Summary
Date Posted: Monday, November 21, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
How can you make a difference?
The overall objective of the consultancy is to ensure UNICEF’s technical assistance to the Government in sustaining and scaling the Mama na Mwana program
The specific objectives include:
• To provide capacity building to Government ICT Staffs on sustaining, administering, and improving mnm platform.
• To provide technical assistance to Government counterparts to maintain and administer the mnm technology
• To provide technical assistance in the process of incorporating new thematic areas of care into the mnm platform, scaling up the program to other thematic areas per Government directives and stakeholders needs

Specific Tasks of the consultant
The consultant is expected to provide technical assistance to UNICEF Health section in the following tasks:
• Maintain and administer Mama na Mwana integration service app within government system and transition full management to government including discussion and documentation on the costs associated with full management.
• Build capacity of government (moh and PORALG) ICT teams and transition full management of Mama na Mwana technology to government.
• Work with Technology Subcommittee for Mama na Mwana to review flows design within Rapid pro to accommodate requests of contents change received from end users, and provide technical skills on rapid pro server migration
• Extend mnm platform to accommodate other thematic areas including HIV/TB, Family Planning and RCH education messages
• Harmonization and integrate improvements of imes and DHIS2/HMIS mnm use case
• Integration of Mama na Mwana with unified community system to add options on how clients will be registered to the platform.

KEY TASKS, DELIVERABLES AND TIME FRAME
# Deliverable % of total contract
1) Maintain, administer, and improve technology for the Mama na Mwana platform – Maintain and administer Mama na Mwana integration service app within government system and transition full management to government 15%

2) Government counterparts capacitated in managing rapid pro platform and improve the flow’s content as per end user requirements – Build capacity of government (moh and PORALG) ICT teams and transition full management of Mama na Mwana technology to government – To work with Technology Subcommittee for Mama na Mwana to review flows design on Rapid pro to accommodate contents change received from users’ feedback
– To provide technical skills on complementing Rapid Pro server migration processes to Tanzania 35%

3) Scope of Mama na Mwana expanded to accommodate feedback on other thematic areas in Primary Health Care -Extend mama na mwana platform to accommodate other thematic areas HIV/TB, Family Planning and RCH education messages 20%

4) Mama na Mwana well integrated with other systems and platforms – Harmonization and integration improvement of imes and DHIS2/HMIS -Integration of Mama na Mwana with unified community system to options on how clients will be registered to the platform 30%


Terms of payment
The payment for deliverables will be made on a quarterly basis upon submission of progress reports against each of the deliverables. Each payment will constitute 25% of the contract.
Invoice and report Submission dates
Progress update on deliverables 1-4 31st Jan 2023 – 25% of contract value
Progress update 2 on deliverables 1-4 30th Apr 2023 – 25% of contract value
Progress update 3 on deliverables 1-4 31st July 2023 – 25% of contract value
Final report on deliverables 1-4 31st Oct 2023 – 25% of contract value

Payment schedule.
Payments will be made upon submission and acceptance of the specified deliverables in the table above under section TASKS, DELIVERABLE and TIME FRAME. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold all or portion of payment if performance is unsatisfactory, if work/output is incomplete, not delivered or for failure to meet deadlines.

Methodology
The consultant will work under the guidance of health specialist (health information systems, digital health and knowledge management). In addition, to perform the expected tasks, the consultant will be required to work closely with various government counterparts, development partners and implementing partners.
The consultant will be requested to regularly update the progress status to the UNICEF team members by oral or written as appropriate.

Assessment / selection process and methods
• Evaluations: The applicant should submit both technical and financial proposal which clearly stipulate how the work will be conducted. The Financial Proposal should include all costs of this assignment including fee, travel costs, accommodation as UNICEF will not pay any DSA.
• Proposals will be both technically and financially evaluated. The technical part will carry a weight of 75%, in which the consultant will put clear his/her technical approach to ensure quality attainment of each deliverable and the consultancy in totality. The financial part will carry 25% showing the proposed budget breakdown of consultancy cost for each deliverable (fees, travels and accommodation) and eventual total consultancy cost.
• Technical proposal will be evaluated on the following the criteria:
O Years of expertise experience
O Academic qualifications
O Specialized expertise
O Relevant Experience

MEDICAL EVACUATION COVERAGE
The consultant will be required to submit the proof of medical/Health Insurance with medical evacuation coverage.

REPORTING
The Consultant will work under the supervision of the Health Specialist (Health information systems, Digital Health and Knowledge management), in close collaboration with Health Manager (PHC) and the Chief of Health

LOCATION, DURATION & LOGISTIC
The consultancy is based in Dar es salaam and will cover a period of 84 working days from December 2022 to November 2023.
A consultant is expected to travel a maximum of 26 days per the assignment. Transport costs incurred during field travel will be reimbursed to the consultant.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Business Administration, mathematics, engineering, or related area. Masters will be an added advantage.
• Experience in IT or database administration a plus
• Experience in: Multiple OS platforms with strong emphasis on Linux (centos, Red Hat, Ubuntu), Mac OS X, and Windows systems
• Experience working in a research/projects environment that relies extensively on Open-Source solutions
• Knowledge and experience of using rapidsms, rapidpro and DHIS2 is an asset.
• Knowledge and experience of using Open SRP platform is an asset.
• Experience working with mnos and aggregators.
• Experience in setting up and managing SMS gateway and integration with mnos.
• Experience in Software design, documentation, testing, and maintenance
• Hardware requirements experience
• Data management and programming skills
• Proven skills in communication, networking systematic thinking and ability to conceptualize, plan and execute ideas.
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Kiswahili

Employment experience – 7 years progressively responsible professional work experience at national level in software developments especially with mobile and SMS based information systems. A suitable candidate should have experience in the following areas.
• Implements computer system requirements by defining and analysing system problems, designing, and testing standards and solutions.
• Defines application problem by conferring with clients, evaluating procedures and processes.
• Develops solution by preparing and evaluating alternative workflow solutions.
• Controls solution by interpreting specifications and coordinating production with programmers.
• Experience of working with the Mama na Mwana Information System will be an added advantage
• Validates results by testing programs.
• Ensures operation by training client personnel and providing support.
• Provides reference by writing documentation.
• Accomplishes information systems and organization mission by completing related results as needed
• Experience with desktop and web/application development using various technologies, implementing business logic, maintaining software applications, documentation and generating apis.
• Good working knowledge of major relational database management systems, advanced design skills and development of scalable, modular, extensible applications with open apis.
• Experience in implementing systems with Python, Java, javascript, postgresql, angular and spring boot, HTML/CSS
• Experience in Teamwork and team building
• Experience in general consulting skills

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

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