Workforce Development and Curriculum Development / Instructional Design Consultants (Remote / Global)

 

Background and Objectives of the Consultancies

USAID awarded a five-year, $160 million cooperative agreement to USP to sustainably strengthen medical product quality assurance systems in low- and middle-income countries, addressing the proliferation of poor-quality medical products that put millions of people at increased risk of illness or death and waste precious health system resources. The program—Promoting the Quality of Medicines Plus (PQM+)—builds on the successes of predecessor programs while adopting cutting-edge approaches to support countries worldwide in responding to an evolving pharmaceutical landscape.

To achieve the goal of PQM+, USP and its partners will work to strengthen governance and regulatory structures, optimize the allocation and use of resources, improve the supply of quality-assured medical products, and advance the global learning, policy, and operational agenda for medical product quality assurance. Importantly, PQM+ will work with local and regional organizations to build on-the-ground specialized expertise where it is needed most. Through PQM+, these partners will mature to become direct providers of technical assistance.

IntraHealth International is a core partner leading health workforce development and capacity building of local partners for transition awards. The consultant will work under the guidance of and in coordination with technical staff at USP, IntraHealth, and in-country stakeholders, ensure the timely delivery of activities, and provide progress reports contributing to high quality results and the overall success and integrity of the program.

 

Intrahealth seeks to recruit consultants to support Workforce Development activities in curriculum development, instructional design, workforce planning and organizational development in PQM+ countries. The consultants will be contracted through an Extended Services Agreement for 12 months with a level of effort ceiling not exceeding 130 days. Work orders for individual assignments will be issued, specifying the scope of work, the period of performance, and the level of effort assigned to the activity. 

 

Consultants may be responsible for any or all of the following for any given assignment:

Consultant Opportunity #1: Workforce Development Consultant

• The consultant will undertake implementation of Workforce Development related activities to specified assignments based on approved task orders.
• S/he will apply the PQM+ workforce development technical approach to conduct assessments to inform workforce development interventions aligned to the needs of specific Country National Regulatory Authorities (NRA), Examples may include workload indicators of staffing needs, organizational reviews, training needs assessment, job analysis, etc.
• Provide technical assistance to the NRAs in addressing the identified gaps on capacity development or systems strengthening.
• Support the NRAs to draft capacity development plans, develop the budget, and provide guidance in mobilization of resources (human & financial) to roll out the activities. Examples include training or mentorship.
• Participate in the development of tools on organizational development and workforce development systems strengthening aligned to the WHO Global Benchmarking Tool and other recognized regulatory tools to improve and sustain the performance of the NRA in low- and middle-income countries.
• Participate in the initial kick-off meeting and other work implementation meetings with the PQM+ and country teams, to discuss the activity, agree on activity implementation plan to guide the activity through completion.
• Provide continuous updates to the PQM+ team including the Sr. Manager – Regulatory Workforce Development on progress of assignment. This includes submission of relevant work products as applicable including meeting minutes with action points, and briefing/debriefing reports.

 

      Consultant Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Public Health, Human Resource Development, Health Policy, Organizational Development, or a related field with 6 years of relevant experience, a (Bachelor's degree with 10 years of relevant experience is also accepted).
• Relevant experience required in conducting the design, development, and evaluation of systematic approaches to build the capacity of individuals and organizations in a wide variety of health logistics and health commodities field
• Experience in designing and conducting Human Resources for Health (HRH) assessments in the public sector and designing innovative capacity building approaches.
• Knowledge and experience related to medicine regulatory and quality