Futures Group develops and delivers innovative, locally relevant, evidence-based solutions to improve the health and well being of people around the world. Since 1971, we have assisted governmental and non-governmental agencies, foundations, and the private sector by designing, implementing and evaluating programs in HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, population and family planning, maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and gender. Futures Group has deep expertise in policy and advocacy, research and strategic information, health markets and private sector engagement, modeling and economic analysis, patient monitoring and management/HMIS, strategic consulting, and program management.
N’weti Health Communication has received funding to implement accountability, access, quality improvement, and demand generation activities for sexual, reproductive and HIV-services targeting youth ages 15-24 in Maputo City, Maputo Province, Gaza, and Nampula. This program will include activities to engage civil society organizations and community groups in learning about health rights and entitlements, the types of health services that are available, and the benefits of seeking services. Communities will use simple tools such as community score cards to monitor and influence service provision in their respective districts and health facilities on issues such as wait times, communication, stigma and discrimination, and availability of health staff and medications. These monitoring data will then be used to influence improvements in service provision and quality at the local/clinic level and to influence health policies in macro-level policy discussions.
Position Summary
The Consultant – Policy Tracking and Monitoring Systems will provide technical support to the development of a manual and computerized/online policy monitoring system to facilitate the ability to track policies from identification of need, through design, adoption, and implementation. The system will have the capacity to track policies at the local, provincial, and national levels. The consulting individual or organization will be required to work collaboratively with N’weti Health Communication and to exercise judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
The Consultant – Policy Tracking and Monitoring Systems will provide technical support to the development of a manual and computerized/online policy monitoring system to facilitate the ability to track policies from identification of need, through design, adoption, and implementation. The system will have the capacity to track policies at the local, provincial, and national levels. The consulting individual or organization will be required to work collaboratively with N’weti Health Communication and to exercise judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
This posting is an initial gathering of CVs or capacity statements of potential candidates or organizations. It is anticipated that this consulting agreement would cover up to 20 days in July-September 2014.
Key Responsibilities
• Collaborate with N’weti leadership and technical staff to identify priority content and structure of monitoring system
• Design policy monitoring system
• Deliver training and operational materials to assure lead technical staff have the skills to implement system and modify content
• Collaborate with N’weti leadership and technical staff to identify priority content and structure of monitoring system
• Design policy monitoring system
• Deliver training and operational materials to assure lead technical staff have the skills to implement system and modify content
Qualifications
• Preferably with a Master’s degree and 3+ years of experience in policy monitoring
• Knowledge of legal and policy environment at national and sub-national levels in Mozambique
• Experience developing computerized/online platforms preferred
• Strong interpersonal, writing, presentation, and organizational skills are required
• Professional and mature demeanor and conduct
• Fluent written and spoken Portuguese preferred, functional English preferred
• Preferably with a Master’s degree and 3+ years of experience in policy monitoring
• Knowledge of legal and policy environment at national and sub-national levels in Mozambique
• Experience developing computerized/online platforms preferred
• Strong interpersonal, writing, presentation, and organizational skills are required
• Professional and mature demeanor and conduct
• Fluent written and spoken Portuguese preferred, functional English preferred
All CVs and capacity statements detailing qualifications and ability to fulfill responsibilities of this position should be submitted online at www.futuresgroup.com via the Careers page by 8 July 2014. Futures Group provides equal consideration to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.
