Consultancy for Revision of ACB Results Frameworks and Theory of Change, Updating Country Profiles, and Development of Data Collection Tools

About ACB and Background

The Africa Constituency Bureau (ACB) supports the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) and West and Central Africa (WCA) constituencies, collectively representing 46 African countries in their engagement with the Global Fund Board and its committees. ACB provides technical, policy, analytical and coordination support to strengthen evidence-informed constituency representation and decision-making.

To strengthen institutional performance monitoring and strategic information management, ACB seeks to review its existing Results Frameworks and Theory of Change, update existing constituency country profiles, and expand standardised data collection instruments. These complementary outputs will provide a coherent basis for monitoring ACB results and systematically collecting, validating, updating and analysing country-level information relevant to Global Fund grants and constituency priorities.

Purpose and Objectives

The purpose of the assignment is to strengthen ACB’s results-based management and constituency-wide strategic information, data and knowledge management through one integrated consultancy.

• Review and revise ACB’s existing Results Frameworks and Theory of Change to ensure clear alignment between strategic objectives, outputs, outcomes, indicators and intended impact.
• Review existing country profiles from other projects, develop a standardised data collection tool to create country profiles for the 46 ESA and WCA countries based on the latest available information.
• Develop comprehensive and standardised tools to review the constituency member states’ implementation of the Global Fund grant. This will include data collection tools, templates and guidance to enable regular country-level updates, comparative analysis and evidence-based decision-making.

Scope of Work

Results Frameworks and Theory of Change

• Review existing ACB strategic and programme documents, Results Frameworks, Theory of Change, monitoring arrangements and relevant Global Fund policies and performance frameworks.
• Assess the logic and consistency of impact, outcomes, intermediate results, outputs, activities, assumptions, risks and causal pathways; identify gaps and overlaps.
• Revise the Theory of Change and Results Frameworks with measurable indicators, definitions, baselines where available, proposed targets, data sources, collection frequency, verification methods and responsible functions.
• Consult ACB management and relevant technical stakeholders; facilitate validation of the proposed revisions and incorporate feedback.

Update existing country profiles

• Assess and review existing country profiles and databases from other projects,
• Develop a structured country profile data collection tool/template to create and update the country profiles for 46 members of the African constituency.
• Create country profiles for the 46 ESA and WCA countries using credible recent sources, including Global Fund grant documents, country reports and other relevant official data. This will cover available and relevant information on HIV, tuberculosis and malaria results; grant allocations, disbursements and absorption; implementation performance; procurement and supply chain; health systems and community engagement; governance and CCM oversight; domestic resource mobilization and sustainability etc.
• Provide an updated profiles template in an editable, consistent format, with an updatable consolidated dataset.

Develop and improve data collection tools

• Access and review existing GF in-country introspective grant implementation review tools, ACB documents, Global Fund reports and country progress reports.
• Develop a harmonised indicator reference matrix specifying definitions, disaggregation, data sources, measurement methods, reporting periods and quality checks.
• Develop six comprehensive structured data collection tools to review the performance and progress of country-level implementation. They will include stakeholders such as: (1) Country Coordinating Mechanisms, (2) Principal Recipients and Sub-recipients, (3) Ministries of Health, (4) civil society and community representatives, (5) Local Fund Agents and (6) Ministries of Finance.
• Ensure tools address grant performance and implementation, financial management and absorption, procurement and supply chain, service delivery, governance, sustainability and transition, and emerging risks.
• Develop a data entry template in Excel to capture, analyse, and report on constituency-wide grant implementation performance and progress.