Tenders Are Invited For Consultancy Quantification Forecasting Supply Planning And Budgeting

Tenders Are Invited For Denmark Denmark Consultancy Quantification Forecasting Supply Planning And Budgeting Unicef Supply Division Cph Consultant To Support Three Eeca Countries Kazakhstan Tajikistan And Uzbekistan In Quantification Forecasting Supply Planning And Budgeting For Arvs ProcurementDuration 4 5 MonthsLocation Home Based With The Expected To Travel To Nursultan Almaty Dushanbe And Tashkent For The Extended Period Of TimeStart Date August 2019Reporting To Unicef Ro Co And SdBackground Transition Preparedness Assessments For The Global Fund Funded Interventions Tras In Eastern Europe And Central Asia Eeca Have Consistently Identified Health Products Management Hpm As A Key Transition Risk Particularly As Most Countries Are On The Path Of Gradually Taking Over Global Fund Funded Procurements More Often Than Not The Experience Of Shifting To Domestic Funded And Or Managed Procurement Of Medicines Or Diagnostic Technologies Resulted In Significant Challenges From Weak Capacity To Forecast And Budget Country Demand To Barriers In The National Procurement Process Or Accessing International Platforms Or Suppliers Supporting Countries To Overcome These Challenges And Thereby Ensuring Continuous Access To Quality Affordable Health Products Is A Core Priority In Eeca Unicef Is Therefore Seeking A Consultant To Support Selected Countries From Eeca Kazakhstan Tajikistan And Uzbekistan In Their Efforts To Address The Procurement And Supply Management Of Health Products Psm Challenges Related To Arvs Quantification Forecasting Supply Planning And Budgeting Scope Of Work And Tasks The Following Tasks Have Been Set Forward For The Planned Technical Assistance Support Three Countries In Quantification Forecasting Of And Budgeting For Arvs Including The Review Of Quantification And Forecasting Process And Tools Hands On Training To Relevant Staff To Improve The Process Going Forward And Mapping Of The Budgeting Process Support Unicef In Organizing And Conducting A Regional Workshop For Eeca Countries On Quantification Forecasting Of And Budgeting For Arvs Description Of Assignment Under The Joint Supervision Of Unicef Ro Co And Sd The Consultant Will Conduct The Following For The Task A For All Three Countries Part 1 Gather And Review Baseline Background Information And Documents As Related To Quantification And Forecasting Q F Review Quantification And Forecasting Systems For Arvs Currently Utilized In The Countries As Well As Use Of Supply Data Resources Processes And ToolsReview The Prerequisites To Successful Q F Namely If Clear Well Defined And Disseminated Standard Treatment Guidelines Stgs Are Available In The Country And If Not Or If Not Satisfactory To Provide Recommendations On Improvements With Inclusion Of Respective Strengthening Activities Into The Capacity Development Plan If The National Q F Guidelines Are Available And If Not Or If Not Satisfactory To Provide Recommendations On Improvements For Capacity Development Cd Plan If Necessary Data For Q F Are Available Including Data On Target Population To Be Treated Unit Costs Demand For Commodities And If Not Or Not In The Full Volume Or Unreliable Or Insufficient To Be Used For Q F To Provide Recommendations On Improvements For Cd Plan If Programme Plans Are Realistic And Based On Available Financing And If Not Or Not Satisfactory To Provide Recommendations On Improvements With Inclusion Of Respective Strengthening Activities Into The Cd Plan If Multiple Sources Of Funding Procurement Mechanisms And Distribution Channels Are Used For Arv Drugs And If The National Q F Guidelines Are Available And If Not Or If Not Satisfactory To Provide Recommendations On Improvements For Cd Plan If Knowledgeable And Skilled Personnel To Conduct Data Collection Analysis And Q F Of Arvs Is Available And If Not To Provide Recommendations On How To Strengthen The Hr Capacities If Necessary Mechanisms Of Q F Have Been Established F E A Commodity Coordinating Or Similar Committee The Technical Working Group On Q F A Multi Disciplinary Quantification Team Meetings Of The Wg And Committees And Their Frequency Coordination Of Stakeholders Level Of Integration With Other Health Programmes Etc And If Not To Provide Recommendations For Strengthening Review And Describe In Details The Current Policies Practices Of Q F Of Arvs And Corresponding Processes Including But Not Limited To What Policies Exist That Support Q F What Forecasting Methodologies Are Used What Data Are Used How The Forecasting Assumptions Are Formed How Forecasted Consumption Is Calculated In Case Multiple Types Of Data Are Used How The Forecasts Are Reconciled And The Final Estimates Are CalculatedHow Supply Planning Is Conducted Types Of Data Used How Supply Planning Assumptions Are Built How Total Commodity Requirements And Costs Are Estimated And The Supply Plan Built How The Final Decision On The Quantities To Procure Is Determined Etc How When Frequency And By Whom The Quantification Including The Forecast And The Supply Plan Is Reviewed And Updated What Q F Tools Are Used How The National Q F Capacities Have Been Built And Strengthened Before Etc Describe The Barriers That Inhibit Accurate Forecasting And Effective Supply Planning And Provide Recommendations On How To Address The Barriers As Well As Existing Challenges Develop Procedural Guidance Standard Operating Procedures In Case Such Sops Do Not Exist In A Respective Country Develop A Q F Standard Tool Template