Summary

Background

Transform Health is a global coalition of more than 230 organisations working to achieve UHC by 2030 by harnessing digital technology and the use of data. The coalition advocates, campaigns and collaborates with communities, governments, civil society and the private sector among others to develop and strengthen public policies, legislation and regulations for digital health and health data governance.  It currently works through national coalitions in Kenya, Senegal, India, Indonesia, Mexico and Ecuador, and is establishing new national coalition in Colombia.

Our vision

Universal health coverage achieved by 2030 by harnessing digital technology and the use of data.

Our mission

Transform Health brings together organisations and institutions across sectors that are committed to achieving universal health coverage by expanding the equitable use of digital technology and data.

Our principles

• Equity: underrepresented and marginalised populations, who may have the least access to digital technologies and the most to gain from them, are fully represented in the coalition’s work.
• Empowerment: young people and women, who are traditionally excluded from decision-making processes, play an active part in the coalition and in its work to influence decision makers.
• Partnership: the coalition works with governments, civil society, academia, foundations, multilateral institutions, the private sector and others to promote the effective and responsible use of digital technologies and data.
• Human rights, gender equity and inclusion: the coalition works to ensure that the digital transformation of health upholds human rights and advances gender equity.

Our objectives

• A robust national enabling environment for equitable, inclusive and sustainable digital transformation of health.
• Equity and rights-based national health data governance and AI frameworks adopted and implemented.
• More, better aligned, coordinated, sustainable and accountable digital health investment from governments, donors and the private sector, supporting national digital health implementation.
• Inclusive and meaningful engagement of civil society, including young people, women and marginalised communities, in digital health governance and decision-making processes.

At national level, the coalition’s work is guided by Transform Health’s Roadmap to 2030, which sets out five goals and fifteen ambitions for the digital transformation of health.

Scope of work

The National Coalition Coordinator leads the coalition and the Roadmap to 2030 in implementing its national strategy, in close collaboration with government, coalition partners and the Transform Health Secretariat. The work takes place in two phases.

Phase one: establishing the coalition (first three months)

The coordinator will take part in the national strategy co-creation workshop, where stakeholders develop the draft national strategy. Within the first three months of the partnership, the coordinator will:

1. Review and sharpen the draft national strategy and theory of change developed at the co-creation workshop, based on the findings of the country analysis.
2. Design and facilitate a strategy validation workshop with prospective coalition partners, within one to two months of the co-creation workshop and no later than January 2027. Transform Health will cover the venue and logistics of the workshop.
3. Finalise the national strategy with a clear priority for the Roadmap to 2030 and theory of change, incorporating the outcomes of the validation workshop.
4. Bring together 15 to 20 coalition partners, each of whom will sign a letter of intent to join Transform Health.
5. Establish a national governance structure for the coalition, with clear roles for partners and transparent decision-making.
6. Develop a costed workplan, budget and monitoring framework aligned with the validated strategy, for approval by Transform Health.

Phase two: leading the coalition

Once the strategy is validated, the national coalition will lead its implementation across the following areas.

Coalition governance, growth and development

• Sustain and grow the coalition, convening partners regularly for joint planning and coordinated action.
• Based on careful consideration supported by organisational capacity assessment, sub-grant or provide budget support for agreed partner activities in support of the national strategy. 
• Ensure that young people, women and marginalised communities participate meaningfully in the coalition’s governance and decision-making.

Policy and advocacy

• Build sustained engagement with the government, so that the Ministry of Health in particular recognises the coalition as a strategic partner in national digital health work.
• Lead the coalition’s advocacy on the priorities set out in the national strategy,  including constructive and evidence based engagement with the government to reform and strengthen their digital health policy and legislation, health data governance and AI, and digital health investment.

Outreach and influence

• Mobilise coalition partners around Digital Health Week and other relevant national, regional and global moments.
• Develop and effectively implement a comprehensive communications strategy with support of the Secretariat to support delivery of the national coalition strategy and Roadmap to 2030 action agenda.
• Represent the coalition at national, regional and global events, including Transform Health’s Joint Learning Forum in Dakar, Senegal, on 19 to 21 January 2027.

Coordination, reporting and resource mobilisation

• Manage coalition funds in line with Transform Health’s financial and due diligence requirements and under the direction of the Fiscal partner, Amref Health..
• Report on progress through Transform Health’s quarterly and annual milestone-based reporting.
• Work with the Transform Health secretariat to develop and execute a robust resource mobilization strategy to broaden and deepen the work of the national coalition.  

The work of existing national coalitions

The priorities of each new coalition will be identified through its national strategy. The experience of existing national coalitions illustrates the type of work involved:

• Kenya: the national coalition, coordinated by KELIN, engaged in the development of Kenya’s Digital Health Act, 2023. It now supports the implementation of the Act, including through analysis of digital health budgets and a study of how the Act is being implemented.
• Ecuador: the national coalition supported the development of Ecuador’s National Digital Health Public Policy. It is now working with the Ministry of Public Health towards a national health data governance framework and a legislative proposal on digital health.

