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Consultant: Analysis of public donor spending on Health and Development
GAVI Alliance
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Last Date: March 23, 2009
Email: astefanovic@gavialliance.org

Consultant: Analysis of public donor spending on Health and Development
Organisation: GAVI Alliance
Website: www.gavialliance.org
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Last Date: March 23, 2009

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR A CONSULTANT
ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC DONOR SPENDING ON HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
GAVI ALLIANCE

1. BACKGROUND

The GAVI Alliance is a global public-private partnership committed to bringing new and under-used vaccines and improving people’s health in developing countries. Partners in the alliance include WHO, UNICEF the World Bank, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, vaccine manufacturers, recipient countries and government donors. Implementation of GAVI programmes (i.e. vaccine procurement, shipment and delivery) is largely done by partners such as UNICEF and WHO, as well as recipient governments, while the GAVI Secretariat in Geneva is responsible for the day-to-day operations and for managing the partnership, with fundraising being one of its core functions.

GAVI secures donor commitments in several formats:

a) Direct commitments from sovereign donors, and private donors including the Bill & Gates Foundation, donations through the Immunize Every Child Campaign, and others;

b) Sovereign grants that form the financial base of the International Finance Facility for Immunization (IFFIm) against which the IFFIm can borrow in the capital markets; and

c) Grants for the Advanced Market Commitment pilot to fund a portion of GAVI’s expenditure for purchasing pneumococcal vaccine.

In October 2008 the GAVI Board requested the Secretariat develop a comprehensive fundraising strategy for the GAVI Alliance Board in June 2009, to meet the challenge of an emerging funding gap of approximately $4 billion through 2015.

Strategic analysis and presentation of donor spending (projections) on health will serve as inputs for the development of this strategy as well as an important advocacy tool during the implementation of the strategy.

2. OBJECTIVES

Under supervision of Programme Manager in GAVI’s Programme Funding Team, in collaboration with the Finance Team, and in line with PFT’s strategic objectives the consultant will provide analyses of data required for GAVI’s fundraising and advocacy strategy.

3. RESPONSIBILITIES

Looking at current and potential GAVI donors, the consultant will:

- Collate data and provide strategic analysis of:

a) Levels of ODA and Health ODA (2000- 2007)

b) Shares of ODA going to bilateral vs multilateral spending

c) Shares of ODA and of Health ODA going to GAVI vs other health and development organisations (WHO, UNICEF, GFATM, UNITAID, etc.)

d) Growth projections for ODA and Health ODA (2008 – 2015) based on forecasted donor GDP growth / decline

e) Propensity for increases in ODA and health ODA based on existing donor commitments (e.g. to Monterrey and/or other political or legally binding commitments)

- Assist in the identification of other strategic analytical needs that will support GAVI’s fundraising and advocacy strategy

- Produce high standard materials (written, statistical and graphic), for internal and external use as requested by the Programme Funding Team

- Undertake other assignments as requested by Programme Manager PFT

4. RESULTS

· Presentation (written, statistical and graphic) of findings for each of the above indicators, including methodology and assumptions applied.

· Database of background information used for analysis

· Other materials for external communication as requested

5. REQUIREMENTS

· Advanced University degree in finance, economics, statistics, international relations, social science, or similar

· Extensive experience and demonstrable skills in data collection, data analysis and quantitative research essential

· Experience in statistical modelling, and presentation of data for different audiences

· Good knowledge of global development financing, including OECD/DAC directives and reporting

· Familiarity with global health architecture and financing is desirable

· Knowledge of governmental development assistance policies and financing procedures a plus

· Proactive, collaborative and creative

· Demonstrated ability to adapt and respond to tight deadlines

· Strong communication skills in English. Knowledge of other European languages is an advantage.

6. DURATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT

End March - June 2009

7. APPLICATION

Applications and any requests for information must be sent by email to the attention of Ana Stefanovic: astefanovic@gavialliance.org. Please include the following information in your proposal:

- Resume / CV (of the individual consultant or those who will be assigned to our account in case of a consulting firm) and company profile if applicable (# years in business, # of employees, geographic regions served, core competencies, etc.)

- Cover letter outlining how you match the requirements, and financial proposal, i.e. fees and fee structure (in Excel)