HS4TB Kenya Consultant at Management Sciences for Health (MSH)

Responsibilities 

HS4TB/Kenya project will support the generation and use of evidence to select clinical and non-clinical TB interventions and activities that could be contracted out to the private sector. The primary accountability of the Consultant will be as follows:

• Develop methodology to assess Kenya’s outsourcing context, including analysis plan and key informant interview (KII) guide
• Lead assessment of the current outsourcing and social contracting landscape in Kenya and draft landscape analysis report

The major activities and responsibilities related to leading the assessment will include the following:

• Develop methodology for outsourcing landscape assessment, including KII guide, document review process, and analytical approach to assess the Government of Kenya and non-government entities’ capacity for outsourcing
• Conduct document review of the legal ecosystem for outsourcing, including laws, regulations, policies, and operational guidelines in place in Kenya relating to outsourcing
• Conduct KIIs and synthesize findings for outsourcing landscape assessment
• Assess GoK and non-government entities’ capacity for outsourcing, including identification of opportunities and gaps
• Draft an assessment report with findings on the current outsourcing landscape in Kenya, opportunities and gaps among GoK and non-government entities, and recommended TB activities for outsourcing
• Present and discuss findings and recommendations of the landscape analysis in a meeting with stakeholders to agree on prioritization of activities for outsourcing, including proposed services and/or target populations and selection of geographic locations to conduct a pilot.

Deliverables

• Methodology for outsourcing landscape assessment
• Completed KII guide
• Outsourcing landscape assessment report with findings on the current outsourcing landscape in Kenya, and opportunities and gaps among GoK and non-government entities. The report must include specific recommended TB activities for outsourcing.