Expected outputs and results

The coordinator is expected to deliver the phase one outputs within the first three months of the partnership. Beyond phase one, the coordinator will lead the coalition towards the longer-term outcomes set out below. Success means a government-led policy process under way, such as a digital health act or a health data governance framework, with the coalition clearly shaping it, and established working relationships with the government actors that the coalition needs to work with.

Outputs

Longer-term outcomes

Outcomes will be determined by the national landscape assessment and the strategies. The outcomes below are illustrative and drawn from Transform Health’s results framework and objectives. They illustrate the change that national coalitions work towards.

Each coalition will set its own outcomes and indicators in its validated strategy and monitoring framework. The participation figures for young people, women and marginalised communities apply to all national coalitions, because their engagement is central to the success of this work.

Relationships and accountability

The coordinator will be accountable to the Transform Health Secretariat for operational matters and for delivery of the agreed workplan. Financial accountability, including disbursement, financial reporting and audit requirements, will be set out in the grant agreement.

The coordinator will work closely with Transform Health’s National Coalitions team, which provides technical support, tools and opportunities for learning across national coalitions.

Funding

The selected coordinator will receive up to USD 300,000 for the first two years of the partnership. The partnership is intended to be long term, and funding for subsequent years will be agreed with Transform Health.

The first-year funding covers the coordination of the coalition and the implementation of the first-year workplan, including support to coalition partners. Applicants are asked to submit an indicative budget for coordination costs only. The full first-year budget will be developed with the workplan once the national strategy has been validated. Transform Health will cover the venue and logistics costs of the strategy validation workshop separately.

In developing their detailed budgets, coordinators should align with Transform Health’s global budget guidance for national coalitions:

• Overheads and Direct Costs: Up to 25% for overheads (including administrative and staff costs), with at least 75% allocated to direct project costs.
• Sub-granting: 40–50% of the overall budget should be spent on coalition members to achieve joint coalition objectives through a sub-granting mechanism.
• Evaluation: Set aside 5% of funds for end-of-project evaluation.
• Communications and Marketing: Set aside 5% for communications and marketing materials to support general coalition efforts.

All awards are subject to committed funding being available to Transform Health. Should funding change, the award may be delayed or adjusted.

Eligibility and selection criteria

Applicants must meet all nine criteria below and provide the evidence listed for each.

Selection process

Transform Health will give particular weight to applicants’ relationships with government, their depth of expertise in policy and advocacy, their understanding of the national digital health ecosystem, and their experience of influencing government processes. Shortlisted organisations will take part in their country’s co-creation workshop as part of the selection.

• Applications close on 24 November 2026.
• Transform Health reviews applications against the nine criteria and agrees a shortlist.
• Shortlisted organisations are invited to the co-creation workshop in their country, where they contribute alongside other stakeholders.
• Transform Health makes its final selection after the workshop and informs all applicants of the outcome.

How to apply

Send your proposal to hr@transformhealthcoalition.org by  24 November 2026, with the subject line “National Coalition Coordinator: Colombia”.

Proposals must be written in English. Proposals must not exceed ten pages, including background on the organisation and its responses to the due diligence requirements. Each proposal should cover:

• Background on the organisation, including its mission, governance and experience in digital health or health policy
• How the organisation meets each of the nine selection criteria
• Recommendations on the strategic direction the national coalition could take, drawing on the organisation’s knowledge of the national digital health ecosystem and where a coalition could make the greatest difference
• The organisation’s existing relationships with government, and an indicative list of organisations it could bring into the coalition
• The proposed approach to coordinating the coalition, including validating the national strategy, onboarding partners, establishing a governance structure and involving young people, women and marginalised communities
• An indicative budget breakdown covering  the costs of coordinating the coalition, such as staff, coordination meetings and overheads
• The proposed coordinating team, its structure, the division of roles. The team must be able to speak English.

Supporting documentation

The following documents should be attached to the proposal:

• Certificate of registration as a civil society organisation in the country
• A bank letter on bank letterhead, dated 2026, showing the account name, number, currency, SWIFT code and signatories
• Audited financial statements for the last two years
• The organisation’s procurement policy
• CVs of the core team, showing their language skills
• A signed conflict of interest declaration

Enquiries

Enquiries about this call may be sent to hr@transformhealthcoalition.org.

Summary

Background

Stronger, more effective and equitable governance of health data and AI is needed to fully harness their potential for public benefit and improved health outcomes, while curbing the risks and harms of inadequate guardrails. Countries across the Western Pacific Region are rapidly digitalising their health systems and adopting AI, but legislative and regulatory frameworks have not kept pace. Approaches vary widely, from comprehensive data protection laws with health-specific provisions to no data protection law at all, limiting safe data sharing, interoperability and the responsible use of AI within and across borders.

Transform Health and WHO Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) are collaborating to provide technical support to governments to strengthen their national health data governance and AI legislative and regulatory frameworks. The approach is demand-driven, government-owned and multi-stakeholder, and runs through five stages: (1) preparation and stakeholder engagement; (2) legal review and gap analysis; (3) national stakeholder workshop; (4) national legislative implementation plan; and (5) legislative drafting, enactment and progression. It draws on Transform Health’s tools, including the Health Data Governance Principles, the Legislative Blueprint (Model Law) and implementation guide, and the national legislative and regulatory landscape assessment tool.

