Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan
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Republic Of Sudan Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MoFEP) Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project Grant#: TF0A3002 - Project ID# P158066 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) Assignment Title: Project Final Evaluation Consultancy Reference No: SD-SLDP-6037-CS-CQS • OVERVIEW The Government of Sudan has received financing from World Bank’s State and Peace-building Fund [SPF] for the Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project Phase II, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services of Project final evaluation Consultancy. The consulting services (“the Services”) will cover 10 pre-selected locations with IDPs and host communities in Kassala State. The assessment should be informed by quantitative as well as qualitative information gathered through wide range of scientifically acceptable tools including: questionnaires, checklists, individual and group interviews, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews. It should be grounded in geographically, socially and gender inclusive approach where the voices of the different stakeholders and their different sub-groups are represented and documented. It is expected that main data sources will include, but will not be limited, to: • Review results from previous evaluations (including of SLDP). • Interview with the project and the World Bank staff. • Review existing documents, including SLDP-II project document, baseline report, project implementation manual, progress reports, project’s M&E plan, results framework and indicators, natural resource management reports, capacity-building reports, implementation support mission reports, previous studies and evaluations. • Quantitative survey of a representative sample of project beneficiaries for specific indicators agreed on with the project M&E specialist. • Focus group discussions with target communities, including vulnerable beneficiaries (women, youth, elderly) and key informants. • Identify and interview key informants, including SLDP-II project staff, local authorities, implementation partners, and development partners who may have knowledge about the project. II. DURATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT The consultancy will last in 6 weeks the tentative schedule is as follows: • Week 1: Desk review of core documents; initial meetings with SLDP II- PCU Staff, drafting and validation of the inception report (to be submitted by the end of week 1). • Weeks 2, 3 and 4: Field visits to project sites; interviews with project staff (SLDP II-SPU), beneficiaries and relevant stakeholders, data collection and analysis. • Week 5: Drafting of final report technically satisfying the objectives and required tasks specified in ToR, debriefing to SLDP and relevant stakeholders. • Week 6: Presentation of draft findings in a validation workshop (date and location to be confirmed later), submitting final report incorporating comments and reflections on the draft report with specific recommendations (final version to be submitted no later than 15th Janaury 2020). The Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project Phase II now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are:. III. SELECTION CRITERIA, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE The final Evaluation will be carried out by a registered consulting firm with extensive, proven experience in Project Evaluation, research, data analysis, statistics, development management, and report writing. The Consultant should at minimum, possess the following qualifications: • Be composed of a high qualified teams including team leader with documented extensive experience of minimum of relevant master’s degree in development studies, sociology, anthropology, natural resource management, at least 10 years of relevant experience in the field, with at least five years’ experience in preparing and conducting similar evaluations, surveys and assessments. • Have at least one staff with extensive experience in conducting external evaluations in the context of IDPs assistance and a proven record delivering professional results. • Have at least two staff with sound knowledge and competent in, data collection and analysis. • Have understanding and knowledge of socio-economic and political dynamics of Eastern Sudan is an asset. • Have previous proven experience in and/or knowledge of World Bank-financed projects’ processes and procedures are an asset. • Be able to communicate effectively in Arabic and English. • Eligibility Documents to be presented with the proposal: The firm should submit the following documents with the proposal: • Portfolio of previous work demonstrating similar assignments implemented in the last 3 years. • Official registration documents issued by the concerned government agency. • Organizational chart indicating management structure and team membership. • CVs and certificates of the firm and experts who would be associated with the assignment. • Information about firm’s office, equipment, transports facilities, etc. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers [Version January 2011; Revised July 2014] (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub consultancy to enhance their qualifications. The nature of association, whether it is a joint venture or a sub consultancy, should clearly be stated. In case of joint venture, the firm leading the joint venture should be identified. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Qualification Based Selection (CQS) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office working hours from 09:00 am to 16:00 pm, Sunday-Thursday, Sudan local Time. Expressions of interest must be delivered in-person, or by mail, fax, or e-mail on or before December 18th , 2019 to the address below. Interested consulting firms should access the full text of ToR at: www.sldp.sd, or requested by E-mail [email protected] Cell: +249915939797 during above mentioned working hour that before submission of applications. Applications should be addressed to: Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project -Phase II Attn.Mr. ELHUSSEIN ELKHAZIN ABDALLA - Program Coordinator Amarat Street #63, Nasr Complex – Building#A15, 1st Floor flat# 001 E-mail:[email protected]
