
⦁ A comprehensive report of desktop review and analysis
⦁ Detailed validation workshop report
⦁ A summary report of the whole assignment
⦁ Clean revised PAC Package documents in soft copy (Word, PDF)
⦁ A concise PowerPoint Presentation of the revised PAC Package including the PAC Daily Activity Register

3. Qualifications, experience, skills, and languages

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

A Master’s Degree in Medicine (Obstetrics Gynaecology), nursing or RH Clinical Medicine, public health, or related postgraduate qualifications.

Experience

Essential:

⦁ At least 10 years’ experience working in reproductive health-related field in Kenya or Africa with at least 5 years in the development, planning and management of RH programs, with practical experience at the County or National level.
⦁ Experience working with Ministry of Health at national and/or County is a Must.

Desirable

⦁ Experience managing and facilitating writing workshops.
⦁ Good understanding of the Kenya health sector and context

Skills

⦁ Ability to manage, work with various stakeholders and deliver within short timelines.
⦁ Self-motivated, organized, and detail-oriented team player who can participate in collaborative instructional development processes and activities, is able to work independently, and has strong intellectual and analytical skills.
⦁ Must be able to work independently with excellent demonstrated teamwork and coordination skills
⦁ Experience in working in culturally diverse contexts

Languages and level required.

Essential: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Swahili.

4. Technical Supervision

Senior Advisor – Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights (SRHR)
WHO Kenya Country Office
UN Gigiri Complex, Block P

5. Location

The consultant will work off-site but may be required to come in from time to time to the WHO office at UN Gigiri Complex.

6. Travel

If travel is involved, full medical clearance is required.
The consultant may be required to conduct limited travel for purposes of completing this assignment. The consultant will develop an implementation plan indicating dates, location, and proposed activities.

7. Remuneration and budget (travel costs excluded)

This consultancy is for 30 days (working days) spread over 3 months from the date of signing the contract. The Consultant will receive KES 33,630.50 per day exclusive of travel costs, with the potential for extension.

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