The 8th program of UNFPA Cameroon devotes a specific product to the strengthening of national capacities to increase the knowledge and skills, leadership and participation of adolescents and young people in age-appropriate reproductive health, voluntary family planning, family life education, HIV and gender-based violence prevention, and their resilience to social, economic and environmental shocks.

In Cameroon, the HIV epidemic remains very generalized despite a national prevalence which fell by 1.6 points between 2011 and 2018, from 4.3% in 2011 to 2.7% in 2018 among 15-49 year olds.

The National Strategic Plan for the fight against HIV, AIDS and STIs 2018-2022 aimed to: reduce new infections among adults; adolescents and children; elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV; reducing HIV-related mortality; support for improving the quality of life of people infected and affected by HIV; respect for human rights; the fight against all forms of discrimination as well as the effectiveness of governance through an efficient response. The National strategic plan for the fight against HIV, AIDS and STIs 2021-2023 has been anticipated to take into account the orientations of the “global strategy to fight AIDS 2021-2026, put an end to inequalities, put an end to AIDS », as well as new priorities for new funding from the Global Fund. Thanks to this strategic vision, Cameroon aims to participate in the global effort to contribute effectively to ending the HIV epidemic by 2030.

The generalization of option B+, the free management of HIV cases and the decentralization of Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) in all health facilities and communities are the main factors that have contributed to this progress.

Despite the aforementioned progress, HIV prevalence is higher among women at 3.4% compared to 2.7% among men. Among women, it increases with age, from 3.4% for 20-24 year olds, 3.7% for 25-29 year olds, 4.1% for 30-34 year olds, to 6.5% for 35-39 year olds. The South, East and Adamaoua regions have the highest HIV prevalence rates: 5.8%, 5.6% and 4.1% respectively. Teenage girls aged 15 to 24 are particularly vulnerable and have an incidence 9 times higher than boys in the same age group.

Many bottlenecks persist and impede the acceleration of progress towards ending the HIV epidemic in general, and the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in particular. These include insufficient stimulation of demand for services for pregnant/breastfeeding women, including young and adolescent girls, their partners and children, insufficient appropriate skills for the supply of the integrated quality package for mothers, children, adolescents and men in their specificities, and the very insufficient mobilization of resources for the priority targets of adolescents and men.

The PETVISIDAME project is a practical response to the operational plans of e-TME 2016-2020, then 2021-2023 of the MINSANTE.

Main objective

The expert will provide technical support for the implementation and management of interventions of the adolescents and young people component of PETVISIDAME.

Specifically, he/she will:

Plan, implement and monitor activities aimed at adolescents and young people
Prepare and monitor the work plans of implementing partners
Build capacity and provide technical support to operational actors
Ensure the collection and synthesis of data for the report
Contribute to the strengthening of Knowledge management including the identification and documentation of good practices
Prepare and organize periodic technical reviews and the project development and evaluation exercise

Tasks

(Description of services, activities or results)

At the end of this consultation, the consultant must produce the following deliverables in relation to the project:

A planning framework for activities related to the project and integrated to the SR cluster;
A framework for monitoring the implementation of activities targeting adolescents and young people;
A mapping of CSOs, including youth organizations and platforms operating in the targeted localities
A capacity building plan for trainers, peer educators and leaders and members of youth organizations and platforms;
A consolidated report of the assessment of SRA Units, including CMPJs and community structures;
A communication plan for outreach and SBCC activities
A monthly report monitoring the implementation of project activities
Project concept notes resulting from implementation and adapted to funding opportunities that arise
Documentation of lessons learned during the implementation of the project in the form of reports and publications
A final consultation report taking into account a plan for the extension and/or sustainability of the project.

Terms of the consultancy

The work will be carried out for a period of eleven (11) months.

Place of execution of the tasks

The consultant will be based in Yaoundé, with descents outside Yaoundé if necessary

Delivery dates and terms of delivery of the work (e.g. in electronic form, hard copy, etc.

The consultant shall render the above deliverables in the form of the documents in hard copy format (except for electronic data) and in electronic version sent to the UNFPA Country Office

Monitoring and

control of the progress of the work,

including requirements

, reporting requirements, periodicity, format and deadline:

In addition to the activities, the consultant must produce a monthly report and a final consultation report in physical and digital version

The Consultant works under the general supervision of the Resident Representative, the technical coordination of the Deputy Representative and the direct supervision of the Adolescents and Youth Program Officer.

Travel:

The Consultant’s travel plan will be validated in agreement with the supervisors and the support of UNFPA for the logistical preparation of the trips.

Required expertise,

qualifications and

skills,

including

linguistics:

Academic training:

Hold a Master’s degree in social sciences, public health, project management

Knowledge and Experience:

Be of Cameroonian nationality
Have a professional experience of at least 2 years in project management
Have proven experience in working with youth organizations and networks and on issues of youth leadership and
participation reproduction of adolescents, particularly in the fight against HIV/AIDS
Have results-based management skills
Be available to carry out regular field missions
Be familiar with common computer software;
Have a sense of teamwork and be able to work under pressure and in a constraining multicultural environment;
Have a very high sense of personal commitment, great interpersonal skills;
A knowledge of the UN environment would be an asset
Have a command of one of the two official languages ​​of Cameroon (English and French) with a good ability to work in the other;

Inputs/services to be provided by UNFPA or implementing partner (e.g. support services,

office space, equipment), if applicable:

Workspace for the consultant:

The consultant (e) consultant will work face-to-face at the UNFPA Cameroon office.

Other

information or special conditions, if any:

UNFPA is an organization that actively promotes equal opportunity and gender.

There are no fees to pay, either at the time of application or after.

Application files

Application files (in French or English) must bear the title of the position and be sent by email to consultantcmr@unfpa.org no later than August 08, 2023 .

They must be complete and contain a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates.

Said files must be sent as a single attachment (PDF format only).