Consultancy for Flagship Report of Africa Health and Development Annual Research Symposium (AHDARS)

The purpose of this assignment is to produce a publication-ready inaugural flagship report that draws on primary and secondary evidence from APHRC and partners' data-driven projects and systems to make an original, well-evidenced contribution to the continental debate on African-centered data systems. The consultant will generate the evidence base for the report, including portfolio mapping, key informant interviews, and a short-structured survey of project teams. The consultant will analyze and synthesize the assembled evidence to identify cross-cutting patterns, models that have worked, constraints encountered, and transferable lessons for African-centered data systems. The consultant will author the flagship report, including an executive summary, evidence-based case studies, data visualizations, and practical policy recommendations. The consultant will deliver a designed copy of the flagship report, a short video summary of the report, a four-page policy brief, a launch presentation, and a short set of key messages and suggested quotations for communications use.

How to Apply

Interested consultants should submit:

• A technical proposal of no more than five (5) pages, setting out the proposed approach, methodology, team composition and workplan, and demonstrating how the six-week timeline will be met.
• A financial proposal stating all-inclusive daily rates for each proposed team member and the total fee.
• Curricula vitae for all proposed team members (maximum four pages each).
• One full sample report authored or substantially led by the applicant, of comparable scope.
• Contact details of two (2) professional referees for comparable assignments.

Applications should be submitted via email to consultancies@aphrc.org, copying procurement@aphrc.org, with the email subject “AHDARS 2026 — Flagship Report Consultancy”. The deadline for application submission is September 4, 2026.