The purpose of this assignment was to support the UNICEF country office in developing a project proposal based on the requirements of the Request for Proposal provided to UNICEF by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population (MOHSPP) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The assignment was expected to be delivered in close consultations with relevant UNICEF, Government, and Civil Society Partner staff to capitalize on the existing information, capacities, and assets.
The specific objectives of this assignment were as follows:
- Conduct desk review of relevant literature (existing project documents including reports, evaluations, best practices, and other related MCH documents)
- Review the Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements, outline the required information and input of UNICEF Tajikistan, and facilitate technical and consultative meetings with the UNICEF CO experts and key national partners to assist with project definition and outlines.
- Identify the technical capacity needs for the proposed UNICEF-implemented ADB/MOHSPP MCH project components and the capacity gap.
- Draft and finalize the technical and financial proposal for the proposed UNICEF implemented component of the ADB/MOHSPP MCH project proposal (bid), including all annexes, especially the log frame and budget.
- Define the implementation framework and preparation arrangements, including the technical coordination of each component and activity as appropriate;
Interim and final deliverables of the project included:
- Report of literature review/situation analysis and literature
- Outline of articulated of the country office required inputs for the MCH proposal writing
- Report on capacity needs and gaps for the successful implementation of the MCH project
- The first draft of the MCH technical and financial proposal that meets the ADB/MoHSPP provided Request for Proposal requirements (in English and Russian)
- Final MCH technical and financial proposal that meets the ADB/MoHSPP provided Request for Proposal requirements in English and Russian.