Call for consultancy: National Consultant – Team Leader to provide the technical expertise on developing the project to implement the National Strategy on prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance in animal health sector in Vietnam

1. Detailed Description of Tasks to be Performed:

The Vietnam Fleming Fund Country Grant—Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance in Vietnam (FFCGVN) addresses critical gaps in the surveillance of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in Vietnam. This grant will support implementation of national plans for antimicrobial resistance (AMR), antimicrobial use and consumption (AMU/C) surveillance in the Animal Health (AH), Environment Health (EH) and Human Health (HH) sectors by One Health approach. We will work closely with local entities that are involved in AMR/AMU/AMC surveillance, local and national Technical Working Groups (TWGs), national and regional laboratories for HH and AH, other government authorities, national and international non-government stakeholders, and Mott MacDonald - the Fleming Fund Management Agent.

FFCGVN is seeking for a qualified and experienced Vietnamese consultant to be a Team Leader of a technical consultant team to support the Department of Animal Health (DAH) under Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on developing the Project on raising public awareness, strengthening the National AMR and AMU Surveillance System, and enhancing the AMU management in animal health in 2024 - 2030 period (hereinafter referred to as the Project); this is to implement the National Strategy on prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam in the period 2024-2030, vision to 2045 by the Prime Minister (NAS). This Project will focus on AH and base on the contents and results of the previous National Action Plan (NAP) in agriculture sector for the period 2021-2025 to continue a new NAP for the period 2026-2030 that reaches the goals of NAS and follow the current policies, laws on animal health and animal husbandry and relevant regulations, approaching One Health and aligning with  international NAPs for AMR; the Project will also focus on raising public awareness on AMU/AMR in animal health sector.

The Team Leader will be working closely with DAH, FHI 360 and the technical consultant team during project development to prepare project outlines and drafts, addressing comments from related stakeholders, presenting project drafts in technical meetings and workshops.

2. Objectives:

Under this scope of work, the Team Leader is expected to achieve the following objectives:

• Reviewing current AMR/AMU/AMC situation in Vietnam and develop the Project outlines approved by DAH;
• Developing the Project drafts to be presented in technical meetings and wider meetings organized by DAH within/among technical working group (TWG) and relevant stakeholders to give comments;
• Revising the Project drafts following comments of DAH, TWG and related stakeholders;
• Finanlizing the Project drafts and related documents following the regulations (if any) for MARD’s approval.

Note: Additional deliverables and equivalent working days may be included in a contract modification to align with the agreed-upon plan if required. 

3. Scope of work and expected deliverables:

#	Tasks	Expected deliverables	Estimated Maximum LOE (days)	Due date
1	Discuss with DAH to finalize the workplan to develop the Project	- Workplan.	2	November 10, 2024
2	Conduct the desk review for developing the Project. Develop the Project outline and disscuss with DAH, FHI 360, and the technical consultant team for finalizing the Project outline.	List of relevant documents. Project outline.	10	November 25, 2024
3	Develop the first draft of the Project and present the draft in technical meetings for comments; Summarise the comments of the meeting. Have meetings with DAH and FHI 360 (if any)	The first draft of  the Project. Summarise the comments.	30	December 31, 2024
4	Revise the first draft of the Project following the comments of the first TWG meeting and presenting the second draft in the second TWG meeting for further comments. Summarise the comments of the meeting. Have meetings with DAH and FHI 360 (if any)	Second  draft of the Project. Summarise the comments.	12	January 31, 2025
5	Revising the Project draft following the comments and finalize the draft before sending out to relevant agencies under MARD for comments.	Third draft of the Project.	6	February 15, 2025
6	Summarise comments of the relevant agencies. Revise the Project draft following comments and discuss with DAH, FHI 360 for finalizing the draft before submitting to MARD for approval. Complete other supporting documents to the Project draft which will be attached as a dossier for submitting to MARD. Present the Project draft and other relevant documents in a TWG meeting to be finalized for approval.	Final draft of the Project and relevant documents submitted to MARD.	15	April 30, 2025
		Total (days)	75

 

Location of work: Vietnam.

Travel: Travel is not included.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and PhD degree on Veterinary Science or Animal Science or Agriculture Science relevant to veterinary subject and five years of experience in working with DAH with strong knowledge and expertise in AMC/U/R, antibiotic alternatives.
• Experience in AMC/U/R in animal sector; understanding well the NAP in animal sector for the period 2017-2020 and the NAP in agriculture sector for the period 2021-2025. Preferable experiences in working on developing or implementing the NAPs.
• Strong experience on literature reviews, stakeholder consultations, and data analysis related to animal health indicators and targets.
• Strong analytical and report writing skills.
• Preferable to published articles related to AMR/U/C, alternatives to antibiotics.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be evaluated based on the applicants’ experience and qualifications as detailed above.

Required Documentation

Proposals must include the following components:

• Applicant’s CV and highest-level degree
• Letter of interest that briefs relevant qualification and experience
• Proposed daily rate
• FHI 360 Biodata form

Application

• Application to this call should be submitted by email to [email protected] with a copy to [email protected] no later than 5PM October 31, 2025 with subject line “FF-Application for Team Leader Consultant-AH NAP”
• All prospective vendors must comply with the safeguarding policies of our organization. Any violations of the policies may result in immediate contract termination without liability for the organization.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

FHI 360 Disclaimers

 

Organization: FHI 360
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Application deadline: 2024-10-31
Send application to: [email protected]; [email protected]