REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST : Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Expert

ISEAN-Hivos – HIV/AIDS (MARPS) Round 10

EoI Number 3: ISEAN-Hivos -GF-R10-HIV/AIDS

Issuance Date: November 2, 2011

ISEAN-Hivos-GF-R10-HIV/AIDS - Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Expert for the ISEAN-Hivos Program “Strengthening community systems to reduce vulnerability to and impact of HIV infection on MSM and TG in Insular Southeast Asia”

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

In 2010, the Insular Southeast Asian Network on MSM, TG, and HIV (ISEAN) and the Humanist Institute for Co-operation with Developing Countries (Hivos) jointly submitted a regional proposal to the Global Fund for AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis (GFATM) Round 10. The programme, entitled ‘Strengthening Community Systems to Reduce Vulnerability to and Impact of HIV infection on MSM and TG in Insular Southeast Asia’, was approved by GFATM and contract for the grant was signed on 6 October 2011. This grant has the main goal of reducing (a) the vulnerability and risks of MSM and TG to HIV infection and (b) the impact of HIV on their lives in Insular Southeast Asia. It intends to address critical gaps in supporting and scaling up activities that reduce HIV/AIDS among MSMs and TGs.

Hivos, as the Principal Recipient of the grant, is looking for a capable Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Expert to provide the following services that address the Grant’s requirements:

1. Finalize the M&E System Design, M&E Plan and Performance Framework of the ISEAN Hivos Program;

2. Review and improve the Program’s existing M&E tools and procedures; and

3. Design and conduct training on M & E systems based on Global Fund requirements for the ISEAN-Hivos Program’s Program Management Units (PMU) , Sub-Recipients (SRs) and other Partners.

Key Qualifications

1. Established expertise in Monitoring and Evaluation, especially for projects and programs related to HIV-AIDS in a regional context;

2. Preferably with a strong experience in M&E , in the context of Global Fund Programs;

3. Familiarity with the concerns of MSMs and TGs in the South East Asian context;

The selected M&E Consultant will be engaged for a minimum of 14 days between the periods November 15 to December 15, 2011, with the M&E Training tentatively scheduled in the second week of December, 2011. All travel and related costs will be covered by the ISEAN-Hivos Program.

An Expression of Interest (EoI) Letter, together with the applicant’s CV must be received by November 11, 2011 to the email below at 17:00 hrs. Jakarta Western Indonesia Time

l.norella@hivos.or.id

Based on the initial set of EoIs, individuals will be formally invited to complete their application through the submission of a concept note and indicative work plan.

send in a full application. The invitation will be accompanied by a list of required documents for completion of the application process.