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At the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow. A nonprofit
international development organization founded in 1971, Pact works on the
ground in nearly 40 countries to improve the lives of those who are challenged
by poverty and marginalization. We serve these communities because we envision
a world where everyone owns their future. To do this, we build systemic
solutions in partnership with local organizations, businesses, and governments
that create sustainable and resilient communities where those we serve are
heard, capable, and vibrant. Pact is a recognized global leader in
international development. Our staff have a range of expertise in areas
including public health, capacity development, governance and civil society,
natural resource management, poverty, fragile states, monitoring and
evaluation, small-scale and artisanal mining, microfinance and more. This
expertise is combined in Pact’s unique integrated approach, which focuses on
systemic changes needed to improve people’s lives.

Department

Program Delivery PDEL – Pact exists to help create a world where those who
are poor and marginalized exercise their voice, build their own solutions, and
take ownership of their future. The Program Delivery Team, contributes to
realizing this purpose by Forging smart partnerships and treating all people
with dignity and respect; Applying organizational policies and regulatory
compliance appropriately and consistently; Facilitating team spirit among
colleagues and promoting the organization through communications; Influencing
decision makers through focused, relevant communications; Continually striving
to learn and share knowledge and find small ways to make the workplace more
enjoyable for all; Cultivating and harvesting innovation; Contributing to the
organization’s ability to think and act strategically at all times; Inspiring
and spreading our desired organizational culture across the global enterprise.

Position Overview

Adolescents and Children HIV Incidence Reduction, Empowerment, and Virus
Elimination ACHIEVE is a five-year, USAID-funded global cooperative
agreement, which helps priority PEPFAR countries achieve and maintain HIV
epidemic control among pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants, children,
and youth. The two objectives of the project are to i attain and sustain
HIV epidemic control among at-risk and hard to reach pregnant and
breastfeeding PBF women, infants, children, and youth, as well as to
mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS and prevent HIV transmission among these
populations; and ii s upport the transition of prime funding and
implementation to capable local partners in order to meet the PEPFAR
goal of 70% of funding to local partners.

ACHIEVE is seeking a consultant to assist the ACHIEVE global team in
researching and designing a new USAID/PEPFAR-funded community health and
social welfare systems strengthening project focusing on orphans and
vulnerable children OVC in Tanzania. The period of performance will begin on
or around July 1, 2020, for a period of up to six weeks.

ACHIEVE will receive funding to improve national- and community-level social
welfare systems, with a particular focus on supporting a skilled social
welfare workforce at community and district levels to ensure quality service
delivery for OVC, at-risk adolescent girls and young women AGYW, and persons
living with HIV PLHIV. This activity will build on the progress made and
best practices of the Community Health and Social Welfare Systems
Strengthening Program CHSSP.

Through remote and/or in-person meetings, key informant interviews and focus
group discussions, and documents review, the consultant will gather
information on the following items and incorporate findings into a set of
recommendations and plans responding to USAID’s priorities for the ACHIEVE
Tanzania project. The consultant’s information gathering will focus as needed
at all levels of the social welfare system, including national, regional,
council, ward and community and will include government, non-governmental
organizations, projects, networks, community workers, etc.. In-person
meetings will be conducted with due respect for coronavirus safety
precautions.

-->The current status of CHSSP, including progress and gaps in strengthening the community-level social welfare workforce, strengthening community-level committees, and strengthening CBOs, as well as progress and gaps in rolling out the NICMS, the Comprehensive Council Social Welfare Operational Planning and Budgeting Guide, and other above-site initiatives;
-->Areas of focus of other stakeholders engaged in work relevant to the ACHIEVE project, such as PS3, D4D, Tanzania Technical Support Services Project, Kizazi Kipya, and UNICEF;
-->Government priorities relevant to the ACHIEVE project, including PO-RALG, MOHCDGEC specifically, Department of Social Welfare, and National AIDS Control Program; and
-->The new Community Health Worker CHW policy and guidelines and other contextual issues or initiatives with a direct influence on the ACHIEVE project, including matters related to national and program-specific vulnerable children information systems.

Depending on the ability of ACHIEVE global staff to resume international
travel, additional tasks may be assigned and period of performance extended.

Key Responsibilities

Key tasks under the ACHIEVE project will include

-->Building the capacity and core competencies of the social welfare workforce in select councils, wards and villages/mtaa to enable the delivery of health/HIV, social, and protection services;
-->Collaborating with President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government PO-RALG to ensure upgrading of the system, capacity building and accelerating the roll out the National Integrated Case Management System NICMS at council, ward and village/mtaa levels;
-->Collaborating with PO-RALG and Ministry of Health to support the effective transition of CCWs into the community-based health program, in line with GoT guidelines;
-->Collaborating with PO-RALG and Ministry of Health Community Development Gender and Children MOHCDGEC to develop the national OVC service delivery coordination and monitoring framework;
-->Strengthening social welfare planning and budgeting at the community level to foster evidence-based community engagement and resource allocation using the Comprehensive Council Social Welfare Operational Planning and Budgeting Guide.

Major activities to be undertaken by the consultant, timelines, and
deliverables are as shown in the table below. The final output is a report
with key findings, recommendations, and technical inputs which ACHIEVE will
use to draft its annual work plan and budget to be submitted to USAID on or
before August 31, 2020.

Activity Due weeks after signing consultant agreement
Deliverables
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Update ACHIEVE’s initial key informant list 1 Final initial list of
key informants
Review key resource documentation provided by ACHIEVE, supplement with other
relevant resources 1 Key background and resource documents identified
and reviewed
Develop key informant interview KII and/or Focus Group Discussion FGD
guides for each of the identified stakeholders/ informants 1 KII/FGD
guides drafted, including key information needs
Draft schedule of initial round of KII / FGD meetings, all levels national,
regional, council, ward, community 1 KII/FGD schedule, identified as
remote/in-person depending on availability/ location of team members and key
respondents
Conduct initial round of KII/FGD 3 Interview notes/reports
Identify, schedule, and conduct additional KII/FGD and/or documents review and
data collection as needed 4 Completion of interview notes/reports
Participate in regular calls with ACHIEVE global team to provide updates
Weekly
Draft initial consultancy report, to include findings, recommendations, and
technical inputs for ACHIEVE FY21 work plan 6 Draft report
Provide recommendations on operational considerations staffing, office,
budget, etc. to optimize technical and program design recommendations 6
Operational recommendations can be included in Draft report
Finalize report based on feedback from ACHIEVE, Pact Tanzania, and/or USAID
1 week after receiving feedback Final report

Basic Requirements

-->A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Health Administration, Social Work, or Business Administration with a focus on public health, social sciences, or related field
-->A minimum of 10 years experience in health program implementation, technical assistance, and/or monitoring and evaluation
-->Experience implementing USAID/PEPFAR programming, with extensive experience with PEPFAR OVC programs and/or relevant systems strengthening activities
-->Understanding of the health and social welfare systems in Tanzania, with first-hand experience working with PO-RALG and/or MOHCDGEC/DSW preferred

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selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, citizenship
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