Engagement of an Individual Consultant to develop a one-health workforce and retention strategy for 4 months

Ministry of Health

Health Security Project

Project No. 179078

Request for Expression of Interest (REOI)

Ref No: LR-MOHSW-510473-CS-INDV

Subject: Engagement of an Individual Consultant to develop a One Health Workforce and Retention Strategy for the National Public Health Institute of Liberia

The Government of Liberia has received funding from the World Bank to support the Health Security Project and plans to use part of the credit to hire an Individual Consultant to Develop a One Health Workforce and Retention Strategy for the National Public Health Institute of Liberia.

In September 2023, Liberia underwent a second JEE assessment using the third edition tool with participation of multisectoral experts to jointly assess Liberia’s strengths, weaknesses and priority actions in health security preparedness and response. Results from the assessment showed that the overall IHR core capacity of the country is 43.9% (Liberia JEE Report, 2023). Among the indications with no capacity, was the unavailability of a Multisectoral workforce strategy that has been flagged up overtime. Currently, there are sector-specific workforce strategies for human health and animal health sectors in the Ministries of Health and Agriculture. It is critical that the One Health workforce strategy be developed linking all relevant sectors that will document the country’s current workforce capacity and needs for appropriate intervention. The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) serving as the National Coordinating Institute of Liberia is tasked with helping to develop the health workforce that is responsive to and adequate for the needs of the nation within the context of one health.

Key Objective:

To develop and implement an up-to-date workforce strategy for a functional multi-sectoral health workforce that are informed by mapping and measuring the occupations that contribute to Essential Public Health Functions (EPHF) delivery and to ensure that the country meets the JEE benchmark.

In view of the above, the Ministry of Health now invites qualified individuals to express their interest in providing the Consulting Services mentioned above by submitting a cover letter, up-to-date CV indicating three (3) references. The candidate should prove that they meet the minimum qualifications, experience, and skills outlined below. Additionally, please include all relevant supporting documents (such as degrees, certificates, etc.) as part of your submission

Qualification and Experience:

• Master’s Degree in Public Health or a relevant area is required, such as health systems, global health, or management; PhD is an advantage with related work experience

• At least 8 years of experience in human resources or workforce development

• Experienced conducting health-related needs assessments in Africa1.

• Excellent planning and coordination skills with proven ability to work within a team setting, with multiple stakeholders and in a multi-cultural working environment

• Work experience in a resource constrained country and on epidemic response with multi-country experience in sub-Saharan Africa

• Excellent English, writing and communication skills

The assignment duration is for a period of 4 months. An individual will be selected in accordance with the procedures set in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (Sixth Edition, February 2025).

Please note that all interested candidates can request a copy of the TOR before submission of the required documents. The request of the TOR and the submission of (cover letter, CV and degrees etc) is to be made on or before April 6, 2026 @ 1 pm to the below email addresses. The subject on the submission should be clearly labelled as “One Health Workforce and Retention Strategy/ LR-MOHSW-510473-CS-INDV”

Attention: Moses Ballah

Procurement Assistant

Ministry of Health

Project Implementation Unit

Email: [email protected], copy: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.