EOI FOR GLOBAL FUND GOVERNANCE & LEADERSHIP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (CRS) TENDER AUGUST 2025 

EOI FOR GLOBAL FUND GOVERNANCE & LEADERSHIP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Description:

Seeking innovative, professional technical assistance and capacity strengthening support in a variety of areas critical to programmatic and organizational performance and sustainability.

Technical Assistance: Global Fund Governance & Leadership

Consultancy Title: Global Fund Governance & Leadership Technical Assistance Location

Background

Dependent upon assignment Contract Duration and LOE TBD based on specific scopes of work issued by Global Fund principal recipients Contact Person Emily Burrows (Global Awards, PIQA) POET Not applicable; POET to be assigned with specific scopes of work Background The dynamic nature of today’s development environment has made clear that local ownership of development and humanitarian programming is key to sustainability. Increasingly, donors, like the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the wider international humanitarian and development communities seek to empower permanent local actors to chart their own path forward. To successfully manage their growing responsibilities and lead development in their nations, permanent local actors – from the public, private and non-profit sectors – are seeking innovative, professional technical assistance and capacity strengthening support in a variety of areas critical to programmatic and organizational performance and sustainability.

Catholic Relief Services’ 2030 agency strategy lays out a vision to catalyze transformational change at scale and recommits the agency to the principles of subsidiarity and local leadership. CRS defines local leadership as empowering permanent local actors to be effective and impactful leaders for sustainable change at scale. CRS’ approach to technical assistance is highly participatory and driven by priorities identified by permanent local actors themselves. CRS technical assistance is based on transparent partnerships built on mutual respect and accountability. CRS technical assistance applies non-formal learning and organizational change principles and emphasizes organizational, financial, political, and programmatic sustainability. To ensure that technical assistance results in sustainable improvements for permanent local actors, CRS always considers three elements: capacity building, institutional strengthening, and accompaniment.

Purpose

CRS has a long history of collaboration with the Global Fund. Since 2003, CRS has been awarded over $2.3 billion to implement programs in 27 countries, including 10 where CRS serves (or has served) as Principal Recipient.Through these partnerships, CRS seeks to accompany national government agencies and other health partners to strengthen their capacities in areas critical to Global Fund grant management and implementation.

To further bolster our ability to provide technical assistance, CRS seeks to expand our network of consultants with expertise in providing technical assistance to Global Fund Principal Recipients, including ministries of health, national disease programs, and civil society organizations, to support their roles as effective and impactful leaders within the country’s health system. Areas for consultant support will be driven by the interests and priorities of Principal Recipients, but assignments will focus on a broad range of governance and leadership topics. Possible technical assistance areas are included in Appendix A for reference; candidates are expected to indicate roles for which they are qualified and interested by using the Microsoft Form as part of the application. (See Application Instructions, below.)

Successful candidates will have demonstrated experience in providing technical assistance that supports permanent local actors (civil society organizations, including non-profit organizations and faith-based institutions and networks) and national and sub-national government institutions to expand their influence, reach and impact. Candidates with prior successful experience providing technical assistance to Global Fund Principal Recipients and Global Fund Principal Recipients, including ministries of health, national disease programs, and civil society organizations, and strong knowledge of local health systems are preferred.

Application Instructions

To express their interest in this opportunity, candidates should:

• Email their resume and cover letter topcsta@crs.org using the subject line “Global Fund Governance TA Opportunity.” The cover letter should speak to the candidate’s experience related to the basic qualifications, described below.
• Complete this form to provide CRS with more information about your related qualifications, experience, and interests.

CRS will review all submissions and notify candidates who qualify for our database of potential consultants. If specific needs arise that align with the candidate’s interests, skills, and experience, the CRS team will invite the candidate to participate in a Request for Quote process, in which the candidate can confirm their availability. CRS would then initiate a full review, evaluation, and selection process, before entering into a consulting agreement with the selected consultant.