BID for Thematic Root Cause Analysis Facilitator

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Organization: Amref Health Africa

Deadline: August 10, 2025

Job Description

Note: This consultancy is contingent upon award and subject to final approval of funding and contractual arrangements

About Amref Health Africa:

Amref Health Africa is the largest African-based and led international health development organization serving over 30 million people annually across 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Strategically engaging with communities, governments, and local partners for the past 65 years, we work through our European and North American network of sister organizations on program implementation, advocacy, fundraising and partnership. Our subsidiaries include Amref Flying Doctors, Amref Enterprises Limited, and the Amref International University.

Our organization is driven by its vision to bring lasting health change in Africa and its mission to catalyze and drive community-led and people-centered health systems while addressing social determinants of health. Amref believes that the power to transform Africa’s health lies within its communities and therefore strives to ensure that health systems are functioning at an optimal level and communities are empowered to hold these systems accountable for the delivery of high-quality and affordable health care.

Amref has been active in Ethiopia since the 1960s and became fully operational as of 2002. We have been partnering with the Ethiopian government and local communities to co-create solutions and implement diverse health and development project portfolios throughout the country for over twenty years. Aligning with the national Health Sector Transformation Plan II (HSTP II), we work to ensure health equity by serving women and children, reaching the most disadvantaged, inaccessible communities including pastoralist communities and placing an emphasis on youth development.

Our programs are designed to support community level interventions while strengthening health systems at the regional and national levels. With an integrated and multi-sectoral approach, Amref strategically addresses cross-cutting issues through these programmatic focus areas.

. For more information, visit our website www.amref.org.

1. Background

As part of Ethiopia’s national efforts to accelerate progress toward Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG-3), a high-level Stakeholder Engagement and Problem-Solving Workshop will be conducted. The workshop will convene diverse actors—including government, donors, for-profit bodies, civil society, academia, health workers, and community representatives—to:

• Identify critical bottlenecks in the health system
• Facilitate root cause analysis
• Propose strategic, actionable solutions to improve RMNCAH outcomes in line with SDG-3 targets

Phase 1 of this work included evidence gathering and subnational consultations. The upcoming workshop builds on this foundation to enable solution-oriented dialogue, focusing on maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health through a systems lens.

2. Purpose of the Role

Thematic Root Cause Analysis Facilitators will:

• Lead structured discussions within thematic breakout groups
• Guide stakeholders in identifying root causes and constraints
• Support the development of consensus-based, realistic, and evidence-informed solutions
• Document and synthesize outputs for final reporting

3. Key Responsibilities

Preparatory Phase

• Review background documents, Phase 1 findings, and stakeholder input
• Participate in planning meetings with the coordination team and thematic leads
• Contribute to refining the facilitation agenda and tools (e.g., RCA templates, problem trees, solution maps)

Facilitation Phase

• Lead breakout sessions during a 5-day thematic workshop covering:
  • Service delivery and model of care
  • Human resources for health
  • Governance and leadership
  • Infrastructure, supplies, drugs, and technologies
  • Community engagement, and PHEM
• Use structured methods: Root Cause Analysis (RCA), scenario planning, cluster analysis
• Ensure inclusive participation and actionable discussions

Documentation and Reporting

• Capture discussion highlights, constraint clusters, and root causes
• Support rapporteurs and writers in preparing high-quality session summaries
• Contribute to the final synthesis report: “Key Constraints and Strategic Solutions for Accelerating SDG-3 Progress”
• Participate in a post-workshop debrief and learning session

4. Deliverables

• Inception Report: Workshop facilitation tools and thematic session plans (pre-workshop)
• Structured documentation outputs including:
  • Root cause trees
  • Constraint clusters
  • Prioritized, actionable solutions
• Contributions to the final workshop synthesis report
• Participation in a debrief and lessons-learned meeting

5. Level of Effort and Timeline

Phase	Estimated LOE (days)
Preparation & orientation	3–5 days
Workshop facilitation	5 days
Documentation & reporting	5–7 days
Total LOE	13–17 days

 

6. Evaluation Criteria

6.1. Technical Evaluation (70%)

Proposals will be evaluated based on the following weighted criteria:

6.2. Financial Evaluation (30%)

Bidders must submit a separate cost estimate. The budget section must be in Ethiopian Birr and the price quoted must be in lumpsum.

Description	Amount in ETB
Financial Quotation – Indicative budget to accomplish the task (Detailed cost proposal in ETB for the consultancy)
All Applicable Taxes
Total Amount in ETB

7. Logistics

• Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia will no provide computers, copying, printing, telephone and vehicle services, but provide office space for continuously discussions, facilities for the presentation of results to be made Payment

8. Payment

The payment for the consultancy work shall be made in two phases according to the following schedule.

• The first payment of 25%- will be paid after completing the preparatory phase.
  • The second payment of 25% -of the total agreed amount will be paid after the facilitation process completed
  • The Final payment – 50% of the total agreed contractual amount shall be after Documentation and Reporting Phase