International Consultant: to Develop of a GIS/AccessMod Training Package for Country GIS Experts

job Description

Purpose of consultancy:
A regional AccessMod training was held in Nairobi, Kenya in June 2025. The training was a collaborative effort between UNFPA, WHO, UNICEF, and the University of Geneva GeoHealth group (UNIGE). The training is a response to the UNFPA Global Strategy for Reproductive, Maternal, and Newborn Health (RMNH) 2025–2030 and Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere (EWENE), which emphasizes ensuring access to Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) within a two-hour travel time.

The facilitators from the University of Geneva have shared a collection of training materials, including PowerPoint presentations, exercises, and references, which were used in a previous training on GIS and AccessMod. To facilitate future capacity building and empower in-country GIS experts and trainers, there is a need to consolidate these materials into a user-friendly, step-by-step guide and comprehensive training package.

The primary objective of this consultancy is to transform existing GIS and AccessMod training materials into a standardized, high-quality, and user-friendly training package. This package will be utilized by future GIS/AccessMod trainers to build the capacity of country-level GIS experts on the use of the AccessMod tool for health service accessibility modelling.

This effort supports the UNFPA Global Strategy for Reproductive, Maternal, and Newborn Health (RMNH) 2025–2030 and Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere (EWENE), which emphasizes ensuring access to Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) within a two-hour travel time. Existing training materials from a regional AccessMod training held in Nairobi, Kenya, in collaboration with UNFPA, WHO, UNICEF, and the University of Geneva GeoHealth group, need to be consolidated into a comprehensive guide.

Duties and Responsibilities

Review and Analysis:
Conduct a thorough review of all existing training materials (PowerPoint slides, exercises, data files, references, training concept note and agenda etc.).
Review and conduct a comprehensive analysis of the existing training documents and source files.
Identify and categorize the content, noting gaps, redundancies, and areas for improvement.
Propose a logical structure and flow for the new training package, organizing the content into distinct modules or sessions.
Content Development and Enhancement:
Rewrite and reformat existing content to be clear, concise, and easy to understand.
Enhance visual elements on slides and other materials to improve engagement and learning.
Refine practical, hands-on exercises that are directly relevant to real modeling of access to Emergency Obstetric and Newborn (EmONC).
Creation of Training Components:
Facilitator's Guide: Develop a detailed guide for trainers, including session plans, learning objectives, suggested time allocations, discussion points, and answers to exercises.
Participant Workbook: Create a workbook for trainees with key concepts, space for notes, structured exercises and reference materials.
Presentation Slides: Finalize and polish the PowerPoint presentations for each module, ensuring a consistent and professional design.
Data and Exercise Files: Organize and label all necessary data and files required for the practical exercises.
Finalization:
Consolidate all components into a single, comprehensive training package.
Ensure all materials are professionally formatted, clearly labeled, and ready for immediate use.
Submit all final deliverables in a Word format.

Duration and working schedule:
The consultancy will last for 30 days from the 1st of October till the 15th of December.

Qualifications and Experience

Deliverables and Delivery dates:
Inception Report: A brief report outlining the proposed structure and work plan for the training package (18th of September).
Draft Training Package: A full draft of all components (Facilitator's Guide, Participant Workbook, Presentation Slides) for review and feedback (10th of October).
Final Training Package: The complete, finalized, and user-friendly training package, incorporating all feedback (15th of November). This will include:
A comprehensive Facilitator's Guide (PDF).
A complete Participant Workbook (PDF).
A full set of Presentation Slides (PowerPoint).
A folder containing all data and exercise files.

Monitoring and progress control, including reporting requirements, periodicity format and deadline:
The consultant will report to the Integrated Sexual Reproductive Health Unit/ Maternal Health Unit and will provide regular updates on progress as agreed upon during the inception phase.
The consultant will provide email-written updates alongside draft deliverables.

Supervisory arrangements:
The consultant will work under the supervision of the Health System Specialist at UNFPA ESARO.

Expected travel:
During technical consultation meetings, the consultant’s travel (if required) and daily subsistence will be covered by UNFPA ESARO

Required Competencies:
Values:
Exemplifying integrity,
Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,
Embracing cultural diversity,
Embracing change

Core Competencies:
Achieving results,
Being accountable,
Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
Thinking analytically and strategically,
Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships