National Consultant – Digital Health Policy & Operations at UNICEF

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:

Aims to accelerate the realization of the rights of all children and women to survival, development, protection and participation.
Promotes efforts to reduce infant, child and maternal mortality; expand access to quality basic education; and strengthen social and child protection systems.
Uses a rights-based and gender-sensitive approach
Plays a catalytic role in supporting federal, state and local governments in identifying key bottlenecks that hinder realization of the rights of disadvantaged children, supported by equity-focused, inclusive advocacy, planning, action and monitoring at all levels.
Supports adolescent development.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.