Individual Consultant – National Midwifery Competency Framework

About the role

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is seeking an individual consultant to lead Phase 1 of the National Midwifery Competency Framework development in Kenya. The consultant will conduct a situational and gap analysis of midwifery education, regulation and clinical practice, providing the evidence base for the subsequent framework design.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct a comprehensive desk review of existing legislation, curricula, policy documents and training materials against International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) standards.
• Design data‑collection tools and carry out key informant interviews and focus group discussions with the Ministry of Health, nursing councils, training institutions and practising midwives.
• Visit a sample of training and clinical facilities in Nairobi to assess implementation realities.
• Analyse findings to produce a situational analysis and a gap analysis, mapping national competencies against ICM domains.
• Present draft findings to the Midwives Association of Kenya (MAK) and the technical working group, incorporate feedback and deliver a final consolidated evidence report.
• Facilitate validation and stakeholder consultation workshops to secure buy‑in for Phase 2 of the framework.

Required profile

• Demonstrated technical expertise in conducting situational and gap analyses for health‑sector programmes.
• Experience working with midwifery education, regulation or clinical practice, preferably in Kenya or similar contexts.
• Proven ability to engage multiple stakeholders, synthesize technical information and produce high‑quality reports.