Natural Resource Management Consulting Firm
Republic Of Sudan Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MoFEP) Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project Grant#: TF0A3002 - Project ID# P158066 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) Assignment Title: Consulting Firm for Natural Resource Management Reference No. SD-SLDP-14547-CS-QCBS INTRODUCTION: The Government of Sudan received funding from the World Bank-managed State and Peacebuilding Fund (SPF) to implement the second phase of the Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan (SLDPII), which became effective in December 2016. Alongside providing some technical assistance to the initial six communities targeted during its phase one , SLDPII targets an additional ten selected IDP and host communities in Kassala in order to strengthen the capacity of local stakeholders including state authorities, displaced persons, and vulnerable host communities, to plan and implement improved livelihood and natural resource management practices. SCOPE OF WORK: The project seeks to recruit a consulting firm to work closely with PCU/SPU, state authorities, civil society, and target communities to carry out key project activities in as much as it related to natural resource management practices. This NRM consulting firm will establish close working relationships with the NGO implementing partner recruited for the project and consultant for baseline studies to coordinate its activities. The NRM consulting firm’s core function is to sensitize communities and raise awareness of the importance of environmental conservation and linkages between natural resource management and development processes; train communities on how to integrate environmental concerns through a community-driven planning process; and support communities in developing and executing individual and sub-projects centered on natural resource management. Its deliverables are most closely aligned to Component III: Community Small Works Support. Under this sub-component, communities will be organized and mobilized to plan and implement a portfolio of small-scale work in their communities that are focused on integrated natural resource management practice yielding climate change co-benefits. Proposed and executed small works sub-projects are in line with broader project objectives of enabling transitions from aid dependence to self-reliance and speak to the need for community participation in development processes. To ensure that the project respond to specific needs of target communities, the small works program has a degree of flexibility in the project design. The range of small works proposals that can be implemented may take many forms and include: • Improved Agricultural Management: Examples include activities to increase resilience of degraded areas for crop production; expand soil conservation practices [minimum tillage, rotating crops]; introduce crop mixes more suited to climate change; improve crop storage; proliferate improved seed varieties and seed banks; safeguard biodiversity; switch to lesser water intensive and nitrogen efficient crops; introduce measures to increase agricultural productivity; establish demonstration farms to showcase and receive training on improved seeds and practices. • Improved Animal Production: This would consist of measures taken to improve animal waste management [manure and methane biogas]; improve range management to increase carbon sequestration; establish nurseries for improved pastures; demarcate livestock routes; reduce losses, improve productivity, and feed-to-food conversion efficiency through improved animal health, genetics and feed practices. • Irrigation and Drainage: Small works may introduce or expand water pumping for irrigation using renewable energy sources; replace existing diesel pumps with more energy efficient or electric pumps; plant hedges and cover crops to reduce moisture loss; reduce water use in land preparation; introduce technologies that improve water use efficiency; enhance water harvesting systems [farm ponds, storage tanks, check dams, etc.]; revise water management plans and pricing for increased efficiency. • Forestry: Task activities seek to promote agroforestry, farm forestry, and community afforestation activities to increase resilience of farm systems; rehabilitate forest lands by grazing, revegetation, improvement of poor and degraded soils; and clearing and opening fire lines . • Other Civil Works Upgrades: This entails environmentally-friendly upgrades to off-farm and rangeland structures, for example using renewable energy to provide power to schools. • Income Diversification: This indicates large income-generating activities that provide an alternate source of income and can measurably reduce burden on natural resources. However, its role extends to other components of SLDPII as much as they are tied to natural resources management. The NRM consulting firm is expected to undertake a range of activities across: sensitization and mobilization of target communities, community governance and capacity-building, Community Environmental Action Planning [CEAP], community small works, community contribution mechanisms, monitoring and evaluation, support to activities of NGO Implementing Partner on design and implementation of livelihoods support trainings and other opportunities focused on natural resource management during the duration of the consultancy, and technical assistance and operational support on other relevant activities as determined by SPU and/or raised by target communities. • TIME FRAME AND ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS: The NRM consulting firm will be hired for a period of 16 months . The firm will report directly to the Program Coordinator for SLDPII based in Khartoum and will work closely with the SPU Manager based in Kassala. • SLDPII now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services and furnish in its application package indicating Expression of Interest the below documents: • Official registration papers issued by the concerned government agencies. • Organizational chart indicating management structure and team membership. • Supporting documents demonstrating activities implemented in the last 2 years. • Bank account statement and other documentation indicating ownership. • Information on the consulting firm’s offices, equipment, transports facilities, etc. