RE-ADVERTISEMENT: CONSULTANCY TO FACILITATE THE ENGAGEMENT OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH LIVED EXPERIENCE IN THE MENTAL HEALTH DATA PRIZE – AFRICA 2024
TextDeadline: December 27, 2024
The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is a leading Africa-based, international research and policy institution headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with a regional office in Dakar, Senegal. APHRC conducts research on critical issues in population health and well-being affecting Africa’s development, providing recommendations to policy and decision-makers.
The Mental Health Data Prize – Africa Project
The Mental Health Data Prize – Africa (MHDP-Africa) Project aims to develop solutions for anxiety, depression, and psychosis using existing data. The objective is to enhance the understanding of what works in preventing, treating, and managing mental health issues within the African context. The goal is to produce scalable outputs that support mental health research and generate data-driven insights tailored to African populations.
Consultancy Objective
APHRC is seeking a consultant to develop a conceptual framework and strategy for engaging people with lived experience (PLE) in the MHDP-Africa project. The consultant will work closely with the project team to develop guidelines for effective involvement and leverage PLE insights to enhance project impact.
Scope of Work
The consultant will:
Develop a strategy and framework for engaging PLE in the project.
Identify the mental health lived experience expertise required for assessing applications.
Prepare a training manual and facilitate workshops for PLE team members.
Support PLE team members in delivering presentations based on their unique perspectives.
Develop a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework to evaluate PLE involvement.
Prepare a whitepaper on best practices for engaging PLEs.
Conduct media interviews to highlight the impact of PLE involvement.
Engage with each prize participant to set expectations for PLE involvement.
Collaborate with researchers to increase PLE engagement in the study.
Design ways to create a peer support group or network for PLEs.
Ensure the inclusion of PLE in the project’s team diversity and composition.
Outline ethical considerations for engaging PLE in the project.
Submit bi-weekly project progress reports.
Deliverables
Strategic plan and conceptual framework.
Monitoring and evaluation framework for PLE involvement.
Training manual and cascade training for PLE team members.
Reports on PLE needs assessment and development of criteria for assessing expectations.
Support for PLE team members in final pitch events.
Timeframe
This consultancy will run from January 2025 to December 2025 (12 months).
Responsibilities of APHRC MHDP-Africa Project Team
Provide project background documents.
Assist in mobilizing key stakeholders.
Provide logistical support for project activities.
Collaborate with the consultant in developing, implementing, and evaluating the PLE engagement.
Qualifications and Experience
The ideal consultant will have experience in designing, facilitating, and documenting strategic plans for engaging mental health lived experiences or community empowerment models. Relevant work experience in developing frameworks for lived experience engagement is required.
Application Process
Submit your application by email to consultancies@aphrc.org (with copy to procurement@aphrc.org) with the subject line "Mental Health Data Prize Consultancy." The deadline is December 27, 2024.
Application documents should include:
Cover letter explaining eligibility for the assignment.
Detailed CV of the consultant.
Project proposal with detailed approach and plan.
A list of similar projects and references.
Financial proposal, including remuneration and travel costs.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Special Notice
APHRC is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Reasonable accommodations may be made available for applicants with disabilities.
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The African Population and Health Research Centre
The African Population and Health Research Centre is the continent’s premier research institution and think tank, generating evidence to drive policy action to improve the health and wellbeing of African people.
As a progressive African-led global research center invested in creating legacy impact, our work is centered in three integrated programmatic divisions:
Research: Our teams orient their research agendas to global and continental development priorities bringing independent evidence to the forefront of decisions supporting improved growth and development in the region. The center’s research priorities fall within six thematic units: Aging and Development; Education and Youth Empowerment; Health and Systems for Health; Maternal and Child Wellbeing; Population Dynamics and Sexual Reproductive Health and; Urbanization and Wellbeing in Africa. Anchoring the six is our Data, Measurement and Evaluation Unit providing internal support for robust data systems and outward looking technical assistance in program evaluation and data use.
Research capacity strengthening: Through strategic partnerships, the Center strives to nurture African research leadership by building a critical mass of researchers to meaningfully engage with policy actors in developing, reviewing and implementing policies and programs relevant to the continent’s development.
Policy engagement and communications: The Center builds relationships with key decision-making bodies at the national, regional and global levels to encompass engagements with government and non-government entities, as well as academic, advocacy and research institutions: all in service to our agenda of ensuring contextual, relevant and localized knowledge as a driver of change. Our goal is to become a continental model for robust, policy-oriented, rigorous research that emphasizes synergy and collaboration.
