COUNTRY
COORDINATING MECHANISM (CCM)
REF: CCM/R11/08/11
The Government of Lesotho, through its Country
Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) intends to make an
application to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB
and Malaria (GFATM) under the Round 11 Call for
Proposals. The CCM has identified the following
as key focus areas for Round 11:
-
-TB disease
-
-Health and Community System Strengthening
with a focus to delivery of TB, HIV and
Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH)
services.
Interested governmental and
non-governmental organizations are hereby
invited to submit expressions of interest
(concept notes) for the Sub-Recipient role.
Submissions must demonstrate evidence of the
following capacities:
a)
Financial
management and systems
§
The organisation should have:
o
Policies and procedures to
mitigate risks associated with grant monies,
among others.
o
provided training in the past in
financial management and accounting
o
A good standing of quarterly,
semi and annual financial reporting
o
Capacities in accounting
personnel, accounting systems, treasury system,
budget system, asset management system and audit
guidelines.
b)
Program management:
§
An outline of Key Performance
Indicators (KPI) for program areas.
c)
Sub-sub-recipient
(grantee) management and support
§
The applicant must have a strong
history of grant management and disbursement of
accountable grants to 5-10 smaller
organisations.
d)
Procurement and
supply management
e)
Monitoring and
evaluation
f)
Governance
§
Presence of a management board
§
Existence of a code of ethics as well as
sufficient delegation of
authority.
§
Clarity on who oversees all governance issues
g)
Sustainability
If interested organizations have
capacity gaps these should these should be
described and mechanisms proposed to address
them. In their submission, interested
organizations should also identify which aspects
of the Round 11 proposals they wish to
implement. Programmatic experience in the chosen
area must be demonstrated.
Written submission should not exceed (four)
pages and should follow this format:
1.
Organizational Profile, including name, address,
legal status and brief history of organization.
2.
Size of organization, including details on
staff, annual budget and sources of funding.
3.
Brief description of organization capacities in
the following areas:
h)
Financial
management and systems
i)
Program management
j)
Sub-sub-recipient
(grantee) management and support
k)
Procurement and
supply management
l)
Monitoring and
evaluation
4.
Description of
capacity gaps, if any, and strategies to address
them
5.
Selection of Round
11 program areas and evidence of related
expertise
6.
Evidence of ability
to work effectively in collaborative
partnerships
7.
General concluding
comments
Submissions must be addressed to the CCM
Chairperson and be delivered to:
The Country Coordinating Mechanism Secretariat
Maseru Sun Cabanas Office Complex - First Floor
Room 615 or 617
For clarity, please call the CCM Secretariat
office at +266 22325544
Deadline for submissions is Friday 9th
September 2011 at 12:00hrs.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS
OF INTEREST ONLY.
THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR FUNDING PROPOSAL.
