The Elton John AIDS Foundation is seeking a consultant to conduct a review of HIV-related systems, programming and opportunities in South Eastern Europe and the Baltic States to help maximise the impact of the Foundation’s grant investments in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) region.

The consultant will support the Foundation, as one of the largest philanthropic donors for HIV related programming in EECA, in its objective to help end the AIDS epidemic in the region.

The consultant will:

• Analyse the landscape of governmental and non-governmental systems and programming related to HIV prevention, treatment and care, and harm reduction activities for people who use drugs, sex workers and LGBT people on the regional level and in the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia.
• Identify strategies and opportunities to achieve sustainable progress on HIV prevention and care, harm reduction and stigma outcomes for people who use drugs, sex workers and LGBT people in the South Eastern Europe and Baltic regions. Recommended strategies and opportunities for programming and advocacy should consider potential value-add of Elton John AIDS Foundation investment and feasibility.

The chosen consultant will be given a more detailed brief. This consultant will work remotely. The initial duration of this consultancy will be March-May 2021.

Applications will be welcomed until March 11th 2021 at 16:00 GMT. The Foundation will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, and select a reviewer based on cost, availability, and relevant expertise.
All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. Qualified individuals living with HIV and/or from key population communities are especially encouraged to apply.

The selected individual will be expected to begin the consultancy from March-April 2021.

Please send all enquiries and applications to jake.rashbass@eltonjohnaidsfoundation.org with the subject line “SEE and Baltics consultancy”