National EmONC Prioritization and Investment Consultant

Transforms Nepal's provincial emergency obstetric and newborn care prioritization results into a national investment case. The consultancy consolidates and analyses facility data, costs the optimized network, estimates savings against the existing model, and produces a national report and scientific manuscript to guide government planning, budgeting, advocacy and evidence-based investment in maternal and newborn care.

• Clean and consolidate data from national obstetric and newborn care prioritization exercises
• Analyse provincial findings, accessibility results and investment implications
• Develop the national prioritization and investment report
• Design and apply a methodology for costing the prioritized facility network
• Estimate potential savings against continued investment in the existing network
• Build an evidence-based investment case for national and provincial planning
• Prepare a scientific manuscript for submission to a peer-reviewed journal
• Present preliminary findings and revise deliverables following technical feedback

• Advanced degree in health economics, public health, medicine or a related field
• At least two years of relevant experience preparing national reports, conducting costing analysis, developing investment cases or contributing to publications
• Strong analytical and mathematical capability
• Familiarity with Nepal's health system, maternal-health programming and local governance structures
• Excellent command of English and Nepali

• Knowledge of UNFPA mandates and sexual and reproductive health programming

• Costing Analysis
• Investment Case Development
• Health Data Analysis
• Data Consolidation
• Cost-Savings Analysis
• Report Writing
• Scientific Writing
• Accessibility Analysis
• Presentation
• Health Planning

• The consultant works under the Programme Analyst, SRH, in close collaboration with the SRHR team