National Consultant - Development of Uganda Gavi 6.0 Country Application Package, Health (Immunization) Kampala, Office-based 593656

Organizational Context

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Job Purpose

The National Consultant will support the Ministry of Health and UNEPI in developing Uganda's Gavi 6.0 country application package. This involves facilitating technical coordination among numerous stakeholders, including government ministries, UN agencies, NGOs, and international partners. The consultant will review national strategies, policies, and evidence related to immunization, primary health care (PHC) systems strengthening, equity, financing, and service delivery to inform the application. A key aspect is compiling and analyzing evidence on immunization coverage, equity, financing, and health system constraints to support technical prioritization discussions and costing. The consultant will draft and consolidate all necessary application documents, ensuring quality, coherence, and submission readiness, and will manage the incorporation of feedback from national and global reviewers.

Responsibilities

Support the Ministry of Health and UNEPI in developing a detailed roadmap and operational workplan for the Gavi 6.0 application process. Facilitate technical coordination among key stakeholders including UNEPI pillars, relevant MoH departments, MoFPED, MoGLSD, MoES, Ministry of Local Government, UNITAG, UNICEF, WHO, USG agencies, PATH, CHAI, CSOs, and other partners. Review relevant national strategies, policies, assessments, and evidence related to immunization, PHC systems strengthening, equity, financing, service delivery, demand generation, supply chain, and health systems strengthening to inform application development and prioritization. Support compilation, synthesis, and analysis of evidence required for the application, including immunization coverage and dropout trends, zero-dose and under-immunized analyses, equity assessments, social and behavioural related studies, financing and sustainability analyses, service delivery bottlenecks, health systems constraints and opportunities, and PHC strengthening priorities. Support technical assessment and prioritization discussions in close collaboration with UNITAG related to cash prioritization, Vaccine Preventable Outbreak Preparedness (VPOP), preventive campaigns, health systems strengthening investments, equity and zero-dose interventions, domestic financing and sustainability, alignment with other financing streams, and investment optimization. Support costing discussions and alignment of proposed interventions with available resource envelopes, co-financing obligations, sustainability requirements, and country priorities. Draft and/or consolidate application narratives, annexes, implementation plans, budgets, costing tables, monitoring frameworks, and supporting documentation in line with Gavi application guidance and templates. Facilitate technical review meetings, stakeholder consultations, validation workshops, and incorporation of comments from national and global reviewers. Ensure quality assurance, coherence, completeness, and submission readiness of all application documents and supporting annexes. Provide technical writing, editorial, and packaging support for final application submission and post-submission revisions including response to Independent Review Committee (IRC) comments.

Work Experience

Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in immunization, public health, health systems strengthening, or health programme planning. Demonstrated experience supporting Gavi applications, health sector investment cases, donor proposals, or national strategic plans. Strong understanding of immunization systems, PHC strengthening, equity programming, and health financing. Experience facilitating multi-stakeholder coordination and technical consultations. Strong analytical, technical writing, and report drafting skills. Familiarity with Uganda health sector systems and structures is highly desirable. Excellent interpersonal, coordination, and communication skills. Ability to work independently and deliver high-quality outputs within tight timelines.

Skills

Immunization systems, Public health, Health systems strengthening, Health programme planning, Gavi applications, Health sector investment cases, Donor proposals, National strategic plans, Equity programming, Health financing, Multi-stakeholder coordination, Technical writing

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