Design and Develop Online and Offline License Verification Platform for Health Professionals

Item Description:

The World Health Organization (WHO) was established in 1948 as a specialized agency of the United Nations. The objective of WHO (www.who.int) is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. “Health”, as defined in the WHO Constitution, is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. WHO’s main function is to act as the directing and coordinating authority on international health work.

The Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) is one of the six regions of the World Health Organization. Headquartered in Manila, Philippines, we work with health authorities and other partners in 37 countries and areas with more than one quarter of the world’s population.

BACKGROUND

Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services is the statutory body responsible for the delivery of the healthcare to the citizen of Fiji.  The quality of its services is directly dependent upon the supply of the qualified health personnel, governance, competencies and practice standards.

To continuously improve and strengthen the standard of care and to safeguard the interest of its patients, Fiji Nursing Council has taken an initiative to establish and implement online licencing and regulatory system for the Fijian nurses.

In order to successfully establish, migrate and synchronize to the contemporary registration and licensing system that will govern the nursing workforce, Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Fiji College of Nursing and Fiji Nursing Council has partnered with the Pacific Open Learning Health Net (POLHN) and WHO Division of Pacific Technical Support (DPS).

The online registration system will allow nursing regulatory board to effectively monitor the competency standards of the nurses.

PURPOSE/SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE OF THE ACTIVITY 

In collaboration with the WHO Division of Pacific Technical Support (DPS), Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Fiji College of Nursing and Fiji Nursing Council, the contractor will undertake to carry out all or part of the specification in designing and developing of the online and offline licence verification system that will automate the cataloguing, searching, and reporting of the registration process.  The system will also act as an online database for the Fiji Nursing council.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES TO BE CARRIED OUT

The contractor will be required to perform the below tasks:

Conduct analytical and research work including literature review;

• Propose a custom designed method(s) or mechanism that will provide a best fit economical and easy to use solution to integrate, catalogue, search, report and verify licence of the Fijian nurses;
• Submit interim report

Submit agreed design development plan with proposed rollout method(s) or mechanism in three phases:

• Prepare a draft blueprint/ prototype of online licensing and regulatory system with all agreed features;
• Hold country wide consultation meeting;
• Review prototype and incorporate suggested features and functions;
• Preparation of a detailed specification report;
• Migrate data to licensing and regulatory system;
• Test and deliver application with all source code, administration rights and privacy details.
• Supplier should be available to provide remote support with managing and debugging the application for at least 24 months.

METHODS TO CARRY OUT THE ACTIVITY

Desk review and country visit for interviews, consultations and rollout

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

Essential:

• At least five years of direct work experience with designing, development, monitoring,    assessing and reporting for different public and/or private sector programmes;
• Demonstrated experience with developing and managing web application systems;
• Demonstrated experience with developing online and offline applications for low resource            setting;
• Knowledge about Pacific health system and Pacific internet infrastructure
• Should be a more than 5 employee company with an ability to provide effective delivery of services;
• Should be able to provide CV of team members.

EXPERIENCE

Essential: 

• Communicating in a credible and effective way;
  • Producing results as measurable by specific outputs;
  • Moving forward in a changing environment; and
  • Fostering integration and teamwork.

LANGUAGES

Written and spoken fluency in English is essential. Working knowledge of other UN languages is an advantage.

COMPETENCIES

• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and produce succinct reports;
• Producing results as measurable by specific outputs;

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Daily professional rate = (preferably 45 days)                   =_________

Country visit = Home to Fiji to Home (7 days)                  = _________

Miscellaneous (if any, specify)                                               = _________

Total                                                                                           = ________

For preparation of the proposal, refer to the following aspects which shall be addressed in the proposal:

• Formal proposal submission letter;
  • Understanding and approach;
  • Methods of implementing the approach;
  • Dependencies / Challenges / Assumptions;
  • Risk management plan; and
  • Detailed work breakdown structure along with segregation of roles along with team members.

The financial proposal shall cover all costs including in-country tax. The financial estimates/proposal shall be itemized which shall at least include both HR and non-HR costs

All clarification relating to this should be addressed to Mohammed Aruf Yasin at yasinm@who.int

DUTY STATION: Suva, Fiji and home based)
ORGANIZATION:  WHO Western Pacific Regional Office
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Agreement for the Perfomance of Work
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15 August 2019
STARTING DATE: 30 August 2019
DURATION OF CONTRACT: 1 month or 30 Days

APPLICATIONS

Qualified and interested specialists should submit their CV {for individual contractors} or Company Profile {for institutional applications} and Expression of Interest {cover letter} to the Supply Officer through WP RO UNGM at < wproungm@who.int > by 15 August 2019

The cover letter should outline how their experience and qualifications make them a suitable candidate for this position and should include their proposed daily consultancy fee and availability.

Please use Tender Notice No. WPRO/2019-08/DPS_PHS/TN94870/vrs as subject to all submission.  Only successful candidates will be contacted.

Contacts

Peter Ellison – wproungm@who.int, Tel: +63 25289654, Fax: +63 25252512
Email: wproungm@who.int
First name: Peter
Surname: Ellison
Telephone country code: Philippines (+63)
Telephone number: 25289654
Telephone extension: 89654
Fax country code: Philippines (+63)
Fax number: 25252512