UNDP Jobs - 97332- IC/UNDP/HGI/049/2021 - HIV Expert for Funding Land

IC/UNDP/HGI/049/2021 - HIV Expert for Funding Landscape Proposal of GFATM [Re-advertised]

Location :

Home-Based, INDONESIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

10-Mar-21 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

10 working days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

2 months

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

Interest candidate has to access procurement notice Ref.: IC/UNDP/HGI/049/2021 - HIV Expert for Funding Landscape Proposal of GFATM [Re-advertised] at the following link: https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=75925

We encourage you to submit your application through this website and send the complete application to bids.id@undp.org (only application with complete supporting document received in bids.id@undp.org before or at the closing date will be proceed).

Background

“UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis, and drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. On the ground in 177 countries and territories, UNDP offers global perspective and local insight to help empower lives and build resilient nations.” UNDP Indonesia's mission is to be an agent for change in the human and social development of Indonesia. We aim to be a bridge between Indonesia and all donors as well as a trusted partner to all stakeholders. We work in four key areas of development: Governance Reforms, Pro-Poor Policy Reforms, Conflict Prevention and Recovery, and Environment Management, with the overarching aim of reducing poverty in Indonesia. Besides the four priority areas, UNDP Indonesia is also engaged in a variety of crosscutting initiatives focused on HIV/AIDS, gender equality, and information and technology for development.”

Indonesia is one of the nine countries in Asia and the Pacific where the number of HIV infections continues to rise (approximately 67,000 new infections per year). In 2020, it was estimated that 543.100 people were living with HIV in Indonesia (representing 1.8% of the global HIV burden). The WHO classifies Indonesia as a high burden country in terms of tuberculosis (TB), TB/HIV coinfection and high multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB). According to a 2013-2014 TB prevalence survey, Indonesia has one of the world’s highest TB burdens with a prevalence of 1.6 million cases (representing 15% of the global burden). The Global Fund is a valued partner in Australia’s efforts to improve regional health security. The Fund has saved over 20 million lives since 2002, including 10 million lives in the Indo-Pacific region, and averted 146 million new infections since 2012. It has shown significant impact on the three epidemics of AIDS, TB and malaria and contributed to stronger health systems. Country coordinating mechanisms (CCMs) are the governing body in each country responsible for developing and submitting funding requests to the Global Fund.

Following the receipt of funding allocation letters in December 2019, all countries eligible to receive funding from the Global Fund will be submitting funding requests in 2020 for the components (HIV, TB, malaria or RSSH) for which they have received a funding allocation. Indonesia, PNG, Timor-Leste, the Solomon Islands, Cambodia and the Pacific Islands Regional Multi-Country Coordinating Mechanism will most likely be submitting funding request applications in Windows 1 or 2. Eligible applicants will be informed of the amount of funding they can access, as well as the application approach, in the allocation letter from the Global Fund. Funding Request to prepared, required assistance of content, advisor and writing specialist. Historically the content is provided by stakeholders which include technical units in country (people living and affected by the disease) and professional organization involved in the process. The process itself in collecting of needs, issues, and ideas, review the draft by the stakeholders, and refined by the consultant. And last step will be reviewed for final draft which then refined by the editor become the final document to be endorsed by CCM Plenary and submit to the Global Fund. The initial proposal has been submitted to The Global Fund, however, there’s need to be revised with changes in The RAN target, the GF target will also change, the unit cost will change so that the calculation of the total resource need and the gap must all change.

Therefore, UNDP intent to continue support the CCM Indonesia to develop new proposal for the next HIV AIDS funding request to the Global Fund moreover to provide technical assistant to Ministry of Health in order to prepare the co-financing and sustainability of the Global Fund Project in Indoensia. The consultant is expected to work in close collaboration with the CCM Technical Working Group and National HIV team, with inputs from the Global Fund Secretariat and other technical partners as appropriate.

Duties and Responsibilities

Scope of Work

The general purpose of this ToR is engagement of the HIV Technical Working Group (TWG) that would serve as to support:

Finalized an updated analysis on epidemiological, programmatic, financial and risk issues that will provide strategic input and update the funding request alighed updated requirements from the Global Fund
In accordance to requirement from CCM members and partners, the consultant shall facilitate discussions that will assist the members to implement programs and prepare the co-financing and sustainability for GF funding request.
Provide technical and advocacy advice to the CCM and MoH as needed and appropriate.
Provide assistance to update fundamental elements of the new iteration funding request (narrative, funding landscape table, programmatic gap table, government co-financing commitment table, performance framework, budget etc) in line with existing technical documents, new national strategic plans, and updated requirement by the Global Fund.

Competencies

Language:

Strong written and spoken in English

Others

Preferably have extensive knowledge in collaboration, learning, and adapting concepts for health projects
Creative problem solving and ability to work in a team with positive attitude
Ability to communicate and give a good presentation, report, and able to work independently and in a team
Preferably have extensive knowledge in developing research, analytical work, academic paper

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

Minimum Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Economics, Health Policy, or other related fields.

Experience:

Minimum of fifteen years of relevant work experience in the field of Health Programme
An excellent understanding policies, programs, and priorities of government, and issues on HIV/AIDS response would be advantage.
Hands on experience in designing and developing grand funding landscape proposal would be advantage.
Having experience in work collaboration with Ministry of Health, UN Agencies, and The Global Fund