Call for Tenders for developing a research on the work of Palestinian nurses in Lebanon

The objective of this assignment is to conduct qualitative research on the work of Palestinian nurses in Lebanon and provide a deeper and comprehensive understanding of the Palestinian nurses’ status in Lebanon.

 

The Contractor shall perform the following tasks:

  • Task 1: conduct literature review on the topic, including quantitative data pertaining to: the number of Palestinian nurses working in Lebanon, geographical distribution, type of degrees they have, number of nurses who work as per legal contracts, number of nurses who have a work permit from the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Public Health, obstacles that nurses face when applying for a work permit from the mentioned ministries, number of nurses registered at the Order of Nurses, number of students studying nurses at present…;
  • Task 2: conduct 8 interviews on average with relevant decision makers, duty bearers, or service providers that feeds into the literature review, and to also learn the specific legal steps to be undertaken by Palestinian nurses to register at the Order of Nurses, and to apply for a work permit from the Ministries of Labor and Public Health (task 1);
  • Task 3: conduct in- depth interviews with 30 Palestinian nurses on average with the aim have firsthand data on: assess working conditions, salaries, working hours, legal/ illegal employment… the analysis should be done from a gender, age, and geographical perspective;
  • Task 4: document stories/ journeys of 10 nurses into case studies with the aim to put a human face to their experiences;
  • Task 5: conduct 6 FGDs in the governorates of the South, North, Akkar, Beirut, and Baalbeck- Hermel with the participation of 120 Palestinian nurses, on the basis of 20 per FGD. FGDs aim to collect first hand data on: a) the reasons behind the refrain of Palestinian nurses from registering at the Order of Nurses in Lebanon, their fears and concerns; b) the legal and bureaucratic obstacles facing nurses when trying to apply for a work permit at the ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Public Health; c) opinions, attitudes, perceptions and preferences of Palestinian nurses regarding their employment skills and status;
  • Task 6: submit final report in Arabic including: a cover page, table of content, research methodology, literature review, summary of the interviews with relevant decision makers/ duty bearers/ service providers, summary of the in- depth interviews with 30 nurses, stories of 10 nurses, summary of FGDs and input from nurses participants, data analysis and cross- checking based on all the above, action oriented recommendations, references, annexes including interviews templates and structured documentation.

 

The final research report should be submitted in the Arabic language after being edited.   

 

How to apply

Interested applicants are kindly requested to submit proposals as per the attached Call for Tenders. Proposals should be emailed to [email protected] by February 27, 2020.

منتهية الصلاحية
آخر مدة للتقديم
الخميس, 27. فبراير 2020
نوع الدعوة
دعوة لتقديم المناقصات
قطاع(ات) التدخل:
المناصرة والتوعية, المواطنة, تنمية