Provision of Technical Assistance
The TSF can be accessed for client-focused technical assistance in any of the following areas:
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Resource tracking
- Strategic and operational planning
- Costing and budgeting
- Management, including financial management
- Organisational development
- Partnership development
- Gender & Mainstreaming of HIV and AIDS
- Prevention
- Other Thematic Areas
TSF services are available on a fee-basis to National AIDS Coordinating Authorities, Health and other Ministries, Donor Agencies, CCMs, PRs SRs, local NGOs and regional networks, as well as the Private Sector and other stakeholders engaged in HIV and AIDS programming. These various partners can approach the TSF to source experienced consultants and discuss other types of support whenever required.
Should potential clients not have resources to pay for needed consulting services under the TSF focus areas, an application for support may be submitted to the UNAIDS' Technical Assistance Fund which is administered by the TSF.
Access to Technical Assistance
The TSF reduces the difficulties of finding good short-term consultants at competitive rates by sourcing them from its database or networks. The TSF contracts consultants and actively manages and monitors their performance with clients.
Through its unique partnering approach to technical assistance delivery, the TSF is able to provide the right personnel and logistical support to complete assignments successfully. The TSF database is continually being expanded to ensure the best possible pool of national, regional and international consultants.
Quality Assurance
The TSF quality assures work done by the consultants it finds for you. It does this by:
- Screening consultants before they are registered in the database
- Screening TORs to clarify needs and match them with the right consultant
- Helping to orient consultants to client contexts and expectations
- Assisting clients and consultants to manage assignments for optimum outcomes
- Screening the quality of consultant outputs
- Obtaining client and consultant feedback to facilitate continuous improvement
TSF Consultants
All TSF consultants have extensive practical experience in their respective HIV and AIDS technical areas. They include nationals of the countries where they consult, African specialists based in the region as well as international consultants. The TSF also maintains a wide network with national and regional organizations and associations. As a result, the TSF has the capacity to provide consulting services that combine technical skills with local knowledge specific to the different conditions present in each partner country.