For Arv Planning Forecasting Budgeting And Ordering That Can Be Roll Out To Countries Following Different Regimes Based On The Example Of Vaccines Including A User Manual In Case Such Tool Does Not Exist In A Respective Country If This Tool Is Already Available To Evaluate It Or If It Is Not Satisfactory To Provide Recommendations On ImprovementsPart 2 Mapping Of The Budgeting ProcessMap The Budgeting Process For The Procurement Of Arvs Including The Budget Development Review And Approval Stage As Well As The Budget Execution And Expenditures Reporting Stage Review The Tools Used For The Budgeting Budgeting Templates Methodologies And Other Identify The Bottlenecks In The Budgeting Process Tools Used And Propose The Ways To Address Them Review The Sources Of Funding Trends In The Recent 3 5 Years As Well As Sources Of Funding For The Upcoming 3 5 Years Map Key Budgeting Milestones And Timelines To Be Met In Order To Follow The Recommended Annual Ordering Cycle That Ensures Timely Arrival Of Arvs For Both Part 1 And Part 2 Organize And Conduct A Meeting With Stakeholders To Present The Results Or Quantification Forecasting Supply Data Use And Budgeting Assessment Discuss And Agree On The Cd Plan With Actions Draft Outline Of Final Report Is Provided Develop A Final Consultancy Report With A Detailed Information On The Quantification And Forecasting Assessment Assessment Of Use Of Supply Data And The Capacity Building Conducted The Budgeted And Timed Capacity Development Cd Plan With Actions To Address The Identified Gaps And Therefore Help Building A Resilient And Sustainable Q F System For Arvs Mapping Outline Of The Budgeting Process And Tools With The Identified Challenges And Proposed Actions To Address Them Information On Funding Trends In The Past And In The Future For The Task B Under The Direct Supervision The Incumbent Will Engage In The Following Tasks Prepare The Workshop Concept Note Including The Planned Outcomes And The Agenda Prepare Background Documents For The Workshop Including Relevant Presentations Review Presentations Of The Participants Related To The Outcome Of The Previous Activities Conducted Under The Task A Provide Advice And Inputs To Inform The Preparation Of Speeches By Organizers Opening And Closing Remarks Facilitate Workshop Plenary Sessions Provide Substantive Direction To Inform Workshop Proceedings And Outputs Provide Guidance To Workshop Session Rapporteurs Draft The Workshop Report In English Which Should Include Recommendations And Next Steps For Review And Incorporating Comments Before Its Finalization Key Deliverables For The Task A A Procedural Guidance Standard Operating Procedures In Case Such Sops Do Not Exist In A Respective Country If Sops Exist A Thorough Review Considering Recent Trends And Who Recommendations Is RequiredA Q F Standard Tool For Arv Planning Forecasting Budgeting And Ordering Forarvs Based On The Example Of Vaccines Including A User Manual That Can Be Roll Out To Countries With Different Regimes Mapping Of Budgeting Process With All The Key Steps And Responsible Persons Tools Methodologies As Well As Potential Bottlenecks And Proposed Ways To Address Them Organization And Conduction Of A Meeting With Stakeholders To Present The Results Or Quantification Forecasting And Budgeting Assessment Discuss And Agree On The Cd Plan With Actions Outline Of The Final ReportA Final Consultancy Report Based On The Assessment Results And The In Country Meetings With Stakeholders In English And Russian With A Detailed Information On The Quantification And Forecasting Assessment Process And Tools Assessment Of The Use Of Supply Data And The Capacity Building Conducted The Budgeted And Timed Capacity Development Cd Plan With Actions To Address The Identified Gaps And Therefore Help Building A Resilient And Sustainable Q F System For Arvs Mapping Outline Of The Budgeting Process Key Takeaways From The Budgeting Process Mapping Exercise Sources Of Funding Past And Future Analysis And The Proposed Way Forward For The Task B A Sub Regional Workshop On Quantification Forecasting Of And Budgeting For Arvs Delivered With Actions To Address The Identified Gaps And Therefore Help Building A Resilient And Sustainable Health Procurement System The Workshop Report With Recommendation Is Developed Based On The Data Collected The Consultant Will Support Unicef In Organizing The Workshop For Eeca Countries On Quantification Forecasting Of And Budgeting For Arvs As Per The List Of Activities Listed In The Above Section And Draft The Workshop Report Qualification Requirements Education Master Degree In Business Public Health Development Procurement And Supply Chain Management And Or In Another Relevant Discipline For Health Procurement And Supply Management Work Experience Minimum Seven Years Of Professional Relevant Work Experience In Health Arvs Procurement Systems Analysis And Assessment Setting Up Solutions For Health Procurement Systems Restructuring Reforms And Or System Improvements Knowledge Of And Experience Of The Central Asia Region Kazakhstan Uzbekistan And Tajikistan Is An Asset Competencies The Successful Candidate Is Expected To Demonstrate The Following Competencies That Are Considered To Be Necessary To This Consultancy Core CompetenciesExcellent Communicator Of Verbal And Written Concepts To A Government And International Audience Able To Quickly Understand Instructions To Proactively Seek Clarification When Needed Able To Work Well In A Team Environment Functional 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