Transform Health and WHO WPRO are seeking to recruit a legal expert to lead the legal and technical work in Solomon Islands, in addition to overall country coordination and government engagement. Transform Health and WHO WPRO provide overall guidance, templates and quality assurance.

Scope of work

The legal expert will review the national legislative and regulatory landscape for health data and AI governance, support national stakeholders to validate the findings and agree priorities, and develop a national implementation plan. This assignment will include the following key activities:

• Preparation and government and stakeholder engagement:
  • Identify key government and other national stakeholders to be engaged, including Ministry of Health, Ministry of ICT, data protection authorities (DPAs), regulators, legislators, civil society, patient groups, private sector stakeholders, WHO country/regional office, UNICEF country/regional office, Parliamentary Health Committee focal points, academia, and others as relevant.
  • Prepare overview of the national approach/workplan.
  • Establish a national technical working group or steering committee (as relevant) to provide overall guidance and inputs.
  • Carry out an in-country kick-off meeting to meet with the Ministry of Health and key national stakeholders.
  • Support in signing of MoU (or similar) with the Ministry of Health to ensure government backing, as relevant.
• Legal and regulatory landscape review and gap analysis:
  • Map all legal instruments, policies and guidelines relevant to health data and AI governance (e.g. data protection, health-specific provisions, digital health, AI, cybersecurity, medical devices, research ethics, access to information) and the institutions that oversee them.
  • Review the national legislative and regulatory landscape against the Health Data Governance Principles, the Legislative Blueprint (Model Law) and other relevant regional and international instruments, using the legislative landscape assessment tool.
  • Conduct key informant interviews (approx. 8–10) with government officials and experts (e.g. Ministry of Health, Ministry of ICT, data protection authority, regulators) to understand how laws work in practice and where reform is feasible.
  • Identify gaps in national legislation and regulations, i.e. which provisions are covered, partially covered or absent.
  • Establish what is needed to address the gaps, e.g. whether they can be closed through subsidiary regulation, ministerial policy or new or amended primary legislation, including ready-to-use provisions from the Legislative Blueprint or other instruments, and the process to take this forward.
• Legal and technical backstop during the national consultation:
  • Prepare a presentation and plain-language summary of the findings, and options for priority instruments and drafting approach, for the national stakeholder workshop.
  • Present findings at the workshop, organised by the national coordinator, and provide legal and technical input to discussions.
  • Draft the legal and technical content of the workshop report and the consensus statement on prioritised instruments and drafting approach.
  • Revise the landscape report to reflect validated findings, and provide legal input to the technical working group or steering committee, where one exists.
• Develop the national implementation roadmap:
  • Develop a national implementation plan for updating legislative and regulatory instruments, setting out sequenced actions, roles and responsibilities (with a named institutional owner for each action), timelines through to enactment, an indicative budget and financing plan, the management and oversight structures required, a parliamentary and cabinet engagement plan, and a capacity-building plan.
  • Circulate the draft plan for Transform Health, WHO WPRO and technical working group or steering committee and government feedback, incorporate feedback, and support the national coordinator to secure its endorsement by the Ministry of Health. 
  • Develop national case study outlining the process, stakeholders engaged, key gaps and needs, and setting out an overview of the implementation plan.

Key deliverables and deadlines 

Profile and experience

We are looking for a legal expert with legislative and regulatory expertise in health data governance, data protection and AI, and in-depth knowledge of the national legal system and legislative process for Solomon Islands. We are particularly interested in a legal expert with experience reviewing legislation and regulatory frameworks, and working with the government. The legal expert should have strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to synthesise findings and make clear, practical recommendations.

• Law degree; an advanced degree in law, public health law, health policy or a related field is an advantage.
• Proven track record (8+ years) in health law, data protection law, digital health policy or AI governance.
• In-depth knowledge of the national legal system and of how bills, regulations and policies are drafted, approved and enacted in the Solomon Islands.
• Demonstrated experience in legal and regulatory review and gap analysis.
• Experience working with ministries of health, regulators or parliament, and presenting to senior and diverse stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Transform Health’s health data governance tools and with global and regional frameworks is an advantage.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills in English, and fluency in the relevant national language(s).
• Preference will be given to legal experts based in the Solomon Islands.

Remuneration

The proposed budget for this assignment is approximately USD 8,000-10,000; to be agreed based on experience and the proposal.

Application process

To apply, please submit the following to ndifanji.namacha@transformhealthcoalition.org by 23:00 CET on 22 November:

• Your CV and cover letter outlining your experience relevant to this consultancy.
• A brief proposal outlining your approach to this assignment.
• Your proposed daily rate and number of days to carry out this consultancy, including a breakdown by task/deliverable. 

