Nationwide Vacancy at Palladium Group
Consultant Political Economy Analysis (PEA) of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) In Nigeria
- Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value.
- We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.
Purpose and objective
The consultancy will undertake a rapid Political Economy Analysis (PEA) of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Nigeria to generate strategic insights that inform future AMR financing, governance, and stakeholder engagement.
- The analysis will identify the political, institutional, and financial factors that shape AMR prioritization, resource allocation, coordination, and implementation, and provide practical recommendations to strengthen sustainable government-led action.
Key Objectives
Analyze the governance, decision-making, and institutional landscape influencing AMR across the human, animal, agricultural, food safety, and environmental health sectors.
- Assess the extent to which AMR is integrated into policy, planning, budgeting, financing, and implementation processes at federal and selected subnational levels.
- Examine stakeholder interests, incentives, influence, capacities, and partnerships affecting AMR prioritization and action.
- Explore opportunities to position AMR within broader national development, health security, public health, and agricultural priorities.
- Identify systemic barriers, coordination challenges, accountability gaps, and opportunities to strengthen government ownership and multisectoral collaboration.
- Assess politically and financially feasible pathways for advancing AMR priorities, including potential financing mechanisms, strategic partnerships, and advocacy approaches.
- Provide actionable recommendations for government, FCDO, Lafiya, and partners to strengthen AMR governance, financing, and implementation in the short, medium, and long term.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
Scope of Work:
The consultant will undertake a rapid, politically informed One Health Political Economy Analysis (PEA) to identify the institutional, financial, and stakeholder dynamics influencing AMR prioritization, financing, and implementation in Nigeria. Key responsibilities will include:
Inception and Analytical Framework:
Develop and agree an analytical approach, scope, methodology, stakeholder engagement strategy, and workplan for the assessment.
Establish a robust analytical framework to examine governance, decision-making, incentives, financing, institutional capacity, and pathways for sustainable AMR action.
Define the federal focus and identify selected subnational perspectives to provide contextual insights and comparative learning.
Expected Deliverables
S/N Specific Activity Expected Outputs:
Inception and analytical framework Inception report; refined questions and scope; methodology; stakeholder map and interview plan; document request; work plan; risk and ethics protocol
- Desk review and evidence-gap analysis Desk-review synthesis; evidence matrix; preliminary hypotheses; map of relevant policies, plans, budgets, costing, transition and handover materials
- Stakeholder consultations and process tracing Interview records/secure notes; updated stakeholder and influence map; selected decision/process traces; emerging-findings memo
- Political economy and financing analysis Institutional and incentive analysis; budget and financing pathway analysis; competition/complementarity analysis; preliminary entry points
- Draft report and decision products Draft PEA report; draft executive summary; draft financing, governance and partner-engagement recommendations; presentation deck
- Dissemination and validation workshop Workshop agenda and materials; facilitation of one dissemination/validation workshop; participant feedback; workshop report and recommendation/action matrix
- Finalization Final PEA report; 4–6 page policy brief; final presentation deck; stakeholder/partner engagement roadmap; anonymised evidence annex and final action matrix
Required Qualifications
Advanced degree in political science, political economy, public policy, economics, public health, health financing, development studies, governance, or a related field.
- At least 10 years of relevant professional experience, including substantial experience conducting political economy, governance, institutional, public-finance, or health-systems analysis.
- Demonstrated experience in Nigeria’s health sector and strong understanding of federal and state governance, planning, budgeting, public financial management, and partner coordination.
- Strong knowledge of AMR and the One Health context or demonstrated ability to apply political economy analysis to complex multisectoral health-security issues.
- Proven experience with stakeholder and power mapping, qualitative interviewing, process tracing, institutional analysis, and synthesis of politically sensitive evidence.
- Experience analyzing domestic financing, donor transition, sustainability, or institutionalization of externally supported programmes.
Excellent facilitation, analytical writing, presentation, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex findings into practical recommendations for senior decision-makers.
Desirable:
- Prior work on AMR, the Fleming Fund, NAP implementation, health security, UHC/PHC financing, agriculture or livestock governance, and/or development-partner transition in Nigeria or comparable settings.
Deadline:
- Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested applicant can apply via this link
