SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Systems Strengthening & Capacity Development (SSCD) Advisor, Windhoek, Namibia
- Notice Date
- 1/18/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Agency for International Development, Overseas Missions, South Africa USAID-Pretoria, Dept of State, Washington, District of Columbia, 20521-6120
- ZIP Code
- 20521-6120
- Solicitation Number
- SOL-673-13-000004
- Archive Date
- 3/4/2013
- Point of Contact
- Caroline Sello, Phone: 0027124522059, Raksha Maharaj, Phone: 0027124522146
- E-Mail Address
-
ssello@usaid.gov, rmaharaj@usaid.gov
(ssello@usaid.gov, rmaharaj@usaid.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Systems Strengthening and Capacity Development (SSCD) Advisor will serve as the lead technical systems strengthening expert for USAID/Namibia. The SSCD Advisor is a highly-qualified, highly-skilled technical expert who possesses the political and diplomatic tact required to devise innovative approaches to support health systems strengthening activities, including institution strengthening and new models of financing government and civil society. With a strong background in health financing, the SSCD Advisor oversees key components of USAID US$38 million Health and HIV/AIDS portfolio to achieve the intended results of the PEPFAR and Global Health initiatives. S/he will work on USAID-supported institutional strengthening activities, including building the capacity within government institutions and civil society organizations. The SSCD Advisor serves as an Agreement Officer Representative (AOR) and works in close coordination with other USAID Health Office AORs, activity managers and other team members to provide technical support to a variety of system strengthening and/or capacity development programs and projects. The incumbent will also be responsible for maintaining close working relationships with other USG agencies as well as senior representatives of public and private sector organizations in Namibia engaged in system strengthening/capacity development efforts. S/he collaborates with the Government of the Republic of Namibia (GRN) ministries of Finance, Health and Social Services, Gender and Child Welfare, and Regional and Local Government; with the GRN's Social Security and Public Service commissions; with USG agencies including the CDC, State Department, Department of Defense, and Peace Corps; and with donors and implementing partners. The SSCD Advisor supports the GRN on health systems and human resource development and planning, task shifting and longer-term institutional strengthening to sustain a response to the dual epidemics of HIV/AIDS and TB, and to the OVC crisis.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/AID/OM/SOU/SOL-673-13-000004/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USAID/Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
- Record
- SN02969314-W 20130120/130118235000-d49bc2de3f597f961f36c993167f4abb (fbodaily.com)
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