International Consultant - Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Strategy and Implementation Roadmap, Sri Lanka

The consultant will develop a national Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) strategy and an implementation roadmap for Sri Lanka, engaging all relevant stakeholders. The role involves assessment of the current CRVS system, mortality data systems, digital interoperability, stakeholder consultations, and development and validation of the national strategy and roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Conduct an overall assessment of the existing CRVS system business processes to understand registration workflows and identify bottlenecks, including legal, institutional and operational frameworks.
• Review previous CRVS assessments, studies and initiatives to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
• Map and engage all key stakeholders and entities involved in CRVS.
• Consolidate redesign ideas focusing on improving coordination between health sector and civil registration authorities.
• Review processes for medical certification of cause of death (MCCD) and cause-of-death coding practices including ICD-10 and readiness for ICD-11.
• Review data workflows between health facilities, civil registration authorities and statistical systems.
• Identify gaps affecting quality, completeness, timeliness and use of mortality data.
• Identify capacity building needs for mortality and cause of death reporting standards and data quality assessments.
• Assess digital CRVS systems focusing on interoperability, functional and non-functional requirements.
• Review linkages between CRVS systems and health information systems and identify opportunities to strengthen interoperability under the OneRegistry initiative.
• Conduct stakeholder consultations to identify priority areas and facilitate discussions to validate gaps and strategic actions.
• Support prioritization of interventions based on national needs, resources and capacities.
• Develop the national CRVS strategy (2027-2031) including vision, mission, strategic approach, targets, challenges, strategic actions, resources, coordination and monitoring framework.
• Prepare an implementation roadmap outlining timelines, responsibilities, priority interventions, KPIs and reporting mechanisms.
• Present draft CRVS strategy and roadmap to stakeholders for validation and incorporate feedback to finalize the document.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s level or higher) in Public Health, Epidemiology, Demography, Health Information Systems, Statistics, Population Studies, Health Policy, or a related field.
• Additional training or certification in Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS), health information systems, mortality statistics, or ICD coding is desirable.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in public health, health information systems, civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS), or related areas.
• Demonstrated experience in CRVS system strengthening, mortality statistics, or cause-of-death data systems.
• Experience contributing to development of national strategies, policies, or action plans, particularly in health information systems or CRVS.
• Experience working with government institutions, national statistical offices, ministries of health, or international organizations.
• Experience working in low- and middle-income country settings, preferably in the WHO South-East Asia Region is desirable.
• Strong technical knowledge of CRVS systems, including birth and death registration processes and institutional arrangements.
• Knowledge of medical certification of cause of death (MCCD) and mortality coding using international classifications such as ICD-10 and ICD-11.
• Ability to apply CRVS system assessment approaches, strategic planning methods and health information system strengthening concepts.
• Familiarity with CRVS Business Process Mapping methodologies to analyze registration workflows and identify operational bottlenecks.
• Knowledge of CRVS assessment tools and frameworks, including WHO/UN tools such as CRVS system assessments, mortality and cause-of-death data quality assessments, and related diagnostic tools.
• Strong analytical, facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills, including facilitation of multi-sectoral consultations.
• Excellent technical report writing, policy drafting and communication skills in English.
• Expert knowledge of English.

Skills

• Civil Registration and Vital Statistics
• CRVS System Strengthening
• Mortality Statistics
• Cause-of-Death Data Systems
• Health Information Systems
• CRVS System Assessment
• Strategic Planning
• Health Information Systems Strengthening
• CRVS Business Process Mapping
• Mortality Coding
• ICD 10
• ICD-11 Coding
• Medical Certification of Cause of Death
• WHO CRVS Tools
• Policy drafting
• Technical Report Preparation
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Cross-sectoral Facilitation

Languages

English