Learning and Engagement Consultancy

Consultancy: Learning and Advocacy Support for the Project "Strengthening social cohesion by promoting inclusive and effective governance of the public health sector in Guinea Bissau."

Country: Guinea-Bissau, with remote contribution from the consultant

Application deadline: 06/30/2025

Introduction

Interpeace is an international peacebuilding organization based in Geneva, Switzerland. It aims to strengthen the capacity of societies to manage conflict non-violently and non-coercively, by assisting national actors in their efforts to develop social and political cohesion. Interpeace also strives to help the international community (and in particular the United Nations) play a more effective role in supporting peacebuilding efforts around the world, through a better understanding and ability to address the challenges of building local capacities that strengthen social and political cohesion. For more information on Interpeace, please visit www.interpeace.org.

Context

In the last two decades, Guinea-Bissau has faced significant political unrest, with successive coups d'état and recurrent confrontations between the political authorities and the army, as well as within the political sphere. State dysfunction has a significant negative impact on wider society, as well as on international support for civil society, preventing peace-building and sustainable development.

The overall mission of Interpeace's country program in Guinea-Bissau is to contribute to the re-appropriation of a more inclusive and reliable social contract, fostering a more peaceful society. To achieve this goal, and ensure the relevance and ownership of processes and results, Interpeace works closely with Voz di Paz, an independent Guinea-Bissau non-governmental organization dedicated to peacebuilding, involving both citizens and national institutions. The program is based on three fundamental pillars guiding activities: the creation of more inclusive and accessible basic social services, the establishment of more informed and effective conflict prevention and management processes, and finally, the strengthening of a more solid accountability relationship between institutions and citizens, with a particular focus on youth and women.

This Interpeace project is implemented in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and with the support of the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UN PBF). The main objective of this project, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, is to strengthen social cohesion by promoting inclusive and effective governance within the public health sector, enabling constructive dialogue between the government, health professionals and citizens. Interpeace's intervention focuses on the development of a participatory study on health governance (Health Barometer), creating the conditions for the elaboration of policies and programs capable of responding to citizens' needs. By strengthening dialogue between government, trade unions and healthcare workers, Interpeace aims to create the conditions for a more harmonious relationship leading to shared and inclusive public health management practices.

Mission objectives and deliverables

Interpeace is looking to hire a consultant to conduct a capitalization analysis on the results, approaches and methodologies of the project "Strengthening social cohesion by promoting inclusive and effective governance of the public health sector in Guinea-Bissau". Ideally, the assignment will begin in early September.

Based on project documents, previous reports, and interviews with key informants, the consultant will be tasked with drafting a Positioning Paper. This document will aim to:

• to illustrate the practical implementation of the Health for Peace approach using concrete examples drawn from the project's experience, while highlighting the institutional challenges overcome or still to be overcome;
• to produce evidence of the impact on health and peace;
• highlight the added value of this approach and formulate recommendations based on the lessons learned during project implementation and the results obtained.

Responsibilities and deliverables

• Review of various project documents and reports.
• Develop and socialize a questionnaire for the project team for outcome harvesting
• Analyze the results from the outcome harvesting to identify lessons learned and good practices and produce recommendations with the project team.
• Produce a Position Paper to engage partners at national and international levels based on the lessons learned and results of the Guinea-Bissau project. The document will capitalize on the results and lessons learned from the project with relevant recommendations for future projects, showing the added value of the integrated Health for Peace approach.

Profile of the consultant required

• Master's degree or equivalent in peace studies, social or political sciences or other relevant fields;
• Proven expertise in advocacy, evaluation, and learning in peace and development capitalization programs
• Excellent writing, synthesis, communication, and facilitation skills
• Good understanding of the Bissau-Guinean context
• Good language skills in English, Portuguese would be appreciated

How to apply

Interested candidates (or teams of candidates) are requested to submit their application by 30/06/2025 via : waguih@interpeace.org with cc to tapsoba@interpeace.org The title "Consultancy – Evidence Based Learning and Advocacy for Health for Peace in Guinea Bissau" MUST appear in the subject line of the e-mail.

Please attach the following documents:

• CV;
• A note explaining your understanding of the mission, as well as the proposed methodology and planning; the consultant is free to propose other methodologies than the ones listed earlier.
• A financial offer ;
• At least 1 example of a deliverable similar to those requested, produced as part of a previous project.