SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Malaria Advisor - Malaria Advisor
- Notice Date
- 11/1/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Agency for International Development, Overseas Missions, Liberia USAID-Monrovia, USAID/Monrovia, Department of State, Washington, District of Columbia, 20521
- ZIP Code
- 20521
- Solicitation Number
- SOL-669-17-000002
- Point of Contact
- Sylvester S. Browne, Phone: 231777766402, Agatha W. Mangou, Phone: 23177085832
- E-Mail Address
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sbrowne@usaid.gov, amangou@usaid.gov
(sbrowne@usaid.gov, amangou@usaid.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- AID-669-17-000002 Malaria Advisor for USAID/Liberia ATTACHMENT 1: SOLICITATION SOLICITATION NO.: SOL-669-17-000002 ISSUANCE DATE: November 1, 2016 CLOSING DATE/TIME: November 25, 2016, 4:30 pm Local Time POSITION TITLE: Malaria Advisor, USAID/Liberia MARKET VALUE: GS-14 equivalent with a base annual salary range of $87,263 to $113,444. This does not include cost of living allowance (COLA), post differential or other allowances. Liberia currently provides a 30% COLA and 30% post differential in addition to base salary. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The contract will be for two years, with three renewable one-year option periods up to a maximum of five years. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: USAID/Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia AREA OF CONSIDERATION: United States (US) citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents (non-U.S. citizen lawfully admitted for permanent residency) and Third Country Nationals (TCN) SUPERVISORY CONTROL: Minimal. Incumbent is expected to act independently with little direction. POSITION TITLE OF DIRECT SUPERVISOR: The Contractor will report to the Supervisory Health Development Officer. PHYSICAL & SECURITY CLEARANCE: The selected candidate must be able to obtain required medical and security clearances prior to the execution of the contract. I. POSITION DESCRIPTION BACKGROUND: USAID/Liberia works closely with the Government of Liberia (GOL) and aligns its health sector assistance with the country's priorities and goals. USAID's program supports the Ministry of Health (MOH) to implement Liberia's ten-year National Health and Social Welfare Plan and Policy (NHSWPP), 2011-2021, which aims to improve the health status of all Liberians by increasing access to and utilization of quality services, decentralizing management and decision-making, and ensuring affordability of services. USAID is the largest donor in the health sector, overall. The U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), implemented by USAID and CDC, is a major component of the U.S. Government's support to Liberia's health sector. With FY16 funding of $14 million, PMI comprises nearly one quarter of USAID/Liberia's total health assistance annually. PMI funds a robust program in the country comprising prevention through routine distribution of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs), prevention of malaria in pregnancy, behavior change communications, entomological monitoring, case management, pharmaceutical procurement and distribution, and health systems strengthening. This work is implemented through direct financing to the Ministry of Health to manage and support service-delivery, and non-governmental implementing partners who provide technical assistance and support in key areas including supply chain, monitoring and evaluation, entomology, drug quality testing, and program management. The emergence of Ebola in Liberia presented unprecedented challenges to the Liberian health system. With over 3,000 total cases (confirmed, probable and suspected) as of 2016, USAID (including the PMI/USAID program), along with a host of other donors and partners, responded to the crisis along two tracks simultaneously. The primary objective was with mounting an effective emergency response to manage patients and to prevent/control spread of the disease. A second objective was to ensure that the population had access to essential, safe, health services. In this second objective, PMI played, and continues to play, a critical role in helping policy makers and program implementers to strengthen both strategic and operational approaches to strengthen the effectiveness of malaria programs within the overall context of the GOLs health service delivery and systems strengthening efforts. PMI and the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM, or the Global Fund) are the two largest donors supporting Liberia's malaria program, and furthermore, USAID is also a direct contributor and provides technical support to the Global Fund. Accordingly, PMI has a unique role in advising the GOL on implementation of its National Malaria Control Program (NMCP), as well as PMI-related health system strengthening. Management of PMI's program in-country relies heavily on the technical and managerial expertise provided by two Resident Advisors, one USAID, and one CDC. The PMI/USAID Resident Advisor (RA) plays a central role in advising USAID Mission leadership on the in-country PMI and GOL counterparts regarding overall management