Request For Consultancy Services For Field Coordinator

SPECIFIC PROCURMENT NOTICE

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Republic of Lebanon
Ministry of Public Health
Lebanon Health Resilience Project (P163476)
Consultancy Services for
Field Coordinator
(Loan No. 87710-LB)

The Lebanon Health Resilience Project (LHRP) is a five-year project funded by the World Bank. The project is designed to support the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) strategy to establish a pro-poor Universal Health Coverage program. The project aims to increase access to quality healthcare services to poor Lebanese identified by the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA) through the National Poverty Targeting Program (NPTP), based on a proxy-means testing targeting mechanism. All identified individuals will benefit from comprehensive packages of defined health services delivered at 204 Primary Health Care Centers (PHCCs) selected from the MoPH PHCCs network.

The Ministry of Public Health is seeking to recruit a Field Coordinator to follow up and conduct field visits to PHCCs.

The MoPH hereby invites eligible Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the Services.

A Field Coordinator will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank's Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting, and Consulting Services (dated July 2016 and revised in November 2017, August 2018 and November 2020)

Interested Consultants are requested to provide the following information:

A CV showing relevant similar experience, and previous academic and professional achievement.

Expression of Interest must be delivered electronically to the address below not later than March 18, 2024. The subject of the e-mail should be: “Lebanon Health Resilience Project – Field Coordinator”.

Ministry of Public Health
Attention: Lebanon Health Resilience Project (LHRP)
Title: Project Management Unit (PMU)
E-mail: lhr.covid19@gmail.com

Lebanon Health Resilience Project
TERMS OF REFERENCE
Field Coordinator

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

The Government of Lebanon (GoL) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Lebanon Health Resilience Project (LHRP). The LHRP is a seven-year project that aims to increase access to quality healthcare services to poor Lebanese and displaced Syrians in Lebanon and to strengthen the Government’s capacity to respond to COVID-19. This project will: (i) provide subsidized packages of essential healthcare services to 210,000 vulnerable Lebanese living under poverty line identified by the Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) Project; (ii) strengthen the technical and organizational capacities of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Primary Health Care Centers (PHCCs), and public hospitals; (iii) cover the hospitalization bills for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 claims at private and public hospitals for uninsured Lebanese; and (iv) strengthen the Government of Lebanon’s capacity to respond to COVID-19 pandemic.

The Strengthening Lebanon COVID-19 Response Project (SLCRP) is a 2-year project financed by the World Bank. The project will finance payment of hospitalization bills for COVID-19 and related health conditions to public hospitals and eligible private hospitals, using provider payment methods as agreed with the World Bank. The project will also finance the procurement and the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines and the operations that support the vaccination rollout, goods needed for the prevention, detection and case management of COVID-19 and related health conditions for public hospital.
The project will support the procurement of new medical equipment or the maintenance of old equipment in public hospitals providing COVID19 and related health conditions medical services.

Objective

The main objective of the assignment is to arrange and conduct field visits to follow up on the implementation of LHRP and SLCRP. The Field Coordinator will report directly to the PHC Director and the PMU. This position will be based in Lebanon and will entail national travel to assigned area.

Scope of work

Responsibilities of consultant include the following:

Conduct regular field visits to PHCCs.
Conduct assessment using quality and PHC checklists and surveys at the PHCCs.
Ensure all field documentation (logsheets, attendance sheets etc..) is in place.
Follow-up on the implementation of the project at the facility and community levels.
In coordination with the M&E Officer, assess progress to targets, and implementation barriers and provide recommendations.
Monitor the dispensing and use of medications, vaccines, and equipment related to the health information system through existing PHC tools.
Facilitate and support the set up and use of the Health Information System (HIS) at the health facilities.
In coordination with the Training and Communication Officer, evaluate training needs of health facility staff and coordinate with the Training and Communication Officer to provide the required support.
In coordination with the Environmental and Social Safeguards (E&S) and the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) Officer, follow-up on grievances related to the health facilities assigned to them (calling beneficiaries, investigating grievances through field visits, etc.).
Assist the PHCCs in preparing for an accreditation survey.
Distribute educational material and/or supplies to health facilities.
Collaborate with other field coordinators in field visits when needed.
Actively participate in any study or research activity conducted by the PMU in collaboration with other partners.
Prepare monthly reports that summarize activities done.
Coordinate with the Third-Party Administrator (TPA) personnel in terms of field visits, etc.

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

The Field Coordinator will report to the PHC Director as well as the PMU Project Manager. He/She is expected to work closely with the PMU staff and coordinate with MoPH/PHC department staff.

Deliverables	Timeline
Monthly progress report: daily activities and functions performed and achieved	15 days after the end of each month
Semi-annual progress report: monthly activities and functions performed and achieved	Semi-annual
Other deliverables	As required

Deliverables must be submitted to the PMU Project Manager and a copy to the PHC Director. Deliverables must be reviewed within 15 working days of submission. In the absence of any comments/response within 15 days, the deliverables are considered acceptable and approved. The PMU Project Manager has the final approval on all deliverables submitted within the timeframe of 15 days from submission.

Duration

The contract period is for one year, extendable upon satisfactory performance and mutual agreement. The first six (6) months will be considered as probationary period, based on which the consultant’s performance will be evaluated. The contract may be terminated with no remedy if the performance was evaluated as not satisfactory.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor degree in nursing (preferable), or equivalent health related field, Masters Public Health preferable

Knowledge and Experience:

At least 2 years of experience in public health projects;
Preferably with knowledge of the public sector in Lebanon and its overall structure and policy objectives.

Skills and abilities:

Demonstrated ability to perform smoothly and efficiently in a team-based environment;
Demonstrated ability to motivate and promote collaboration among diverse team members;
Demonstrated problem-solving skills;
Strong communication skills, both orally and writing, in English and Arabic;
Demonstrated competence in the use of Microsoft Office.