Applications Invited for Leading a Community of Practice for Strengthening Systems for Safer Childbirth

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About the Organization

MSD for Mothers is our company’s initiative to help create a world where no woman has to die while giving life. We collaborate across sectors – working with governments, community-based and nongovernmental organizations, patient groups, professional associations, UN agencies, research institutions, social entrepreneurs and other businesses – to improve the health and well-being of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. When a mother is healthy, receives high-quality maternity care and has a safe delivery, we set the foundation for children, families, communities and societies to thrive for generations to come. Since our launch in 2011, we have reached more than 18 million women through programs promoting safe, high-quality, respectful care.

About the Grant

We are requesting proposals from qualified organizations with expertise in convening multi-partner and stakeholder coalitions across diverse geographies. Organizations should have a deep footprint, as well as local leadership, in MSD for Mothers’ focus countries – Nigeria, Kenya, and India – and ability to function both across and within countries. The selected organization will link and support coalitions to share experiences, problem-solve collectively, deliver on intended results, demonstrate impact, achieve sustainability, and amplify their learnings over a three-year period.

The selected organization will demonstrate relevant expertise and experience through a proposed plan to support coalitions both individually and collectively in a community of practice. The community of practice organization will be charged with facilitating safe, open and transparent exchange between coalitions that are operating in different geographies and local contexts.

A survey issued among applicants for Strengthening Systems for Safer Childbirth revealed that coalitions are looking for support in four key areas:

• Support with communications & advocacy efforts to elevate coalitions’ work
• Provide technical assistance to effectively measure and report on harmonized indicators to demonstrate impact against key indicators and measurement domains in population health and health systems strengthening.
• Establish a learning platform for coalitions to: o Routinely discuss challenges, co-create solutions, exchange resources and tools, and share lessons learned o Have dedicated time and space to tackle specific issue areas (i.e., digital engagement, elevating women’s voices, private sector integration, programmatic sustainability) via working groups.
• Support programmatic sustainability by cultivating relationships with a diverse network of global/regional/local stakeholders including: o Mobilizing outside funders to support innovative financing solutions o Engaging with various stakeholders (i.e., policy makers, bi-laterals, multilaterals, investors, funders) to support programmatic and operational sustainability of projects.

Eligibility

A deep footprint and local leadership in focus countries, Nigeria, Kenya and India, with the ability to function both across and within countries.

• Experience effectively convening organizations across borders while providing locally guided support and guidance that is grounded in local context and activates local networks and stakeholders/experts to help coalitions advocate for solution uptake.

• An innovative approach to and/or track record of creating groups with and for people who are underserved in the global health community.

• Demonstrated ability to gather and disseminate insights from the collective experience of the community of practice and stakeholders, as well as ability to translate them into actionable recommendations to inform advocacy and the evidence base.

• Experience with implementation research and evaluation, including writing up findings, to ensure outcomes across coalitions are assessed using harmonized indicators or domains.

• A track record of utilizing participatory methods to build trust, cohesion and collaboration among stakeholders and facilitate learning.  

• Commitment to values of diversity, inclusion, especially of populations to be served or supported by solutions, and equity.

How to Apply

Your submission should be five (5) pages maximum in Microsoft Word (any standard font, size 11), plus any relevant appendices noted below, as well as a detailed budget. Final proposals are due June 30th, 2022 5:00pm EST to CSTMFORMOTHERS@msdformothers.com.

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