Consultant, Review of Lagos State Vaccination Law at Save The Children

Scope of the Work
The consultant shall undertake the following tasks:

Review of Lagos State Vaccination Law:

• Reviewing the current Lagos state vaccination law to identify legal structural, and governance gaps, including mandates, institutional roles, enforcement mechanisms, and financing provisions.

Gap and Legal Risk Analysis:

• Identify statutory gaps, legal ambiguities, enforcement challenges, and compliance risks.
• Assess alignment with national and international legal obligations.

Stakeholder Consultations:

Conduct targeted consultations with:

• Lagos State Ministry of Health
• Lagos State Primary Health Care Board
• Relevant committees of the Lagos State House of Assembly
• Civil society organizations and implementing partners

Validation and Legislative Engagement:

• Facilitate validation workshops and technical review meetings.
• Support engagement with legislative stakeholders to ensure statutory coherence and political feasibility.

Legal Drafting:

• Prepare a revised draft law incorporating legal, policy, and public health considerations.
• Draft explanatory notes and legal justifications for proposed amendments.

Policy Brief Development:

• Prepare a policy brief summarizing the key recommendations and implications of the revised law, distinguishing clearly between statutory provisions and technical or operational elements.

Finalization:

• Produce a final draft of the Lagos State vaccination law, explanatory memorandum, and policy implications brief.

Methodology:
Consultants can suggest an appropriate methodology subject to confirmation from SCI. Recommended structure includes:

• Comprehensive document review.
• Key Informant interviews and focused group discussions.
• Stakeholder review meeting.
• Intermediary report development.
• Validation meeting.
• Final draft law, PowerPoint presentation, and policy brief.
• Consultancy report summarizing work done.

Deliverables:
Inception Phase (3 days):
Inception Report: 

• Detailed work plan
• Methodological framework
• Stakeholder engagement strategy.

Interim Phase (20 days):

• Initial report summarizing findings from the desk review and interviews.
• Preliminary review meeting with stakeholders.
• Final report on findings from stakeholder consultations.
• Policy brief explaining technical/policy recommendations and a domesticated immunization policy note for Kano state.

Final Phase (7 days):

• 10‑minute PowerPoint presentation.
• Final consolidated report.

Location and Travel:

• The review will be done within Lagos State.
• All stakeholders are based in Lagos State, and there will be no traveling required for the participants.

Minimum Requirements

• Advanced Degree: A First Degree in a Health-related field; a Master’s Degree in Public Health will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 5 – 7 years of experience in health policy development/review with a focus on immunization or public health.
• Experience working in Nigeria's health sector, particularly in Lagos State.
• Minimum of 7 years experience in legislative drafting, health law, or regulatory policy reform.
• Proven experience with ministries of justice and legislative bodies.
• Demonstrated experience in public health law, immunization policy, or health systems strengthening.

Skills:

• Advanced legal drafting and analytical skills
• Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation capacity
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Reporting:

• The consultant will report directly to the Advocacy Coordinator at Save the Children.
• All deliverables will be submitted through this office and are subject to review and validation by the SCI office in Lagos.

Ownership / Copyright:

• All outputs and materials from the consultancy are the property of Save the Children Nigeria.
• Save the Children retains the exclusive rights to publish, disseminate, or promote any part of the vaccination law review output.

Management and Technical Guidance:

• The consultant will work under the supervision of the Advocacy Coordinator, Kano state Program Manager, and the BOOST project Chief of Party.
• Close collaboration will be maintained with the Chief of Party and Program Manager.
• All logistics, including transport, will be funded by Save the Children.

Guiding Principles and Values:

• Adherence to Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding Policy and Safe Programming Standards is mandatory.
• All review processes must ensure the safety, dignity, and voluntary participation of all participants.
• The consultant must uphold humanitarian principles and human rights norms in all project phases.