RFQ-2026-17 National Consultant for the Costed and Sequenced National HIV PrEP Implementation, Introduction and Scale-Up Plan 2027–2030.

UNAIDS Myanmar, in collaboration with NAP, will engage an international lead consultant, a national consultant and a costing and financing consultant to develop the Costed and Sequenced National HIV PrEP Implementation, Introduction and Scale-Up Plan 2027–2030. The plan will guide expansion of oral PrEP, prepare for phased introduction of long-acting PrEP, define implementation and monitoring arrangements, and support investment decisions. The assignment will also produce an aligned communication, advocacy and information, education and communication (IEC) package. The international lead consultant will lead overall technical development and integration; the national consultant will lead in-country coordination and national inputs; and the costing and financing consultant will lead costing and financing analysis.
• Coordinate national stakeholder mapping, engagement, consultation planning and follow-up with the international lead consultant.
• Liaise with NAP and the PrEP Core Team and support timely national review and decision-making.
• Compile and analyse national policies, programme information, implementation experience and stakeholder inputs relevant to oral and long-acting PrEP.
• Facilitate inclusive participation by implementing partners, service providers, civil society, key population networks and networks of people living with HIV.
• Provide national inputs to the development, review, validation and adaptation of the PrEP plan, long-acting PrEP introduction framework, operational recommendations and communication products.
• Coordinate access to national activity, target, unit-cost, budget and financing information for the costing and financing consultant, and support validation of contextual assumptions.
• Lead national coordination and contextual development of the communication, advocacy and IEC package, with technical guidance and review from the international lead consultant.
• Support national capacity through joint analysis, consultation, drafting, review of costing outputs and validation.
Duration: The anticipated commencement is October/November 2026, subject to contract award, with completion by 30 June 2027 with maximum 30-35 working days.
For details on the activities and expected outcomes please refer to the attached RFQ document.