Reform, Recovery and Reconstruction Framework (3RF) National Consultant - ( 2500824 )
Primary Location
: Lebanon-Beirut
1. Purpose of the Consultancy The purpose of this consultancy is to technically support the 3RF task force for health recovery, reform and policy actions in the healthcare sector and to move forward with the strategic plan of implementing commitments to health policy reform in the health sector. The national expert is expected to coordinate and speed up the work of the 3RF task force in the health sector focusing on higher level strategic and policy level commitments. The Government of Lebanon committed to the priorities of the 3RF, and it has been leading the discussions of much-needed reforms through the 3RF task force. International organizations and local civil society organizations played an important role in advocating and supporting the 3RF’s key goals and objectives. The 3RF is structured with different strategic pillars or sectors, and one of them is the health sector. Since 2021, the health task force has initiated engagement on strategic and high-level health policy and reform elements committed to by the international community and Government of Lebanon (GoL) under the Reconstruction, Recovery, and Reform Framework (3RF). The 3RF health sector task force is led by the Ministry of Public Health, while EU and WHO are co-leading the sector. 3RF health sector task force complements the existing national health sector working group led by the MoPH together with WHO and UNHCR. In 2022, the MOPH, with support from WHO, EU and other partners, developed a national health sector strategic framework (NHSSF), that defined the key priority areas and gave directions to the reform process. The task force aims to contribute to the implementation of the national health sector strategy, which was launched by the MoPH in February 2023.
5. Specific requirements - Qualifications required: - Experience required:· At least 5 years of experience in the field of public health/ health systems development, preferably at the national level - Skills / Technical skills and knowledge:· Experience in fragile contexts and protracted crises. · Knowledge and negotiating skills on handling government officials, donors, UN agencies and civil society · Good communication and report writing skills. - Language requirements:· Excellent knowledge of English and Arabic; French is an asset
