VACANCY : EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

ISEAN-Hivos – HIV/AIDS (MARPS) Round 10
EoI Number 2: ISEAN-Hivos -GF-R10-HIV/AIDS
Issuance Date: 26 July, 2011

ISEAN-Hivos-GF-R10-HIV/AIDS - Implementation of Objective 1 and 2 of the “Strengthening community systems to reduce vulnerability to and impact of HIV infection on MSM and TG in Insular Southeast Asia” in Malaysia.

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

In 2010, the Insular Southeast Asian Network on Men who have sex with Men (MSM), Transgender People (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 is expected to be signed by 1 September 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 interested and capable organizations in Malaysia that could serve as Technical Assistant (TA) to provide the following services that address the Grant’s Objective 1 and 2 for a two-year the period between October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2013 :

1. Conduct program inception meetings with community representatives and national stakeholders
2. Conduct consultations on the establishment of national MSM and TG networks
3. Conduct inception meetings and register national networks
4. Support national MSM and TG network staffing and operations
5. Conduct consultations and mobilization of CBOs and community groups for training and capacity building
6. Translate and modify regional CBO training modules
7. Conduct trainings for local CBO staff on institutional and program development and strategic planning
8. Conduct trainings for local CBO staff on community leadership, governance and mobilization
9. Translation/ adaptation of training modules on networking and advocacy
10. Conduct trainings on networking and advocacy for local CBOs/community actors
11. Provide operational support for local CBOs and networks to coordinate and engage with national and local authorities
12. Conduct a national policy dialogue and advocacy on MSM, TG and HIV-related issues
13. Establish community advocacy forums and conduct consultations with grassroots leaders and community members on MSM, TG and HIV issues and responses

An Expression of Interest (EoI) Letter, together with a company/organizational profile and track record must be received by 9 August, 2011 at the email addresses below by 17:00 hrs. Jakarta Western Indonesia Time

l.norella@hivos.or.id and s.laksmi@hivos.or.id

Based on the initial set of EoIs, organizations will be formally invited to send in a full application. The invitation will be accompanied by a list of required documents for completion of the application process.