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for request for proposal. • Preliminary shortlisting criteria for this assignment includes: • Demonstrated general experience in natural resource management, community-driven development, monitoring and evaluation, quantitative and qualitative data collection methods and research. • Specific experience in similar assignments integrating natural resource management in sustainable development through capacity-building and project management, community-driven environment planning, mobilization • Availability of staff with appropriate skills and experience • In-depth knowledge and understanding of environmental landscape, local context, gender and cultural sensitivities in Kassala • The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers [Version January 2011; Revised July 2014] (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. • Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub consultancy to enhance their qualifications. The nature of association, whether it is a joint venture or a sub consultancy, should clearly be stated. In case of joint venture, the firm leading the joint venture should be identified. • A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Qualification Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines dated January 2011; Revised July 2014". • Further information can be obtained at the address below during office working hours from 09:00 am to 16:00 pm, Sunday-Thursday, Sudan local Time. Three (3) copies of expressions of interest must be delivered in-person, or by mail, fax, or e-mail on or before September 14th 2017 to the address noted below. Interested consulting firms can access the full text of ToR at the project website: www.sldp.sd • Applications should be addressed to: Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project Phase II Attn.: Mr. ELHUSSEIN ELKHAZIN- PROGRAM COORDINATOR Amarat Street #63, Nasr Complex Building #A15, 1st Floor, Flat #001 E-mail: [email protected] With copy to: [email protected] Telephone: 00249155186500; 00249915939797
Comprehensive Baseline Survey
Republic Of Sudan Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MoFEP) Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project Grant#: TF0A3002 - Project ID# P158066 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) Assignment Title: Comprehensive Base Line Survey Reference No. SD-SLDP-10857-CS-QCBS • Introduction: The Government of Sudan has received funding from the World Bank-managed State and Peacebuilding Fund (SPF)to implement a project titled Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan (SLDP2).Phase 2 (SLDP2) became effective in December 2016 and seeks to expand its target coverage to include another 10 IDP and host communities in Kassala, while maintaining technical assistance provision to the 6 communities from the pilot phase. The Project seeks to address durable solutions to displacement using innovative implementation models for livelihoods support, natural resource management (NRM), and capacity building. • • The Assignment: The Project seeks the services of a consultant firm to conduct a comprehensive baseline survey for the project. The study will methodically determine beginning benchmark values and provide foundational analysis to measure project outcomes and results/impacts against during implementation, through subsequent assessments and Monitoring and Evaluation [M&E] mechanisms. 3.Objectives of the Baseline Survey [BLS]: The primary objective of this study is to collect and clearly present comprehensive baseline data for the project objectives, results indicators, outputs, and expected impacts described in the project Results Framework, appraisal document, and M&E Plan. Second, the study will survey all households in the 10 target communities to identify, or verify, which households will receive livelihood sub-grants under SLDP2 according to the Project’s stated target selection criteria. Finally, the BLS will also provide situational analyses of key analytical areas relevant to the Project context, including information about capacities and vulnerabilities, access to basic services, household food security, natural resource management and livelihood practices, community assets and institutional arrangements, etc. The specific objectives are as follows: • Measure and report comprehensive baseline data for the project’s core and intermediate results indicators in the project’s Results Framework[1] [see Annex 1]. • Survey households in 10 communities to determine and rank households that meet the Project’s selection criteria for livelihood sub-grants targeting. A total 1,500 households will be identified to be targeted by livelihoods sub-grants. • Establish baseline values for broader impacts expected from the Project intervention beyond the Results Framework], as hypothesized in the Project M&E Plan. • Conduct a displacement profile of target communities, including analysis of key social, NRM, legal, and livelihood conditions [see Annex 2]. • Provide overview on existing organizational structures and leadership mechanisms in communities, including associations, committees, social institutions, religious figures, civil servants, and their roles. • Provide information on prevailing livelihood practices and patterns in target communities. This may use the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework or other accepted methods. Reference will be made to the previous value chain studies conducted by SLDP during Phase 1 to assess relevance to livelihood opportunities in SLDP2 target communities. • Develop indicators and provide baseline data on socioeconomic participation of women, youth and other vulnerable groups in target communities vis-à-vis their male counterparts, to be used to measure effectiveness of the project in enabling their inclusion and empowerment throughout implementation. • Provide analysis on whether conflict within or between communities is a prevalent issue and, if so, sources/drivers of conflict. • Provide a narrative on the availability of basic services in target communities, including water supply, land, schools, clinics, and other services/structures. Identify challenges and opportunities. • Recommend thematic areas relevant to the Project’s objectives that would benefit from further in-depth analyses/studies. • Identify other development projects in East Sudan comparable to SLDPII to compare and contrast relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability against in future evaluations. 