Recruitment of HR firm to facilitate the Recruitment of the Executive Director
1. Invitation to tender
The African Constituency Bureau for the Global Fund (ACB) invites reputable and competent Human Resources recruitment firms to bid for the assignment to recruit its Executive Director/ Chief Executive Officer. The position is tenable at the ACB offices in Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
2. Organisational profile
ACB was established in 2012 by a resolution of African Ministers of Health. The Bureaus effectively started operating in March 2017 as a policy Think Tank for African Constituencies of the Global Fund. The two constituencies representing Africa are West and Central Africa (WCA) and Eastern and Southern African (ESA) representing 46 African countries. The Bureau is governed by a Board drawn from African governments, with selective representation from strategic development partners. The mandate of the Bureau is to strengthen the capacity of the African representatives on the Global Fund, with the aim of inspiring and influencing GF policies, governance and operational practices (i.e. allocation of resources) that are responsive to the Africa needs and priorities in addressing HIV, TB and Malaria (HTM). Looking into the future, the scope of support to Africa Board and Committee members is expected to expand beyond GF to include Africa Represtatives in other GHIs. The core activities of the Bureau include the following –
Policy Analysis: ACB conducts policy research and develops policy briefs, discussion papers, and position papers position papers that reflect Africa’s priorities for Global Fund Committee and Board Members. within the Global Fund.
ACB fosters partnerships with technical and academic organizations, including the Africa Leaders Malaria Intiative, Stop TB, UNAIDS, WHO, Africa CDC, Universities in policy analysis and research.
Organize consultative and dialogue meetings with the 46 African countries, for bi-directional communication to one hand draw country perspectives and issues on thematic issues related to GF and provide feedback from GF.
Regional Health Integration and Coordination:: ACB collaborates with AUC, Africa CDC, WHO AFRO and other regional organizations to improve health policy alignment and enhance the coordination of health initiatives across African countries such as the Lusaka Agenda
Facilitate networking, collaboration, and liaison between the two African constituencies and other Global Fund constituencies.
Technical Support for Constituencies: ACB offers technical assistance to support country-level engagement with the Global Fund and ensure that African countries are well-prepared to participate in policy discussions.
Resource mobilization to secure funding and oversee grant management’
Organizational Development and Human Resource Management
Develop and implement effective communication strategies to raise awareness, share updates, and promote the ACB’s work across stakeholders
The ACB scope of work is premised on its Strategic Plan 2022 – 2025. Additional work emerges from the Theory of Change and Results Framework, new strategic partnership engagements that are aligned with the overall ACB mandate and strategic objectives.