CONSULTANT SERVICE

The PLAN-Health, awarded funding under the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is a long term transformational program that will strengthen the leadership and management capacity of select Public Sector Institutions (PSIs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) towards improved HIV/AIDS and other health services in the Nigerian. To achieve this, the program will deliver on two separate but interrelated strategic goals of:

·                    Strengthening the institutional capacity of select public and civil society organizations at Federal, State and Local levels for improved HIV and other health services for Nigeria’s vulnerable populations; and

·                    Developing management and leadership skills and institutionalizing the practices in the Nigerian’s health sector.

POSITION:        CONSULTANT

LOCATION:       ABUJA

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: MARCH, 2013 – SEPTEMBER, 2013

A.      Purpose and Expected Results:

MSH is requesting the services of a consultant with skills and extensive wealth of experience in fund raising advocacy. In addition to an ability to use modern technology in communicating results, PLAN-Health/MSH Nigerian, would expect the consultant to achieve the following results:

1.       Develop a mechanism for financial sustainability;

2.       Empower PLAN Health staff and staff members in six organizations to fund raise and diversify funding sources;

3.       Build a system for publicizing results generated by six PLAN Health clients;

4.       Provide mentoring, coaching and general guidance to six CSOs by participating in their fund raising activities;

5.       Using proven tools, empower the teams (PLAN Health and CSO clusters) on the use of modern technologies in communicating results;

6.       Produce an advocacy toolkit with PLAN Health team.

B.      Methodology:

The PLAN-Health/MSH Nigeria team would prefer the use of methods that would encourage:

1.       Shared learning and participation of wide number of persons;

2.       Use of personal experience and proven evidence;

3.       Respect for clients and empowerment of staff.

Qualifications:

·                    In-depth experience fund raising for organizations

·                    Experience using modern technology in communicating results

·                    Willingness to travel outside Abuja to MSH PLAN Health focal states

·                    Ability to work in a multicultural society

·                    Basic HIV and AIDS knowledge

·                    Extensive experience designing advocacy toolkit

·                    Willingness to work as a member of a team

Supervision: Associate Director, Civil Society Organizations, PLAN-Health

Deliverables:

·                    Trip/activity report on any intervention provided

·                    Draft documents, checklists and any interim products

·                    Advocacy toolkit

·                    Innovative strategy that would lead to 20% increase in funds for the CSO clients

·                    Facilitate income generation forums

Methods of Application

Candidates who meet the above qualifications should send their C Vs and a brief cover letter to imsnigeria@msh.org . Candidates should specify the position and the location applied for as the subject line. Application closes on the 21^st Feb, 2013.

NB: Candidates living with HIV/AIDS will have more advantage if qualified. For more information about MSH, visit http://www.msh.org