Transform Health is a global coalition of more than 230 organisations dedicated to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030 by harnessing digital technology and the use of data. We bring partners and networks together, leveraging our shared experience and expertise, to shape policy agendas, influence decision makers, develop tools, provide technical support to governments and others, and conduct research and analysis to deliver health for all in the digital age.

Summary

Background

Stronger, more effective and equitable governance of health data and AI is needed to fully harness their potential for public benefit and improved health outcomes, while curbing the risks and harms of inadequate guardrails. Countries across the Western Pacific Region are rapidly digitalising their health systems and adopting AI, but legislative and regulatory frameworks have not kept pace. Approaches vary widely, from comprehensive data protection laws with health-specific provisions to no data protection law at all, limiting safe data sharing, interoperability and the responsible use of AI within and across borders.

Transform Health is working with WHO WPRO to carry out national legislative and regulatory landscape reviews across the region, to identify current approaches, gaps and priorities, to provide an evidence base for regional priorities and action.

Transform Health has already developed national health data governance landscape reviews for six countries in the region (Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore), using the Health Data Governance Principles, legislative blueprint, and legislative assessment tool. Transform Health is seeking to recruit a consultant/organisation to extend these reviews to eight additional countries, update the existing reviews to include AI governance (as relevant), and carry out a regional (cross-country) analysis.

Scope of work

The consultant/organisation will carry out national landscape reviews, a regional analysis and develop a regional report. This assignment will include the following key activities:

• National landscape reviews:
  • Conduct national landscape reviews for eight countries, reflecting a mix of geographies and income levels: high-income economies, emerging economies (including the Mekong), and Pacific Island countries. The final list will be confirmed with Transform Health and WHO WPRO.
  • Identify and analyse relevant laws, regulations, policies and strategies (e.g. data protection law, health-specific data protection law or provisions, digital health law or policy, AI law or policy, cybersecurity law), including against the Health Data Governance Principles, Legislative Blueprint, and other relevant regional and international principles and instruments, following a similar methodology and structure of existing Transform Health landscape reports.
  • Update the six existing Transform Health reviews (Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore), if required, to reflect new or amended laws and policies, including around AI governance.
• Regional analysis:
  • Conduct a cross-country analysis of trends, strengths, gaps, needs and priorities across national approaches in the 14 countries, comparing by income level, sub-region and digital maturity, and highlighting good practice.
  • Develop a matrix of the types of legislation and regulation in each country (e.g. data protection law, health-specific data protection law or provisions, digital health law or policy, AI law or policy).
  • Identify and review existing regional strategies, frameworks, principles and tools relevant to health data and AI governance (e.g. WHO WPRO, ASEAN, APEC, Pacific Islands Forum, Pacific Community).
  • Develop recommendations, including opportunities to address gaps through a regional health data and AI governance framework.
• Regional report:
  • Draft the regional report, including the cross-country analysis, legislation and regulation matrix, review of regional instruments, recommendations, and country snapshots for all 14 countries in an annex. National reports will be published as separate products.
  • Circulate drafts for Transform Health and WHO WPRO feedback, and incorporate feedback to finalise the report and national reports. Design and layout will be handled separately by Transform Health.

Key deliverables and deadlines

Profile and experience

We are looking for a consultant/organisation with legal and policy expertise in health data governance, data protection, digital health and AI. We are particularly interested in experience of comparative legal and policy analysis across multiple countries, and of working in the Western Pacific Region. The consultant should have strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to synthesise findings and make clear recommendations.

• Advanced degree in law, public health, health policy, digital health, or related field.
• Proven track record (8+ years) in health data governance, data protection law, AI or digital health policy.
• Demonstrated experience of legislative and policy analysis across multiple countries.
• Strong understanding of national and regional health data and AI governance frameworks in the Western Pacific Region, including in Pacific Island countries.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills in English, with the ability to synthesise complex evidence and analysis.
• Ability to deliver to tight deadlines; teams with capacity to work across several countries in parallel are welcome.
• Preference will be given to consultants/organisations based in the region.

Remuneration

The proposed budget for this assignment is approximately USD 24,000-26,000; to be agreed based on experience and the proposal.

Application process

To apply, please submit the following to hr@transformhealthcoalition.org by 23:00 CET on 15 November:

• Your CV and cover letter outlining your experience relevant to this consultancy (CVs of all team members, if applying as a team or organisation).
• A brief proposal outlining your approach to this assignment.
• Your proposed daily rate and number of days to carry out this consultancy, including a breakdown by task/deliverable.
• An example of a previous comparative legal or policy analysis

Transform Health is a global coalition of more than 230 organisations dedicated to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030 by harnessing digital technology and the use of data. We bring partners and networks together, leveraging our shared experience and expertise, to shape policy agendas, influence decision makers, develop tools, provide technical support to governments and others, and conduct research and analysis to deliver health for all in the digital age.

Summary

1. Introduction

Transform Health  is a global coalition of 230 organisations dedicated to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030 by harnessing digital technology and the use of data. 