of PMIs investment in the country. I. OVERVIEW Under the general direction of the USAID/Liberia Mission Director and the USAID/Liberia Health Office Director, and in close working collaboration with the PMI/CDC RA, the PMI/USAID RA shall provide leadership, guidance and overall direction on the development and execution of the PMI program in Liberia. Responsibilities include regular contact and collaboration with counterparts in the Liberia National Malaria Control Program and other government ministries and agencies, as well as in a wide range of civil society and private organizations, other donor and international organizations, and other United States Government (USG) entities working in malaria prevention and control. The PMI/USAID RA shall exercise extensive independent judgment in planning and carrying out tasks, in representing USAID in critical technical and policy forums, in resolving problems and conflicts, and in taking steps necessary to meet deadlines. The PMI/USAID RA will also perform inherently governmental functions such as officially representing USAID at functions and to Government of Liberia (GOL) counterparts; approving policy documents; managing contracts and grants; budgeting; and developing planning documents and work plans. The PMI/USAID RA will be an integral part of the USAID/Liberia Mission health team. The PMI/USAID RA shall focus on PMI-related program management and partner relationships, programs such as building MOH capacity in PMI-related health/management information systems, laboratory capacity and disease surveillance, training and human resources capacity for delivery of essential health services, particularly related to the diagnosis, treatment, and control of Malaria. II. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The PMI/USAID Resident Advisor works at par and in collaboration with the PMI/CDC Resident Advisor. The incumbent works under the general PMI guidance and the day-to-day direction of the USAID Health Office Director or his/her designee, who shall oversee the planning, implementing, and monitoring of the PMI program in-country. Under the guidance and direction of the USAID Health Office Director, the PMI/USAID RA liaises with backstops for the PMI in USAID Washington. In addition, the PMI/USAID RA, may, from time-to-time be requested by the USAID Health Office Director and/or the USAID Mission Director to represent PMI/USAID/Liberia on various national and international technical and policy forums, as appropriate. The PMI\USAID RA shall carry out both technical and managerial duties in the following areas: TECHNICAL DUTIES (60% total) Program Management The PMI/USAID RA, working in collaboration with the NMCP and PMI staff in the US, will be responsible for developing annual work plans in line with PMI objectives and goals. This will include but is not limited to case management of malaria in health facilities and at the community level, distribution of LLINs through health facilities, large-scale campaigns, and the private sector, intermittent preventive treatment of pregnant women, entomologic monitoring, and developing information, education and communications materials to promote the use of these interventions. The PMI/USAID RA is expected to spend approximately 50% of his/her time at the NMCP or with the NMCP and partners out in the field providing technical guidance and support to the implementation of malaria control program efforts in Liberia. Monitoring and Evaluation Monitoring and evaluation is a key component of the PMI. The PMI/USAID RA shall be responsible for working with the PMI/CDC RA to develop a monitoring and evaluation plan in line with PMI targets, as well as ensure that PMI partners develop project monitoring plans and report in a timely manner on their activities. It is also expected that the PMI/USAID RA shall provide expert advice and practical experience in helping the MOH, the NMCP and other partners to monitor inputs and outcomes, progress towards RBM goals, and how to carry out interventions. As an integral part of the USAID Office of Health team, the PMI/USAID RA will be responsible for monitoring reports as may be requested by USAID Mission management, and make major contributions to an annual country report on PMI activities. MANAGERIAL DUTIES (40% total) Management of Activity Implementation The PMI/USAID RA, in collaboration with the NMCP, will be responsible for the overseeing the management of USAID-supported activities and projects being implemented under the PMI. This includes but is not limited to malaria prevention and control activities such as behavior change and communication activities, bed net purchase and distribution through the existing health services and at the community level, antimalarial drug purchase and distribution through the existing health services, IPT coverage and the diagnosis and treatment of acute malaria, and the entomologic monitoring conducted under the initiative. The PMI/USAID RA, in collaboration with the PMI CDC Technical Advisor, will also be responsible for monitoring and reporting the results of all PMI activities. The PMI/USAID RA shall manage and oversee services and deliverables provided by contractors and grantees, in