International Consultancy: Quality Assurance for Autopsy Kits Procurement, Mozambique

Duration: 40 working days

Purpose of Consultancy:

To provide technical support on quality assurance processes for autopsy kits procurement at UNFPA Mozambique country office in the context of Spotlight Initiative Program implementation to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls.

Scope of Work:

• Assessment of technical documents related to autopsy kits and device suppliers for bid/tender evaluations including clear reporting of the performed evaluation work;
• Site assessments for physical inspection of products or assessment of autopsy kits product samples;
• Drafting of technical specifications and development of technical and/or policy and guideline documents commissioned by UNFPA within the time frame agreed between the two parties - including any necessary research, desk reviews, and analysis, using latest available scientific data;
• Training and workshop facilitation at technical meetings including the development of training material and presentations;
• Liaise with relevant program colleagues and government partners mainly with the Ministry of Health (legal medicine unit) to ensure timely clearing of UNFPA commodities and internationally procured goods.

Duration and Working Schedule:

The assignment will be for a period of 40 working days within 2 calendar months.

Place where services are to be delivered:

UNFPA will not provide workplace.

Delivery dates and how work will be delivered: 

The consultant should submit the following key deliverables submitted on the following dates, all deliverables should submit through a soft copy:

• Inception report with work plan and timelines (10%) - by the 4th week of October 2020
• Develop technical specifications of autopsy kits (20%) - by the 1st week of November 2020;
• Site assessments report (physical inspection of autopsy kit product samples (25%) - by the 2nd week of November 2020;
• Develop training/workshop material and presentations for autopsy kits quality assurance (15%) - by the 3rd week of November 2020;
• Final report (30%) - by the 4th week of November 2020.

Monitoring and progress control:

The above-referenced reports will be prepared by the consultant, reviewed by the SRH Team Leader, and signed off by the Assistant Representative.

Supervisory arrangements:

The Consultant shall work under the direct supervision of the SRH Team Leader overall supervision by the Assistant Representative.

Expected travel:

Work remotely. Travel will be requested by the UNFPA Mozambique country office when necessary.

Required expertise, qualifications, and competencies, including language requirements:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: biomedical engineering, biomedical technology, medicine, medical or biomedical research, medical device manufacturing, quality engineering with a focus on medical devices or related field. 

Working Experience:

• For the proposed consultant, knowledge and at least 7 years of experience including: 
• Knowledge and experience in the management and use of medical devices in health care services
• Knowledge and experience with medical devices and RH commodities included in or similar to UNFPA’s portfolio (available here: https://www.unfpaprocurement.org/products)
• Knowledge of regulatory context for medical devices    
• Knowledge in drafting and reviewing specifications, technical documents, safety standard documents for bid evaluation, and expertise in health technologies specifically in medical devices
• Attention to details and strong analytical skills
• Proficient in current software applications
• Additional points will be given for:
  • Experience in performing research, guideline development or conducting training especially on behalf of another UN agency, international organizations, and/or public sector entities.
  • Experience related to the existing product groups listed in UNFPA medical devices.
  • ISO 13485 and/or ISO 9001 QMS certification. 
  • Qualifications for ISO 14001 auditing
  • Any additional international accredited certification relevant to auditing medical devices
• The proposed consultant should have at least 3 completed projects of similar nature and scope in various countries, including experience in conducting technical evaluations of tender processes for medical devices

Languages:

Fluency in English and Portuguese

UNFPA Core Competencies:

• Accountability
• Integrity
• Commitment
• Cultural Sensitivity
• Valuing Diversity
• Building and managing relationships
• Personal leadership and effectiveness

UNFPA Functional Competencies:

• Client orientation
• Organizational Awareness
• Job knowledge/technical expertise
• Ability to interpret rules and administrative guidelines and to solve routine and non-routine issues in administration, budget, and finance, procurement and logistics
• Good organizational and analytical skills, accuracy, discretion and a sense of confidentiality, team and service-oriented, autonomy, flexibility to adjust schedules and work priorities, emphasis on quality, efficiency and results
• Ability to propose solutions and improvement.

The proposed consultants, willingness to comply with UNFPA’s confidentiality and conflict of interest rules:

• Confidentiality of the manufacturer’s information 
• During the technical evaluation of tenders, the confidentiality of proposals and confidentiality of the procurement process
• During the technical evaluation of tenders, compliance with no-conflict-of-interest rules for technical evaluation committee members in the UNFPA Mozambique country office.

Inputs/services to be provided by UNFPA or implementing partner:

UNFPA will not provide workplace.

Other relevant information or special conditions, if any:

The consultant shall be entitled to fees as per UNFPA policy guidelines.

How to Apply:

• Deadline for applications: Thursday, November 12th, 2020, 5 PM Maputo time.
• Interested applicants should submit their motivation letter, CV, and other relevant documents such as most recent assessment, consultancy report or other documents to illustrate his/work to moz.recruitments@unfpa.org
• Submit your application with the title "Quality Assurance for Autopsy Kits Procurement".
• UNFPA will only respond to those applicants in whom the Country Office has further interest.

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS:

• There are NO application processing or other fees at any stage of UNFPA application processes. 
• UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, embracing diversity in all its forms, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. We are committed to maintaining our balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities for all including persons with disabilities.