4.Time Frame: The consultant shall complete all tasks related to assessment in 45 days from the date of agreement • SLDP2 now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services furnish in its application package the below documents: • Official registration papers issued by the concerned government agencies. • Organizational chart indicating management structure and team membership. • Supporting documents demonstrating activities implemented in the last 2 years. • Bank account statement and other documentation indicating ownership. • Information on the consulting firm’s offices, equipment, transports facilities, etc. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for request for proposal. • The shortlisting criteria are: • General Experience in Researches , data analysis , statistic and repot writing • Specific experience in similar assignments. • Availability of appropriate skills among staffs • Understanding of Political, socio-cultural and gender dynamics of Eastern Sudan • The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III para 3.14 to 3.17 of The World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF borrowers, Procurement in investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, dated July 2016: Conflict of Interest. • Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub consultancy to enhance their qualifications. The nature of association, whether it is a joint venture or a sub consultancy, should clearly be stated. In case of joint venture the firm leading the joint venture should be mentioned. • A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Quality and Cost Based Selection [QCBS] method set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (July 2016) (Procurement Regulations), • Further information can be obtained at the address below during office working hours from 09:00 am to 16:00 pm Sunday - Thursday - Sudan local Time, Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form in (3) Copies to the address below (in person, mail, fax, or by e-mail) on or before August 15th 2017. Interested consulting firms can access the full text of the ToR through project web site: www.sldp.sd Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project Phase II Attn.Mr. ELHUSSEIN ELKHAZIN- PROGRAM COORDINATOR Amarat Street#63, Nasr Complex – Building#A15, 1st Floor flat# 001: www.sldp,sd E-mail:[email protected] and Copy E-mail:[email protected] Tel: 00249155186500 - 00249915939797
Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Suda…
GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE COUNTRY: REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN NAME OF PROJECT: Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project - Phase II [P158066] Sector: Multi-Sectoral Grant No.: TF0A3002 The Government of Sudan received a financing of 4,435,000 USD, of which 4,285,000 USD applies to the aforementioned grant, from the World Bank’s State and Peace-building Fund [SPF] for the Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project Phase II. It intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for relevant goods, works, consulting and non-consulting services to be procured under this project. The project consists of the following Components: Component I: Development of Local Government Structures and Capacities [Including Project Management] This Component involves a range of activities in the target state & localities to strengthen and enhance capacities of local institutions and government structures, project staffs and targeted communities. Key procurement activities: • Capacity Needs Assessment, and training and capacity building of project beneficiaries • Recruitment of NGO Implementing Partner • Project Midterm and Final Evaluations • Production and dissemination of communication and sensitization materials Component II: Analytic and Technical Assistance [Bank-Executed on Behalf of Recipient] This component will cover research Studies and technical assistance to project design, with view towards possible scaling and replication elsewhere. As this is a bank-executed component on behalf of the recipient and is assigned a separate grant number and amount, the World Bank is solely responsible for fiduciary management of this Component. Component III: Community Small Works Support This component will finance Community small works and the Community Champions Program. Key procurement activities: • Recruitment of Natural Resource Management Consulting Firm • Contractors for implementation of community small works Component 4: Economic Livelihoods and Benefit Trans-passing This component will finance Livelihood Grants [Including Livelihoods Training], Benefit Trans-Passing System, Joint Initiatives, and Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation. Key procurement activities: • Baseline Survey • Delivery of vocational and skills training, and subsequent assets Procurement of goods, works, Consultancy and non-consultancy services will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits [July 2016], and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the guidelines. Specific procurement notices for contracts to be bid under the World Bank’s international competitive bidding [ICB] procedures and for contracts for consultancy services will be announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business, Bank’s external website and in local newspapers in Sudan. Prequalification of suppliers and contractors will not be required for the contracts under this project Interested eligible bidders who wish to be included on the mailing list to receive invitations to bid under ICB procedures, and interested consultants who wish to receive a copy of advertisement requesting expressions of interest for consultancy contracts, or those requiring additional information, should contact the address below. Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project Phase II Attn: Ibrahim Elnour, Procurement Specialist Amarat Street# 63, Al Nassr Complex, Building A-15, Flat 001 Khartoum-Sudan Tel: 00249915939797 Email: [email protected]
