UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, Health 

The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) framework is vital for the country to achieve the national and global strategic health goals by ensuring that healthcare workers (HCWs) continuously maintain and enhance their professional skills and knowledge throughout their careers. As the national guiding document, the CPD framework provides strategic direction on critical aspects of the CPD system in Tanzania, including license renewal requirements, CPD point accrual modalities, and other essential guidelines.

In response to emerging needs and evolving dynamics within the healthcare sector, the CPD framework, originally developed in 2011, has undergone a necessary revision resulting in a recently finalized National CPD framework 2024. To fully operationalize the updated framework and implement the needed changes in CPD activities across Tanzania, further steps are required.

How can you make a difference? 

The purpose of this assignment is to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Health's Directorate of Human Resources (DHR) to operationalize the revised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) framework of 2024. The deliverables from this consultancy will be utilized by various directorates within the Ministry of Health (MoH), the President's Office – Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG), professional councils and associations, public and private employers in the health sector, Development Partners (DPs), Implementing Partners (IPs), and healthcare facilities to institutionalize, monitor implementation and take necessary actions to ensure compliance and effectiveness of the CPD related activities.

Scope of Work

UNICEF is seeking a consultant to collaborate with the MoH-DHR to translate the revised CPD framework into actionable steps across various levels and among diverse stakeholders.

What key questions will get answers as a result of this consultancy?

1. How can the recommendations of the framework be implemented by regulatory authorities?
2. How can professional association increase CPD uptake and effectiveness?
3. How can the establishment of the CPD cross programmatic committee be linked to the national health sector review process to define learning priorities/mandatory learning courses for the year?

The consultant will be responsible for the following tasks:

a. Provide technical assistance for the dissemination of the Revised CPD Framework:

1. Collaborate with the DHR to prepare and participate during dissemination of the revised CPD framework across the eight mainland administrative zones: 1. Eastern Zone (Morogoro, Pwani and Dar es Salaam) 2. Northern Zone (Arusha, Kilimanjaro and Tanga); 3. Lake Zone (Kagera, Mwanza, and Mara); 4. Western Zone (Kigoma, Tabora and Shinyanga); 5. Central Zone (Dodoma, Manyara and Singida); 6. Southwest Highlands (Katavi,7. Southern Highlands Zone (Iringa, Njombe and Ruvuma); 8. Southern Zone (Lindi and Mtwara)
2. Work with DHR to disseminate the revised CPD framework to all regulatory bodies.
3. Work with professional associations to promote and disseminate the revised CPD framework.

b. Translation of the CPD Framework into Regulatory Bodies Guidelines:

1. Engage with the Medical Council of Tanganyika (MCT) and the Tanzania Nursing and Midwifery Council (TNMC) to assess the alignment of their current guidelines with the revised CPD framework.
2. Develop a transition plan for MCT and TNMC to integrate the new CPD guidelines.
3. Conduct workshops with MCT and TNMC to facilitate the incorporation of the framework's recommendations into their respective guidelines.

c. Operationalization of the CPD Cross Programmatic Committee (CPD-CPC):

1. Work with the DHR to finalize and approve the ToR.
2. Coordinate the first committee meeting.
3. Support the committee in the first selection of mandatory courses for the year and their points.

d. Validation and Accreditation of Cross-Cutting CPD Modules:

1. Collaborate with regulatory bodies and professional associations to approve three cross cutting CPD modules, including leadership and management, respectful care, and effective communication and essential emergency and critical care (EECC).
2. Assist regulatory bodies in accrediting these approved cross-cutting modules.
3. Work with the national e-learning platform to host the accredited modules.

e. Development of a Manuscript for publication:

1. Work with the DHR and relevant stakeholders to systematically document and describe the CPD framework revision process.
2. Develop a manuscript that is ready for publication which details the CPD framework revision and operationalization process.

WORK ASSIGNMENT, DELIVERABLES, TIME FRAME AND PAYMENT    

PAYMENT SCHEDULE.  
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. 

ASSESSMENT / SELECTION PROCESS AND METHODS  
Evaluations: The applicant should submit both technical and financial proposals 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 take 25% showing the proposed budget breakdown of consultancy cost for each deliverable (fees, travel, and accommodation) and eventual total consultancy cost.  

LOCATION, DURATION & LOGISTIC  
The consultant will be required to travel to Dodoma, Mwanza, Kilimanjaro, Mbeya, Tabora and Kigoma (12 trips). The consultancy is expected to be for five months.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• Advanced degree (master’s or MMed) in public health, health management, human resource management or related field
• 8-10 years’ experience in healthcare education and
• professional development, with a focus on CPD for healthcare workers In-depth understanding of adult learning principles
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
• Proficiency in Swahili is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).   

To view our competency framework, please visit  here.   

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. 

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.