Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator, and in consultation with the INLS leadership, the Consultant will carry out the following activities:

Conduct a desk review of existing PMTCT strategy and related documents;

Review the National PMTCT program targets and results with a view to assessing the scope and coverage of PMTCT interventions in the country;

Conduct in person or group based key stakeholder interviews and/or focus group discussions to understand barriers to the rollout of PMTCT and uptake of existing services. The interviews and FGDs will be carried out with:

Beneficiaries of antenatal and PMTCT services, in Luanda and selected provincial health facilities;
PMTCT health service providers;
Members of the PMTCT working group chaired by INLS i.e. WHO, UNAIDS, UNICEF, PSR, Ministry of Social Affairs, UNFPA, UNDP;
Any other interested parties such as other HIV/aids partners and civil society organizations.

Develop a detailed PMTCT Scaling-Up Plan with clear roles, responsibilities and timelines, by geographical province, aligned with the Test and Treat Expansion Plan as well as the national strategy.

Deliverables: On starting the consultancy, the consultant will present a brief methodology showing the proposed number of days for desk review, review of program’s effectiveness, FGDs & IDIs in the 4 provinces, drafting of the final report.

The consultant shall be responsible for submitting:

A brief analysis of the barriers to the uptake of PMTCT services in Angola;
One draft PMTCT Scaling Up Plan which includes the responsibilities and timelines by geographical province to introduce PMTCT; scale-up in accordance with the Test and Treat Expansion Plan and the national strategy;
Following inputs from stakeholders, submit a revised PMTCT Scaling Up Plan incorporating stakeholder feedback received;
Final Report on the Consultancy.

Evaluation:

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 technical evaluation (70%):

Minimum of 10 years of working experience on issues related to HIV/AIDS, including PMTCT and understanding of biomedical as well as preventive approaches to address HIV – 20 points
Work experience in a development context, either for an international organisation, NGO and/or UN agency – 20 points
Specialised PMTCT improvement planning experience required – 15 points
Experience carrying out HIV program assessments to review effectiveness, impact and identifying opportunities to refocus or refine activities to achieve agreed goal – 15 points

Criteria for financial evaluation (30 points maximum):

p = y (µ/z), where

p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated
y = maximum number of points for the financial proposal
µ = price of the lowest priced proposal
z = price of the proposal being evaluated

Reporting: The consultant shall report to the Project Coordinator for the UNDP/Global Fund HIV grant in Angola. All expected deliverables will be submitted to the Project Coordinator for approval.

Travel: Travel within and outside Luanda is expected during the assignment, base on a schedule to be developed in accordance with INLS. Payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between UNDP Team and the Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be covered and paid by UNDP.

Payment Method: The consultant will be paid based on a daily-rate.

Payments will be based on deliverables as assessed in the Certificate of Payment as well as on the time-sheet.

Security: Individual Consultants are responsible for ensuring they have vaccinations/inoculations when travelling to certain countries, as designated by the UN Medical Director. Consultants are also required to comply with the UN security directives set forth under https://trip.dss.un.org.

Competencies

Corporate:

Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Functional:

Strong analytical, negotiation and communication skills, including ability to produce high quality practical advisory reports and knowledge products;
Professional and/or academic experience in one or more of the areas of international development, public health or related field.

Project and Resource Management:

Ability to produce high quality outputs in a timely manner while understanding and anticipating the evolving client needs;
Strong organisational skills;
Ability to work independently, produce high quality outputs.

Communications and Advocacy:

Strong ability to write clearly and convincingly, adapting style and content to different audiences and speak clearly and convincingly;
Strong analytical, research and writing skills with demonstrated ability to think strategically;
Strong inter-personal, negotiation and liaison skills.

Partnership building and team work:

Excellent negotiating and networking skills.
Demonstrated flexibility to excel in a multi-cultural environment.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree in medicine, public health, social sciences, international development or any other related discipline
Required Skills and Experience:
Minimum of 10 years of working experience on issues related to HIV/AIDS, including PMTCT and understanding of biomedical as well as preventive approaches to address HIV;
Work experience in a development context, either for an international organisation, NGO and/or UN agency, required;
Specialised PMTCT improvement planning experience required;
Experience carrying out HIV program assessments to review effectiveness, impact and identifying opportunities to refocus or refine activities to achieve agreed goal desirable.

Language:

Excellent written and spoken English;
Fluency in Portuguese is strongly preferred.