Consultant for HCVA Report Quality Control Policy Brief

Scope of Work

 

Consultant for HCVA Report Quality Control and Policy Brief

ACTIVED Project in Semarang

2012 CAC 321

 

 

Background	In 2013, Rockefeller Foundation funded a health project called ACTIVED that aim to establish a Health Early Warning System and Health Information System; implement vector-borne disease prevention methods in six high incidence sub-districts in Semarang city, Indonesia; and create a complete understanding of future trends of vector-borne disease and health systems in relation to future climate change impacts by improving the urban health resilience of Semarang’s health sector by reducing the incidences of climate-induced vector-borne diseases, as part of the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN).   Mercy Corps Indoensia as the country coordinator for ACCCRN closely assist local partner who implement the project to ensure that they built their capacity on climate change adaptation actions so that they are able to continue build the city resilience in the future.   Health Climate Vulnerability Assessment (HCVA) is a crucial stage with many components, where it considered as a new expertise for Semarang local stakeholders. Mercy Corps Indonesia as the grantee of Rockefeller Foundation need to ensure that the HCVA is developed with the best quality as possible as part of quality assurance and control for the project output. Consider the depth of the study, Mercy Corps Indonesia will need to review the final report of HCVA after it is finalized by the local partner and to enable follow up for health policy through development of health policy brief.
Objective	HCVA Full Report is submitted with highest quality possible and policy brief is available for the decision maker of health sector.
Activities	-          Review Full Report of HCVA -          Develop Policy Brief for Health Sector based on HCVA -          Discussion on adaptation actions -          Desk work to improve report -          Inform policy through City Dissemination
Deliverables	Revised HCVA Full Report Policy Brief on Health Sector
Schedule	Total working 2 months Within the period of 1 September to 30 October 2014.
Location	Semarang City (Work can be done remotely with several visits)

Qualification Summary

 

Position                                   : Consultant for HCVA Report Quality Control and Policy Brief

 

Report to                               : ACCCRN Project Coordinator

 

Closely working with               : ACCCRN team & Kalandara as local partner.

 

Competency:

• Postgraduate with academic background of Natural and Rural System Management and Geographical Science, Development and Planning or Public Health.
• Working Experience as Head of Planning and Development in city government will be preferred
• Proven experience in developing city wide vulnerability assessment and health climate vulnerability assessment for city level.
• An academic professionals from highly-reputable universities.
• Being in a climate change center or center of exellence for climate change that is recognized by the national government.

Ownership of product:

 

Mercy Corps Indonesia retains ownership of research produced under this contract. The consultant will be able to use materials based upon agreement with Mercy Corps Indonesia regarding the public usage, distribution or publishing of the research or any material produced under this contract.  Both parties agree to properly credit the other party on public presentations or any form of dissemination of the material borne from this initiative.

 

Please send your CV to procurement@id.mercycorps.org before 22 August 2014.

Thanks,