DEADLINE: 8TH NOVEMBER, 2022
KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION NIGERIA
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS) FOR THE TIFA SOFT PROJECT IN KANO STATE

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation Nigeria, is a non-profit public health organization firmly equipped with technical and administrative capacity in providing technical TB and TB/HIV support services, strengthening TB service delivery, support health system strengthening and research in Nigeria. Our programs are designed to advance the WHO Global End TB strategy of creating a world free of TB. We employ a systems approach, using data-driven quality improvement methods to identify and address gaps in TB diagnostic and treatment services. Our work to end TB focuses on collaborative planning, design, and implementation, engaging the private sector, strengthening service delivery platforms, community structures and improving the quality of services.

KNCV since 2000 has implemented successive 5-year circles of USAID funded flagship TB projects and is presently implementing USAID TB LON 1 & 2 project across 14 states in Nigeria. Through President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief funding (PEPFAR), KNCV Nigeria/ TB CARE I project provided and expanded TB/HIV services across 35 of 36 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

KNCV TB Foundation Nigeria is also implementing the STOP TB Partnership / UNOPS funded TB Connectivity project across 14 states in Nigeria in collaboration with the NTBLCP. Furthermore, KNCV TB Foundation Nigeria provides technical assistance towards community and facility TB case finding, linkage and treatment across Lagos, Edo and Bayelsa states as a member of the USAID Cluster 6 “HALG_ACE Consortium”. www.https://kncvnigeria.org.

TIFA SOFT Project
Tuberculosis Implementation Framework Agreement (TIFA) is cooperative agreement funded by USAID through JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. as the lead implementer and KNCV Nigeria as the country-level implementer of two fixed amount awards, the STOM and SOFT projects. The SOFT project is a 1-year fixed amount award focused on improving contact investigation of infectious TB patients in private health facilities and improving the uptake of TPT; leveraging social franchising using community-based organizations (CBOs).

To this end, KNCV Nigeria will contract five (5) community-based organizations (CBOs) that work in Kano State to increase the coverage of contact investigation among targeted private healthcare facilities for a duration of 9-months. During this period, KNCV Nigeria will support and train 10 persons from each CBO to carry out contact investigation activities in assigned facilities. CBOs shall also work closely with the KNCV Nigeria Kano state team to collaborate with private sector stakeholders in exploring innovate ways of ensuring that underserved populations have access to high quality TB services within the state.

Selection Criteria for Community Based Organizations

  • CBOs must be based in state of implementation (Kano state) and have strong community grassroot presence
  • Must be registered under the national laws and regulation of Nigeria to have the legal standing and authority to engage in community activities
  • Must have a good track record and/or experience working in TB-related community-based activities in the state
  • Demonstrable experience in timely implementation of similar projects (i.e., fixed amount awards)
  • Must have a good track record and/or experience in achieving programmatic results for TB Contact Investigation intervention
  • Possess sufficient management, operational and human resources capacity to implement the proposed project in a timely and fast-paced manner
  • Ability to document and report on project performance in routine and structured reporting system
  • Commitment to achieving donor-set targets in a timely manner and with fidelity
  • Willingness to partner with private health sector stakeholders and organizations to drive collective action for project implementation
  • Ability to work with individuals in ways that are sensitive to Gender, Disability and Social Inclusion
  • A minimum of 2 years of active experience, undertaking similar work in Kano State

Location: Kano State

Duration: 9 months (December 2022 – August 2023)

Documents to be submitted for application:
The following documents must be submitted as part of the application:

  • Technical Application
  • Registration certificate as evidence for legal credentials of the organization
  • Audited organizational financial statements for the last fiscal year. In the absence of audited statements, other official documents, signed by an authorized representative and will be accepted

Application and information 
The technical application must be submitted in word format  alongside supporting documents via email to recruitment@kncvnigeria.org with “CBO for SOFT Project” as the subject. Applications sent by any other means (e.g., by fax or post) or delivered to other addresses will not be considered under this call for applications.

Start date for submission Thursday 3rd November 2022.

Deadline for Submission is Tuesday 8th November 2022.

Please note that we only consider applications that are received through the KNCV TB Foundation Nigeria recruitment email.

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