Request for Proposal (RFP) at Malaria Consortium

Posted by Future on Tue 21st Sep, 2021 - nigeriantenders.com

Malaria Consortium invites competent and reputable companies / firms to indicate interest by submitting RFP documents to tender for the following works:

Malaria Consortium is an international non-profit organisation specialising in the comprehensive control of malaria and other communicable diseases - particularly those affecting children under five.

Applications are invited for:

Title: Request for Proposal Development of a systematic quality audit tool for performance improvement of community health care delivery and conduct an independent external quality audit of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) delivery in two to three countries where Malaria Consortium is implementing SMC.

Preamble

Malaria Consortium would like to conduct an independent third-party quality audit of all SMC delivery components during the 2022 SMC campaign using a quality audit tool. The audit should be conducted in a minimum of 3 states in Nigeria and a minimum of two districts in either Togo or Chad where Malaria Consortium is implementing SMC.

It is expected that the quality audit consultant(s) will work with Malaria Consortium to develop a quality audit tool based on the ten standards outlined in the Framework for Quality SMC Delivery (to be provided upon selection). It is then expected that the quality audit consultant(s) will use the approved quality audit tool to coordinate, and quality assure the independent observation of the various components of SMC delivery intermittently over a period of several months during the 2022 SMC campaign to evaluate whether SMC quality standards are being fully met, partially met, or poorly met. Additionally, the auditor will compare outcomes from the quality audit against the quality related M&E indicators and outcomes collected during surveys conducted during the 2021 and 2022 SMC campaigns.

Essential Requirements

Experience developing auditing tools.
Experience designing and conducting quality audits for community-based programmes pre-clinical audits.
Knowledge of programme data sources.
Good understanding of public health and community health service delivery
Experience of conducting similar exercises to generate and synthesize learning from a wide range of stakeholders across locations and functions.
Excellent writing skills in English.
Intercultural tact and awareness.
Fluency in English and French.
Strong competency in Microsoft Office.
Access to and familiarity with suitable virtual communication platforms, preferably Microsoft Teams or Zoom.

Desirable:

Good understanding of malaria in Africa.
Awareness of levels of community health worker and health facility worker performance.
Demonstrable track record in producing technical publications.
Experience of working with stakeholders in Nigeria, Togo, or Chad.

Application Closing Date

17:00 (GMT), 1st October, 2021.

Submission of Documents

All proposals and documents should be addressed and delivered to:

Maddy Marasciulo, SMC Quality Lead,

Malaria Consortium,

The Green House,

244-254 Cambridge Heath Road,

London E2 9DA.

Email: m.marasciulo@malariaconsortium.org

For more clarifications on this RFP, please Click here (PDF).