Short term consultant (home-based) to provide conduct a brief civil society survey on behalf of the Global Fund RAI Regional Steering Committee (RSC)
Background
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria allocated USD$ 100 million to tackle artemisinin resistance in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) through the Regional Artemisinin-resistance Initiative (RAI) and covers 5 countries (2014-2017): Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Viet Nam and Lao PDR. This grant is undergoing renewal for its second phase (2018-2020) and a Funding Request was submitted in March 2017. The grant is overseen by the RAI Regional Steering Committee, a multi-stakeholder governance body which is hosted by WHO in Cambodia.
Under the leadership of the RSC civil society representatives, a Regional Malaria CSO Platform was initiated in 2014, as a network of organizations (NGOs, INGOs, CBOs, community networks) from the GMS who are working in the context of malaria programs and malaria-affected populations. The main purpose of platform is to provide a common space to the civil society organizations in RAI implementing countries (Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Viet Nam) for communication, harmonized programmatic interventions, capacity strengthening and coordinated actions for advocacy to address malaria issues affecting vulnerable populations such as migrants/mobile groups, ethnic communities, forest and farm workers, etc.
Purpose/Specific Objective of the Activity
The purpose of this consultancy is to conduct a brief survey-based evaluation of civil society engagement efforts undertaken in the Greater Mekong Subregion in the context of the Global Fund Regional Artemisinin-resistance Initiative (RAI) in 2014-2017.
In preparing for the next Global Fund financing cycle (2018-2020), this exercise will be based on a survey to collect feedback from NGOs, CBOs, mobile migrant organizations and networks, ethnic communities and networks, academia and community advocates, working in malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, Myanmar and Viet Nam), especially with experience working in Global Fund grants.
Based on information and feedback provided by informants, the consultant will evaluate the effectiveness of the CSO engagement, advocacy and representation effort in the context of the RAI Regional CSO platform and will formulate recommendations to strengthen civil society engagement in malaria for the future cycle of implementation of RAI.
Description of activities to be carried out
- Conduct a desk review of key documents
- Design structured questionnaire for survey
- Conduct online survey
- Skype or phone interview with key stakeholders including RSC
- Draft final survey report
Method(s) to carry out the activity
Home based consultancy through virtual meetings and online survey.
Description of the tasks/process involved in carrying out the activity
As above
Timeline/Duration of assignment
June 2017
Deliverable(s) to be submitted during and after the period of the assignment including manner of delivery and payment
After completion of the aforementioned activities, a survey report will be developed which summarizes the survey findings and formulates recommendations as relevant to support the design, strengthening and continued implementation of the regional CSO platform.
Specific requirements
Qualifications
- Graduate (Masters) degree in public health, social sciences or a related field
- Minimum 10 years of experience working in the global health sector (required)
- Extensive experience working with non-governmental organizations and/or communities and their networks (required)
- Experience working as a consultant advising on health and advocacy issues (desirable)
- Experience working in Southeast Asia (required), preferably in the Greater Mekong Subregion (desirable).
- Experience working with the Global Fund (desirable)
Skills / Technical skills and knowledge
- Technical background in community and health issues
- Strong understanding of research, advocacy and policy issues
- Good communication skills, including exposure to intercultural settings
Language requirements
- Excellent English written and oral communication skills.
Place of assignment
Home-based (remote work)
Interested should submit a CV/resume together with a letter of interest via email to the WHO Representative Office before the deadline for submission on 19 May 2017 at the following WHO email: wpkhmprocurement@who.int. Please use Tender Notice No. 56899 as subject to all submission.
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