Consultant, Review of Lagos State Vaccination Law

Scope of the Work

The consultant shall undertake the following tasks:

1. 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.

2. Gap and Legal Risk Analysis

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

3. 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

4. Validation and Legislative Engagement

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

5. Legal Drafting

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

6. 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.

7. 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:

1. Comprehensive document review.
2. Key Informant interviews and focused group discussions.
3. Stakeholder review meeting.
4. Intermediary report development.
5. Validation meeting.
6. Final draft law PowerPoint presentation and policy brief.
7. Consultancy report summarizing work done.

Deliverables

Inception Phase (3 days)

1. Inception Report:
   • Detailed work plan
   • Methodological framework
   • Stakeholder engagement strategy

Interim Phase (20 days)

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

Final Phase (7 days)

1. 10minute PowerPoint presentation.
2. 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.

Qualifications Experience and Skills Set Required

Education

• Advanced degree: A first degree in a health-related field. A masters degree in public health will be an added advantage.

Experience

• Minimum 57 years of experience in health policy development/review with a focus on immunization or public health.
• Experience working in Nigerias 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.

Management and Technical Guidance

• Supervision by the Advocacy Coordinator Lagos State Program Manager and BOOST project Chief of Party.
• Close collaboration with the Chief of Party and Program Manager.
• Logistics including transport funded by Save the Children.

Guiding Principles and Values

• Mandatory adherence to Save the Childrens Child Safeguarding Policy and Safe Programming Standards.
• Ensuring safety dignity and voluntary participation of all participants.
• Upholding humanitarian principles and human rights norms in all phases.