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Consultant, Support to the Development of Polio and Routine Immunization Business Case for Afghanistan
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRCOrganizational Context
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian network, with 191 member National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. IFRC uses the Triple R – response, resilience and respect – to deliver on Strategy 2030. IFRC responds to disasters and crises, ensuring timely, coordinated and locally led humanitarian action. IFRC supports its members in building community resilience in the areas of climate and environment, health and wellbeing, and migration and displacement. IFRC promotes respect for our fundamental principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality, including in our work on values, power and inclusion. The IFRC focuses throughout on our core mandate – our raison d’être – of strategic and operational coordination, humanitarian diplomacy, National Society development, and accountability.
IFRC is led by its Secretary General and has its Headquarters in Geneva and five regional offices in Africa (Nairobi); the Americas (Panama); Asia Pacific (Kuala Lumpur); Europe (Budapest); and MENA (Beirut) as well as representation offices, service centres and delegations across the globe.
The IFRC has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment and other forms of harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, and lack of integrity (including but not limited to financial misconduct). IFRC also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles.
In Afghanistan, the IFRC supports Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) to deliver community-based health services, including routine immunization and polio vaccination, with outreach activities particularly targeting hard-to-reach and underserved areas.
Immunization remains a critical public health priority in Afghanistan. While progress has been made, significant gaps persist in:
Aligned with IFRC’s Health and Care Framework 2030, particularly the pillars on Global Health Security and Universal Health Coverage, IFRC seeks to strengthen its contribution to immunization outcomes through scalable, community-based approaches.
IFRC And ARCS Are Uniquely Positioned To Contribute Through
Job Purpose
The overall objective of this consultancy is to develop a comprehensive, and donor-ready business case for scaling up for Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization specific to Afghanistan.
The Business Case Will
Scope of work:
The Consultant Will Undertake The Following Components
This deliverable aims to support strategic engagement between IFRC leadership and donors, positioning IFRC and the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) as partners of choice for Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization in Afghanistan. The business case will articulate the unique value and comparative advantage of ARCS’ last-mile delivery model. It will provide evidence of alignment with the national Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), identify priority geographies, and set out measurable coverage targets for scale-up. The deliverable will also outline the resources and investments required for IFRC and ARCS to effectively expand their immunization programming.
The Consultancy Will Produce The Following Outputs
The consultant will work mainly with the Afghanistan country team with support from the Health and Care and Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization teams in the Asia Pacific Regional Office and Geneva office.
Time allocation:
It is estimated the consultancy will be 60 billable / working days until 28 February 2027.
Location:
All work can be completely remote from the consultant’s home location.
Competencies, Values and Comments
Application Instruction
Please submit your application in English only.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian network, with 191 member National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. IFRC uses the Triple R – response, resilience and respect – to deliver on Strategy 2030. IFRC responds to disasters and crises, ensuring timely, coordinated and locally led humanitarian action. IFRC supports its members in building community resilience in the areas of climate and environment, health and wellbeing, and migration and displacement. IFRC promotes respect for our fundamental principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality, including in our work on values, power and inclusion. The IFRC focuses throughout on our core mandate – our raison d’être – of strategic and operational coordination, humanitarian diplomacy, National Society development, and accountability.
IFRC is led by its Secretary General and has its Headquarters in Geneva and five regional offices in Africa (Nairobi); the Americas (Panama); Asia Pacific (Kuala Lumpur); Europe (Budapest); and MENA (Beirut) as well as representation offices, service centres and delegations across the globe.
The IFRC has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment and other forms of harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, and lack of integrity (including but not limited to financial misconduct). IFRC also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles.
In Afghanistan, the IFRC supports Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) to deliver community-based health services, including routine immunization and polio vaccination, with outreach activities particularly targeting hard-to-reach and underserved areas.
Immunization remains a critical public health priority in Afghanistan. While progress has been made, significant gaps persist in:
- Routine immunization (RI) coverage
- Identification and reach of zero-dose children
- Access in remote and insecure communities
Aligned with IFRC’s Health and Care Framework 2030, particularly the pillars on Global Health Security and Universal Health Coverage, IFRC seeks to strengthen its contribution to immunization outcomes through scalable, community-based approaches.
IFRC And ARCS Are Uniquely Positioned To Contribute Through
- Community trust and acceptance
- Volunteer-based outreach networks
- Last-mile service delivery capacity
Job Purpose
The overall objective of this consultancy is to develop a comprehensive, and donor-ready business case for scaling up for Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization specific to Afghanistan.
The Business Case Will
- Define IFRC and ARCS comparative advantage
- Identify priority geographies and populations
- Present scalable delivery models
- Include a clear financial and investment framework
- Support resource mobilization and strategic partnerships
Scope of work:
The Consultant Will Undertake The Following Components
- Situational analysis
- Review Afghanistan’s immunization landscape (polio and RI)
- Analyse coverage trends, zero-dose populations, and inequities
- Identify key barriers
- Map key actors
- Value proposition of IFRC and ARCS
- Analyze the role of ARCS in community-based service delivery
- Define the comparative advantage of ARCS
- Demonstrate complementarity with national EPI and partners
- Design of scale-up model
- Identify priority geographies and populations
- Define intervention packages (e.g. outreach, social mobilization, community engagement)
- Develop delivery models for scale-up
- Include implementation modalities and operational considerations
- Financial and economic analysis
- Develop costing scenarios
- Assess cost-effectiveness and value for money
- Outline funding requirement and resource gaps
- Impact projection
- Increased coverage rates
- Reduction in zero-dose children
- Contribution to polio eradication goals
This deliverable aims to support strategic engagement between IFRC leadership and donors, positioning IFRC and the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) as partners of choice for Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization in Afghanistan. The business case will articulate the unique value and comparative advantage of ARCS’ last-mile delivery model. It will provide evidence of alignment with the national Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), identify priority geographies, and set out measurable coverage targets for scale-up. The deliverable will also outline the resources and investments required for IFRC and ARCS to effectively expand their immunization programming.
The Consultancy Will Produce The Following Outputs
- Inception report
- Draft business case
- Validation workshop
- Final business case and financial model
The consultant will work mainly with the Afghanistan country team with support from the Health and Care and Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization teams in the Asia Pacific Regional Office and Geneva office.
Time allocation:
It is estimated the consultancy will be 60 billable / working days until 28 February 2027.
Location:
All work can be completely remote from the consultant’s home location.
Competencies, Values and Comments
Application Instruction
Please submit your application in English only.