
Consultant – Syphilis Free Start
Evidence Action
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇹🇩 Chad
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About the role
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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.
Requirements
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
global healthGlobal Fund proposal processesbudgeting processestechnical assistanceHIV prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT)policy document developmentstrategic planningoperational guidelineshealth systems strengtheningintegration approaches
Soft skills
relationship-buildingproactiveinitiative-takingsolution identificationrecommendation developmentcommunicationcollaborationstakeholder engagementadvocacylogistics coordination