[newdevjobsindo] Health Specialist for Mid Term Assessment of the Health Division of ASEAN Secretariat
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Mid-Term Assessment of the ASEAN Post 2015
Health Development Agenda 2016-2020
to Support the Implementation of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community
Blueprint (2016-2025)
SUMMARY ABOUT THE PROJECT
Field Support Services Project (FSSP) is a five-year project (October 2019 -
October 2024) funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and managed by Cowater
International. FSSP provides administrative, financial, procurement, and
logistical services as well as support to the in-country development
programming for the Government of Canada through the provision of technical
specialists in gender equality, governance and human rights, and environment
and climate action and assisting GAC in procuring and managing local
development initiatives. These programs will take place in Indonesia and the
ASEAN regions.
It is expected that the lndonesia-ASEAN FSSP will increase the effectiveness
and relevance of Canada's international assistance program in Indonesia and
in the ASEAN region. Technical Specialists procured under the FSSP will
support GAC in responding to the needs and priorities of Indonesia and the
ASEAN region, policy dialogue and knowledge building and sharing.
BACKGROUND
Under the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Blueprint 2016-2025, ASEAN
is moving towards realizing a Community that engages and benefits the
peoples and is inclusive, resilient, and dynamic. Inherent in this vision
is a healthy, caring and sustainable ASEAN Community where the people
achieves maximal health potential through healthy lifestyles, have universal
access to quality care and financial risk protection, and living in an
environment free from the negative implications of non-communicable
diseases, emerging health threats, infectious diseases, poor health systems,
and unhealthy diet and unsafe food. These are all in the context of a
sustainable inclusive development where health is incorporated in all
policies.
To achieve this regional aspiration, the Work Programmes for ASEAN Post 2015
Health Development Agenda (APDHA) for 2016-2020 were developed based on the
results-based framework by four (4) ASEAN Health Clusters. These were
finalized and adopted during the 13th AHMM in 2017 in Brunei Darussalam. In
these APDHA Work Programmes, health-related ASCC Blueprint strategic
measures were identified than can be supported or implemented through the
ASEAN Health Cluster activities. The Work Programmes' key performance
indicators and targets, both qualitative and quantitative, were approved by
the ASEAN Health Sector to set the bounds and delineate the scope of
implementation and measure.
To guide the implementation and review of sectoral work programmes under the
ASCC, the Blueprint specifies the principles and frameworks for regional
socio-cultural cooperation. Institutional mechanisms, implementation
strategies and strengthened ASEAN institutional capacity and presence are
among those employed to ensure that the implementation and review of the
ASCC Blueprint can be as realized though the sectoral work programmes.
Figure 1 represents the M&E Logic Model to support ASCC Blueprint
implementation. The Logic Model incorporates the ASCC Blueprint and
Sectoral work plans to the level of desired accomplishments as determined by
the hierarchy of indicators. Three (3) types Frameworks are used to monitor
the relationship of planned work to the intended results. At the ASCC
Blueprint level, where over all goals/ objectives of ASEAN are measured,
cross pillar monitoring and evaluation is applied. At the strategic level,
where Key Result Areas and Strategic Measures are respectively measured by
outcome and intermediate outcome indicators (KPIs), result/outcome based
monitoring system is utilised. At the operational or tactical level where
sectoral work programmes and projects are implemented,
implementation-focused monitoring system is used. Based on this Figure, the
monitoring of sectoral work plan or programme implementation involves the
measurement of a hierarchy of characteristics and elements and indicators,
particularly inputs corresponding to process indicators and activities
corresponding to output indicators. The overall review the ASCC Blueprint
2025 serves as a reference to ensure the alignment of the monitoring and
evaluation of the ASEAN Post-2015 Development Agenda Work Programmes.
As part of the implementation-focused monitoring of ASCC Blueprint, the
Mid-Term Assessment of the APDHA Work Programmes will cover the period from
2016 to 2020. This assessment is proposed to provide direction and to
ensure the continuity of regional priorities and programmes of ASEAN Health
Sector for 2021 to 2025 (including health security cooperation initiatives
through the Mitigation of Biological Threats Programme). The current work
programme duration of the APDHA is from 2016 to 2020, which has been aligned
with the implementation of the ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together Blueprint
or Roadmap. As the timeline of the ASCC's Blueprint is from 2016-2025, the
APHDA's Mid-Term Assessment accounts for the period from 2016-2020.