From 2027-2030, our objectives are:

• A robust national enabling environment for equitable, inclusive, sustainable, digital transformation of health
• Equity and rights-based national health data governance and AI frameworks adopted and implemented. 
• More, better aligned, coordinated, sustainable and accountable digital health investment (from governments, donors, private sector) to support national digital health implementation.  
• Inclusive and meaningful engagement of civil society, including young people, women and marginalised communities in digital health governance and decision-making processes.
  

Transform Health was set up at the end of 2019 to address underlying challenges that impact digital health transformation, namely weak legislation and regulation, poor budgeting and insufficient funding, and weak political support and leadership. The Coalition was set up with a 10-year mandate from 2020-2030, to support the realisation of the Sustainability Development Goals (SDG 3.8 in particular on UHC).

Transform Health brings partners and networks together, leveraging our shared experience and expertise, to shape policy agendas, influence decision makers, support the development of tools, provide technical support, and further research and analysis to deliver health for all in the digital age.

2. Purpose and Objectives

Purpose. The purpose of this assignment is to design and facilitate a process led by Transform Health’s Executive Committee, coordinated by the CEO and the Secretariat. The expected results are a Sustainability and Transition Strategy for Transform Health leading up to 2030, adopted by the Executive Committee and ready for testing in phases by October 2027.

Objectives:

• Assess the international development and wider not for profit and social enterprise landscape, identify viable organisations’ operating models, and assess their strengths and weaknesses.
• Design and facilitate a staged, evidence-based process for developing Transform Health’s sustainability and transition strategy up to 2030 that includes different scenarios and modeling for Transform Health post 2030. This modeling should include complete phase out, a staged phase out and transition model, maintain current model and undergo a strategic review, pivoting to a different issue leveraging the coalition model, institutional consolidation and scale up.
• Assess, on evidence gathered through structured analysis and consultation, the viability of different institutional and financial models available to sustain Transform Health’s work beyond 2030.
• Position Transform Health for continued relevance in global health and digital transformation of health policy in the lead up to 2030 and under a range of plausible post-SDG scenarios, including the possibility that no unified successor framework emerges.
• Define how the outcomes Transform Health works towards, the digital transformation of health systems and country ownership of that agenda, endure over the next decade, whatever institutional form carries the work forward.
• Set named milestones and Executive Committee decision points throughout the process, so that direction remains visible and adjustable at each stage rather than fixed only at the end.

Several developments make this assessment necessary now. Transform Health’s current strategy is tied closely to the SDG framework, and the existence, focus and level of political buy-in behind any successor framework remain uncertain. The global health financing environment continues to shift, with direct implications for how a coalition such as Transform Health can be resourced. The architecture of global health governance is under active discussion, alongside a sustained push towards localisation. Other actors now occupy parts of the space Transform Health entered six years ago. Each of these developments bears on the institutional and financial model best suited to sustain Transform Health’s work beyond 2030, and on the continued distinctiveness of the coalition’s role.

3. Scope of Work

3.1 Process Design and Governance

The Executive Committee will oversee this process and hold final decision authority at each milestone. The consultant will report to the CEO for day-to-day management of the assignment; the Secretariat will provide logistical and administrative support and coordinate the consultant’s access to partners, national coordination partners and donors, without substituting for the Executive Committee’s decision-making role, and review and approve any material produced through this consultancy before submission to the Executive Committee.

The proposal should set out:

• The consultant’s competences and previous experiences with such assignments
• A plan that sets out the process the consultant will adopt and the stakeholders that will be engaged, and at what stage they will be engaged.
• A communication plan that keeps Transform Health partners, national coordination partners and donors informed of progress and decision points at appropriate intervals, neither overloading their attention nor leaving them uninformed between milestones.
• An approach to managing the process alongside delivery of Transform Health’s current strategy, so that the assignment does not draw disproportionately on Secretariat capacity already committed elsewhere.

4.2 Phased Approach

Transform Health expects the process to run in five phases. Applicants may propose adjustments to phasing and sequencing, provided the proposal states clearly what each adjustment changes and why.

Phase 1: Inception and pre-assessment (Months 1–2)

The consultant confirms the scope, workplan and governance arrangements with the Secretariat and the Executive Committee, then conducts a structured pre-assessment. This stage gathers evidence and surfaces the assumptions that Transform Health and its stakeholders currently hold about the coalition’s future, and tests each assumption against available evidence, before the process moves to option development. The consultant also maps the full set of stakeholders to be consulted, covering Transform Health partners, national coordination partners in each of the nine coalition countries, and donors, and agrees the consultation method for each group with the Secretariat.

Phase 2: Lens-based analysis (Months 2–5)

The consultant examines the following areas largely independently before connecting the findings into a single analysis:

• Transform Health’s distinctive strengths and track record- drawing on past evaluations and donor reports. What the coalition’s network, national coalitions, community ownership and convening role have delivered, and whether that record amounts to a durable advantage Transform Health can build on, rather than an advantage other actors could readily replicate.
• The Sustainable Development Goals as a process, and what follows them. How the 2030 SDG timeline itself has driven Transform Health’s current relevance, and how the coalition’s mandate holds up against a range of plausible successor scenarios, including the possibility that no unified successor framework emerges by 2030.
• The global health financing environment. Trends in official development assistance for health, in philanthropic and multilateral financing, and in domestic resource mobilisation across Transform Health’s focus countries, and what each implies for how the coalition can be resourced beyond 2030.
• The architecture and localisation conversation. Shifts underway in global health governance and financing architecture, and what the localisation agenda implies for a coalition structured as Transform Health is and for its operating model.
• The landscape of adjacent actors. Which organisations now occupy, overlap with or compete for the donor attention and policy space Transform Health entered a decade ago, and where the coalition’s role remains distinct from theirs.
• Different operating models, their strengths and weaknesses and their suitability for Transform Health.  

