PRIMARY HEALTH CARE (PHC CONSULTANT)

**PRIMARY

HEALTH CARE (PHC CONSULTANT) ADVERT**

Artemis

Outsourcing Ltd is a regionally focused multidisciplinary consulting

firm providing technical assistance in Human Resource Management.

**Job

title**: Primary Health Care (PHC Consultant)

**Job

location**: National Ministry of Health, Nairobi

Period:

60 days over a 6-month period (May-September 2026).

**Reporting

To**: Director Primary Health Care through Head of Division Primary

Health Care Networks

Background

Kenya’s

commitment to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is anchored

in the constitutional “right to the highest attainable standard of

health” and articulated through successive national health

strategies and reforms aimed at ensuring equitable access to quality,

affordable care for all. The overarching aspiration for UHC is to

ensure that everyone in Kenya can access essential, high- quality

health services regardless of their socioeconomic status, thereby

leaving no one behind. Primary Health Care (PHC) remains the

cornerstone of this vision, providing the first level of contact

between individuals and the health system and serving as a critical

platform for delivering essential services across the life course.

The Kenya Primary Health Care Strategic Framework 2019–2024 and the

Primary Care Networks (PCN) Guidelines 2021 have been central to

advancing this agenda, supporting the reorganization of service

delivery, strengthening community and primary-level systems, and

improving referral linkages. Alongside these, the Ministry of Health

has rolled out various health reforms including digitization (digital

health), health financing (social health insurance and facility

improvement financing), the PHC Act, among others, to support the

attainment of UHC. Notable achievements include the scale-up of well

kitted and digitally enabled community health promoters, increased

access to essential services delivered by PHC multidisciplinary

teams, expansion of integrated service delivery models, and enhanced

coordination across KEPH levels of care as part of broader health

sector reforms.

**Purpose

of technical support consultancy**

The

aim of the technical support (consultancy) is to provide Ministry of

Health of Kenya’s Directorate of Primary Health Care with timely

and strategic assistance to conduct an end term review of the Kenya

Primary Health Care Strategic Framework (KPHCSF 2019-2024). The aim

is to evaluate progress towards achieving the established strategic

directions and objectives outlined within the strategic framework.

Key aspects of this assignment include the development of a sound

methodology for the end-term review, desk review of existing relevant

policies, strategies, guidelines and plans, field assessments and

stakeholder consultations, pillar analysis, synthesizing lessons

learned and the drafting of an ETR report.

The

MOH envisages a comprehensive assessment of milestones, targets and

key performance indicators outlined in the strategic framework using

both primary and secondary data sources, with broad stakeholder

participation through an appointed steering committee, a technical

working group, and broader consultations at national and county

levels. The review will reflect the accomplishments and insights

gained during the implementation period, attuned to the dynamic

operating environment of health landscape at both national and county

levels with numerous ongoing public sector/ health reforms. This will

require an experienced, highly committed, senior consultant with

strong prior relevant experience in the review of implementation of

government policies and strategies, particularly on PHC/UHC in Kenya

or a similar context.

a**.

Key duties and responsibilities**

• Support the development and implementation of a sound methodology for undertaking a credible end-term review of the Kenya PHC Strategic Framework 2019-2024 and accompanying PCN guideline 2021. These will be articulated though submission of an inception report detailing the approach to ETR, considering the need for efficient data collection, comprehensive assessment of achievements, participatory fieldwork with MOH leadership and county buy in, consultative process, and timely delivery of ETR report.
• Develop data collection tools, with a good mix of primary data collection (FGDs, KIIs and survey questionnaires) and secondary data abstraction (KHIS, eCHIS, LMIS, GIS mapping of PCNs etc.) to address ETR questions.
• Develop an ETR ethics submission package (protocol and tools).
• Lead training of data collectors and participate in field data collection and quality assurance of ETR datasets.
• Lead data management (including curation of datasets) and data analysis and drafting of ETR Report with involvement of key stakeholders.
• Prepare (and where possible deliver) summary presentations tailored to mapped audiences and synthesis of key lessons and recommendations for consideration by key stakeholders.
• Revise ETR report based on stakeholder feedback and prepare and submit final ETR report and accompanying underlying data in a format agreed with MOH and partners.
• Engage MOH, partners, COG and counties to ensure optimal and meaningful participation in the ETR process.
• Carry out additional tasks as instructed by the Director for Primary Health Care and his designates/delegated authority

b**.

Key Qualifications**

• An advanced university degree in public health, biostatistics, public policy, epidemiology or other relevant fields is required.
• A minimum of ten years of progressive hands-on relevant work experience in the review/evaluation/assessment of national public health programs, health policies and strategic plans in Kenya or a similar context is required.
• Strong background and expertise in the evaluation of PHC strategies, policies or plans is desirable.
• Proven track record in similar collaborations with the Ministry of Health in Kenya.
• Experience in writing/drafting reviewing/evaluation reports.
• Proof of