Individual Consultant: National Midwifery Competency Framework

UNFPA Kenya seeks a consultant to deliver the first situational and gap-analysis phase for a National Midwifery Competency Framework. The assignment will assess education, regulation, and clinical practice; gather stakeholder evidence; map national competencies against ICM standards; and produce validated recommendations and reports to guide framework development.

• Review legislation, curricula, policies, syllabi, and other midwifery documents against ICM standards
• Design data-collection tools and conduct key-informant interviews and focus-group discussions
• Conduct site visits to sampled training and clinical facilities in Nairobi
• Analyze education and clinical-practice realities, strengths, and systemic challenges
• Compare national competencies against ICM domains and identify knowledge, skills, and behaviour gaps
• Present findings at validation workshops and consolidate stakeholder inputs into a final evidence report

• Advanced university degree in Midwifery, Nursing, Public Health, or Health Professions Education
• At least 7 years of professional experience in midwifery clinical practice, education, curriculum review, health workforce development, or policy
• Demonstrated experience conducting situational analyses, gap analyses, qualitative data collection, and competency mapping
• In-depth knowledge of Kenya's health system, the NCK regulatory framework, and ICM and WHO standards
• Fluency in written and spoken English with exceptional technical writing skills

• Proven record of facilitating consultations with ministries, professional bodies, and development partners

• Midwifery
• Competency mapping
• Qualitative data collection
• Gap analysis
• Stakeholder consultation
• Technical report writing

• The consultant is expected to work remotely using their own office space, computer, internet, telephone, and equipment