This proposed assessment is not new to the ASEAN Health Sector. A similar
exercise was done in 2014 to evaluate the ASEAN Strategic Framework on
Health Development 2010-2015. Results of which led to the design and
development of the current APDHA, its Work Programmes and the Governance and
Implementation Mechanisms. This Mid-Term Assessment is proposed to be
conducted by an external consultant. The results of the assessment will be
submitted to the designated focal points of the ASEAN Senior Officials
Meeting on Health Development (SOMHD) for guidance and discussion on the
next steps of the ASEAN Health Sector Cooperation within the period of
2021-2025.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the proposed Mid-Term Assessment include the following:
1. To provide critical assessment of the progress of the implementation
of the ASEAN Post 2015 Health Development Agenda for 2016-2020 through ASEAN
Health Cooperation. This will include the assessment of the existing
governance and implementation mechanisms, the Terms of Reference (TOR) of
ASEAN Health Clusters and partnerships developed to implement the Work
Programmes, among others.
2. To identify strategic options for the following to:
a. Address the sustainability of the internal gains obtained in the
implementation of the ASEAN Post 2015 Health Development Agenda from
2016-2020, including current initiatives on health security via the
Mitigation of Biological Threats Programme;
b. Address existing internal gaps and challenges in the implementation
of APDHA and its Work Programmes as they contribute to the ASCC Blueprint;
c. Determine opportunities and threats in global and regional health
communities that may influence or affect the development of the post-2020
health development agenda and the complementarities of the its post-2020
Work Programmes to global priorities;
d. Determine the next steps for ASEAN Health Sector Cooperation in
pursuing programme planning based on the assessment; and,
e. Recommend the health development agenda and corresponding strategic
directions and actions for 2021 to 2025.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Under the direction of the Health Division of the ASEAN Secretariat, the
expected services of the Health Specialist will include, but not be limited
to:
a. Coordinate with ASEAN Secretariat particularly Health Division
officers, ASEAN Health Cluster Chairs and Vice Chairs, ASEAN Health Cluster
Country Coordinators and other relevant contact points from ASEAN Member
States and external partners;
b. Design and prepare the tools necessary to obtain or collect
information and data (e.g. key informant and focus group questionnaires);
c. Undertake missions, as needed, to collect data and information and
to personally meet with ASEAN Health Cluster Chairs and Vice Chairs, ASEAN
Health Cluster Country Coordinators and ASEAN Member States contact points,
and other external partners;
d. Undertake possible consultations with Dialogue and Development
Partners;
e. Review activities and outputs of the ASEAN Health Clusters for
2016-2020;
f. Organize a workshop to present, validate and discuss preliminary
findings with ASEAN Secretariat; and
g. Develop and finalize the deliverables, namely the inception and
final report.
EXPECTED OUTPUTS AND DELIVERABLES
The expected outputs include an inception report and a final report.
The Inception report will have a maximum of 10 pages and will include the
complete methodology or technical approach towards the conduct of the
Mid-Term Assessment and review of some relevant reports that will facilitate
understanding the ASEAN Health Sector, APDHA and its implementation. This
report will level expectations in the deliverables of the consultancy.
The Final report, on the other hand, should include the identification and
assessment of the programmatic gains, gaps and challenges in the internal
and external environment of the ASEAN Health Sector based on the current
Work Programmes of the APHDA; and, the opportunities and threats from the
external environment. With the analysis of these information,
recommendations will be generated that involves the strategic options and
directions for 2021-2025 by the ASEAN Health Sector Cooperation for its
health development agenda and corresponding work programmes including
follow-up project activities, and corresponding key performance targets and
indicators. Annexed to this report will be minutes of any scheduled
meetings.
The expected outputs will be submitted to the ASEAN Health Clusters and
ASEAN SOMHD for review and inputs. The outputs will serve as guide for
SOMHD and the ASEAN Health Clusters in the programme design and development,
and governance and implementation of the ASEAN Post-2020 Health Development
Agenda.