Capacity Need Assessment for Government. Community and staffs
Republic Of Sudan Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MoFEP) Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project Grant#: TF0A3002 - Project ID# P158066 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) Assignment Title: Capacity Need Assessment for Government –Community & Staffs Reference No. SD-SLDP-6033-CS-CQS Introduction: The Government of Sudan has received funding from the World Bank-managed State and Peacebuilding Fund [SPF] to implement a project titled Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan [SLDP II]. Phase 2 of SLDP [SLDP2] became effective in December 2016 and seeks to expand its target coverage to include another 10 IDP and host communities in Kassala, while maintaining technical assistance provision to the 6 communities from the pilot phase. The development objective of the phase 2 is “to strengthen the capacity of local stakeholders, including state authorities, displaced persons and vulnerable host communities, to plan and implement improved livelihood and natural resource management practices.” The Project seeks to address durable solutions to displacement using innovative implementation models for livelihoods support, natural resource management [NRM], and capacity building. Scope of Work: The assignment will assess the level of desired capacity and existing capacity, focusing on technical and functional capacities required to perform critical functions.1. Desk Review, The desk review will be supplemented with research on domestic and global experiences, best practices, and interventions corresponding with each of the project’s intended impacts and thematic areas, 2. Stakeholder Analysis, During this stage the consultant will seek to identify the key stakeholders and understand functional dynamics within and between each target group as they relate to their intended impacts, 3. Capacity Needs Assessment. A comprehensive evaluation of the each target groups’ capacity constraints will be conducted to identify gaps and areas to be strengthened. The assessment will seek to take a multi-dimensional approach analyzing, at minimum, (a):Policy and legal framework, Organizational structure and mandates [including relevance of mandate],(b) Operations management [quality of planning, strategies, and implementation], (c) Human and capital resource surpluses and constraints, (d) Administrative environment, bureaucracy, and controls,Institutional culture and norms, Technical knowledge, (e) expertise, education, and skills, Access to Complementary Resources and Networks [including coordination capacity],Monitoring and Evaluation Mechanisms, Objective analysis and [subjective] perceptions of legitimacy and (f) utility, Degree of alignment with institutional mandates, Effectiveness of delivered results and value added Research-based Training Action Plan. Based on the findings of the Stakeholder Analysis and Capacity Needs Assessment, the consultant will develop targeted capacity support packages to be delivered by the project for each target group. Combined these packages will form SLDP2’s overall Capacity Building Action Plan [CBAP].,The CBAP should use all the tools available to provide a comprehensive and diversified capacity building experience. This will require substantial research from the consultant to find specific learning opportunities that the project can avail to the various target groups. In addition, the CBAP should cover, or address, the following issues: Identification of specific beneficiaries or groups of beneficiaries [departments, units, committees, demographics, etc.] within each target group to receive capacity building support based on the results of the CNA.Detailed costing information for capacity building packages. Guidelines for the identification and tools for evaluation of the peer learning initiative described in the project paper. Recommendations on beneficiary selection methodology for functional, financial and reading/writing literacy for communities and service providers, A ‘theory of change’ section will be included to provide a narrative description on each target group and how their respective support packages in the CBAP are expected to lead to the project’s intended impacts.The CBAP should satisfy M&E indicator targets and impacts held in the project’s Results Framework, baseline survey, and M&E Plan.A brief checklist of items indicating criteria for evaluation of capacity-building focused initiatives implemented by SPU and other partner agencies. Consultation with Stakeholders. The Stakeholder Analysis and Capacity Needs Assessment will be included in one report by the consultant, Consultant Profile: The Capacity Assessment will be carried out by a registered firm with relevant technical and administrative capacities in the area of capacity assessment. The consultant firm will be engaged by the project to provide sufficient personnel with the appropriate qualifications and experience to carry out all tasks to the required standard and within the allowed timeframe. The following are the critical experiences but not limited of the Team leader who is going to lead the whole assignment. • The consultant team, specifically Team leader [TL], has advanced postgraduate level education in a relevant field [minimum Master’s degree]. • The team includes at least one senior-level technical specialist in the field of capacity development. • It also consists of at least one female data and research associate to ensure comprehensive responses from female beneficiaries in communities. • Track record and expertise in capacity assessment, use of different quantitative and qualitative social research tool and techniques, capacity gaps and need assessment tools, and a clear understanding of research methodology. • Expert in the field of monitoring and evaluation • Proven ability to