Consultancy for Development of County Education Regulations to Support Afya Elimu Fund at IntraHealth International

1.0. Background: The Human Resources for Health (HRH) Kenya is a Mechanism funded by the President’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Implemented by IntraHealth International Inc. and its partners AMREF Health Africa and Strathmore University Business School (SBS), the mandate of HRH Kenya is to strengthen health workforce management to achieve improved health outcomes.

It is anticipated that by the end of the five-years (Sept. 27, 2016 –Sept. 26, 2021):

1) Health workers training colleges will have increased numbers of market ready graduates who are responsive to Kenya’s disease burden;

2) National and County leadership will have efficient HRH management systems to address workforce challenges including reduction of staff shortages and,

3) National and County governments will make HRH decisions based on market – driven data and disease epidemiology to improve health outcomes.

HRH Kenya Mechanism serves to build on the successes and lessons learned from HRH Capacity Bridge & FUNZOKenya Projects.

In 2013, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the private sector established the Afya Elimu Fund (AEF), to provide low interest (4%) loans to prospective healthcare trainees in mid-level medical training institutions.

The loans specifically target needy students from counties that are underserved and/or with high HIV disease burden.

Over 85% of the current beneficiaries are Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) students. As of March 31st 2017 9,330 students had received AEF loans and KES 677 million/USD$ 6.77 million mobilized to support the fund and graduated over 2400 students.

With this growth AEF has witnessed county governments expressing a desire to join the fund to grow their own human resources for health that will address the disease burden in HIV/AIDs, RMNCAH and malaria among other health challenges.

To date three counties; Kakamega, Homa Bay and Mombasa have joined AEF through signing a memorandum of understanding with HELB and HRH Kenya and service level agreements with HELB that is the fund manager.

AEF targets to reach out to 27 counties that are priority as per the HRH Kenya mandate. In this regard there is need to support counties to develop or review their education regulations to anchor the fund at the county level and lead to allocation of resources thus, the need for this consultancy.

2.0. Responsibilities of the Consultant

The consultant will be expected to work in close consultation with the HRH Kenya Team Lead-Health Workforce Training, the AEF Technical Manager and AEF Fund Manager in supporting counties develop and or review their education regulations. A final product of this consultancy is a county AEF education regulations template that can be customized by counties on a need basis

The consultant will be required to do the following:

2.1.1. Familiarize themselves with the county education regulations that are currently supporting primary and secondary schools bursaries and scholarships and internalize how this can be used to leverage AEF regulation in the county.

2.1.2. Lead Migori county AEF technical working group develop education regulation on which the Afya Elimu Fund will be anchored in the county

2.1.3. Lead Siaya County health and education departments in identifying sections of their education regulation that requires amendment in readiness for amendment/revisions.

2.1.4. Review Turkana County Education regulation to incorporate the AEF and advice on necessary amendments before enactment.

2.1.5. Facilitate a 2-3 day workshop for the three counties to understand the education regulation development and review processes that incorporates AEF and, develop action plans to develop and finalize their specific AEF regulation.

2.1.6. Develop a County Education Regulation AEF template for customization by county governments interested in joining the fund.

2.1.7. Transfer all copy righted materials (including all soft copy materials) to HRH Kenya Mechanism/IntraHealth International.

IMPORTANT: Data Management and Quality Assurance:

All materials issued to consultant must be securely kept under his/her custody during the period of engagement and should not be shared or transferred to any other recipient.

This document remains the property of IntraHealth International.

3.0. Key deliverables and reports

The consultant will provide the following:-

• A template for County Education regulation to anchor AEF.
• A report of the education regulation workshop with clear action plans for the counties
• Draft education regulations that incorporates AEF for Migori, Turkana and Siaya Counties
• A printed copy of documents as outlined above.
• Copy right document(s) (both hard and soft copy) and logos.
• A concise report explaining process, achievements and challenges in completion of tasks assigned.

4.0. Location

The consultancy will take place in Nairobi and the field (counties aforementioned)

5.0. Travel

The assignment does require out of Nairobi travel and the HRH Kenya/IntraHealth International will facilitate accordingly as per policy.

6.0. Period of Performance and Daily rate

The consultancy is estimated to be completed in 7 working days at an agreed rate of payment.

7.0. Consultant Qualifications:

The assignment will require a consultant with relevant qualifications and demonstrable competencies and experiences as outlined below:

• A law degree from a recognized university. A master degree will be an added advantage
• Admission into the Roll of advocates with 2 years post admission experience. Familiarity with the organisation of the county government as outlined in the County Government act of 2012 and related legislation.
• Four years’ experience developing county regulation that has been approved by county assemblies. Familiarity with education regulations development for bursaries and scholarships an added advantage.

8.0. Institutional Framework and Team Contacts

The Consultant will report directly to the Team Lead – Health workforce training and work collaboratively with AEF Technical Manager

9.0 Submission

10.0. Project Tracking Code (s) : 1.1.1.17