International Technical Assistance Consultant

Call for International

Consultant

Organizational Capacity

Assessment Technical Leadership & Quality Assurance

Locations

DRC, Nigeria, Kenya, Malawi

Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique

About Palladium

• Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive
• impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access
• to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and
• transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges;
• and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a
• workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions,
• races, languages, and gender identities.

Programme Information

Women’s

• Integrated Sexual Health (WISH)-Dividend is FCDO’s flagship sexual and
• reproductive health and rights (SRHR) programme in Africa, with three
• components: WISH2, Policy and Systems (P&S), and Evidence and Learning.

WISH

• P&S is a demand-led, problem-driven technical assistance (TA) programme
• supporting governments to tackle policy, financing, and institutional
• bottlenecks that constrain progress on human development, with a focus on
• demographic transition (DT) and SRHR outcomes. WISH P&S – delivered by
• Palladium and its consortium partners PRB, Engender Health, and BBC Media
• Action – works closely with FCDO Posts to agree its government-aligned TA
• priorities and delivers using problem-driven iterative adaptation, with a focus
• on testing, learning, and adapting. Launched in January 2025, WISH P&S
• operates across seven countries: DRC, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria,
• Tanzania, and Uganda.

This Opportunity

We are

• seeking for an experienced International Consultant to provide
• technical leadership and quality assurance for Organisational Capacity
• Assessment (OCA) of population and development institutions in the program’s
• countries of operation starting with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and
• Nigeria.
• The consultant will lead the
• development of a standardised, replicable and political economy-sensitive
• OCA approach for population institutions in sub-Saharan Africa. They will
• also provide technical oversight to national consultants to support adaptation
• and high-quality implementation of the assessment in Nigeria and DRC.
• Engagement type: Individual consultant assignments only.
• Applications from consulting firms, consortiums, consortium members, or other
• organizations will not be considered.

The assignment will broadly involve

• Developing adaptable OCA methodology and assessment tools.
• Providing technical guidance and mentorship to national consultants in Nigeria and DRC.
• Reviewing assessment approaches, tools and implementation plans.
• Providing quality assurance of assessments, findings and related products.
• Supporting the development and review of institutional strengthening recommendations and roadmaps
• Desired Qualifications and Experience

The ideal consultant should have

• At least 10 years' experience in organisational development and institutional capacity strengthening in sub-Saharan
• Africa, including experience applying political economy thinking.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing OCAs within health, population, governance or related development sectors.
• Strong expertise in capacity assessment methodologies and change management.
• Experience mentoring local consultants and facilitating organisational learning.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit

• A CV (maximum four pages);
• A short cover letter outlining their suitability for the role;
• A proposed daily rate; and
• One example of relevant analytical, research, or policy work.
• Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.