Country: Thailand
Closing date: 06 Jan 2019
TERMS OF REFERENCE
Consultancy to Develop a Strategic Plan for SEAOHUN
BACKGROUND
Established in 2011 with the support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN) is a consortium of 10 founding universities and 14 faculties in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam that are collaborating to build One Health capacity and academic partnerships with government, national, and regional stakeholders in the Southeast Asia region. SEAOHUN’s vision is to empower a regional network of social and intellectual excellence on One health working to reduce infectious and zoonotic diseases. SEAOHUN’s mission is to link and empower a regional network of academic partnerships with government, national and regional stakeholders in Southeast Asia to generate social and intellectual capital on One Health against infectious and zoonotic diseases.
In 2012, the SEAOHUN agreed to establish a foundation to support and assure the long-term sustainability of the Network. SEAOHUN officially registered as a Foundation in Thailand in August 2014 with two governing Boards and its secretariat office located at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand. The Executive Board comprises of 10 members – one from each founding university. The Foundation Board comprises of 4 members – one from each founding country. The Foundation Board oversees and fulfills the Secretariat’s legal status and requirements in Thailand.
SEAOHUN works to enhance the student experience by facilitating teaching and learning of One Health approaches to prevent and address outbreaks of zoonotic and emerging infectious diseases. SEAOHUN’s key function is to encourage and facilitate collaborative activities and projects among network members with an emphasis on trans-disciplinary and trans-boundary partnerships. Programming includes, but is not limited to, supporting student and staff exchange, curriculum development, strengthening and developing teaching methodologies, and developing research capacity building and innovative projects that provide evidence-based One Health data and outcomes for advocacy with government and other collaborating partner agencies.
SEAOHUN collaborates with each country network to enhance capacity of the current and future workforce in using One Health approaches to prevent, detect and respond to zoonotic and emerging infectious disease threats. The four One Health University networks (OHUNs) are 1) Indonesia One Health University Network (INDOHUN), 2) Malaysia One Health University Network (MyOHUN), 3) Thailand One Health University Network (THOHUN), and 4) Vietnam One Health University Network (VOHUN). Each county network has a National Coordinating Office (NCO) and Project Management Unit based in its country with its own governance and operating structure. Currently, SEAOHUN consists of 67 universities, 120 faculties and government agencies from the four-member countries.
SEAOHUN has successfully implemented its mission throughout the past 7 years and has recently begun to expand its operation within the Southeast Asia region (i.e., Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar) with a goal to be one of the ASEAN partners to implement the ASEAN Post 2015 Health Development Agenda. In addition, SEAOHUN has also begun to seek additional donor and partner support to enable its continued geographic and programmatic expansion. In 2018, a consultant company was hired to analyze and provide recommendations to address a number of structural and governance inefficiencies of SEAOHUN, the regional network. Consequently, two Boards were streamlined into one with 10 founding members plus country network Coordinators and key partners (USAID, University of Minnesota, and Tufts University). The new Board discussed that it would welcome additional member SEA countries in late 2019. Since the establishment of SEAOHUN, there is no formal strategic plan developed besides setting four strategic objectives for the network – a) social and policy advocacy, b) knowledge generation, management and sharing, c) capacity building, and d) strengthening organization structure.
OBJECTIVES
The overall objective of this consultancy is to facilitate and work with the SEAOHUN Executive Board to review its vision and mission, and develop and develop a five-year strategic plan 2019 – 2024. The strategic plan aims to position SEAOHUN as one of the key ASEAN partners to advance One Health workforce development in Southeast Asia and to broaden its donor base and co-contribution of partners to expand and sustain the regional and national networks.
Specific Objectives
To review the vision, mission and relevant documents of SEAOHUN to understand its past and present of how the regional and national networks operate.
To facilitate a consultative workshop with the SEAOHUN Executive Board to identify focus areas and, develop strategic objectives, and key results for the regional network.
To finalize the development of the five-year strategic plan and a results framework incorporating the inputs from the consultative workshop.
DELIVERABLES
Detailed plan of work including a workshop agenda and methodologies: Estimated timeline January 25
Draft five-year strategic plan including a results framework: Estimated timeline March 1
Finalized five-year strategic plan including a results framework: Estimated timeline March 15
TIMELINE
January 11: Contract award and signing
January 14: In person and/or phone briefing of the project
February 15-16: A two-day workshop in Chiang Mai, Thailand
DURATION and TRAVELS
The two-day workshop is scheduled with the Executive Board on 15-16 February 2019 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The consultant(s) is required to travel to Chiang Mai to facilitate the workshop. All the other work can be performed remotely.
REPORTING
The consultant(s) will report directly to the Chairperson of SEAOHUN, and Executive Director of SEAOHUN Secretariat.
PAYMENT
Payment in tranches. Deliverable #1 (30%), #2 (40%), and #3 (30%).
DEGREE OF EXPERTISE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF TEAM LEADER
▪ An advanced degree in international development, management, organizational development, or related field
▪ At least 7 years of proven practical experience in organizational development, strategic planning and management
▪ Excellent facilitation skills
▪ Experience working with international/regional organizations, and/or member countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam) is an asset
▪ Excellent English language ability both oral and written; fluency in languages of member countries is an asset
▪ Team leader/member(s) must demonstrate competencies in the following aspects: organizational development, international development, and Southeast Asia culture
How to apply:
Applicants should submit the following documents to secretariat@seaohun.org using “Application – SEAOHUN Strategic Plan” by 6 January 2019 (Thailand time).
Letter stating how they are a suitable candidate/organization
Resume or Curriculum Vitae of proposed team members detailing experience from similar projects as well as the contact details
Technical proposal of how to carry out the required assignment
Financial proposal with breakdown costs including travels
Evidence of having undertaken similar assignments
Only shortlisted applicants will be informed.
All inquiries regarding the TOR should be directed to Vipat Kuruchittham, Executive Director of
SEAOHUN Secretariat, at vipat@seaohun.org