Phase 3: Stakeholder consultation (Months 3–7, run in parallel with Phase 2 where practical)

• Transform Health partner organisations. The consultant administers a structured survey to all partner organisations, covering partners’ views of Transform Health’s value, the candidate future models, and their own expectations of continuity, followed by key informant interviews with a targeted subset of partners, for example the most engaged or longest-tenured, or those the survey identifies as wanting deeper input. The proposal should set out the survey instrument’s design and the logic used to select the interview subset.
• National coordination partners. Structured consultations, through interviews or workshops, with national coordination partners in each of Transform Health’s six (increasing to nine in 2027) coalition countries, covering the architecture and localisation questions directly, and each country’s own funding and institutional outlook.
• Donors and funders, current and prospective. Structured interviews to test appetite for each candidate model and to identify the evidence donors would need to support a continued, distinct role for Transform Health.
• Other global health actors sharing Transform Health’s space. Interviews to distinguish genuine overlap from complementarity.

All consultation findings feed into a single evidence base, used directly in Phase 4, rather than standing as separate inputs reconciled only at the end.

Phase 4: Model and options development (Months 6–8)

Using the evidence gathered in Phases 2 and 3, the consultant develops a small number of institutional and financial models for Transform Health’s transition and sustainability, each evaluated against agreed criteria: mission fit, financial sustainability, governance complexity, donor appetite, and legal feasibility. 

Phase 5: Synthesis, Executive Committee decision and Transition Plan (Months 8–12)

The consultant presents the options paper to the Executive Committee to test each model against the Committee’s own risk appetite and mission priorities. The consultant incorporates the Committee’s feedback into a draft Sustainability and Transition Strategy, then finalises the strategy for formal Executive Committee adoption, together with a Transition Plan that names milestones, owners and review points through the transition period. The consultant prepares the adopted strategy and supporting materials for submission by November 2027.

3.3 Dimensions of Transition

The consultant should treat transition as a set of parallel workstreams that converge on the same end state, each assigned an owner and its own milestones within the Transition Plan, rather than a checklist worked through in sequence once the strategy is adopted. At minimum, the Transition Plan should address:

• Operational. How Transform Health’s day-to-day systems, processes and ways of working change under the new model.
• Structural. The coalition’s organisational and legal form, and how the network’s structure evolves.
• Governance. Decision rights and accountability, including how the Executive Committee’s own role changes through and after the transition.
• Thematic and strategic. How Transform Health’s issue focus and theory of change evolve, distinct from the institutional model that carries them forward.
• Economic and funding. How the coalition is resourced under the new model, and how funding diversifies away from reliance on any single source.
• Human capital and organisational culture. Secretariat staffing and capacity, succession planning, and morale through the transition.
• Legal and regulatory. Registration, jurisdiction and compliance questions across Transform Health’s operating countries, particularly where the chosen model changes the coalition’s legal form.
• Partnerships and network relationships. How the 230-plus partner relationships and the nine national coalitions transfer, evolve or are renegotiated under the new model.
• Risk and safeguarding. Transition-specific risks and reputational exposure, tracked separately from the risk register each workstream keeps on its own.

Applicants may propose additional dimensions where relevant to Transform Health’s context.

4. Deliverables

5. Milestones and Indicative Timeline

Transform Health has set the timeline below to allow a 12-month engagement to conclude in time for Executive Committee adoption and submission to [donor] in November 2027. Dates marked as indicative may be adjusted at contract award.

6. Team and Expertise Requirements

Transform Health is seeking a single lead consultant or firm, able to subcontract specialist expertise for defined components of the assignment. Applicants should name any subcontracted specialists in their proposal and set out each specialist’s role and the phase in which they contribute.

• Demonstrated experience designing and facilitating organisational sustainability, transition or strategic planning processes for coalitions, networks or nonprofit organisations of comparable scale.
• Working knowledge of the global health and digital health sector, including the donor, multilateral and civil-society landscape Transform Health operates within.
• Experience facilitating Executive Committee or Board-level strategic decision-making, including retreats or workshops that test strategic options against a governing body’s own risk appetite.
• Access to, or capacity to subcontract, legal and governance expertise relevant to nonprofit institutional models across Transform Health’s operating jurisdictions, and financial or investment-modelling expertise relevant to assessing a blended-finance or impact-investment model.
• Experience designing and running multi-country stakeholder consultation, appropriate to engagement across Transform Health’s nine coalition countries.
• Experience designing and analysing a large survey alongside qualitative key informant interviews, and synthesising the two into a single evidence base.

