TERMS OF REFERENCE

For the recruitment of a Consultant-Trainer to develop a mini-guide on how to elaborate a SMART advocacy action plan,

For Civil Society Organizations.

Réf. : D537/CS4/2024

1. Job description

Impact Santé Afrique (ISA) is an African nongovernmental organization based in Cameroon whose main objective is to contribute to the improvement of population health by implementing transformative and sustainable programs that will save lives and improve the health of our communities. (For more information, visit www.impactsante.org and contact us at: [email protected])

Impact Santé Afrique (ISA) coordinates the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Platform for Malaria Elimination (CS4ME).

Impact Santé Afrique (ISA) is implementing the “CS4ME Global Fund Community Engagement Strategic Initiative (CE SI)” project to build the long-term capacity of CSOs involved in the fight against malaria. This project aims to strengthen the participation and influence of malaria civil society in decision-making bodies in the fight against malaria. This involves acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills in terms of advocacy to defend the interests of vulnerable communities.

As part of this project, one of the priority objectives is to strengthen the capacities of civil society actors to better take into account the needs of populations vulnerable to malaria.

With this in mind, Impact Santé Afrique (ISA) is looking for a Consultant-Trainer to develop a mini-guide on how to elaborate a SMART advocacy action plan. This tool will be aimed primarily at Civil Society Organizations working in the fight against malaria.

Objectives

The main objective of this consultation is to develop a mini-guide on how to elaborate a SMART advocacy action plan, to ensure that the challenges and problems faced by communities vulnerable to malaria in countries are taken into account by national malaria control programs (NMCPs), principal recipients (PRs), sub-recipients (SRs), country coordinating mechanisms (CCMs) and other decision-makers involved in the fight against this disease.

Specifically, it will:

• Propose a methodology for the development of a simple and practical mini-guide on how to elaborate a SMART advocacy action plan;
• Develop a tool presenting clear steps on how to develop and put into practice a SMART advocacy action plan;
• Review the tool;
• Have the training tool validated;
• Participate as a trainer in a bilingual regional CSO capacity-building training on the tool developed.

1. Key duties and responsibilities of the Consultant-Trainer

Under the direct supervision of the Executive Director of Impact Santé Afrique (ISA), and working in collaboration with the Senior Civil Society Engagement Officer, the consultant will be expected to perform the following tasks:

• Participation in working meetings with the ISA team, the CS4ME secretariat;
• Development of a mini-guide on how to develop a SMART advocacy action plan;
• Review and validation of the training tool;
• Training of CS4ME members and partners on the tool developed;
• Drafting and submission of end-of-mission report (mission progress, recommendations).

Key deliverables expected:

1. The mini-guide on how to develop a SMART advocacy action plan is developed, reviewed and validated;
2. CS4ME members and their partners are trained on the tool developed during a bilingual webinar;
3. An end-of-mission report is written and submitted to ISA.

1. Period of the consultancy mission

This consulting mission will take place from Tuesday 8 to Friday 25 October 2024.

2. Candidate Profile

The desired expertise will concern the recruitment of a consultant-trainer whose qualifications and skills are presented as follows

• Degree in one or more of the following fields: Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Law, Project Management, Public Health or equivalent specialization;
• Extensive experience in advocacy, strategic communication, community engagement and capacity building;
• Experience in facilitating workshops and coordinating multi-sectoral partners in the health field, leadership qualities and consensus-building skills;
• Good writing, analytical and synthesis skills;
• Familiarity with remote meeting and conferencing applications.

3. Documents to be submitted by the consultant

The application must include:

• A dated and signed CV, including 3 professional references.
• Terms of reference describing the methodology used and the chronogram of activities (2 pages maximum).
• A financial offer (1 page maximum).

4. Evaluation of tenders

The evaluation of the offers received will be based on the following criteria:

1. The applicants of the applicant in conducting assignments similar to those specified in these terms of reference.
2. The understanding of the mission’s expectations and the proposed intervention methodology.
3. The proposed financial offer.