RFP 2025.01 – Consultancy to Support a Unitaid Benchmarking Exercise (Community and Civil Society Engagement)

RFP 2025.01 – Consultancy to Support a Unitaid Benchmarking Exercise (Community and Civil Society Engagement)

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Objective of the consultancy:

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to identify qualified management consulting firm to carry out a benchmarking analysis for Unitaid’s Secretariat in relation to its Community and Civil Society Engagement (CCSE).

Qualification of Firm and Consultants:

The Contractor is expected to assemble a small team that can support the work described above, with adequate expertise. The firm and the proposed team member(s) shall demonstrate adequate experience as below:

1. Demonstrated experience and understanding of the international public health architecture in which Unitaid operates, e.g., with WHO and other UN organizations; large international grant-making organizations, such as Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; relevant international public health partnerships, such as the Roll Back Malaria Partnership and Stop TB Partnership; bilateral donors; academic/research institutions; relevant non-profit and for-profit enterprises; and non-governmental organizations. 
2. Strong knowledge of the role of communities and civil society in advancing health development and reaching health-related SDGs.
3. Extensive demonstrated experience in strategic, operational, and resource analyses in general, and specifically in conducting benchmarking analyses.
4. A strong understanding of Global Health, in the areas of HIV, tuberculosis, malaria and women’s and children’s health.
5. Excellent organizational skills and project management experience. Demonstrated excellence in internal communications, change communication, and a track record of managing collaborations and driving results in the context of complex partnerships.
6. Excellent oral and written communication skills in English are required, with the ability to distil complex technical subjects in clear and accessible messages.
7. Familiarity with Unitaid’s strategy and business model would be an added advantage.

Proposals must be submitted to unitaid-proc@who.int no later than 17:00 hours CET (Geneva time) of 24 January 2025 (extended closing date). Please separate the Technical and Financial proposals in different files.

We look forward to receiving your proposals.

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