National or International Consultant: RAISE SRHR Project Coordinator, Maseru, Lesotho (office based) 13 months #

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The purpose of this assignment is to provide dedicated technical and coordination support to the Ministry of Health and UNICEF Lesotho for implementation of the RAISE SRHR Project and the National SRHR Roadmap. The consultant will be based within the Ministry of Health Headquarters under the Family Health Division and will work closely with the Head of Family Health and relevant programme units to coordinate implementation, track progress, strengthen accountability, improve data use and support timely reporting.
The assignment will focus on coordination of roadmap implementation, monitoring of project milestones, harmonization and use of SRHR indicators, strengthening of routine health information systems, facilitation of stakeholder coordination platforms, support for accountability mechanisms, and documentation of lessons, innovations and results. The consultant will serve as the day-to-day focal point for tracking implementation progress and supporting evidence-based planning, policy dialogue, programme improvement and donor or regional reporting requirements.

Objectives of the Assignment
The consultant will provide technical and coordination support for implementation of the RAISE SRHR Project and the National SRHR Roadmap. Specifically, the consultant will:
Specific Objectives
1.Coordinate implementation of the National SRHR Roadmap and RAISE SRHR priority activities with the Family Health Division, UNICEF, development partners, civil society organizations and other stakeholders.
2.Strengthen monitoring, reporting and accountability systems for tracking progress against project indicators, roadmap milestones and national or regional SRHR commitments.
3.Support harmonization, integration, quality improvement and use of SRHR data across DHIS2, eRegister and other approved national health information systems.
4.Generate and synthesize evidence to inform planning, policy dialogue, resource allocation, programme improvement and implementation of priority SRHR interventions.
5.Strengthen stakeholder coordination, civil society engagement, learning and knowledge management to promote alignment, accountability and scale-up of effective approaches.
6.Support tracking of SRHR financing, budgets, expenditures and implementation risks to improve financial accountability and evidence-based resource mobilization.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  ToR_ext_TMC0007048.pdf

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