Job no: 590745
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Dodoma
Level: Consultancy
Location: United Republic of Tanzania
Categories: Health
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
For every child, Health
In alignment with national efforts to strengthen Primary Health Care (PHC) in Tanzania, this consultancy aims to provide technical assistance in two critical areas: Advocacy in Primary Health Care and Coordination specifically for the Health Basket Fund and Community Health. These areas are key to advancing the quality, accessibility, and sustainability of PHC services across Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar.
How can you make a difference?
The implementation of this assignment will strengthen coordination and execution of critical community health, PHC, and financing initiatives. The consultant will play a central role in facilitating and sometimes leading technical discussions, ensuring timely delivery of strategic outputs, and aligning stakeholder efforts across Community Health, Health Basket Fund (HBF), and advocacy processes. The following are the key activities:
- Coordinate PHC Financing Advocacy Activities: In collaboration with TCO health and advocacy teams and in conjunction with HQ and RO advocacy teams, coordinate the advocacy activities on PHC financing. This will require proactive engagement, initiative taking and networking with MoH, Tamesemi, MoF and parliament.
- Effectively coordinate all aspects of community health programming as part of UNICEF’s health: Regular liaison with activity and government leads to ensure aligned and timely engagement to maximize results.
- Oversee cross-cutting activities as part of community health portfolio: Ensure development of transition plan for CHWs is consultatively conducted, informed by the ongoing implementation research and of high quality; guidelines for community health governance structures build on available evidence and are completed timely to guide implementation
- Administer HBF DP Coordination: Active engagement in the coordination of Health Basket Fund activities. Proactively arrange DPs coordination opportunities, ensuring actions are documented and implemented. Strengthen collaboration and ensure timely communication between the MOH and Development Partners. Maintain weekly contact with HBF development partners and chairs and co-chairs of the sub committees as well as the MoH HBF coordinator. Liaise with senior MoH officials to increase visibility of HBF in MoH.
- Track Status of HBF Mid Term Review Recommendations: As coordinator of HBF DPs, regular review of the status of mid term review recommendations will drive implementation and progress. Many of the recommendations are being implemented by UNICEF and this will provide an opportunity to update DPs on UNICEF’s work.
- Actively participate in HBF Sub Committees: Participate in and coordinate UNICEF’s contribution to the two sub committees (programme monitoring and audit and finance) to strengthen UNICEF’s technical role and input into deliberations and results. This will include follow-up on joint priorities, partner input, and documentation to strengthen collaboration. Improve the efficiency of sub-committee meetings. Coordinate with other UNICEF staff to ensure the right person is consistently part of the subcommittee deliberations thereby strengthening UNICEF’s voice in the mechanism.
- Coordinate Development of HBF MOU and 2026/2027 Side Agreement: In collaboration with the MoH, develop the MoU ensuring broad based input and collaboration from DPs. Initiate frequent communication with UNICEF’s technical team, the MoH and Tamisemi.
- Coordinate Development of HSSP VI: Coordinate setting of agendas, participate in meetings, lead documentation, administer technical consultancy process, and coordinate with UNICEF staff and WHO to ensure all necessary technical assistance is provided. Liaise with the MoH team on a regular basis
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements:
- Education: Advanced university degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Services Management, and other relevant field
- Work Experience:
- At least 5 years of experience in health program coordination, PHC, or community health
- Experience working with government stakeholders, academic institutions, and development partners
- Skills: Strong organizational, communication, and report-writing skill.
