Country: Fiji
Closing date: 05 Sep 2014
Consultancyfor Evaluation of the Reproductive Health
Training Programme for the Pacific Region
September - 30 November 2014
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Opening for Consultancy
Duty Station: Suva - Fiji
Deadline for applications: 5 September 2014
Duration of Period: One Month
Organization Unit UNFPA Pacific Sub-Regional Office, Suva, Fiji
TERMS OF REFERENCE
1.Introduction
Following the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) as Cairo, Egypt in 1994, objectives and program actions have been developed to address the challenges amongst the various population, economic growth and sustainable development. The movement of population between and within national borders of countries both decreases and increases of birth rates in some locations leading to imbalance of population distribution in the various countries and also in the Pacific region. It also affects the economic transformation of the same. Widespread poverty is still a major challenge in many Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs), for it exposes people to a risk environment as well as limits access to health care services including access to sexual and reproductive health services and family planning.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has made a strong commitment to supporting Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) in the implementation of the ICPD’s recommendations including to provide quality of services, particularly those of Sexual and Reproductive Health care to all populations. Equipping health care providers with best practice skills and knowledge are one of the key focus points within the strategy. It’s very important in addressing the human capacity constraints, equipping and to empower health care providers with the proper skills and knowledge to ensure they are able to manage their job requirements in an efficient and confident manner.
As per the UNFPA PSRO Multi-country Program Document (MCPD) for 2008 – 2012 covers 14 countries of the Pacific and the major outcome is” An Increased Utilisation of high quality, comprehensive Reproductive Health Information and services including comprehensive HIV prevention services, particularly for vulnerable groups including young people”.
The SHRM training programme is intended to contribute to Output 2 of the MCPD: “Strengthened institutional capacity to deliver high quality sexual and reproductive health services to the most vulnerable groups including young people”.
2.Context
In the Pacific region, training based on Reproductive Health for health care workers has been delivered to Pacific Island countries and Territories (PICTs) for a number of years. PICTs have received technical and financial support directly from the UNFPA as well as from other renowned sources.
The Reproductive Health Training Program (RHTP) was developed by FNU and UNFPA PSRO in 1999 in response to the lack of adequately trained personnel in the Pacific region to deal with life threatening situations in RH especially in the periphery and the lack of quality data and personnel adequately trained in research. To this end the RHTP was developed to supporting a sub-regional and country level training in the Management of Reproductive Health Programs; Essential and Comprehensive Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Reproductive Health and Midwifery.
The RHTP is therefore a UNFPA/FNU collaborated developed training program that is an in-service 17 weeks training program developed to meet this need. The previous training project was developed in 1995 for a Regional training Research Centre (RTRC) offered through short term courses Reproductive Health at the then Fiji School of Medicine. Over the last 13 years since 1999 the RHTP has evolved with changes in its curriculum and has now been renamed as SHRM Regional Training Programme.
This Sexual & Reproductive Health Management Training Programme (SRHMTP) UNFPA had put substantial amount (estimated amount of $320 K (USD) of fund to support the regional training courses that were held at FNU-FSMed Suva Campus.
Due to the demands from countries, the training course has evolved over the years where target groups were mainly nurses and clinicians and the number of participants fluctuated between 16-20 annually. Their feedback on the course has assisted in strengthening the delivery and specific components as time evolved as well as the objectives of the training.
The student evaluation of the training program is primarily performed at the end of each training course. It’s essential that this evaluation looks at the effectiveness and impact of the overall training program, which has been delivered in the Pacific region over the last 15 years. It will provide the institutions greater understanding and knowledge on how well the training has reached its target audience. This evaluation information will allow the technical agencies particularly UNFPA, donors as well as other implementing partners to comprehend the impact of the training activities, control over the provision of training and provide more effective input into future training plans as well as allowing countries to nominate the best suitable candidates.
PURPOSE OF THE EVALUATION:
The purpose of the evaluation is to enable a decision on continued funding of the program and provide information on changes required on the program approach
The purpose of this evaluation is to:
- Improve the design, delivery and performance of the SHRM program offered through FNU.
- To make an overall judgment about the effectiveness of the SHRM Training programme to ensure accountability at country level.
- To generate knowledge about good practices regarding the SHRM Training Programme. The evaluation therefore is both a formative and summative evaluation of the SHRM Training Programme.
OBJECTIVE OF THE EVALUATION:
More specifically the scope and focus of the evaluation would be to:
DESIGN OF THE SHRM TRAINING PROGRAMMETo comment on how well the theory of change (TOC) is articulated in the design of the training program and its alignment in meeting the specific RH needs of the Pacific region (14 countries) as per the MCPD 6
- To provide a comprehensive assessment of the extent benefits and nature of the Sexual & Reproductive Health Management (SRHM) Training Programme
- To provide overall assessment of the training materials and to assess whether the content of the training program contributes to learning and if it is feasible to apply in the practical field
PERFORMANCE OF THE SHRM PROGRAMME
- To identify the program’s strength and weaknesses as per the performance evaluation questions attached on Annex 1 and comment on Relevance, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Sustainability, Causality, Un-anticipated results and alternative strategies of the SHRM program
- To make recommendations to help support future decisions about when and how the UNFPA should support training of national stakeholders
- To analyze how the training has contributed to the respective countries’ RH programme in general.
3.Scope of Evaluation
Under the overall supervision of the UNFPA, the consultant is required to carry out the duties of the assignment within the indicated frame work below.
He/she is required to travel to conduct assessment, interview with key people in Kiribati, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
The standard of evaluation should link to the UNFPA guidance document on Planning and Implementing an Essential Package of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services, Human Rights-Based Approach to programming, Minimum Initial Services Package (MISP) for Reproductive Health, and the UNFPA Reproductive Health Toolkit. The evaluation should be also measured on how well the training course achieves the core competencies for Sexual Reproductive Health in Primary health care setting; analysis by focus areas (relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability), and analysis of the strategic position (strategic alignment, responsiveness, and add value).
How to apply:
Candidates must complete a United Nations Personal History (P.11) form, together with updated Curriculum Vitae and financial proposal. Applications without completed P.11 form will not be considered. The P.11 form as well as a complete Terms of Reference can be downloaded from the office web sitehttp://pacific.unfpa.organd application emailed tovacanciespsro@unfpa.org.
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