Details of Consultancies

King’s Global Health Partnerships (KGHP) and the Somaliland Ministry of Health Development (MoHD) are looking for an individual with extensive communications experience in healthcare, including experience of developing communication strategies. Materials and messages.

We are seeking a consultant to work closely with King’s Global Health Partnership and the Somaliland MoHD to reach the deliverables outlined in this ToR.

This consultant will support our hospital communications work in Somaliland by designing a package of communications tools for the National Healthcare Quality Improvement Project (NQIP).

The communications will be targeted at patients and staff around improvement initiatives in hospitals under the Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Framework.

More information can be found here: EMROPUB_2018_EN_20784.pdf (who.int)

Working with the Senior Communications Officer in London and the Ministry of Health Development in Somaliland, the consultant will be responsible for delivering a series of communication outputs for the patients and staff of six hospitals in Somaliland.

We are looking for a consultant who has a minimum of 3 to 5 years communications experience incorporating managing social media channels, writing public facing communications materials and designing a media engagement strategy.

Ideally, the consultant will have experience delivering similar work in Africa and have a strong grasp of the health system in Somaliland and KGHP’s approach to partnership.

About King’s Global Health Partnerships

King’s Global Health Partnerships (KGHP) works with health facilities, academic institutions and governments to strengthen health systems and improve the quality of care in four countries: Somaliland, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia and Zambia. We bring together health, academic and international

development expertise from King’s College London, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) and our international partners to:

v Educate, train and support healthcare workers

v Strengthen healthcare and training institutions

v Enhance national health policies and systems.

We connect UK and African health professionals, providing training, mentoring and hands-on support; and undertake collaborative research to inform policy and practice. We also support our partners by providing access to funding, networks and development opportunities. Through these long-term partnerships and our global volunteering scheme we promote skills and knowledge exchange, and mutual learning that contribute to building a stronger health workforce and improved quality of healthcare both internationally and in the UK.

Deliverables

This consultancy will initially focus on the following deliverables:

v To design a communications strategy for the Patient Safety and IPC Initiatives under the NQIP in Somaliland.

v To design materials communicating messages and initiatives around the Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Framework and Infection Prevention Control guidance. This will include posters, social media messages, radio jingles and others

v To work with the Ministry of Health Development to design any other communications materials relevant to IPC and patient safety.

v Training for IPC and Patient Safety Committee members in the roll out of communication strategies.

This consultancy could also include:

v Working with each of the individual hospitals or MoHD to support the development of a bespoke communication plan roll out for each hospital.

Key internal relationships

This assignment is based in Hargeisa Somaliland with potential for remote support for the right applicant.

in London. He/she will work closely with the KGHP Somaliland Programme Manager, Partnership Lead, Programme Officer and In-country Coordinator. The consultant will also work very closely with MoHD and hospital management.

Skills and Qualifications

Person Specification

Essential criteria

v Experience of contributing to the implementation of a communications strategy

v Experience of developing communications outputs like posters, stakeholder events etc.

v Demonstrable experience in delivering high-quality communications outputs for a range of audiences

v Demonstrable skills as a strong, collegial team player who contributes to a creative and supportive work environment

v Ability to analyse and interpret information, identifying engaging stories to share

v Ability to work proactively as part of a team and co-operatively across teams

v An understanding of and commitment to King’s Global Health Partnership’s vision and values

v Oral and written fluency in the Somali language

v Very strong English communication and writing skills.

v Ability to work autonomously

Desirable criteria

ü  Experience with graphic design tools such as canva or photoshop

ü  How to apply

ü  All interested parties to send the following

ü  An up-to-date CV

ü  A statement outlining how they will meet the deliverables

ü  Your daily fee rate for this work

Send this to Hamda Ali Abdillahi at hamda.ali_abdillahi@kcl.ac.uk before 11pm on Monday 23 September 2024.

Email

hamda.ali_abdillahi@kcl.ac.uk