Provide consultancy support to SI cascade analysis and data management, tools for consolidated SI guidelines, and the EMTCT validation process (2016/HTM/HIV/009)

The WHO programme on HIV is located in the HIV, TB and Malaria Cluster (HTM). The HIV and Hepatitis programme is guided by the Global Health Strategies for HIV and Hepatitis 2016-21. The new strategies are submitted to the Executive Board and World Assembly in respectively January and May 2016 for approval.  The goal of the Secretariat’s draft strategy on HIV and Viral Hepatitis is to end the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030, within the context of ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages. Furthermore, it is aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: its focus is on ensuring financial security and health equity through its commitment to universal health coverage.

                                                                           

Within the HIV Department, the consultant will work with the Strategic Information and Planning (SIP) Unit.

 

Main Tasks:

The contractor is required to provide the following deliverables:

1. Support the cascade workshops in terms of national and sub-national data compilation, validation, analysis and presentation. Data will be available from the country missions, meetings, and from the global reporting around June 2016 and 2017.

Deliverable 1.1: Data  templates developed for HIV, including data management of country and sub national data available and pre filled with data from global reporting.  Updated and maintained on a Monthly basis for the 25 high burden HIV countries.

Timeline: Month 2,4,6,8,10,12

Deliverable 1.2: Data sheets for the cascade workshops prepared (merging data from global reporting templates, TA missions, and other data that may become available) and all quality checks done and feedback from staff incorporated, including basic analysis and benchmarking of data.

Timeline: Month 3,6,9,12

- Presentations adapted based on a data standard slide set for global and country level for cascade analysis, , agenda’s for the national and global cascade workshops and any other back-ground documents prepared and compiled

 Timeline: Month 3,6,9,12

 

1. Support the development of tools of the consolidated SI guidelines including specific guidance for countries, sub national data management, and data requirements for key populations, and to ensure balanced inclusion of prevention in the cascade of HIC service provision.

Deliverable 2.1Developed monitoring tracking sheet and updated on a monthly basis for the guideline roll-out ( country and sub national cascade analysis) and the completion of tools.  Timeline: Month 3,6,9,12

Deliverable 2.2: Draft tools proposed and developed in collaboration with staff, and adapted tools based on country results and piloting submitted to the unit coordinator.

Timeline: Month 5, 11

Deliverable 2.3 Feedback and comments on SI tool development collected, organised and integrated

Timeline: Month 6, 12

Deliverable 2.4: Proposed design and lay-out checks done for tools provided and proof reading in English done through track changes/comments on documents, including English translation if required

Timeline: Month 8

1. Support the data compilation and presentation for the EMTCT Validation processes

Deliverable 3.1: Back ground documents and data sheets, as well and reports prepared for the Global Validation Advisory Committee for annual face to face meeting and bi monthly teleconference meetings 

Timeline: Month 2;4,6,8,10,12

Deliverable 3.2: Updated data sheets and relevant documents prepared for the EMTCT validation missions with WHO regions (3-5 missions)

Timeline: Month 10

Deliverable 3.3.: Updated country pipeline sheet for pre-elimination and elimination missions in countries prepared quarterly

Timeline: Month 3,6,9,12

Deliverable 3.4 : Updated working plan for the validation process

Timeline: Month 5, 11

Deliverable 3.5: Maintain the costing template for country, regional and global level, including costs of gaps in the cascade by intervention, comparing it to global benchmarks, e.g. from Spectrum and technical partners

Timeline: Month 4; 8; 12

Deliverable 3.6: Review of the new GARPR 2016 tools on the treatment, cascade and PMTCT indicators conducted in various stages of development (final draft; after lay-out and design; and editing)  in track changes, in collaboration with technical staff

Timeline: Month 7

 

The initial contract duration under this RFP is for 12 months but could be extended for another 12 months depending on the need of the consultancy work, performance and funding availability.

 

Key requirements for this consultancy:

Academic qualifications:

Essential: Bachelor University Degree in Epidemiology, Public health, Social Sciences or other equivalent

and a minimum of 3 years’ experience in health data management.

Desirable: Any substantial courses related to public health and data management.

 

Work experience:

Essential: Five years’ work experience in knowledge and data management of which at least 2 years in HIV/AIDS data management.

 

Skills and Competencies

•             Good data management skills (collection, compilation, validation)

•             Good organisational and analytical skills

Ability to work as part of a team, and good skills excel, access, and basic data management systems …

 

The implementation of the consultancy may require duty  travel, this travel will organised and paid for by WHO following the organisation’s rules and regulations. The contractor is expected to be in the possession of an unrestricted passport.

 

Submission of proposals:

 

No later than 2 May 2016, 17:00 (CET), the bidder shall complete and return by either email or hard copy to WHO (only when this step is completed the bidder is regarded as a prospective bidder):                     

a)     “2016HTMHIV009_3_RFP Confidentiality Undertaking (SI and EMTCT)” form completed/signed.

b)     “2016HTMHIV009_4_RFP Acknowledgement Form (SI and EMTCT)” form completed/signed as confirmation of the bidder's intention to submit a bona fide proposal and designate its representative to whom communications may be directed, including any addenda. 

c)      Covering letter signed by the bidder.

d)     Proposal (including, but not restricted to, technical and financial documents).

e)     “2016HTMHIV009_5_ RFP Acceptance Form (SI and EMTCT)” form completed/signed.

f)      “2016HTMHIV009_6_RFP Completeness Form (SI and EMTCT)” form completed/signed.

A prospective bidder requiring any clarification on technical, contractual or commercial matters may notify WHO via email at the following address no later than 27 April 2016, 17:00 CET.

 

• Email for submissions of forms and/or proposal: pdifin@who.int (use subject: Bid Ref 2016HTMHIV009)
• Mailing address for submission of proposal:

 

World Health Organization

­­­­Mr Jerome Peron

HQ/HIV, PDI/FIN, D45034

Bid Ref: 2016HTMHIV009

20, Avenue Appia

CH-1211 Geneva 27

               

Refer to attached documents for additional information.