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EU Policy and Advocacy Expert
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International Confederation of Midwives (ICM)
Remote (global)- Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
- Job type: Consultancy
- Experience level: 10+ years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Remote (global)
- Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Work schedule: Part-time/ Pro-rata
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 30/01/2025
- Location: Remote (global)
About ICM
The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) supports, represents and works to strengthen professional associations of midwives throughout the world. There are currently 137 Members Associations (MAs), representing 119 countries across every continent and over 1 million midwives globally. In the Europe Region, ICM has members in 29 of 31 EU/EEA countries. ICM has its Head Office in the Netherlands.
With a unique and vital role as the only organisation specifically focused on supporting associations of midwives and their midwife members around the world, ICM is an expert in creating, advising, influencing, and enabling the profession of midwifery globally. ICM also adds value to the regional health landscape by advocating for the improvement of the status of midwifery, sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn and adolescent health across the regions and globally.
Scope of Work
The EU Commission has commissioned a study as part of preparatory works for possible future update of the minimum training requirements for the profession of midwife under the Professional Qualifications Directive. The study aims at mapping the existing training requirements in EU/EFTA states, and at providing information about the national health systems and views of stakeholders on the possible update.
The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) is seeking suitably qualified consultant or an agency to support ICM in participating in the advocacy process, with the goal of ensuring that updates to the EU Directive on the recognition of professional qualifications are in alignment with scientific and technological updates to the profession and ICM Standards. The consultant or agency must have proven experience successfully supporting professions in similar processes.
Activities and Deliverables
Between December 2024 and December 2025, the chosen consultant will work closely with the ICM Advocacy and Communications Team to collaborate on the work described in the Scope of Work Section, and include the following deliverables:
- Collaborating with ICM staff members and key stakeholders to get background on the issue, and to create an advocacy action plan
- One 60-minute online educational presentation to ICM member associations and stakeholders, describing the Commission’s process, what it includes (and does not include)
- Ongoing advocacy support, 8 hours per month from February to December 2025 (with the possibility of rolling over from month to month).
Selection Criteria
Proposals will be evaluated against the criteria below. ICM may request additional information or seek clarification from applicants if necessary.
Selection Criteria | Weighting
Technical |
Methodology – approach, work plan (including exact delivery dates), quality assurance process | 80%
Skills and experience – track record of similar assignments (please submit examples of similar work as an example, as well as two references)
Financial |
Include detailed cost breakdown in EUR clearly indicating overhead costs and VAT | 20%
Describe why you think you will be able to offer ICM value for money
Technical |
Methodology – approach, work plan (including exact delivery dates), quality assurance process | 80%
Skills and experience – track record of similar assignments (please submit examples of similar work as an example, as well as two references)
Financial |
Include detailed cost breakdown in EUR clearly indicating overhead costs and VAT | 20%
Describe why you think you will be able to offer ICM value for money
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