UNICEF contributes to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria with a mandate to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF’s Nigeria country programme:
- Experience 15 years
- Location Abuja
Purpose Of Assignment:
- Individual Consultant to Evaluate, Review, and Update the Digital Health Policy, Strategy, And Operations Plan Documents.
Scope Of Work:
The consultant will undertake the following tasks:
- Document Review and Analysis
- Conduct a comprehensive review of the National Digital Health Policy (October 2021) and National Digital Health Strategy 2021–2025.
- Assess the progress, achievements, and challenges noted in the end-term evaluation report.
- Review existing operations plans and relevant stakeholder reports.
- Evaluation
Develop an evaluation framework and key performance indicators (KPIs) for assessing digital health governance, coordination, and capacity.
- Analyse the extent to which current digital health interventions have contributed to UHC and other national health priorities.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Identify and map key stakeholders, including government, MDAs, development partners, and the private sector.
- Organize targeted consultative meetings and workshops to gather input and recommendations.
- Document feedback and incorporate stakeholder perspectives into the review process.
- Updating Documents
- Revise and update the National Digital Health Policy and Strategy following evaluation findings and stakeholder input.
- Develop an updated annual digital health operations plan for 2025 and 2026, outlining key actions, timelines, and responsibilities.
- Reporting
- Prepare a draft evaluation and update the report with recommendations.
- Facilitate a validation workshop to present findings and obtain consensus.
- Finalize and submit the report, along with the updated documents
Tasks/Milestone:
Work Assignment/ Overview:
- Project Initiation & Planning
Deliverables/Outputs:
Project Management Plan Report detailing methodology, work plan, and evaluation framework
- Stakeholder Consultations & Interim Review
Deliverables/Outputs:
Mid-Term Progress Report summarizing stakeholder engagement outcomes and preliminary evaluations
- Drafting & Document Review
Deliverables/Outputs:
Draft Evaluation and Updated Documents (revised National Digital Health Policy, Strategy, governance framework, and operations plan)
- Finalization & Validation
Deliverables/Outputs:
Final Report and Updated Documents incorporating stakeholder feedback and validation results
- Knowledge Sharing & Advocacy
Deliverables/Outputs:
Presentation Materials for dissemination and advocacy
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum Requirements:
- Advanced degree in Digital Health, Public Health, Health Systems Management, ICT, or related fields.
- Minimum 15 years of experience in digital health strategy development and evaluation.
- Proven experience in health systems evaluation, digital health strategy development, and policy review.
- Strong analytical, facilitation, and report-writing skills.
- Experience working with government and multi-stakeholder environments.
- Familiarity with Nigeria’s health sector and digital health initiatives is an added advantage.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to UNICEF on jobs.unicef.org to apply
