Introduction

Pact is an international development nonprofit that works on the ground in nearly 40 countries to end poverty and marginalization. We partner with local organizations, businesses, and governments to build lasting solutions for thriving, resilient communities. Our vision is a world where everyone owns their future. 

The ACHIEVE project is an eight year 2019–2027 global project funded by the U.S. Department of State DoS that supports countries to achieve and sustain HIV epidemic control among pregnant and breastfeeding women, adolescents, infants, and children. Led by Pact, ACHIEVE works with governments, civil society organizations, and other partners to deliver integrated, person-centered HIV, maternal, newborn and child health MNCH, and related health services across multiple countries, including Nigeria. 

The goal of ACHIEVE Nigeria is to support control of the HIV epidemic by addressing priority gaps in case finding and achieving treatment outcomes, with a focus on providing life-saving HIV services to four target populations: children and adolescents living with HIV C/ALHIV, HIV-exposed infants HEI, pregnant and breastfeeding women PBFW, and HIV-positive caregivers. The goal and intermediate results are below:

Goal:  Improve access to and uptake of lifesaving HIV services for children and adolescents living with HIV C/ALHIV, HIV-exposed infants HEI, pregnant and breastfeeding women PBFW, and HIV-positive caregivers to attain and sustain HIV epidemic control.

• Intermediate result 1: Pediatric and adolescent case finding
• Intermediate result 2: Support for EMTCT and HEI
• Intermediate result 3: ART linkage, adherence, and viral suppression

ACHIEVE Nigeria operates in Abuja and Bauchi. The consultancy would require travel to Bauchi but would be based in Abuja.

Approach

ACHIEVE’s efforts complement those of the  care and treatment C&T partners in targeting the four priority populations, working in close coordination to ensure the delivery of lifesaving, household-based HIV services to C/ALHIV, HEI, PBFW, and HIV-positive caregivers including referrals for HIV testing services, support for retention in care, adherence to antiretroviral therapy ART, viral load testing and monitoring, referral of PBFW to EMTCT and antenatal and postnatal care ANC/PNC, and monitoring HEI and early infant diagnosis EID outcomes. ACHIEVE’s role is also focused on identifying new cases and following up with those on lists of the comprehensive HIV treatment IPs, including defaulter tracing and return to treatment, linking children to other health and nutrition services while also following up with PBFW and their babies until 18th month EID. As required for successful delivery of these services, ACHIEVE works with its government counterparts, including the State Ministry of Health, State Agency for the Control of AIDS SACA, Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS NEPWHAN, Local Action Committee on AIDS, the Civil Society Network, and the State Ministry of Women Affairs. 

1. Scope of Work  
2. Applicants should review the Scope of Work carefully and ensure that their application clearly demonstrates relevant experience and technical capability to complete the required tasks and deliverables.

Purpose: Consultant will collaborate and provide technical input on the presentation of HIV clinical cascade results under the ACHIEVE Nigeria lifesaving services for CLHIV, PBFW, HEI and HIV-positive caregivers. As well, the consultant will work approximately 25% of the time on business development prepositioning with the Ministry of Health of Nigeria and other possible funders.

Objectives:

• To examine the clinical cascade performance for priority populations 
• To develop strategies to bridge any gaps in performance
• To support the technical team on presenting performance
• To identify funders, including the FMOH, for MOU implementation
• To propose other options for forward funding

Activity 1: Desk review and field visit to review project performance

• Review previous and current reports to establish baseline understanding of the project and data
• Identify gaps in performance
• Meet with local partners to better understand programmatic challenges
• Write up program recommendations for implementing partners and ACHIEVE staff

Activity 2: Explore opportunities for forward funding

• Identify and map strategic country partners for Pact 
• Review available information about the MOU between the Nigeria FMOH and the U.S. Dept. of State
• Conduct targeted partner outreach and representation, as appropriate 
• Engage with US Government and Government of Nigeria e.g., Ministry of Health to gather intelligence, consult with regional authorities, and provide targeted technical input into proposal design and development; assist with completing partner mapping and competitor analysis templates.
• Write up a capture plan for 5-10 funding opportunities

Deliverables and Timeline expected LOE: 25 days and completion of deliverables no later than Sept. 15, 2026

• Program recommendations for local implementing partners and ACHIEVE staff
• Capture plan with 5-10 funding opportunities for Pact

Eligibility

• Advanced degree master’s or higher in public health, global health, health systems, or related field
• Minimum 8-10 years of progressively responsible experience in HIV, health systems strengthening, or health workforce development
• Demonstrated experience in Nigeria
• Demonstrated success in business development 
• Proven ability to produce high-quality reports
• Proven ability to engage with high-level stakeholders such as government ministries especially Ministry of Health, and development partners
• Clinical background preferred

Evaluation Criteria

Pact will evaluate applicants using the following criteria:

Pact will evaluate applications using a best-value determination, considering both technical quality and cost reasonableness.

Terms and Conditions

Disclaimers

• Pact reserves the right to modify by written notice the terms of this solicitation at any time in its sole discretion. Pact may cancel the solicitation at any time.
• Pact may reject any or all proposals received.
• Issuance of solicitation does not constitute award commitment by Pact.
• Pact reserves the right to disqualify any quotation based on applicant’s failure to follow solicitation instructions.
• Pact will not compensate applicants for their response to the solicitation.
• Pact reserves the right to issue an award based on initial evaluation of applications without further discussion.
• Pact may choose to award only part of the Scope of Work in the solicitation or to issue multiple awards in the scope of work.
• Pact reserves the right to waive minor proposal deficiencies that can be corrected prior to award determination to promote competition.
• Pact may contact applicants to confirm information and that the proposal was submitted for this solicitation. 
• Pact may contact past performance references without notice to the applicant. Pact also reserves the right to contact other past performance information sources that the applicant did not list in the proposal.
• By submitting a proposal, the applicant confirms that they understand the terms and conditions.
• Information pertaining to and obtained from the applicant as a result of participation in this solicitation is confidential. The applicant consents to the disclosure of the documents submitted by the applicants to the reviewers involved in the selection process. Please note that all reviewers are bound by non-disclosure agreements. 
• Pact reserves the right to issue an award subject to donor approval or funding availability.
• Applicants must immediately disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest with Pact or its staff.

All applicants must be eligible to work and receive payments in Nigeria and must not appear on any U.S. Government or United Nations sanctions or debarment lists