Overview

BG Laurel International Nigeria LTE/GTE is an owned subsidiary of Banyan Global, Inc, a woman-owned small business and international development consulting firm committed to improving livelihoods through market approaches for a broad and lasting impact. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC and has program operations and activities in over fifteen countries around the world. Banyan Global operates within six practice areas: gender, youth, finance and investment, enterprise development, health, and evaluation and learning.

Banyan Global is the prime recipient of the USAID Nigeria Health Workforce Management (HWM) Activity. The HWM Activity is a five-year task order to support the establishment of a cost-effective, well-trained, and motivated health workforce, particularly in targeted rural and remote areas of Bauchi, Ebonyi, Kebbi, and Sokoto States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). By its conclusion, HWM is expected to increase the production of new health workers competent to respond to current and future population health needs in these locations by 10,000; improve the distribution and skill mix of front-line workers to meet specific local demands; and strengthen the capacity of pre-service institutions to adopt and apply innovative education approaches.

Targeted interventions will contribute to 1) improved management of maternal, child, and newborn health conditions and 2) increased responsiveness to community health needs. USAID will support the Government of Nigeria’s (GON’s) commitment to plan, recruit, train, manage, and retain its primary health care (PHC) workforce. This activity will contribute to the achievement of USAID/Nigeria’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) Development Objective 2 “a healthier, more educated population in targeted states” and Intermediate Result (IR) 2.1 “Utilization of quality health services in targeted areas and population groups increased.”

Background and Purpose of the Consultancy

The Nigeria Health Commissioners Forum (NHCF), in collaboration with the HWM Activity, conducted a comprehensive sub-national situational assessment of Nigeria's Health Resources for Health (HRH) policies and implementation practices. This assessment aimed to identify challenges and opportunities in the management and development of the health workforce, providing evidence-based recommendations for improving the production, recruitment, and retention of skilled health workers.

The primary objective of this consultancy is to analyze the findings from the situational assessment and develop materials for publication contributing to the body of knowledge on HRH in Nigeria.

Reporting Line

The Consultant will report to the HWM Country Director with dotted reporting lines to the HWM Technical Director and Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEL) and Research Specialist.

Location

This Consultancy is remote-based.

The Consultant will drive the implementation of the following tasks that contribute to the achievement of the following HWM’s Intermediate Result (IR)

• IR 4 Interventions to Improve Health Worker Retention Developed and Adopted
  • Sub-IR 4.1 Improved generation and use of evidence on critical HRH issues through research and evaluation

Other Deliverables

• Monthly report containing an update on the implementation status of assigned tasks and expected deliverables.
• End of consultancy report containing a summary of activities carried out to achieve the deliverables -at the end of the consultancy - March 31, 2025.

Timing and Level of Effort

The period of performance of this consultancy is from November 2024 to March 31, 2025. The expected level of effort is 90 days (not to exceed 8 hours per day in a consecutive 5-day work week).

Approach

The Consultant is expected to execute the scope of work in close collaboration with the HWM team to produce high-quality technical deliverables. 

• A minimum of a master’s degree in medical/social sciences.
• Expertise in conducting research using mixed methods.
• Proficiency in data analysis techniques, including statistical analysis and familiarity with data analysis software.
• Ability to critically analyze research data and draw meaningful conclusions that can inform future studies or practical applications.
• Reasonably successful with developing research manuscripts and publishing health-related research articles.