Organizational Context
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the worldโs largest humanitarian organization, with a network of 191-member National Societies. The overall aim of the IFRC is โto inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.โ The IFRC works to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people before, during and after disasters, health emergencies and other crises.
The IFRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (the Movement), together with its member National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The work of the IFRC is guided by the following fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality. At Geneva level, the Health and Care Departmentโs (HCD) New Strategic Direction focuses on Health Systems Strengthening and WASH Systems Strengthening through four pillars: Global Health Security, Global Health Protection (UHC), Global WASH Services and Transformative Partnership.
The Global Health Protection (UHC) pillar houses and chairs the Alliance for Malaria Prevention (AMP), a partnership of more than 40 organizations, including government, private sector, faith-based and humanitarian organizations, focused on three main activities: (1) coordination of partners involved in insecticide-treated net (ITN) campaign and continuous distribution (CD) activities; (2) development of operational guidance for planning and implementing of ITN distribution based on an iterative process; and (3) providing technical assistance to national malaria programmes and partners based on requests. AMPโs activities support achievement of the WHO Global Technical Strategy (GTS) targets for high coverage and use of ITNs. AMP is a workstream within the RBM Partnership to End Malaria. Harnessing the global leadership and management systems of IFRC, AMP is uniquely positioned to support and advance country-level efforts to optimize ITN distribution and ensure that the right nets reach the right people at the right time through both campaign and continuous distribution channels.
Job Purpose
In 2020, IFRC/AMP was awarded a three-year grant by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to identify ways to improve operational efficiency of ITN campaigns and develop associated operational guidance for national malaria programmes and partners. AMPโs work under this grant provided key lessons learned and practical guidance for improving the implementation of ITN distribution through multiple channels. In 2023, a new grant was awarded to IFRC/AMP by BMGF focused on optimizing ITN access in the face of limited resources for the fight against malaria. In this grant, AMP will focus on implementing activities across five workstreams designed to address identified gaps. The primary objectives are to enhance data utilization for informed decision-making and to leverage digital tools for optimization of ITN campaigns and continuous distribution, ensuring that the right nets reach the right people at the right time. These workstreams ultimately aim to reduce the malaria burden through effective malaria prevention with ITNs.
Overall objective:
The overall objective of this consultancy is to provide support for the operationalization of the ITN assessment procedures guidance document developed under the Gates funded ITN Campaign Efficiency Project and to build capacities of AMP TA and national malaria programmes (NMPs) on household registration/ITN distribution quality assessment for campaign distribution.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
To provide technical support to NMPs, implementing partners, and members of the AMP technical assistance team on household registration quality assessments and ITN campaign post-distribution assessments To support capacity building for national malaria programmes and AMP TA providers on M&E approaches and strategies To review protocols and M&E planning documents for the in- and end- process monitoring of ITN mass campaign activities, providing technical oversight to national malaria programmes, and implementing partners To assist national programmes with planning, implementation, data analysis, reporting, and to identify lessons learned from implementation experiences on campaign quality assessment To support the review and operationalization of the clustered lot quality assurance (cLQAS) procedures guidance document for assessing the quality of household registration and post-distribution assessments, including to review and update the methodology and sampling strategies To support the development of a cLQAS training package including curricula, materials, and practical exercises that can be easily adapted to the country and campaign context Review draft training materials for accuracy, technical integrity, and relevance. Suggest and integrate interactive elements such as quizzes, simulations and case studies to improve learner engagement. Perform final checks to ensure that the training meets all technical requirements and industry standards, and is aligned with the learning objectives To support organization of webinars and/or trainings on household registration/ITN distribution quality assessment To support development of best practice examples of protocols, questionnaires, tools, and reports from countries implementing cLQAS for cross-country learningJob Duties and Responsibilities (continued)
Deliverable 1: Review of protocols and M&E planning documents for national malaria programmes and implementing partners based on requests. Number of countries to be identified
Deliverable 2: Trainings provided to national malaria programmes and AMP TA providers on identified specific M&E areas for ITN campaigns. Number of countries to be confirmed.
Deliverable 3a: Complete training package for cLQAS, including sample protocol, questionnaire for end and in-process, and practical exercises.
Deliverable 3b: A detailed review of the online training materials (modules, slides, quizzes, multimedia, etc.) with technical feedback on accuracy, clarity, and relevance
Education
Required:
Experience
Required:
Minimum 15 years of experience in malaria programs, household surveys, or mass campaign monitoring and evaluation. 10 years experience with monitoring and evaluation methods, including cLQAS (clustered Lot Quality Assurance Sampling). Proven experience in developing, reviewing, and delivering training materials, including curricula and practical exercises.Preferred:
Experience providing technical assistance to national malaria programmes or large-scale public health campaigns. Experience in organizing and delivering webinars, workshops, or trainings on M&E or campaign quality assessments. Familiarity with cross-country learning initiatives and best practice documentation. Experience with interactive e-learning design and adult learning techniques (e.g., quizzes, case studies, simulations).
Knowledge, Skills and Languages
Required:
Strong data analysis skills with experience using statistical software (e.g., Excel, R, STATA, or equivalent). Fluency in English is required for this consultancyPreferred:
Knowledge of GIS/mapping tools for follow-up investigations and data visualization. Ability to adapt technical guidance and training materials to different country contexts and campaign settings.
Competencies, Values and Comments
This consultancy is based on an estimate of 8 billable working days
The consultancy timeframe will be from 1 December 2025 to 15 October 2026.
Please include your expected daily fee in the application.