UNDP Jobs - 104551- Consultant to develop a unified CSO advocacy agend

Consultant to develop a unified CSO advocacy agenda and plan.

Location :

Harare, Zimbabwe, ZIMBABWE

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

01-Mar-2022

Application Deadline :

14-Feb-22 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

15 days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

15 days

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

Background of the Organisation

FACT is a Christian-based national organisation working in and through partnerships to improve health and reduce poverty among people affected by HIV and related issues in Zimbabwe and beyond. With support from Global Fund through UNDP, FACT was awarded funds to implement a HIV and Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH) interventions in 20 of Global Fund Districts in Zimbabwe. Under this grant FACT will be implementing three interventions related to HIV and Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH) Community Systems Strengthening Module. Interventions are: Community Led/Based Monitoring (CLM), Institutional Capacity building, Planning and leadership and Community Empowerment, Social Mobilisation and Advocacy. The implementation of these interventions will be through CSOs/CBOs sub sub recipients to be selected for all the designate Global Fund supported districts

Background to Community Systems Strengthening (CSS)

Zimbabwe’s CSO, CBOs and networks’ serving in the areas of HIV, TB and malaria exhibit leadership, governance, institutional capacity, community empowerment, social mobilisation, advocacy and monitoring skills and capacity gaps[1]. Firstly, communities exhibit weak coordinated engagement and coordinated mechanisms to consolidate treatment, prevention and support gains made since the advent of the three diseases. Additionally, the structures have slowly evolved. Thirdly, changes in epidemiological trends and concerted focus on biomedical responses have left out critical pockets which can benefit from social interventions[1]. Those left behind include Men having Sex with Men (MSM), Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW), female sex workers (FSW), Artisanal miners, prisoners, truck drivers and people with disabilities. Coupled with this has been significant loss of traction and relevance by CBOs, CSOs and networks to efficiently and effectively serve and reach out to the hardest to reach. Sadly, without comprehensive and sustained reach, national and global targets for HIV, TB and malaria will remain a pipe dream.

To address the challenges highlighted above, FACT received funding from Global Fund as a Sub-recipient to implement a Community Systems Strengthening (CSS) interventions in 20 districts in Zimbabwe. FACT is implementing three CSS Module, which are:

Module 1: Community Led/Based Monitoring (CLM),
Module 2: Institutional Capacity building, Planning and leadership
Module 3: Community Empowerment, Social Mobilisation and Advocacy.

The expected outcomes of (Module 3) Community Empowerment, Social Mobilisation and Advocacy are;

Increased community participation in designing and implementation of HIC programmes for better health outcomes
improved quality of care, by collecting and acting on information on the user experience, coming directly from recipients of care

It is against this background the FACT is seeking a consultant to develop of unified CSO advocacy agenda and plan. The consultant is expected to engage different CSOs to gather evidence in the development of the advocacy agenda and plan.

Duties and Responsibilities

Description of Responsibilities

The overall objective of this consultancy is to Develop a Unified CSO Advocacy Agenda and Plan, through engagement of Zimbabwean CSOs that are focused on HIV/TB and Malaria programming. As such, the consultant will have to facilitate a workshop to gather evidence and advocacy issues that can be used to come up with an advocacy agenda and subsequent plan.

Key Sub topics of the CSOs Advocacy Agenda and Plan

The CSOs Advocacy Agenda and Plan should cover the generic themes related to advocacy structure, as such it should include, but not limited to the following key areas:

Advocacy Goal
Advocacy objectives
Decision-makers and influencers
Opposition and obstacles to Advocacy
Advocacy Partners
Anticipated roles of partners
Advocacy Tactics
Advocacy plan
Processes and outcomes to monitor and evaluate the advocacy plan

Detailed structure and content of the Advocacy Agenda Plan shall be discussed and agreed upon with contractor at the beginning of the assignment.

The main responsibilities will be to:

Gather, Review, analyze and documentation related to advocacy issues in the HIV/TB and Malaria programming
Facilitate a CSOs workshop to gather advocacy themes and issues.
Develop a Unified CSO Advocacy Agenda and Plan.

Main Deliverables

The deliverables from this exercise is a Unified CSO Advocacy Agenda and Plan document (A hard Copy & a soft copy),

Competencies

FOUNDATIONAL COMPETENCIES:

Commitment,
Drive for Results
Embracing Diversity,
Integrity
Self-awareness and Self-regulation,
Teamwork

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCES

Leading Vision and Change
Coaching
Communication
Setting Standards, and Monitoring Work
Strategic and Global Thinking
Group Facilitation
Team Leadership

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced Degree in the field of Strategic Planning and Management, Management, Social Sciences, Program Management, or a closely related field.

Experience:

At least 5 years of experience in leading the training of CSOs on advocacy issues.
Demonstrable experience in facilitating advocacy workshops for CSOs in Zimbabwe.
Sound understanding of prevailing trends of issues in HIV/TB and Malaria Programming
Knowledge of policies and legal frameworks related to HIV/TB and Malaria in Zimbabwe
Experience in communication, documentation and in developing high quality reports;
Sound understanding of CSO Sector in Zimbabwe and advocacy successes, failures and gaps;

Language Requirements:

Fluency in spoken and written English.

Scope of Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments

The consultancy fee will be determined on a lump sum basis. The lump sum amount must be all-inclusive and the contract price must be fixed regardless of changes in the cost components. Payment will be made upon completion of all key deliverables.

The EoI must include the following:

Technical proposal: a cover letter and updated Curriculum Vitae (2 pages maximum); a technical proposal (max. 4 pages) summarizing the work approach and contents of the Advocacy Agenda and plan to be developed, and work plan with the expected number of working days; and, List of evidence of similar work done and experience to undertake the assignment.

Financial proposal: - asking rate (fees) in USD per workday and estimated number of workdays required to perform the assignment. Other logistical expenditures including materials, if applicable, must be included in the budget breakdown.

Evaluation Criteria

Candidates will be evaluated using a combined scoring method with the qualifications and methodology weighted at 70% and the price offer weighted at 30%. Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49% (out of 70%) points on the technical qualifications part will be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

Criteria for evaluation of qualifications and methodology (70 points maximum):

Relevance of education to the consultancy (10 points);
Demonstrable experience in facilitating advocacy workshops for CSOs in Zimbabwe (20 points)
Sound understanding of prevailing trends of issues in HIV/TB and Malaria Programming (10 points)
Experience in communication, documentation and in developing Manuals, or Advocacy Plans (30 points)

Criteria for financial evaluation (30 points maximum)