Scope of Work

Background:

Pathfinder International is a global leader in sexual and reproductive health. We place reproductive health care at the center of all that we do—believing that it is not only a fundamental human right, but is critical for expanding life opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, and paving the way for transformations in environmental stewardship, decreases in population pressures, and innovations in poverty reduction. Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services—from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to family planning, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all of our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we serve.

About Project:

Pathfinder International, is currently implementing the Qadam Ba Qadam (QBQ) project, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The project's primary objective is to strengthen health systems and increase access to post-pregnancy and post-abortion family planning (PPFP and PAFP) services by integrating and institutionalizing them into the existing healthcare system by March 2025. Pathfinder is providing technical support to the provincial governments in the form of improved coordination and management platforms, creating an enabling policy environment for PPFP and PAFP, enhancing health-system capacity to design and implement SBCC interventions, and improving data management and reporting systems. The success of the project will be determined by targeted provinces' ability to strengthen and revitalize monthly coordination and management platforms, adopt and implement PPFP and PAFP results frameworks and QA frameworks, approve implementation plans for PPFP and PAFP policies and guidelines, improve health system capacity to implement gender transformative SBCC strategies, provide additional technical assistance, and improve existing data systems for better decision-making. Pathfinder is closely collaborating with the health departments and Population Welfare Departments of the four provinces (Sindh, Balochistan, KP, and Punjab) to ensure alignment with the Universal Health Coverage national commitment and the Sustainable Development Goals.

The objective of the Assignment:

• The consultant will be responsible for developing a comprehensive evaluation plan to assess the effectiveness of the QBQ project in integrating and institutionalizing post-pregnancy family planning (PPFP) and post-abortion family planning (PAFP) services into the existing healthcare system in the provinces of Sindh, Balochistan, KP, and Punjab.
• The consultant will review project documents, identify relevant indicators and targets, develop a methodology aligned with the project's objectives and activities, and identify potential data sources and collection tools.
• The consultant will also develop a sampling strategy and data analysis plan to ensure the reliability and validity of the evaluation data. Ultimately, the consultant will submit a final evaluation plan that will assess the effectiveness of the project in integrating and institutionalizing the healthcare system's capacity to provide PPFP and PAFP services.

Scope of Work:

The consultant will be required to undertake the following tasks and deliverables:

Desired Qualifications:

• Advanced degree / master’s degree in public health, social sciences, or a related field
• At least 5 years of experience in designing and conducting evaluations of health programs/projects
• In-depth knowledge of family planning, gender, and health systems strengthening in the context of Pakistan
• Knowledge and experience in developing evaluation plans using mixed methods approaches.
• Familiarity with the UHC national commitment and the SDGs
• Strong analytical and report writing skills