accordance with USAID program management regulations and procedures, and practices. Partner Relationships Successful performance in this position depends upon establishing and maintaining productive collaborative relationships with a wide range of partners and stakeholders, the MOH, county governments, World Bank, Global Fund, WHO, UNICEF, other Donors, and NGOs dealing with issues focusing on malaria, The Advisor shall, therefore, develop and maintain relationships with these partners and stakeholders in order to effectively assure that all of USG PMI's activities are complementary and enhance all other malaria activities being implemented in Liberia. The PMI/USAID RA will participate in meetings hosted by the NMCP on malaria and health systems strengthening, particularly efforts related to strengthening implementation of Liberia's essential package of health services at the facility and community levels. Coordination with Other PMI Personnel The PMI/USAID RA will be required to communicate regularly and work jointly with other members of the USAID/Washington Global Health and Africa Bureaus, USAID/Liberia health team, and CDC Atlanta as well as CDC Liberia. III. SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The PMI/USAID RA must possess technical expertise in the area of malaria treatment, prevention and control and possess an understanding of the social, economic and cultural determinants and implications of malaria in Liberia and neighboring countries. The PMI/USAID RA will have the experience and skills required to help formulate the USG position on malaria and make important programmatic decisions as a key representative of the USAID/Liberia Mission. Specifically, the PMI/USAID RA shall: 1. Collaborate with senior staff of the MOH, National Malaria Control Program (NMCP), and other partners, such as the Global Fund (GF), WHO, UNICEF, World Bank (WB) and NGOs and FBOs, to design, plan and implement malaria prevention and control activities consistent with the malaria control coverage needs identified by the strategy and plans of the NMCP and PMI; 2. Ensure that all activities are consistent with internationally accepted best practices and relevant to the specific malaria epidemiology of Liberia and to health system conditions in the country; 3. Coordinate with other partners and support efforts to address malaria control delivery gaps and help build technical and managerial capacity within the NMCP at the national, district and lower levels; 4. Provide technical support to all partners and managerial support as needed during the designing and implementation phases of the project to ensure the quality of interventions supported and that programmatic targets are met; 5. After appropriate training and certification (if required), serve as activity manager or contract/agreement officer's technical representative (COTR/AOTR) on USAID awarded instruments (e.g., grants, contracts). 6. Work with suppliers and partners to ensure that programmatic commodities are purchased in a timely and cost effective manner. Also, ensure that the absorptive capacity exists in implementation sites to receive, manage and distribute these items effectively; 7. Ensure that malaria activities are integrated into overall USAID-supported health activities to strengthen Liberia's health system, and to coordinate these activities with the NMCP and other MOH departments and units to avoid duplication of effort and programming gaps; 8. Assist the PMI administrative manager to ensure full accountability and value for money of funds provided by the President's Initiative on Malaria; 9. Assist the NMCP and Ministry of Health (MOH) in ensuring effective communication and coordination between Roll Back Malaria and Global Fund partners, including donor agencies and other stakeholders working on malaria control in Liberia; 10. Ensure effective coordination between MOH departments related to malaria prevention and control in Liberia. These departments include MOH Senior Management, NMCP, Child Health, Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI), Reproductive Health, Nutrition, School Health, Health Education and Promotion, Planning, and others as appropriate; 11. Work with the NMCP and other partners to develop and execute a monitoring and evaluation plan to be implemented through existing MOH systems and existing USG supported mechanisms. Carry out monitoring and evaluation visits to implementation sites to ascertain all quantitative and qualitative data is collected properly and ensure programmatic quality and value for money are maintained; and 12. Assist PMI administrative manager to ensure that financial and technical reports on the President's Malaria Initiative in Liberia are prepared and submitted as required. 13. While the Advisor's time will be dedicated to malaria- specific programming, up to 10% of the specialist's time may be spent helping to advance USAID's overall health agenda including participating in general USAID administrative tasks and activities such as attending staff meetings.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USAID/Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia
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