Puntland State Of Somalia, based in Garowe, is looking for an experienced TOR for National Consultant, Lead Researcher and Writer State of Puntland Midwifery Report 2026 to fill an open position. The ideal candidate will have 7 - 8 years of professional experience in the Consultancies field. Applications are open until Nov, 11. Don't miss this opportunity.
PUNTLAND STATE OF SOMALIA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
TERMS OF REFERENCE
National Consultant, Lead Researcher and Writer
State of Puntland Midwifery Report 2026
Assignment title Production of the State of Puntland Midwifery Report 2026
Contracting authority Ministry of Health, Puntland State of Somalia
Implementing partners Puntland Association of Midwives, PAM, and the Technical
Reference Group
Technical support UNFPA Somalia
Type of contract Individual national consultancy, deliverable-based lump sum
Duty station
Garowe, with travel to selected regions and districts of Puntland
Duration 12 weeks from contract signature
Level of effort 25 working days
Reports to Director General, Ministry of Health, through the designated MoH
focal point for midwifery
Date of posting 19 October 2026
Application deadline 11 November 2026, 4:00 pm East Africa Time
Expected start date 24 Nov 2026
Background
Midwives are the backbone of maternal and newborn care in Puntland. They provide family
planning, ANC, skilled care at delivery, PNC and newborn care, and they identify and refer
complications that would otherwise lead to maternal and newborn deaths. When midwives are
educated and regulated to international standards and work within a functioning health system,
they can deliver most of the essential SRMNAH care that women and newborns need.
Puntland has made visible progress in midwifery education and service delivery over the past
decade. However, information on the number, qualifications, distribution, licensing and
working conditions
of midwives is spread across the MoH, the NHPC, training institutions,
health facilities, PAM and humanitarian partners. There is no single report that brings this
evidence together, and planners cannot reliably answer basic questions such as how many
midwives are actively practising, where they work, and where the largest gaps are.
The MoH, in collaboration with PAM and with technical support from UNFPA, therefore
intends to produce the first State of Puntland Midwifery Report 2026. The report will follow
the approach of The State of the World's Midwifery 2021, jointly developed by UNFPA, WHO
and ICM, and will examine the availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of
midwifery services rather than headcounts alone. Given Puntland's recurring exposure to
drought, flooding, displacement and disease outbreaks, the report will include a dedicated
humanitarian midwifery component.
The MoH is seeking a qualified national consultant to lead the desk review, data collection,
analysis and writing of the report under MoH supervision and TRG oversight.
Purpose of the Consultancy
The purpose of this consultancy is to produce a nationally validated, gender-responsive and
humanitarian-informed State of Puntland Midwifery Report 2026, together with a reconciled
workforce dataset, a policy and investment brief, and a reusable framework that allows the
MoH to update the report periodically.
The findings will be used by the MoH, PAM, the NHPC, training institutions and partners to
guide workforce planning, deployment, education and regulatory reform, humanitarian
preparedness and investment in midwifery.
Objectives
3.1 General objective
To generate a consolidated and validated evidence base on the status of midwifery in Puntland
that supports coordinated investment, professional development, quality improvement and
equitable access to SRMNAH services.
About Garowe
Garowe is the administrative capital of the Puntland State of Somalia. The city has developed into an important center for governance, education, and humanitarian operations in northeastern Somalia. Many international organizations maintain offices in Garowe, supporting development and resilience-building programs across the region.
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