National Consultant: Support to Hiv Prevention and Pre Exposure Prophylaxis Access Through General Practitioners in East Malaysia

**Contractual Arrangement**: External consultant

**Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days)**: 1 year, 4 months, 28 days

**Job Posting**: Sep 3, 2025, 1:10:56 AM

**Closing Date**: Sep 17, 2025, 4:59:00 PM

**Primary Location**: Malaysia-Kuala Lumpur

**Organization**: WP_MYS Malaysia

**Schedule**: Full-time

**Purpose of the Consultancy**:
The consultant will work closely with the project implementation team and support the monitoring and evaluation of the UN SDG Trust Fund-supported HIV prevention project, focused on extending access to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and other HIV prevention services for key and vulnerable populations in Sabah and Sarawak, through a community-led model involving General Practitioners (GPs). The project will be implemented by the Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC) and the consultant will be recruited by WHO to work with MAC in monitoring and evaluation of the project. The consultant will provide technical and operational support to ensure timely and quality data collection in liaise with relevant stakeholders for the purpose aligned with national and WHO guidelines and will be based at the MAC office while reporting to both MAC and WHO.

**Background**:
This SDG Trust Fund-supported project aims to:

- Deliver community-led HIV prevention services including PrEP, Chemsex harm reduction, and adherence support.
- Engage GPs as service providers to deliver stigma-free care and PrEP services in underserved locations.
- Deploy PrEP navigators and peer support mechanisms for outreach and retention.
- Strengthen Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) adherence through structured tele-health solutions, capacity-building and peer-led approaches.

The consultant will serve as the technical and operational bridge between WHO, UNAIDS MAC, GPs, and other stakeholders for smooth execution of this multi-sectoral and community-focused initiative and is expected to work on-site at MAC and report regularly to MAC’s designated supervisor in addition to WHO’s technical lead. To ensure quality implementation, the consultant will also provide support project coordination, service delivery, and regular monitoring requirements to support the officers and short-term consultant involved in monitoring and evaluation.

**Deliverables**:
Under the supervision of the Disease Control team lead, WHO, and the designated MAC supervisor to provide deliverables, undergo direct supervision in the field work, clear reports and deliverables before submitting to WHO and UNAIDS. The selected consultant needs to work closely with MAC to deliver the following.

Output 1: Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework and tools developed and fully operationalized as with the project requirement, including the conduct of comprehensive mid-term and final project evaluations, with corresponding evaluation reports submitted

Deliverables:
1.1 A comprehensive M&E framework with key indicators, baseline values, targets, and means of verification aligned with project outcomes (e.g., demand creation, reaching to service required community, PrEP services, ART adherence, GP engagement, training, digital adherence support etc ).
1.2 Set of standardized data collection tools and reporting templates for MAC, WHO, UNAIDS and implementing partners, including peer navigators and GPs.
1.3 Orientation/training sessions for peer support teams, and GPs on M&E tools, data collection protocols, and usage of digital tracking systems as needed.
1.4 Comprehensive mid-term and final project evaluation with submission of reports to reflect the extent to which the project achieved its planned outcomes, such as but not limited to increased PrEP awareness and uptake, improved ART adherence, among targeted populations (including different methodologies with data collection, including document reviews, stakeholder and beneficiary interviews, focus group discussions, and quantitative project data analysis. The report should reflect the key findings, lessons learned, best practices, stakeholder feedback, and strategic recommendations for scale-up and sustainability.
1.5 Develop and implement a data quality assurance (DQA) plan to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of reporting from all partners, including spot checks and verification visits.
1.6 Establish a real-time or periodic dashboard to track key indicators and trends, enabling MAC, WHO and UNAIDS to make data-driven decisions throughout project implementation.
1.7 Facilitate quarterly learning and reflection sessions with MAC, WHO, UNAIDS and implementing partners to review progress, discuss challenges, and adapt strategies based on M&E findings.

Output 2: Periodic project monitoring, Data analysis and evaluation reporting

Deliverables:
2.1 Monthly and final consultant progress reports summarizing project implementation progress, challenges, and recommendations, based on data collected from field visits and partners.
2.2 Analysis briefs on key thematic areas such as demand creation, PrEP uptake, Ch