SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Malaria Advisor - Monrovia, Liberia
- Notice Date
- 6/13/2011
- 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-669-11-000002
- Point of Contact
- Sylvester s. Browne, Phone: 23177766402, Joseph Bundor, Phone: 23177845523
- E-Mail Address
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sbrowne@usaid.gov, jbundor@usaid.gov
(sbrowne@usaid.gov, jbundor@usaid.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Malaria Advisor/Program Manager ATTACHMENT 1: Solicitation 1. SOLICITATION NUMBER: SOL-669-11-000002 2. ISSUANCE DATE: June 13, 2011 3. CLOSING DATE/TIME: July 15, 2011 / 4:30PM Local time 4. POSITION TITLE: Malaria Advisor/Program Manager, USAID/Liberia 5. MARKET VALUE OF POSITION (Base Pay): GS-14. ($84,697 - $110,104). Salary to be paid within this grade will depend on experience, qualifications, and salary history. The standard compensation package also includes a contribution for life and health insurance and a contribution to FICA. If the selected candidate qualifies as an off-shore hire under USAID regulations, the employee will additionally receive post differential approved for Monrovia, Liberia (currently set at 30%), post allowance, housing, international travel, UAB, HHE, consumables and POV shipment benefits. •6. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: One year, to start on or about, September 2011 with the possibility of extensions. Extensions will depend on the need for continuation of such services, availability of funds, and satisfactory performance. •7. AREA OF CONSIDERATION: U.S. Citizens/Third Country Nationals 8. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Based in Monrovia, Liberia 9. JOB DESCRIPTION: A. STATEMENT OF WORK I. OVERVIEW The Malaria Advisor/Program Manager shall provide leadership, guidance and overall direction on the development and execution of the PMI in collaboration with the PMI CDC Malaria Advisor. The Contractor shall liaise with backstops for the PMI in USAID/Washington, counterparts in CDC Atlanta, and USAID personnel working within and overseeing the Mission's activities related to malaria control. These responsibilities include regular contact and collaboration with the counterparts in 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 Malaria Advisor/Program Manager shall exercise extensive independent judgment in planning and carrying out tasks, in representing the USG in critical technical and policy forums, in resolving problems and conflicts, and in taking steps necessary to meet deadlines. The Malaria Advisor/Program Manager will also perform inherently governmental functions such as officially representing USAID at functions; approving policy documents; managing contracts and grants; budgeting; and developing planning documents and work plans. The Malaria Advisor/Program Manager will be an integral part of the health team, and report directly to and be supervised by the Health Team Leader in the USAID/Liberia Mission. The incumbent 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, as well as have the experience and skills required to help formulate the USG position on malaria and make important policy decisions as a key representative of the USAID/Liberia Mission. In addition, the Advisor shall spend up to 25% of his/her time on program management and partner relationships related to other relevant health issues and programs such as building the MOH capacity in health/management information systems, laboratory capacity and disease surveillance, training and deploying personnel to provide malaria, Avian Flu, HIV/AIDS and other primary health care services. Specifically, the Advisor shall: •1. Collaborate with senior staff of the 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; •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 and to coordinate these activities with the NMCP and MOH 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 majority (75%) of the specialists' time will be spent on malaria specific programming, approximately (25%) of the specialist's time will be devoted to other infectious diseases as needed in the above areas 1 - 12. II. OVERALL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Malaria Advisor/Program Manager, in collaboration with the PMI CDC Technical Advisor, and under the direction of the USAID Health Office director, shall oversee the planning, implementing, and monitoring of the PMI Initiative. S/he shall work with the PMI CDC Technical Advisor as a team in liaising with backstops for the PMI in USAID Washington, counterparts in CDC Atlanta, CDC Malaria Advisor, USAID personnel working within and overseeing the Mission's activities related to malaria control and providing managerial and technical support to the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) Director and the staff and helping to build capacity within the NMCP. In addition, the Malaria Advisor/ Program Manager shall represent USAID and the USG on various national and international technical and policy forums as appropriate. Specifically, the Malaria Advisor shall provide: 1. Activity Development and Design (15%) The incumbent, 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, indoor residual spraying, and developing information, education and communications materials to promote the use of these interventions. 2. Management of Activity Implementation (20%) The incumbent, 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, bednet 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 indoor residual spraying conducted under the initiative. The incumbent, in collaboration with the PMI CDC Technical Advisor, will also be responsible monitoring and reporting the results of all PMI activities. The Malaria Advisor/Program Manager shall manage and oversee services and deliverables provided by contractors and grantees, in accordance with USAID program management regulations and procedures, and practices. 3. Partner Relationships (20%) 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 incumbent will participate in meetings hosted by the NMCP on malaria. 