7. Budget

Total consultancy fees, inclusive of all professional fees, travel, subcontracted specialist input and expenses, must not exceed US$40,000.

The financial proposal should itemise fees by phase and specify any subcontracted specialist costs separately.

8. Conflict of Interest and Independence

Applicants must disclose any current or prior engagement with organisations identified in Section 4.2, Phase 2, as occupying or overlapping with Transform Health’s space, for example the World Health Organization, Gavi, Global Fund, PATH, or other digital health coalitions and initiatives, and any other relationship that could affect the independence of the analysis, including current or prior work for any of Transform Health’s own donors on matters related to this assignment.

9. Proposal Requirements

9.1 Technical Proposal

• Understanding of the assignment and Transform Health’s context.
• Proposed methodology and phased workplan, including any adjustments to the phasing in Section 4.2 and the reasoning for each.
• Proposed consultation approach and sampling strategy for each stakeholder group in Section 4.2, Phase 3.
• Proposed governance and communication arrangements for the assignment, per Section 4.1.
• Team composition and CVs, including any named subcontracted specialists and their role.
• References from at least two comparable assignments, ideally with a coalition, network or nonprofit organisation.
• Conflict-of-interest disclosure, per Section 9.

9.2 Financial Proposal

An itemised budget by phase, inclusive of all fees, travel, subcontracted specialist costs and expenses, within the US$40,000 ceiling set out in Section 8.

Proposals should not exceed 10 pages excluding CVs, references and annexes.

10. Evaluation Criteria

11. Submission Instructions

Interested consultants should submit a technical and financial proposal by 20 November 2026 to Transform Health at hr@transformhealthcoalition.org with the subject line ‘Application | Sustainability and Transition Strategy’

Summary

Background 

Transform Health is building a global movement to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030 through the equitable, ethical, and enabling use of digital technology and data. Central to this mission is ensuring that young people, who are driving innovation, shaping digital ecosystems, and advocating for health equity, have meaningful opportunities to influence digital health and UHC policy at national, regional, and global levels. Through Transform Health’s six national coalitions in Kenya, Ecuador, Senegal, India, Indonesia, and Mexico, youth partners actively contribute to digital health policy development and amplify their voices in key decision‑making spaces.

Aligned with Transform Health’s commitment to meaningful youth engagement, the Youth Council was established to embed youth perspectives in governance, strengthen youth leadership, and ensure youth representation across Transform Health’s work. The Council is composed of six young people (18–29 years old), one from each national coalition, who bring diverse experiences and insights into digital health, equity, and community advocacy.

Youth Council members serve as a bridge between Transform Health’s global governance and the youth work of national coalitions. Their role sits within both spaces: contributing to Transform Health’s global Youth Council through monthly meetings, youth‑led advocacy, and strategic input into digital health and UHC initiatives, while also actively supporting their National Coalition Coordinator by bringing youth perspectives into country‑level advocacy, policy development, and coalition activities. This dual positioning ensures that Council members influence global conversations while strengthening national implementation, coordination, and youth engagement. Through this integrated role, members help align global priorities with local realities and ensure that youth voices meaningfully shape Transform Health’s work at every level.

Goal of the Transform Health Youth Council

To strengthen youth leadership in digital health advocacy by integrating young voices into Transform Health’s decision-making processes, shaping policies, and driving meaningful contributions to digital health and Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Through this platform, youth representatives will influence strategy, contribute to national and global advocacy efforts, and ensure youth perspectives are embedded in Transform Health’s initiatives.

Objectives of the Youth Council

1. To increase the knowledge and skills of 9 young people to have greater capacity to champion digital health equity, Health Data Governance and Digital Health Investment.
2. To integrate youth voices into the development, implementation and review of Transform Health’s major campaigns, strategies and products e.g., Roadmap to 2030, Digital Health Week, National Coalition Strategies, My Data Our Health Campaign etc.
3. Oversee the development of at least 10 youth products (reports, articles, call to actions) highlighting youth perspectives, activities, and recommendations to influence decision-making in digital health.

Responsibilities of Members

This council will act in an advisory capacity for Transform Health youth engagements, Including contributing to the development, implementation and review of major products and campaigns. Members of the Council will dedicate approximately 8 hours a month to Council activities, which include: 

Policy and Campaign engagements: Council members play an active role in shaping Transform Health’s policy and campaign agenda by contributing youth perspectives, strengthening advocacy products, and ensuring that digital‑health priorities reflect the lived realities of young people across coalition countries. Their contributions help drive coordinated, youth‑led influence at both national and global levels.

• Actively participate in and contribute to at least one of Transform Health’s coalition working groups or the governing board, ensuring youth perspectives inform coalition‑level decision‑making. These working groups include:
  • Africa CDC Flagship Initiative on Health Data Governance
  • Policy Circle
  • Digital Health Investment (DHI) Working Group
  • Executive Committee
• Co‑author and review policy briefs on health data governance, digital health investment, and other relevant policy issues, providing youth‑driven insights to strengthen Transform Health’s advocacy and campaign products.

