The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people worldwide for a better future. Background of the project

The IRC is seeking a consultant to support the development of evidence repository on approaches to enhancing immunization coverage and outcomes in fragile and conflict-affected settings. The work of the consultant will provide expert technical guidance on IRC’s immunization programming through both integrated and vertical approaches across IRC countries, with a focus on improving service delivery in fragile and humanitarian contexts.

The consultant will be responsible for providing technical guidance and expertise throughout the process, ensuring alignment with IRC’s immunization priorities donor priorities, and impact metrics. The report will also inform IRC’s strategic efforts to integrate immunization with other health services, improve scalability, and identify programming and funding opportunities, including collaboration with immunization partners.

This consultancy will be highly collaborative and iterative, requiring the consultant to work closely with IRC teams to develop and refine the deliverables as new insights emerge. Flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to provide evidence-based, practical recommendations are essential to the success of this consultancy. The final output must be aligned with IRC’s requirements, and provide high quality information, evidence, data and technical guidance on questions agreed upon by IRC and the consultant.

Scope of Work

Evidence Review and Data Analysis

Analyze existing IRC immunization data, program reports, and external research to identify gaps, challenges, and opportunities to enhance program delivery and scale.Conduct review of available evidence and data, generated through IRC or other partners, on key programmatic approaches to improve access and outcomes to childhood immunization programs in fragile and humanitarian settings. Work with IRC’s technical unit, Best Use of Resources and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning teams to assess the availability, quality, and relevance of existing evidence and immunization data for population estimates and outcome and/or impact analysis.Under the leadership of IRC’s Health Unit experts, engage closely with IRC technical teams, including health, nutrition, and MEL staff, to gather input, validate findings, and ensure the consultancy outputs reflect operational realities.Collaborate with IRC staff to translate complex internal and external evidence into clear, actionable insights.

Technical Guidance on Immunization Programming

Provide expert input on immunization strategies tailored to IRC’s operational contexts, focusing on addressing challenges in fragile and conflict-affected areas.Recommend approaches to integrate immunization services within primary healthcare systems, including maternal and child health, nutrition, malaria, WASH and others, ensuring alignment with IRC’s health strategies.Develop recommendations on innovative, evidence-based and cost-effective delivery mechanisms for immunization in hard-to-reach and underserved areas, leveraging IRC’s existing platforms and partnerships. This can include mechanisms for targeting and target-setting, identification of zero dose and under-immunized children, demand generation, supply chain and cold chain management, facility and community delivery and other immunization enhancing approaches.

Costing and Cost-effectiveness

Work with IRC’s costing, cost-effectiveness and immunization experts to provide input on analytical models and provide supplementary analytical support, where necessary.

Deliverable Development

Lead the development of evidence analysis, report and associated deliverables on options for IRC to strengthen and scale immunization programs/approaches in humanitarian, fragile and conflict-affected settings.Tailor the deliverables to support IRC leadership and donor engagements, highlighting programmatic priorities and opportunities for scale. Application Process

Interested candidates are invited to submit the following:

CV or resume highlighting relevant experience.A brief cover letter outlining how their expertise aligns with the requirements of this TOR.A writing sample of a report or proposal previously developed, preferably focused on immunization or health programs in humanitarian settings.