Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 9th May 2022
The Liga Inan program uses mobile phones to connect expecting mothers in Timor-Leste with their health providers. The program aims to decrease the significant barriers to the continuum of care for expecting mothers throughout their pregnancy, during and after delivery.
Initially funded by USAID and now the Australian Government, the program is a partnership between Catalpa International, Hamutuk Nasaun Saudavel (HAMNASA) and Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Health. The program started as a pilot in one municipality, Manufahi as the intervention municipality and Ainaro as the control site, and has now been scaled up nationally, and will be transitioned to the Ministry of Health for full management by December 2022.
The overall goal of the Liga Inan program is to contribute to the reduction of Timor-Leste’s high maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality through increasing the utilisation of, and access to, skilled health care providers during pregnancy, and during and after delivery.
The impacts of the pilot program have been measured previously, demonstrating that if women enrolled in Liga Inan who were called 3 weeks prior to delivery, 53% had a facility delivery compared to only 32% of women who had a facility delivery and were not called.
Catalpa
Catalpa is a global development organisation designing creative ways to tackle diverse problems, integrating technology and behavioural insights with locally-driven solutions. We bring together people from unique backgrounds to work together on meaningful projects — governance specialists, engineers, designers, education economists, public health researchers, nutritionists, international development practitioners, and operations personnel. Check us out here.
HAMNASA
HAMNASA is a national NGO that transitioned from INGO Health Alliance International in October 2021. HAMNASA supports the Ministry of Health in Timor-Leste to implement programs that improve the quality of supply by improving clinical skills, and increasing demand for health services through engagement with communities.
Catalpa and HAMNASA are seeking a consultant to undertake an evaluation of the Liga Inan program. The evaluators are invited to propose their methodology for conducting a final evaluation.
The purpose of the evaluation is to:
A detailed Terms of Reference can be found here.
This evaluation could be conducted by an individual or team of consultants who should meet the following criteria:
We love working with smart people from diverse backgrounds who are willing to learn new things. There are many skills we think this job will make use of but feel free to apply even if you feel like you may not be a ‘perfect fit’.
We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with us are treated with respect and are free from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment. Successful candidates may be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process
If this sounds like you, please apply now and we will be in touch! To apply for this consultancy please submit:
For further inquiries or questions regarding this position, send an email to [email protected] with ‘Liga Inan M&E consultancy’ in the subject line of the email. Please do not email CV's as we require them to go through our website, thanks.
We look forward to hearing from you!