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Terms of Reference Established in 1951, the International
Organization for Migration (IOM) is the leading inter-governmental organization
in the field of migration and works closely with governmental,
intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting
humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing
services and advice to governments.
How to apply:
Application, CV and report of previous work should be
addressed to The Chief of Mission, International Organization for Migration
(IOM) and forwarded to iomnigeriahr@iom.int
on or before 19th November 2013. Subject line of the email should read
Consultancy Needs Assessment in the Health Sector– Abuja. All applications
should include a functional e-mail address, mobile number(s) and detailed
curriculum vitae (CV). Please note that only applications sent by email will be
accepted. Candidates are also expected to propose consultancy fee which should
be based on a daily rate.
Consultancy To Conduct Needs Assessment In The Health
Sector1. Background IOM Nigeria is implementing a project funded by the
European Union which aims at promoting better management of migration in
Nigeria. The overall objective of the project is to enhance the capacity of the
Government of Nigeria to manage migration in order to maximize its development
potential. With diaspora mobilization being a key component of the project, IOM
is providing technical support to the Nigeria National Volunteer Service (NNVS)
to strengthen its capacity to fulfill its mandate of mobilizing the Nigerian
Diaspora for national development. With its capacity enhanced, NNVS will be
able to further beyond the scope of this project engage and mobilize diaspora
for development through diaspora investment schemes and temporary return of
highly qualified diaspora members. In addition, IOM is supporting NNVS to
develop an online portal which will provide a system for registration of
Nigerians in the diaspora to enable NNVS secure substantial information on
socio-demographic characteristics, geographic location and professional
profiles as well as gauge their willingness to invest in Nigeria. While
registration is intended to create a data base of all Nigerians in the
diaspora, mapping targets Nigerians in the health and education sectors in 3
pilot countries-United Kingdom, South Africa and the USA. To complement the
outcome of the mapping exercise, there is the need to conduct a needs
assessment to identify the skills gap in the same sectors in Nigeria. The
outcome of this process will provide government with the necessary information
of the existing skills gaps in order to support NNVS to develop their outreach
capacity to identify the Nigerians who are willing to contribute their
competencies and skills towards national development. The process of
encouraging skills and knowledge flow from the diaspora to the country of
origin for national development otherwise called brain gain is in recognition
of the presence of relevant skills and competencies in the diaspora that could
be harnessed for national development alongside remittances sent by her
nationals. Consultations with relevant stake holders in the health sector as
well as available reports indicate that capacity audits have been conducted in
the past. This needs assessment 2 will therefore build on the previous
assessment and identify areas where gaps have not been addressed in the sector.
2. Purpose and objectives: The purpose of the needs
assessment is to identify skills and competency gaps in the health sector and
provide government with recommendations on how the gaps can be addressed. The
information gathered will assist the government to establish a matching system
to mobilize diaspora for national development through a pilot scheme to
encourage the temporary or permanent return of highly skilled diaspora members
particularly in the health sector.
3. Specific activities to be performed:
• Develop the assessment tool and work plan and for the
needs assessment exercise.
• Develop a questionnaire to gather data on the number,
composition, qualifications of personnel in the health and education sector.
• Visit stake holders implementing similar programme like
diaspora Health Professionals Desk and Joint Health Committee
• Identify strengths, challenges and weaknesses of existing
skills and competency exchange programmes with the Nigerian diaspora.
• Briefing and debriefing meetings with IOM throughout the
period of the consultancy.
4. Methodology: A
combination of methodologies will be employed to achieve the objectives of the
needs assessment. This may include, but is not limited to a comprehensive desk
review of relevant needs assessment documents and implementation frameworks,,
group discussions, one-on-one interviews (both semi-structured and in-depth interviews)
Deliverables and timeframe: The whole assessment will take a total of 30
working days • Inception report after 1 week
• Draft report
• PowerPoint presentation to IOM of assessment process,
summary of results and recommendations from the report
• Final report to be submitted The Consultant: The
Consultancy shall be carried out by a qualified and experienced consultant or
consulting firm. The following is proposed as profile:
Qualifications
• University degree in social science, public health or
development studies is desirable.
• Minimum of 10 years
professional work experience with at least three of these spent designing and
conducting health related research and assessments including primary research
and policy analysis.
• Previous work experience conducting research or working on
migration and/or development issues.
• Previous experience working in Nigeria and familiarity
with Nigerian diaspora context is desirable.
• Strong English writing skills, with demonstrated capacity
to write and edit technical health documents.
• Fully proficient in MS Office, with capacity desired in
quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis.
Location: Abuja
Experience: 10 year(s)
Course of Study: public health
Required Grade: Not Specified
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