Services/Products development Consultant

About FHI 360

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender, youth, research, technology, communication, and social marketing- creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today’s interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories.

EpiC Project Background

Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and managed by FHI 360, the Meeting Targets and Epidemic Control (EpiC) Project is a global project with specific scopes of work in multiple countries related to HIV prevention, care, and treatment. In Thailand, EpiC focuses on interventions to reduce HIV transmission among men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM), male sex workers (MSW), and transgender women (TGW) populations and to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Thailand.

Required Services

EpiC Thailand managed by FHI 360 is seeking the support of an individual consultant to work with APCOM, EpiC Thailand implementing partner, on the specific tasks and deliverables laid out below.

About APCOM

APCOM is a not-for-profit regional organization based in Bangkok, Thailand, representing and working with a network of individuals and community-based organizations across over 30 countries in Asia and the Pacific.

APCOM wants a world where SOGIESC people can fully participate in and achieve sustainable development in all aspects of their health, rights and wellbeing.

APCOM is in the process of developing a new strategy which will build upon our strategic framework:

• HIV is not over: Strengthening the HIV response
• Our Rights: Protecting and promoting the human rights of our communities
• Our Strength: Stronger interlinked communities and broader partner networks
• And the effect of Covid-19 on our communities and movement

Our work centers on 1) Education & Innovation 2) Research & Advocacy 3) Community Engagement & Empowerment

About the Assignments

For APCOM, sustainability is a complex issue with multiple dimensions covering both supply and demand sides of the organization. It is not simply about being able to obtain regular funding, though this ultimately is key to success. It encompasses good governance, reputation, appropriate strategy development, organizational capacity and the availability of robust data for showing results. Having a clear mission and inspiring vision are necessary, as are well-designed strategies to operationalize the mission and demonstrate outcomes.

In order to help support APCOM funding diversification, and strengthen its sustainability, we require the following consultancy:

Position Title : APCOM Services/Products development consultant

Contract Period : August 15 – September 20, 2022, inclusive

Reports to : Executive Director

Location : APCOM Secretariat, Bangkok, Thailand (or remote)

About APCOM Services/Products

In our efforts to diversify our funding streams, we are looking into the possibility of APCOM venturing into social entrepreneurship, by providing a variety of services and products, based or years of experience and expertise and the wide outreach and range of diverse partnerships we have built up across the region over the years.

APCOM Services/Products development consultant

We envisage to offer technical expertise on a range of thematic health and human rights themes, research and data gathering products and methodologies; policy-and public advocacy projects, communications products, capacity building projects and processes, including around community building and partnership, and moderating and participating in and providing experts and audiences to webinars, conferences, high-level meeting consultation processes, including with the UN, etc.

Duties and Responsibilities

The consultant reports to the Executive Director (ED) and will work, in close collaboration with the ED and relevant colleagues, on the following tasks:

• Develop a range of products and services ready to be marketed to various audiences and clients in Asia and the Pacific and beyond;
• Research costings of services and products similar to those APCOM offers;
• Calculate and propose costing of products and services;
• Do a business plan;
• Develop and produce on-and offline marketing tools, including brochures, audio-visual materials, and disseminate these on APCOM and partners’ websites and social media platforms.

Expected Deliverables

No. 1

Deliverables

Range of compelling products and services for marketing through the lens of APCOMs;

• Health and human rights themes;
• Advocacy and research;
• Communication, education, and innovation projects;
• Community engagement and capacity-building projects;
• Other TA aspects

Timeline

15 August to 02 September 2022 (15 working days)

No. 2

Deliverables

Business plan or marketing strategy to showcase success and garner attention on APCOMs services and technical expertise.

Timeline

3 September to 8 September 2022 (4 working days)

No. 3

Deliverables

Online and offline marketing tools (For example: brochures, audio-visual materials and etc)

Timeline

9 September to 15 September 2022 (5 working days)

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent in marketing, business, product development, social entrepreneurship

Experience, skills and knowledge required:

• Minimum 5 years of experience of working in product development, marketing, social entrepreneurship or fundraising
• Experience with developing and implementing business plans and budgets
• Demonstrated professional experience in and/or with non-profit organizations, especially related to human rights, gender equality, and LGBTQI
• Experience of producing marketing materials, off-and online
• Tech savvy and familiar with promoting products on social media platforms
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural and international environment based on mutual respect and tolerance.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; fluency in English required.
• Proven organizational and task management skills, with appropriate attention to detail and ability to prioritize work among multiple competing demands, and under tight deadlines.
• Ability to manage multiple workflows at the same time.
• Team player, with a positive, enthusiastic and self-motivated attitude.

Applications must include the following components:

• A cover letter response to the SOW and the evaluation criteria
• A CV
• Any relevant documents or articles led by the applicant

**Period of performance:**August 15 – September 20, 2022

Method of Submittal:

• Respond via e-mail with attached document in MS Word / pdf format.
• The Consultant agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 days from the date specified for the receipt of offers, unless another time is specified in the addendum of the RFP.

Timetable and Address for Submission:

• Proposals are due no later than 5:00 PM on Monday, August 08, 2022.
• Required documentation listed below must be e-mailed to: [email protected]

Evaluation Criteria: Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the following criteria:

• Relevant experience: 35%
• Proposed Approach: 30%
• Total cost: 25%
• References: 10%

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