I. Background
Project HOPE-The People to People Health Foundation Inc, Ethiopia is implementing a five years USAID funded Community HIV Care and Treatment (CHCT) Activity since July 2017. The strategic objective of the activity is to accelerate and sustain HIV and AIDS epidemic control in Ethiopia through delivery of high impact community based HIV services. The implementation of CHCT Activity covers PEPFAR priority towns and woredas in selected regions of the country. The objectives and interventions are designed to impact UNAIDS 90-90-90 goals.
Primarily, the activity aims to achieve the following three major results: Result 1: Strengthened community health and support systems for service delivery; Result 2: Strengthened organizational and technical capacity of community structures and Result 3: Strengthened data collection and use for learning and program improvement.
The CHCT activity is designed to expand access to comprehensive HIV prevention, care and treatment services by reinforcing the role of health extension workers (HEWs) and communities in the delivery of comprehensive clinical and non-clinical community HIV prevention, care and treatment services. The priority population targeted are peoples living with HIV (PLHIV) and their families.
Project HOPE has identified Network of Networks of HIV Positives (NEP+), National Network of Positive Women Ethiopians (NNPWE) and eleven (11) local implementing partners (LIPs) as indispensable local partners to effectively implement this activity and to get services delivery results and maximize capacity building efforts. These local implementing partners (LIPs) receive funding from Project HOPE Ethiopia (PHE) to collaborate in carrying out the service delivery at community level.
PHE also facilitates organizational and technical capacity building support to the local implementing partners (LIPs) to enable them to implement high quality HIV services at the community level in a coordinated manner, targeting priority populations, people living with HIV (PLHIV), and their family members in selected implementation sites. The primary objective is to increase the technical and organizational competency in efficiently and effectively managing project outcomes; and delivering high standard quality of services to target beneficiaries. To this end, PHE/CHCT Activity has conducted an Organizational and Technical Capacity Assessment (OTCA) for all LIPs through a self-assessment approach. Assessment findings have been analyzed.
One of the key findings mainly highlighted by most of the LIPs was lack of a strong resource mobilization (RM) and diversification plan and strategy; lack of sound financial sustainability strategy. Therefore, PHE is soliciting a competent local consultant firm with an extensive hands on technical and organizational expertise and experiences in designing Domestic Resource Mobilization & Diversification (DRMD) Framework with Financial Sustainability Strategy Guide and delivery of a comprehensive training for local implementing partners (LIPs) and other stakeholders recommended by PHE.
II. Objectives of the Consultancy
The main objectives of this consultancy shall be designing and developing a comprehensive Domestic Resource Mobilization & Diversification ( DRMD) Framework and Financial Sustainability Strategy Guide and provide a 5 days training to LIPs and selected regional HAPCO/HBs.
The specific objectives of the assignment include:
III. Scope of the Consultancy Work
The scope of the consultancy service shall include the following tasks:
IV. Deliverables
V. Duration of the Work
The duration of this short-term consultancy service will be 40 calendar days commencing the date of signature of the contract and the tasks will be completed accordingly. However, the consultant firm is also expected to come up with a more realistic plan (timeframe) to complete the above assignment with all deliverables. Yet, the proposed timeline is as follows:
VI. Payment Terms and Modality
Payment will be made to the consultant’s firm upon successful completion and submission of the deliverables. Payments will be effected in three payment schedules and all payments would be subject to taxation as per the government of Ethiopia’s regulations.
VII. Supervision, Reporting and Deliverables
The consultant will be directly supervised by and will be reporting to the Capacity Development Manager of CHCT Activity. The consultant is expected to provide regular updates on weekly basis until the full assignment is completed. The deliverables are discussed under section IV above.
VIII. Application and Requirements
a. Qualification and Experience
F The consultant firm should have high level technical/professional expertise and proven experiences in developing/preparing training materials (handouts/modules) - particularly on RM strategy, fund raising, financial sustainability, proposal and concept note writing experiences. For consultant firms to apply, they must have a strong prior experience performing similar activity for International NGOs.
F The consultant should also demonstrate its experience in delivering capacity building trainings to local CSOs in Ethiopia.
F At least ten years’ experience in the development sector, preferably in fundraising, strategy development, resource mobilization and diversification, sound understanding and application of strategic partnership building, concept note and winning proposals.
IX. APPLICATION
Interested applicants should submit their technical and financial proposals with an application letter, brief CV and relevant credentials.
Contents of the technical proposal should include: introduction, contents of DRMD Framework and FS Strategy Guide, training materials, training schedule, training methodology, profile and experience of the consulting firm, and CVs of relevant technical team.
The financial proposal should be submitted in a separate sealed envelope and needs to be presented in a tabular format, including detailed presentation of major cost items, unit of measurement, quantity, unit cost, total cost and remarks. [Note: Project HOPE Ethiopia will handle participants and hotel related costs].
Interested applicants should submit their application to Project HOPE HR department on or before February 28, 2019 before 5:00 pm. It should be hand deliver to PHE Country Office located in Addis Ababa (at the back of Bole Medhanealem Church on the road to MOENCO) and online application is not accepted.X. EVALUATION CRITERIA
XI. Disclaimer of Proposal
PHE reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals without assigning any reason whatsoever.