Technical Expert on the implementation of Regional Commitments and Policy Instrument on HIV in Region III and Region IVA

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Job Title:

Technical Expert on the implementation of Regional Commitments and Policy Instrument on HIV in Region III and Region IVA

Brand:

UNDP Philippines

Duty Station:

Homebased, Manila, Philippines

Contract Duration:

80 working days spread over 6 months

Type of Contract:

Individual Consultant

Languages Required:

English, Filipino

  1. Project Title

UNAIDS Unified Budget, Results and Accountability Framework (UBRAF)-supported Joint UN Plans on AIDS

  1. Background and rationale

An enabling policy environment ensures protection and recognition of human rights. Consequently, it facilitates access to HIV prevention, treatment, and care services, making it central to an effective HIV response[1].

To understand how structural factors influence people’s risk of acquiring HIV and their access to services, monitoring laws, policies, and regulations is crucial. Such monitoring offers an assessment of how policy and legal barriers and gaps should be addressed, along with measure progress towards more enabling policy and legal environments. National programs on HIV should be guided by evidence-informed policies, and these should be based on programmatic gap analyses, accompanied by political mapping relevant to legal and policy reform.

Through the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) 2001 Declaration of Commitment, countries agreed to conduct periodic reviews of progress towards their commitments, with the involvement of civil society, develop monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, and “by 2003, establish or strengthen effective monitoring systems… for the promotion and protection of human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS.”1. In 2002, UNAIDS, in collaboration with National AIDS Committees, civil society, academia, and other partners, developed a set of indicators, including the National Composite Policy Index (NCPI), to measure progress. The 2006, 2011 and 2016 Political Declarations on HIV/AIDS reaffirmed UNAIDS’ mandate to support monitoring and reporting on commitments.

The NCPI has been reported every two years since 2003. While keeping the same acronym, the tool’s name changed in 2012 from National Composite Policy Index to National Commitments and Policy Instrument. The NCPI is a component of the Global AIDS Response Progress Reporting (GARPR, previously UNGASS reporting).

The Instrument consists of two parts: Part A is completed by governments; and Part B by non-governmental respondents including civil society, the private sector, bilateral agencies, and United Nations organizations. There is deliberate duplication of some questions between the two parts for comparison, and to encourage and facilitate country level dialogue.

UNAIDS recommends that the questionnaire be completed by conducting a desk review and interviews with knowledgeable persons, validating the data through workshops with representative stakeholders and, to the extent possible, generating consensus on responses. The government focal point for the reporting process submits the completed NCPI to UNAIDS.

Although the focus of the NCPI is on laws, policies and regulations, over time it has evolved to also capture information on programs and their perceived implementation so that this information can be triangulated with program indicator data to facilitate dialogue and change as needed.

In 2021, UNDP conducted a regional commitments and policy instrument report for HIV in NCR and this year, UNDP is conducting a study in Region III and Region IVA using the developed RCPI to make policy data available, promote accountability; support joint analysis of policy information with other relevant data to inform national HIV responses; and present recommendations for a more enabling legal and policy environments. Regions III and IVA are the next priority regions after NCR because of the high burden of disease in the areas. This project also intends to generate a reporting mechanism to be implemented in other regions in the future.

[1] UNAIDS United Nations General Assembly special session on HIV/AIDS 25–27 June 2001.

Duties and Responsibilities

  1. Scope of Work

To ensure successful implementation of the project, it is proposed that a Technical Expert on Regional Commitments and Policy Instrument on HIV be engaged as an Individual Contractor (IC) The scope of work includes:

  1. Collection of legal and policy regional data for Regions III and IVA from government authorities, civil society representatives, and other non-governmental partners involved in the HIV response using the developed RCPI questionnaire by UNDP with special sections on policies related to children, adolescents, women, and LGBTQI together with the Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), child Antiretroviral Treatment (ARV) and Infant Early Diagnosis

  2. Development of a brief report on Commitments and Policies in Regions III and IVA including the summary and analysis of data collected using the RCPI developed by UNDP with special sections on policies related to children, adolescents, women, and LGBTQI.

  3. Development of actionable recommendations to enhance system for data collection and harness digital technology, and analysis of RCPI, with a clear reporting mechanism (e.g., accountable and involved institutions) on tracking and updating the commitments and policies on HIV.

  4. Correlation of the result of RCPI to Regional AIDS Spending Assessment (RASA) and provide recommendations to fill in the gaps.

  5. Presentation of the RCPI report to at least 50 participants in Regions III and IVA.

The IC will directly report to the HIV Response Officer (UNDP Philippines Institutions and Partnerships Team) with guidance from the Institutions and Partnerships Programme Team Leader and Programme Analyst, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub HIV, Health and Development Team, DOH and UNAIDS.

  1. Expected Output and Deliverables

The Individual Consultant is expected to accomplish the following:

Deliverables / Outputs

Estimated Duration to Complete

Target Due Dates

Approvals Required

Draft brief report on Regional Commitments and Policies in Regions III and IVA including summary and analysis of data collected using RCPI developed by UNDP with special sections on policies related to children, adolescents, women, and LGBTQI together with the prevention of mother-to-child transmission, child antiretroviral treatment and infant early diagnosis

40 working days

  1. Team Leader, Institutions and Partnerships Programme

Final report on Regional Commitments and Policies in Regions III and IVA including summary and analysis of data collected using RCPI developed by UNDP with special sections on policies related to women, LGBTQI, and/or gender issues

where possible

30 working days

  1. Report on the actionable recommendations to enhance system for data collection and analysis of data collected using the UNDP developed RCPI, together with the recommendations generated from the correlation with RASA result

5 working days

  1. Presentation of the RCPI report to at least 50 participants from Regions III and IVA

5 working days

  1. Institutional Arrangements

  2. The Individual Consultant will directly report to the HIV Response Officer, with guidance from the Institutions and Partnerships Programme Team.

  3. The Consultant shall consider at least five (5) working days lead time for UNDP to review outputs, give comments, certify approval/acceptance of outputs, etc.
  4. The Individual Consultant is expected to respond to mobile and email communications within 12 hours for efficient coordination and meet on a regular basis for updates.
  5. UNDP Philippines shall be entitled to intellectual property and other proprietary rights over all materials that have direct relation to the project.
  6. This consultancy shall be performed remotely and will be a home-based assignment with minimal face-to-face coordination in some exceptional instances such as follow-up sessions
  7. The Individual Consultant is expected to have his/her own equipment and workstation.

  8. Duration of Work

The Individual Consultant will be engaged for 80 working days spread over 6 months unless revised in a mutually agreed upon timetable. The long-time duration of the contract is proposed to give way to the election period which may affect the implementation.

Changes in the duration of the contract will be implemented through issuance of a contract amendment.

  1. Duty Station

The Consultant’s duty station is in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila but the assignment is expected to implement with a work-from-home arrangement. However, in some exceptional instances (e.g., follow-up sessions), the IC may engage in limited face-to-face coordination within the priority areas and only as deemed necessary. Travel expenses should be included in the financial proposal.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, all work of the Consultant shall be done within the guidelines and protocols set by the local government.

Competencies

Competencies

Corporate Competencies

  • Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN mission, vision, values, and ethical standards
  • Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability
  • Promotes UNDP's agenda in meetings

Other Competencies

  • Ability to work in close collaboration with a group of national and international experts, to meet strict deadlines and plan the work according to priorities;
  • Demonstrates capacity to plan, organize, and execute effectively;
  • The initiative, good analytical skills, mature judgment, and ability to work under tight schedule while respecting deadlines achievement, ethics, and honesty;
  • Ability to establish effective working relations in a diverse environment
  • Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
  • Builds strong relationships with internal and external clients;
  • Demonstrated ability to function in a team environment and to deal with a complex multi-stakeholder environment
  • Good ability to use information and communication technologies as tools and resources;
  • Excellent written communication and presentation/public speaking skills focus on results, ability to interact productively in a teamwork environment

Required Skills and Experience

  1. Qualifications of the Successful Individual Contractor

The Individual Consultant should meet the following minimum qualifications and competencies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Political Science, Social Sciences, Public Health, or relevant field from a reputable university

Experience

Must have at least five (5) years of experience in development and implementation of HIV Laws and Ordinances, health, or gender development work

Skills/Certification

At least two (2) years of experience in research, secondary data collection, and quantitative data analysis

Language

English, Filipino

Core Competencies

Leadership, Communication, Planning and Organizing

  • Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN mission, vision, values and ethical standards
  • Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability

Technical Competencies

Other Competencies:

  • Demonstrates strong analytical skills and mature judgement well-planned and organized;
  • Ability to work in close collaboration with a group of national and international experts, to meet strict deadlines and plan the work according to priorities;
  • Demonstrates capacity to plan, organize and execute effectively;
  • Ability to establish effective working relations in a multi-cultural team environment;
  • Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
  • Facilitates and encourages open communication in the team and with stakeholders;
  • Excellent written communication and presentation/public speaking skills
  1. Scope of Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments

The Individual Consultant must send a financial proposal based on an all-inclusive lump-sum amount for the delivery of the outputs below. The total amount quoted shall include all cost components required to deliver the services identified above, including professional daily fees X number of person-days and any other applicable costs (e.g., software and online tool/platform subscriptions) to be incurred by the Individual Consultant in completing the assignment.

Medical/health insurance must be purchased by the Individual Consultant at his/her own expense, and upon award of contract, the Individual Consultant must be ready to submit proof of insurance valid during contract duration.

Payments will be made upon satisfactory completion of the deliverables by target due dates. Outputs will be certified by the Programme Analyst of Institutions and Partnerships prior to payments.

Tranches

Deliverable/Outputs

Due Date

Percentage of Fee

Tranche 1

Draft brief report on Regional Commitments and Policies in Regions III and IVA including summary and analysis of data collected using RCPI developed by UNDP with special sections on policies related to children, adolescents, women, and LGBTQI together with the prevention of mother-to-child transmission, child antiretroviral treatment and infant early diagnosis certified acceptable by UNDP

TBA

30%

Tranche 2

Final report on Regional Commitments and Policies in Regions III and IVA including summary and analysis of data collected using RCPI developed by UNDP with special sections on policies related to women, LGBTQI, and/or gender issues where possible certified acceptable by UNDP

TBA

30%

Tranche 3

Report on the actionable recommendations to enhance system for data collection and analysis of data collected using the UNDP developed RCPI, together with the recommendations generated from the correlation with RASA result certified acceptable by UNDP

TBA

20%

Tranche 4

Presentation of the RCPI report to at least 50 participants from Regions III and IVA acceptable by UNDP

TBA

20%

TOTAL

100%

  1. Recommended Presentation of Offer

The following documents may be requested:

  1. Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP;
  2. Personal CV or P11, indicating all past experiences from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate
  3. At least two (2) relevant samples of written work in research, secondary data collection and quantitative data analysis
  4. Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided. If an Offeror is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the Offeror must indicate at this point, and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP. Medical/health insurance must be purchased by the individual at his/her own expense, and upon award of contract, the Individual Consultant must be ready to submit proof of insurance valid during contract duration.

  5. Criteria for Selection of the Best Offer

The Offers received will be evaluated using a combined scoring method – where technical proposal will be weighted 70 points and combined with the price offer which will be weighted 30 points.

The CV will be reviewed using the criteria in the table below. Only offerors who will obtain a minimum of 70% or 49 out of 70 obtainable points will be shortlisted and considered for evaluation of financial proposal.

The CV and technical proposal will be evaluated based on the following:

Technical Qualifications

Points Obtainable

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Political Science, Social Sciences, Public Health, or relevant field from a reputable university

14 points for a minimum and additional 2 points for a post-graduate degree

20

Must have at least five (5) years of experience in development and implementation of HIV laws and ordinances, health, or gender development work

21 points for 5 years of experience, additional 3 points per additional year

30

At least two (2) years of experience in research, secondary data collection, and quantitative data analysis

14 points for 2 years of experience, additional 2 points per additional year

20

Total

70

Offerors must upload in one (1) file the documents mentioned above.

Templates for a) P11 Personal History Form and b) Offeror's Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability and Financial Proposal (Annex 2) are available through the link below. UNDP General Terms and Conditions for Individual Contractors are also available:

http://gofile.me/292aN/FJEcICt8l

Incomplete submission of required documents may result in disqualification.

Please see the deadline of submissions above.

Because of the volume of applications UNDP receives, only shortlisted offerors will be notified.

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