Closing date: 31 May 2016
The Department of HIV and AIDS of WHO 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 Health 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/AIDS Department, the consultant will work with the Strategic Information and Planning (SIP) Unit. The SIP Unit is producing new guides to support countries in strengthening HIV patient monitoring system and case surveillance. The guides will support national programmes to improve patient care, optimize report on national ART services along the health sector cascade and report on global indicators for the health sector response to HIV.
Purpose of the consultancy:
To support the content development and writing of the 2016 WHO Consolidated HIV Patient Monitoring and Case Reporting Guides.
Scope of work
To provide technical and policy writing support for the following normative guidance products:
• Full 2016 WHO Consolidated HIV Patient Monitoring and Case Reporting Guides updates
• Key messages and other materials for the release of the guides
Main Tasks:
The contractor is required to provide the following deliverables:
Prepare a detailed outline and writing plan based on discussions with the SIP coordinator and technical officers overseeing the guides;
Deliverables: Annotated outline and writing plan
Timeframe: Month 1 (2 days)
Develop draft based on the outline and reviewing contributions from technical teams, external partners, country teams and harmonization with WHO 2016 Consolidated Strategic Information Guidelines and 2015 Consolidated Guidelines on the Use of Antiretrovirals Drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV Infection;
Deliverables: Draft text for the introductory sections and for key technical chapters - including case reporting, patient monitoring, unique identifier, and operational tools based on inputs from technical teams, with overall writing of technical components to ensure readability, consistency and flow according to WHO style;
Timeframe: Month 1 (15 days)
In coordination with the WHO technical focal points, develop full draft of the guides, edit and finalize the full draft based on internal and external comments, cross-checking of information and references and incorporating additional information as necessary;
Deliverables: Full draft for revision of the guides incorporating comments received from technical units, regional offices, external reviewers, partner agencies and reference list prepared according to WHO’s house style
Timeframe: Month 2 -3 (23 days)
Produce final guides, support to review the final layout, identify and draft the key messages of the guides and additional materials for its release.
Deliverables: Final report, key messages and executive summary ready for production
Timeframe:Month 4-5(20 days)
Should other assignment become available a separate Terms of Reference will be issued and the candidate or pool of candidates will be approached.
Key requirements for this consultancy:
Academic qualifications:
Essential: Master’s degree in public health or medical degree, or university degree in law or any relevant social sciences.
Work experience:
Essential: At least 10 years of relevant working experience in international public health and in the field of HIV. Have a proven track record of complex writing assignments.
Desirable: Experience in working with WHO and the United Nations system, and demonstrated experience in writing reports for HIV.
Planned timelines and working days
The working period would approximately be from mid-June up to mid-November 2016, with a total of 60 working days.
Performance monitoring
The work of the contractor will be supervised by the Technical Officers, Responsible for Surveillance and Patient Monitoring Systems (first-level supervisors), and by the Strategic Information and Planning Coordinator (second-level supervisor), in the HIV/AIDS Department. The timeframe above includes deliverables against which performance will be monitored on a regular basis.
Location and Travel
The contractual partner is expected to work at his/her place of residence. However, at the beginning of the contract, temporary presence at WHO/HQ, Geneva, Switzerland may be required for capacity building reasons. Any duty travel related to this assignment will be organized separately, following the WHO Rules and Regulations on duty travel (not to be included in the proposal budget). The Contractor shall verify that he/she is legally entitled to travel to the country or countries where the work is to be carried out, including Switzerland.
How to apply:
No later than 31 May 2016, 17:00 (CET), the bidder shall return by either email or hard copy to WHO (only when this step is completed the bidder is regarded as a prospective bidder):
a) Covering letter signed by the bidder explaining relevant qualifications and experience related to the assignment.
b) Detailed CV documenting relevant experience.
c) Financial proposal .
Any information which the bidder considers confidential, if any, should be clearly marked as such.
The full RFP document is available at https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/45557.
A prospective bidder requiring any clarification on technical, contractual or commercial matters may notify WHO via email at the following address no later than 18 May 2016, 12:00 CET.
Email for submissions of forms and/or proposal:
pdifin@who.int (use subject: Bid Ref 2016HTMHIV014)
Mailing address for submission of proposal:
World Health Organization
Mr Jerome Peron
HQ/HIV, PDI/FIN, D45034
Bid Ref: 2016HTMHIV0014
20, Avenue Appia
CH-1211 Geneva 27