Cash For Health Cost Effectiveness Analysis Consultant

The Position:

Under the supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Analyst for overall operational/implementation concerns and for the technical dimension of the analysis. In collaboration with the RH Team in terms of the administrative, contracting and logistical oversight of the consultancy. The Cost Effectiveness Analysis Consultant is primarily responsible to assess the Cash for Health projects in Cebu City, Catanduanes, NCR, Region IV-A and BARMM amid the COVID-19 pandemic and will support the project teams in determining the efficiency and effectiveness of the project interventions designed and implemented.

The UNFPA would like to evaluate whether the project is economically viable and sustainable through  economic and financial analysis. The study would also try to assess the project’s efficiency in comparison to similar efforts made towards achieving the same outcomes. Further, a substantial component of the project is to generate evidence and analyse in greater detail the cost-effectiveness relations towards the desired results, as well as to increasingly elaborate on the lessons learned for potential projects of this nature and scale up at the national level.

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  In 2019 UNFPA marked its 50th anniversary.  Since the International Conference on Population and Development in 1994, UNFPA has been assisting countries with implementing the ICPD Programme of Action to put sexual and reproductive health and rights and population dynamism as the foundation of sustainable development.  UNFPA, globally, is promoting commitments to achieving three transformational goals by 2030 - ending preventable maternal deaths, ending unmet need for family planning, and ending gender-based violence and other harmful practices against women and girls including child marriage.

In the Philippines, UNFPA started its five-year 8th Country Programme for the period 2019-2023.  The 8CP is tightly aligned with the mid- and long-term development goals of the Philippines, as detailed in the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 and Ambisyon Natin 2040, as well as the global Agenda 2030 including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

Job Purpose:

The Cost Effectiveness Analysis Consultant is the Focal Point  for the  development of the Cost-Effectiveness Analysis on the Cash for Health projects in key aforementioned sites. In addition, to understand its costs and sustainability, effectiveness and efficiency, direct, indirect and longer-term effects, and document the lessons learned for future replication, enhancements and/or scale-up.    

Scope of work:

• Provision of statistical, econometric and financial analysis to support the works implemented in Cebu City, Catanduanes, NCR, Region IV-A and BARMM
• Evaluate the risks, costs and progress towards achievement results to assist in establishing a defined project implementation analysis
• Document the different implementation models and approaches adopted under the project and recommend, based on the data and evidence gathered, the most cost-effective approach/enhancements that will result in maximum benefits to the project
• Recommend possible improvements and enhancements to the project monitoring and assessment systems to ensure the integration of an economic and financial analysis component
• Develop and finalize the Cost Effectiveness Analysis Report for the project

Duration, working schedule, fee basis:  1 June - December 15,  2021  (renewal subject to availability of fund) and shall be paid the fees based on the delivery of the following outputs and corresponding tranches.

Delivery dates and how work will be delivered:

The Cost Effectiveness Analysis Consultant will be paid in four (4) tranches, as shown below:

• Submission of an Inception Report that operationalizes the content of the TOR, including methodology, timeline or action plan, and outline of the Cost Effectiveness Analysis Report;
• Submission and presentation of the Progress Report which contains status of the analysis, initial analysis.
• Submission and presentation of the first draft of the Cost Effectiveness Analysis Report, its results and recommendations to the models implemented in Cebu City, Catanduanes, NCR, Region IV-A and BARMM; and
• Submission and presentation of the Final version of the Cost Effectiveness AnalysisReport incorporating the feedback from UNFPA and other partners and stakeholders.

Place where services are to be delivered: With the COVID-19 pandemic, the Consultant will work remotely from her/his home. Coordination efforts will be done virtually.

Supervisory arrangements:

Under the supervision of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Analyst in collaboration with the RH Team, the Individual Consultant is primarily responsible for coordinating the deliverables. Technical inputs and guidance will also be provided by the Humanitarian Unit and Population and Development (PD) Unit.

Expected travel: None (may be subjected to change if pandemic mobility restrictions improve)

Qualifications and Experience

Education: Advanced degree in health economics or any other relevant field of study with four (4) years of experience. OR Bachelor’s degree in the fields mentioned above combined with six (6) years of

relevant professional experience working in public health.

Knowledge and Experience:

• At least two years working experience in conducting cost-effectiveness analysis, and other forms of economic evaluations is desirable
• Work experience on maternal health services, including networking with maternal health providers, is a distinct advantage
• Previous work experience on Sexual and Reproductive Health is an advantage

Languages: Fluency in Filipino and English; Knowledge in Cebuano is an advantage

Required Competencies:

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system
• Embracing cultural diversity
• Embracing change

Competencies:

• Achieving results,
• Being accountable,
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
• Thinking analytically and strategically,
• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,
• Communicating for impact

Functional Competencies:

• Conceptual innovation in the provision of technical expertise;
• Leveraging the resources of national governments and partners;
• Building strategic alliances and partnerships;
• Adaptation/application of knowledge in different contexts;
• Job knowledge/technical expertise; and
• Integration in a multidisciplinary environment.