DESCRIPTION OF THE CONSULTANT'S PROFILE
The Health Division of ASEAN Secretariat require the services of a regional
expert from any of the 10 ASEAN Member States with specific expertise which
includes:
* Minimum 7 years experience in health assessment or programme
evaluation including stakeholder assessment of regional or international
scope;
* Experience in monitoring and evaluation work, programme and policy
management experience;
* Results-based planning, monitoring and evaluation expertise;
* In-depth knowledge of public health programmes and priorities of
global and regional scope;
* Familiarity or knowledge on institutionalization of government in
ASEAN and ASEAN Health Development;
* Excellent English writing and communication skills;
* Ability to manage stakeholder consultations; and
* Ability to function in an independent, objective and neutral manner.
WORKING ARRANGEMENTS
The Consultant would coordinate intensively with the ASEAN Secretariat
particularly Health Division officers based on agreement with the Head of
the Health Division. The Consultant will be reporting to the Head of the
Health Division of the ASEAN Secretariat or his/her designated officers.
A Consultant evaluation will be completed in order for payment to be
released upon satisfactory delivery of the assignments/reports.
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT
The total expected duration of the assignment is up to 20 days spread over a
period of three (3) months from July to September 2020. All reports must be
finalized and submitted within this period. The time frame with details
allocated days based on the following:
a. Development of Inception report - 1 person-day
b. Data collection [4 AHCs] -12 person-days
c. Data collection [MBT] - 3 person-days
d. Development and Approval of Final report - 5 person-days
Payment will be processed after the submission of reports and timesheet.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested individual consultants must include the following documents when
submitting the applications to admin@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:admin@xxxxxxxxxx>
latest by Friday 12 June 2020:
1. CV indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as
the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at
least three (3) professional references.
2. Brief statement as to why the individual considers him/herself as the
most suitable for the assignment.
3. Financial Proposal shall be submitted in the following format:
* The financial proposal should specify an all-inclusive daily rate
for up to 20 working days;
* The financial proposal must be all-inclusive and take into account
various expenses that will be incurred during the contract, including: the
daily professional fee and when applicable any other relevant expenses
related to the performance of services under the contract, not including
travel expenses.
Due to the large number of applications we receive, we are able to inform
only the successful candidate(s) about the outcome or status of the
selection process.
EVALUATION OF APPLICATION
The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose
offer has been evaluated and determined as: a)
responsive/compliant/acceptable; and b) having received the highest score
out of the weighted criteria (70% technical score (comprising of 15%
technical qualifications desk review, 25% written test, and 30% interview)
and 30% financial score.
The proposals that achieve a minimum of 70% for the technical qualifications
desk review shall be further considered for an interview and written test.
The financial score shall be computed as a ratio of the proposal being
evaluated and the lowest priced proposal received for the assignment.
Technical Score (70%)
Financial Score (30%)
1. Technical qualifications desk review (based on the criteria and
points listed below) (15%)
2. Written test (25%)
3. Interview (30%)
Technical Qualifications Desk Review
The evaluation of the Technical criteria will be as follows:
St No
Criteria
Points
1
Academic qualifications of the Consultant.
10 points
2
Experience in health assessment or programme evaluation including
stakeholder assessment of regional or international scope.
30 points
3
Experience in monitoring and evaluation work, programme and policy
management.
20 points
4
Results-based planning, monitoring and evaluation expertise.
20 points
5
In-depth knowledge of public health programmes and priorities of global and
regional scope.
10 points
6
Familiarity or knowledge on institutionalization of government in ASEAN and
ASEAN Health Development
10 points
Total points
100 points
ABOUT US
With more than 34 years' experience, Cowater International is Canada's
global leader in management consulting services specializing in
international development and has managed the implementation of over 800
projects in more than 80 countries around the globe. We work with
governments, partner organizations, communities and civil society to design
and implement sustainable solutions that generate lasting social, financial
and environmental impacts. Our adaptive approach to management has led to
our award-winning work and recognition as one of Canada's Best Managed
Companies in 2017 and 2018. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Cowater
International also has corporate offices in Montreal, Quebec, Paris, France,
Pretoria, South Africa, and London, United Kingdom, Nairobi, Kenya in
addition to project offices in a wide variety of other locations across
Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.
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