4. Coordination with Other PMI Personnel (10%) The incumbent 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. 5. Monitoring and Evaluation (10%) Monitoring and evaluation is a key component of the PMI. The Malaria Advisor/Program Manager shall be responsible for working with the PMI CDC Malaria Advisor developing a monitoring and evaluation plan in line with the 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 Senior Technical Advisor/Program Manager 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 execute it jointly. S/he will be responsible for annual reporting of PMI activities, outcomes and inputs. 6. Other Health Issues and Related Programs, including HIV (25%) The incumbent will design, manage and coordinate with partners on cross-cutting health programs and interventions, including infectious diseases such as HIV and AI. III. QUALIFICATION, EXPERIENCE AND EVALUATION CRITERIA Applicants meeting the required qualifications for the position will be evaluated based on information presented in the application and obtained through reference checks. USAID reserves the right to conduct telephonic interviews with the most highly ranked applicants and make the interview a deciding factor in selection. 1. Education (20%) Have a graduate degree (Master's Degree or Medical Degree) in public health, international health, or social sciences from a recognized institution and/or clinical qualifications. Specialized experience in malaria or vector borne diseases is desirable in areas including but not limited to vector control, entomology, clinical case management of malaria, and epidemic surveillance and forecasting. Knowledge, skills and training in behavior change communication are also highly desirable. 2. Experience (45%) The incumbent will have at least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in designing, implementing and managing communicable disease programs with a preference for experience with malaria or parasitic diseases and other health programs in developing countries, with a preference given to candidates with African experience. Demonstrated technical leadership, program management, strategic planning, policy experience and problem solving skills working on complex projects in a highly sensitive environment are required. Preference will be given to those candidates with proven knowledge and experience with international, bilateral donor programs, procedures and systems for program design, procurement, implementation, management and monitoring. The incumbent will also have the following: (a) Analytical ability to interpret public policies and assist in the development of revised policies as required improving the policy environment related to malaria in Liberia. Management skills required to develop and implement effective malaria prevention and treatment program activities involving financial and human resources. Administrative skills are required to assist in the oversight of cooperating agency technical advisors and institutional contractors. (b) Skill in conceptualizing programs, policies, and plans and developing strategies for their management and implementation. The candidate must be able to integrate short and long‑range objectives of the USAID Health Team and the PMI with the cultural/organizational needs of the government. (c) Knowledge and skills in quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods; experience in designing and evaluating malaria activities in Africa. The incumbent must have proven skills in capacity building and mentoring local staff in a developing country. (d) Demonstrable skills are required in working effectively with health personnel of diverse cultural backgrounds, negotiating agreements on matters of program strategy and performance, writing, administration, and management. Ability to navigate and manage politically sensitive issues related to malaria control/infectious diseases. 3. Teamwork and Interpersonal Skills (20%) Excellent leadership, communications and interpersonal skills are critical to this position. The incumbent must have the following: (a) Must be able to work effectively with a broad range of USG personnel and partners, and have demonstrated skills in donor coordination and collaboration. Ability to work both independently and in a team environment to achieve consensus on policy, program and administrative matters is a must. (b) Ability to work effectively in a team environment and communicate highly technical health information to both health and non-health audiences, and achieve consensus on policy, project, research, and administrative matters. 4. Language, Communication, and Computer Skills (15%) The incumbent must have the following: (a) Must have proven ability to communicate quickly, clearly and concisely - both orally and in writing in English. Must have demonstrated ability to make sensitive and persuasive oral presentations to senior USG and Government of Liberia officials and other donors. (b) Excellent verbal communication skills, tact and diplomacy are required to establish and develop sustainable working relationships at the highest level and a high level of trust with public/private organizations. Verbal communication skills are also used to negotiate activity plans and resolve activity implementation issues with counterparts, partners and team members Ability to communicate technical information to health and non-health audiences. Excellent written communication skills are required to prepare regular and ad hoc reports, activity documentation and briefing papers. (c) Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook, Access, SPSS and other statistical and other relevant software) are required for effectively operating in this position. Good computer skills are required to implement, analyze, and monitor, and manage activity goals, inputs, outcomes, and achievements, both program and impact.
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- Address: USAID, Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia
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