Evidence for Action–Mama Ye (E4A–Mama Ye) is a programme managed by Options Consultancy Services and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (The Foundation) to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) outcomes through a combined focus on evidence, advocacy and accountability in several sub-Saharan African countries.
E4A-Mama Ye currently has programme offices in Nigeria, and Kenya, and also provides technical assistance for health financing in other countries which have received investment through the Global Financing Facility. The current investment will run from July 2019 to May 2022 In Nigeria, we support coalitions (e.g., State Level Accountability Mechanisms, Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response Committees, and others) to have the capacity to advocate for progress on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) nationally and through focused work in Lagos, Niger and Bauchi states. The focus of the current investment from The Foundation is to build the sustainability of our approaches so that coalitions are empowered with the knowledge and tools to operate independently and are supported to identify priorities, and develop strategies to achieve progress in those priorities.
Options seeks a consultant to conduct operations research on PHC financing that will identify sources of financing and decision-making processes that influence resource management at the PHC level. The research will inform stakeholders in government, partners health professional and CSO advocates on opportunities for increased efficiency and transparency of funding to PHCs for government decision making.
The purpose of this research is to provide information to the Nigerian government, health professional bodies, and CSO advocates on how to ensure more accountable funding of PHCs. The research will focus on answering the following questions:
The consultant will be expected to propose a methodology for approval, prior to commencing field work. This should include iterative data collection, ensuring that findings from the desk review feed into interview protocols for KIIs, FGDs, and areas of observation for facility visits; feeding learnings back into the E4A programme throughout the assignment.
To succeed in this role, you will have: