Consultant - Syphilis Free Start

Requirements

Essential Experience

• 10+ years of relevant professional experience in global health;
  
• Demonstrated experience supporting and/or participating in Global Fund proposal and budgeting processes, ideally across multiple funding cycles;
  
• Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance to Ministries of Health in the intended country;
  
• Deep knowledge of HIV prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programming and service delivery;
  
• Strong understanding of maternal and child health systems in low- and middle-income countries;
  

Technical Expertise

• Familiarity with Global Fund application requirements, templates, and review processes;
  
• Experience developing policy documents, strategic plans, and operational guidelines;
  
• Understanding of health systems strengthening and integration approaches;
  

Skills / Competencies

• Proactive and able to take initiative, identifying solutions and recommendations for improvements;
  
• Strong relationship-building skills with government officials and technical partners;
  
• Priority will be given to individuals who are based in or from selected focal countries;
  
• Oral and written fluency in English; with French and/or Portuguese fluency required in countries where this is the spoken language;
  

• Stakeholder Engagement:
  
• Maintain relationships on behalf of Evidence Action with key stakeholders in Ministries of Health, local GFATM country coordinating mechanisms, development partners, and other implementing partners;
  
• Conduct stakeholder mapping, where needed, to identify key decision-makers and influencers regarding GFATM proposal decisions and/or domestic funding commitments in the area of health;
  
• Serve as an advocate for dual (HIV & Syphilis) or triple (HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B) elimination prioritization in multi-stakeholder forums;
  
• GC8 Proposal Development Support:
  
• Participate in GC8 planning, budgeting, quantification, and proposal writing meetings with Ministry of Health stakeholders;
  
• Provide technical input on integrating HIV/syphilis dual tests and benzathine penicillin (BZP) into GC8 funding requests;
  
• Support development and revision of relevant national policies, guidelines, strategic plans, and operational plans related to dual/triple elimination, where needed;
  
• Support drafting of GC8 proposal sections related to PMTCT and congenital syphilis elimination;
  
• Review draft GC8 submissions and provide technical feedback;
  
• Assist in developing implementation roadmaps and M&E frameworks, where needed;
  
• Technical Analysis & Tools
  
• Conduct commodity quantification for dual HIV/syphilis tests and benzathine penicillin based on country needs;
  
• Utilize and adapt Evidence Action-provided tools and/or toolkits (e.g., quantification calculators, budget templates, policy alignment frameworks);
  
• Review costing and cost-benefit analyses developed to demonstrate the value proposition of dual testing;
  
• Support gap analysis to identify bottlenecks in the GC8 proposal process;
  
• Other
  
• Facilitate virtual meetings between Evidence Action staff and in-country stakeholders;
  
• Where needed, arrange logistics and schedule meetings for any potential in-country visits by Evidence Action program staff; and
  
• Support the operational and financial logistics required for Evidence Action to support up to two meetings / workshops related to the GC8 proposal development;
  
• Facilitate, if needed, Evidence Action’s attainment of an MOU or other legal agreement required to provide the intended technical assistance.