Purpose of the Consultancy
CHAI South Africa is procuring a short-term consultant to develop and roll out a standardized community health worker (CHW) curriculum for pandemic preparedness and response. Working under CHAI technical oversight and in close collaboration with NDoH, UNICEF and relevant stakeholders, the consultant will lead the full cycle of curriculum development from needs assessment and materials design through training rollout and simulation producing a validated, nationally endorsed CHW training package integrated within the WBPHCOT Foundation Phase Training Program.
This engagement directly responds to the 2024 JEE priority actions for health workforce capacity and advances South Africa’s commitments under the Pandemic Fund PPPR program. Its outputs will equip CHWs across all nine provinces with the competencies required for community-based surveillance, RCCE, and effective pandemic response building durable, government-owned preparedness capacity at the community level.
Application procedure
The application must be organized in the following sections, in the order presented. Each section corresponds to a distinct evaluation criterion or compliance requirement.
- Section 1: Cover letter (maximum 1 page)
- Section 2: Applicant profile and qualifications (maximum 2 pages, plus CV annex)
- Section 3: Relevant experience and demonstrated track record (maximum 4 pages)
- Section 4: Technical approach and methodology (maximum 6 pages)
- Section 5: Work plan and proposed deliverable schedule (maximum 2 pages, plus Gantt annex)
- Section 6: Team composition and capacity statement (maximum 2 pages – individuals submit a 1-page capacity statement)
- Section 7: Risk identification and mitigation approach (maximum 1 page)
- Section 8: Writing sample (1 annexed document)
- Section 9: Annexes: CV(s), references, registration documents, and supporting evidence
