Delivering Accelerated Family Planning in Pakistan (DAFPAK):
Public Sector Service Delivery
Terms of Reference
Short Term TA: Aligning Training Packages For Facility- Based Providers
Project Background and Objectives
The DFID ‘Delivering Accelerated Family Planning in Pakistan (DAFPAK): Lot 2 Public Sector Service
Delivery’ is a part of the DAFPAK programme funded by the Department of International Development
(DFID). The 3.5-year programme aims to increase access to family planning services; and improve quality of
client-centred services such that more women, including adolescents are able to safely plan their
pregnancies and improve their sexual reproductive health. The expected outcome for the programme is 11.9
million CYPs generated by expanded access to FP services; 55,000 additional users of family planning and
an increase in modern CPR from 26.1 at the baseline to 33.9.
Palladium and its consortium partners, Pathfinder, the Family Planning Association of Pakistan (FPAP), IPAS
and Aahung will strengthen the quality of service provision in the public sector (across 30+ districts in three
provinces Punjab, Sindh and KPK) by:
Increasing access to FP services:
- Building capacities of government health/FP facility staff on integration of services, improving clinical quality and expanding the range of contraceptives offered.
- Training community workers (LHWs) to expand the FP services that they offer.
- Establishing new procedures in health facilities to better integrate services.
Improved quality of client-centered FP services:
- Building capacities of the government health/FP facility staff on client-centered/unbiased counselling.
- Building capacities of community workers on better, client-centered/unbiased counselling.
- Building capacities of government health/FP facility staff on improving clinical quality.
- Improving quality assurance systems involving district health management teams, including clinical waste management.
Beyond building capacities of district health teams, health facility staff and community-based workers. The
project will focus on sustainably changing behaviours of providers, systemic changes and commitments
through engagement with and TA to district and provincial level governments, health management teams,
providers and communities.
Assignment Background
The incumbent will have the overall responsibility as focal person to support DAFPAK Project along with Quality Assurance ,ISD &CE Advisors to finalize training Packages for Facility - Based providers
Specific Tasks and Deliverables
The STTA will be responsible for completing the following task :
· Review the detailed Training Curricula Assessment Report from the consultant conducted for the DAFPAK Project.
· Review and follow the recommendations outlined for revising training curricula .
· Consult all DAFPAK partners ; Pathfinder , Ipas, Aahung & Palladium for adapting their existing curricula for the 6 days Comprehensive Training Course for Facility- based Providers.
· Adapt & align the facilitators and learner modules for Client centred FP counseling, hormonal contraceptive technology update ,LARC,PPFP ,PAFP & VHC Committees :
· Session plan
· Agenda
· PPT
· Job-aids
· Activities
· Checklists
· Pre and post test
· Course Evaluation
· Consult CE Advisor for incorporating session on VHC Involvement
· Support QoC Advisor to arrange and facilitate technical working group meeting for finalizing Comprehensive FP Training Package for Facility - Based Providers .
Deliverable :
- Final set of training modules for Comprehensive FP Training Package along with all annexures Final set of training modules for Comprehensive FP Training Package along with all annexures
- Final set of FP Standards
- Technical Working Group Meeting Report
Reporting
QoC Advisor DAFPAK Islamabad
WorkingDays
20
Qualifications and Experience
· Lady Doctor /Midwife/LHV or Nurse Midwife registered with the PMDC/Pakistan Nursing Council
· Minimum of five to ten years of experience and familiarity in developing Community-based providers training curricula for Family Planning/Maternal and Child Health Trainings
· Experience of training/coaching and familiarity with LHW and CMW training will be preferred
Minimally Required Job-Specific Competencies:
- Specific Public Health System: Foundational knowledge of public health systems.
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Services: Foundational knowledge of family planning and reproductive health principles, practices and services in Pakistan
- Training Design, Development and Delivery: Foundational knowledge of curriculum design and training Package design &development.
Minimally Required Organizational Competencies:
- Software Applications: Foundational knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including MS Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.
- Languages: Proven ability to write and speak using local language and English language.
- Communication: Advanced oral and written communication skills.