Providing support to the Youth Network in their respective countries and coordinating engagement with other youth networks, communities, and stakeholders to raise awareness about digital health issues in their country. 

• Represent youth in national and regional policy‑engagement and influencing spaces whenever possible, ensuring youth perspectives are visible and impactful.
• Contribute to planning the annual Youth Network Forum and support the development of communication products that amplify youth‑led digital‑health advocacy.

Country‑Level Coalition Support: Council members will provide direct support to their National Coalition by contributing youth perspectives to ongoing advocacy efforts, participating in coalition meetings when relevant, and assisting the Coalition Coordinator with youth‑focused activities. This includes:

• Mobilise youth organisations within their country to strengthen coordinated youth engagement in digital‑health advocacy.
• Support and enhance youth participation in national digital‑health initiatives, consultations, and coalition activities.
• Ensure country‑level priorities, insights, and lived experiences are reflected in Transform Health’s global youth engagements and advocacy products.
• Act as a liaison between the Youth Council and their National Coalition, helping align global strategies with national realities.
• Advance coordinated youth‑led advocacy at country level by working closely with the National Coalition Coordinator and relevant youth networks.

Planning, Learning and Sharing: Council members play an essential role in fostering collective learning, reflection, and knowledge exchange across the Youth Council. Through regular interactions, they help strengthen alignment between national and global youth engagements, ensure continuous improvement of Transform Health’s policy and advocacy products, and build a shared understanding of progress and priorities within the YET4H workplan.

• Participate in monthly Youth Council meetings to exchange updates, reflect on ongoing initiatives, and collaboratively plan upcoming activities.
• Use these sessions as a space for shared learning, where Council members provide inputs on Transform Health’s policy work, campaigns, and advocacy products.
• Review progress on youth workplan, offer feedback, and contribute insights that strengthen coordination across national coalitions and global youth engagements

Benefits 

Through this engagement, Youth Council members will gain:

• Enhanced knowledge and practical experience in digital transformation of health systems, including how to shape meaningful national and global policy agendas with tangible impact.
• Opportunities for visibility and leadership, including participation in Transform Health events, contributions to advocacy products, and representation in regional or global digital health dialogues.
• Access to capacity‑building and mentorship, including training sessions, peer learning, and guidance from Transform Health’s Secretariat and partners to strengthen their advocacy, leadership, and digital health skills.
• Professional testimonials or reference letters at the end of their tenure, documenting key competencies, leadership contributions, and achievements within the Council.
• A quarterly stipend of CHF 150 to support active participation and engagement in Council activities.

Structure and Composition

• Nature of Engagement: Youth Council members engage in both global and national structures of Transform Health, serving as a link between the global Youth Council and their respective national coalitions. This dual engagement ensures that youth perspectives shape global priorities and strengthen national implementation, creating a coherent flow between local realities and global digital‑health governance.
• Membership:  The Youth Council will consist of six members aged 18–29, each representing one of Transform Health’s national coalition countries: Kenya, Ecuador, Senegal, India, Indonesia, and Mexico.
• Selection Process:  Members will be selected through a transparent and competitive application process, ensuring a balanced mix of skills, experiences, and perspectives. The process will prioritise diversity in Gender and lived experience, demonstrated leadership potential, and proven engagement in areas such as advocacy, capacity building, digital health, and health equity.
• Duration of Engagement:  Youth Council members will serve a 12‑month term, beginning from the date of selection (January 2027) and continuing until December 2027. 
• Stipend: While this is a voluntary position, we will offer a monthly stipend to cover data and other miscellaneous costs. 

Eligibility Criteria 

• Age Requirement: Applicants must be between 18 and 29 years old at the time of application.
• Country of Residence: Applicants must reside in one of Transform Health’s six national coalition countries: Kenya, Colombia, Ecuador, Senegal, Ghana, Tanzania, India, Indonesia, or Mexico.
• Organisational Membership: Applicants must be affiliated with a Member Organisation of a National Coalition or a Youth Network member.
• Nomination: Applicants must secure a nomination from a Transform Health National Coalition member or a youth organisation within Transform Health’s Youth Network.
• Experience and Interest: Applicants should demonstrate experience or strong interest in one or more of the following: advocacy (including policy advocacy), communications, capacity building, digital health, youth leadership, or other fields relevant to youth engagement and empowerment.
• Gender Inclusion: In recognition of the gender digital divide, female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

Selection Criteria   

Application Process  

• Secure a nomination from a member of the Transform Health National Coalition or a youth organisation within Transform Health’s Youth Network. For the Three countries without an active Transform Health National Coalition(Ghana, Colombia and Tanzania), organisations with demonstrated experience or a strong interest in youth engagement and digital health may nominate eligible young people to apply.
• The nomination form should highlight the nominee’s experience in advocacy, policy development, communications, capacity building, digital health, youth leadership and other relevant areas. Note that each youth organisation can only nominate one person. National coalitions can nominate more than one young person. Complete this online application form by November 30, 2026. You will be required to attach your CV and a signed nomination form.