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Call for Expression of Interest for Consultancy on ‘Sub-recipients Assessment for Global Fund Regional Grant on Sustainable HIV Financing in Transition (SHIFT)’

The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) is the national federation for the community response to HIV in Australia. It provides leadership, coordination and support to the country’s policy, advocacy and health promotion on HIV. AFAO’s International Program is based in Bangkok and contributes to the development of effective policy and programmatic responses, particularly in Asia Pacific. It has supported community-based responses to HIV across the region for over two decades.

AFAO is the Principal Recipient of the regional Global Fund program focusing on HIV financing, specifically domestic financing, for Key Populations and communities and transition among Middle-income Countries from international donor funding. The program works in four countries in South East Asia including Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand. The objectives of the program are:

• Objective 1: By the end of 2018, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in four transition countries effectively advocate for allocative efficiency, domestic spending on HIV, and increased fiscal space for CSO HIV programs by promoting greater political commitment, innovative streams of funding, CSO funding mechanisms and integration of HIV under universal health coverage (UHC).
• Objective 2: By the end of 2018, strengthen technical expertise and skills of CSOs in four transition countries to advocate for allocative efficiency, increased domestic spending on HIV, and increased fiscal space for CSO HIV programs.
• Objective 3: By the end of 2018, increase CSO access to and use of strategic information on HVI financing issues, including allocative efficiency, innovative CSO funding mechanism, and best practices for countries in transition via the regional Knowledge Management Hub.

AFAO seeks the technical support of a Finance and Global Fund systems expert for the Sub-recipients (SRs) assessment of country SRs. The consultant will be contracted for a maximum of 8 days from 10 March to 30 March 2017. Please see the related TOR for more details on the assignment. For more information, please contact Joselyn Pang at Joselyn.Pang@afao.org.au

Please submit your EOI, CV to Joselyn Pang at Joselyn.Pang@afao.org.au before 11:59pm (GMT+7), 7 March 2017.

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

Background

AFAO is the national federation for the community response to HIV in Australia. It provides leadership, coordination and support to the country’s policy, advocacy and health promotion on HIV. AFAO’s International Program is based in Bangkok and contributes to the development of effective policy and programmatic responses, particularly in Asia Pacific. It has supported community-based responses to HIV across the region for over two decades.

The regional program is in collaboration with APCASO and APCOM as sub-recipients. APCASO is a regional civil society network of community-based organisations (CBOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working on HIV, health and social justice, with a focus on advocacy and community capacity development in Asia Pacific.  APCASO supports and promotes the role of CBOs and NGOs – particularly those representing communities most affected (‘key populations’ - namely people living with HIV, sex workers, people who use drugs, men who have sex with men, transgender people, migrant workers and mobile populations, including young people and women within these communities) – in advancing a rights-based social development and health agenda.

APCOM is a coalition of members bringing together representatives from communities, government, development partners and technical experts from Asia and the Pacific. It represents a diverse range of interests working together to improve male sexual health through increased investment, coverage and quality of sexual health services for our communities.  APCOM’s strategies are: 1. Advocacy for sexual health services for our communities; 2: Advocacy for an enabling environment for sexual health and supportive policies; 3.Gathering, generating, and sharing strategic information; 4. Building a cadre of advocates at all levels. 

AFAO is the Principal Recipient of the regional Global Fund program focusing on HIV financing, specifically domestic financing, for KP and communities and transition among MIC from international donor funding. The program works in four countries in South East Asia including Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand. The objectives of Sustainable HIV Financing in Transition (SHIFT) program are:

• Objective 1: By the end of 2018, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in four transition countries effectively advocate for allocative efficiency, domestic spending on HIV, and increased fiscal space for CSO HIV programs by promoting greater political commitment, innovative streams of funding, CSO funding mechanisms and integration of HIV under universal health coverage (UHC).
• Objective 2: By the end of 2018, strengthen technical expertise and skills of CSOs in four transition countries to advocate for allocative efficiency, increased domestic spending on HIV, and increased fiscal space for CSO HIV programs.
• Objective 3: By the end of 2018, increase CSO access to and use of strategic information on HVI financing issues, including allocative efficiency, innovative CSO funding mechanism, and best practices for countries in transition via the regional Knowledge Management Hub.

AFAO seeks the technical support of a Finance and Global Fund systems expert for the Sub-recipients (SRs) assessment of country SRs.

Purpose of Consultancy

The purpose of this consultancy is to conduct two country sub-recipient assessments for AFAO, and provide technical support/oversight to the team in the in-country assessment, with main focus on financial systems.

Key Activities

The key activities to be undertaken by the expert are as follows:

1. Conduct desk review of grant concept note, SR Assessment Tools, PR, selected SRs EOI, and regional SRs assessment and recommendation conducted in 2015.
2. Assess Financial systems of two SRs and develop recommendations to ensure robust financial systems are in place for identified
3. Provide mentoring and oversight to the AFAO interim finance manager during the SR assessment (as above).
4. Assist interim Finance Manager in drafting SR assessment report to AFAO by 31 March 2017 for final approval and sign off.

Scope & Tasks

Deliverables/Outputs

1. Final SR Assessment and draft reporting, summary of key findings from SR site visits.
2. Draft SR assessment report.
3. Feedback and presentation of the finding of the reports to AFAO, APCOM, and APCASO

Selection Criteria

Time Scheduling

The consultant will be contracted for a maximum of 8 days from 10 March to 30 March 2017.

Schedule of Payments