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Business and Consulting Opportunities

Vital Strategies strives to purchase high-quality goods and services at the best value in a timely and transparent manner, which includes the publication of all solicitations. All of our open solicitations for business and consulting opportunities are listed in this section for any prospective supplier to see and consider. Instructions on how to respond are included within each solicitation.

Current Opportunities

These solicitations are for goods and services to be provided to Vital Strategies in any countries it works in.

Technical Consultant: Burden of Disease Assessment

Type of Solicitation: Request for proposal from independent consultants

Due Date: July 20, 2026

Site of Work: Remote

Description: Vital Strategies is seeking competitive proposals from qualified independent contractors or consortia to provide services to conduct an assessment of the use of burden of disease evidence by national and subnational decision-makers. The project will involve desk work as well as travel to several focus countries to carry out the assessment.

This project will assess the current landscape of burden of disease (BoD) estimation efforts and generate insights into their use in health policy decisions made by governments, whether and how BoD estimates could be better used to inform those decisions, and the desired characteristics of BoD estimates for this purpose. It will be implemented through a mixed-methods approach, combining desk reviews and interviews with authorities working on global, national, subnational, and disease-specific BoD estimates with qualitative research with government officials and other stakeholders in focus countries to ensure findings are grounded in real-world use cases and decision needs.

Technical Consultant, Tobacco Control, Zimbabwe

Type of Solicitation: Request for proposal from independent consultants

Due Date: October 30, 2026

Site of Work: Zimbabwe

Description: The recently launched Tobacco Control Accelerator Fund aims to help advance global tobacco control progress in several low- and middle- income countries. Under this fund Vital Strategies is providing grants and technical support to governments and non-governmental organizations in countries without any best-practice tobacco control measures in place or countries close to implementing all best-practice measures.

The independent contractor will map and establish strategic collaborations with government agencies, key partners and grantees in Zimbabwe and will be based in Zimbabwe. The contractor will provide technical support to government agencies and tobacco control projects in the region.

Technical Consultant, Tobacco Control, Tanzania

Type of Solicitation: Request for proposal from independent consultants

Due Date: September 30, 2026

Site of Work: Tanzania

Description: The recently launched Tobacco Control Accelerator Fund aims to help advance global tobacco control progress in several low- and middle- income countries. Under this fund Vital Strategies is providing grants and technical support to governments and non-governmental organizations in countries without any best-practice tobacco control measures in place or countries close to implementing all best-practice measures.

The independent contractor will map and establish strategic collaborations with government agencies, key partners and grantees in Tanzania and will be based in Tanzania. The contractor will provide technical support to government agencies and tobacco control projects in the region.

Technical Consultant, Tobacco Control, Gabon

Type of Solicitation: Request for proposal from independent consultants

Due Date: September 30, 2026

Site of Work: Gabon

Description: The recently launched Tobacco Control Accelerator Fund aims to help advance global tobacco control progress in several low- and middle- income countries. Under this fund Vital Strategies is providing grants and technical support to governments and non-governmental organizations in countries without any best-practice tobacco control measures in place or countries close to implementing all best-practice measures.

The independent contractor will map and establish strategic collaborations with government agencies, key partners and grantees in Gabon and Comoros and will be based in Gabon. The contractor will provide technical support to government agencies and tobacco control projects in the region.

Technical Consultant, Tobacco Control, Angola

Type of Solicitation: Request for proposal from independent consultants

Due Date: September 30, 2026

Site of Work: Angola

Description: The recently launched Tobacco Control Accelerator Fund aims to help advance global tobacco control progress in several low- and middle- income countries. Under this fund Vital Strategies is providing grants and technical support to governments and non-governmental organizations in countries without any best-practice tobacco control measures in place or countries close to implementing all best-practice measures.

The independent contractor will map and establish strategic collaborations with government agencies, key partners and grantees in Angola, São Tomé and Principe, and Guinea-Bissau and will be based in Angola. The contractor will provide technical support to government agencies and tobacco control projects.

Technical Consultant, Tobacco Control, Malawi

Type of Solicitation: Request for proposal from independent consultants

Due Date: July 31, 2026

Site of Work: Malawi

Description: The recently launched Tobacco Control Accelerator Fund aims to help advance global tobacco control progress in several low- and middle- income countries. Under this fund Vital Strategies is providing grants and technical support to governments and non-governmental organizations in countries without any best-practice tobacco control measures in place or countries close to implementing all best-practice measures.

The independent contractor will map and establish strategic collaborations with government agencies, key partners and grantees in Malawi and will be based in Malawi. The contractor will provide technical support to government agencies and tobacco control projects in Malawi.

Graphic Designer, Website Content for Food Policy Hub

Type of Solicitation: Request for proposal from independent consultants

Due Date: July 17, 2026

Site of Work: Remote

Description: Food Policy Hub provides resources to build healthier food environments with evidence-based policy solutions. The goal of the website is to synthesize food policy evidence to make it easier for governments, advocates and communities to implement healthy policies.

Vital Strategies is looking for a Graphic Designer, Website Content to play a key role in shaping the visual identity of Food Policy Hub by designing compelling, informative and persuasive content that drives engagement, conveys our message, and ultimately contributes to the success of the website. This is a role for someone who brings creative ideas proactively, takes ownership of the visual direction, and create impactful visuals from concept through design.

The Graphic Designer will report to Vital Strategies’ Senior Communication Manager and work closely with the Director, Senior Director of the Program, and the Food Policy Hub team — collaborating cross-functionally with program and technical staff.

Proficient in verbal and written English.