conduct and apply stakeholder analysis • Knowledge of institutional mapping • Familiarity with gender analysis • In-depth knowledge and understanding of the political, socio-economic, cultural, and gender dynamics in Eastern Sudan • Demonstrated analytical skills, excellent report writing ability, and presentation of information • Excellent command of written and spoken Arabic and English. Time Frame: The assignment is expected to take 33 days and should be delivered within six weeks of signing of the contract. Eligibility Documents to be presented with the proposal: The firm should submit the following documents: • Firm updated profile CVs and supporting updated certificates and legal registration paper • Portfolio of previous work demonstrating similar assessments implemented in the last 2 years. • Organizational chart indicating management structure and team membership. • Supporting documents demonstrating activities implemented in the last 2 years. • Bank account statement. • CVs and certificates of the firm and experts who would be associated with the assignment. • Information about firm’s office, equipment, transports facilities, etc. • Joint Venture legal agreement in case the firm inter into consortium with other firms The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III para 3.14 to 3.17 of The World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF borrowers, Procurement in investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, dated July 2016. Conflict of Interest, Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Qualification Selection [CQS] method set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (July 2016) (Procurement Regulations), Further information can be obtained at the address below during office working hours from 09:00 am to 16:00 pm Sunday - Thursday - Sudan local Time, Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, mail, fax, or by e-mail) by June 3rd 2017. Interesting consulting firms can access the full text of ToR through project web site: www.sldp.sd Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project Phase II Attn.Mr. ELHUSSEIN ELKHAZIN- PROGRAM COORDINATOR Amarat Street#63, Nasr Complex – Building#A15, 1st Floor flat# 001: www.sldp.sd E-mail:[email protected] and Copy E-mail:[email protected] Tel: 00249155186500 - 00249915939797
Recruitment of Implementing NGOs
Republic Of Sudan Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MoFEP) Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project Grant#: TF0A3002 - Project ID# P158066 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) Assignment Title: Recruitment of Implementing NGO Reference No. SD-SLDP-6031-CS-CQS The Government of Sudan has received funding from the World Bank-managed State and Peacebuilding Fund (SPF)to implement project titled Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project (SLDP2).Phase 2 of SLDP became effective in December 2016 and seeks to expand its target coverage to include another 10 IDP and host communities in Kassala, while maintaining technical assistance provision to the 6 communities from the pilot phase. The development objective of the phase 2 is “to strengthen the capacity of local stakeholders, including state authorities, displaced persons and vulnerable host communities, to plan and implement improved livelihood and natural resource management practices. ”The Project seeks to address durable solutions to displacement whilst using innovative implementation models for livelihoods support and capacity building. Rather than introducing livelihood support as a self-contained intervention, the project seeks to offer livelihoods packages as an economic incentive to engage IDPs and host communities in planning and undertaking larger tasks to support natural resource management practices with climate change mitigation and/or adaptation co-benefits. The Project aims to organize communities and mobilize beneficiaries to plan and implement a portfolio of small works directed towards mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change and environmental degradation in their communities.The small works plans will be identified and implemented through a participatory process, in conjunction with and under the guidance of project staff, experts, and local government. Beneficiaries will thereafter qualify to receive livelihood sub-grants from the project as a proxy form of dividend for their service to the community. The livelihood grant will follow the model established in the initial phase, including a revolving mechanism, called the Benefit Trans-Passing System (BTPS), whereby the sub-grants are repaid and availed to other community members. This approach will be achieved through careful sensitization of communities and meticulous sequencing of project activities. At the activity-level, the livelihood grants delivered by the project to target households will give attention to the full chain of service provision and value generation. For example, a grant for animal husbandry will make provisions for associated activities such as veterinary services, sufficient fodder generation, and vocational training. In addition, livelihood interventions will, as far as possible, be technically backstopped by guidance from experts and in-depth knowledge products developed in phase 1 and 2 of the project. Project Components: Component 1: Development of Local Structures and Capacities (Including Project Management Component 2: Analytics and Technical Assistance Component 3: Community Small Works Component 4: Economic Livelihoods and Benefit Trans-passing SCOPE of Work: The project seeks to recruit an NGO Implementing Partner (IP)to work closely with the project PCU, SPU, state authorities, civil society, and target communities to carry out key project activities. In conjunction with and under the general guidance of the project team, the IP will be the maininter locutors with the project’s target communities. As such, the IP must have established operations on the ground in Kassala and a continuous field presence. The IP’s core function will be to support community organization, mobilization, and planning, however their role will factor into several other areas of the project. The IP will aim to engage communities at a deep level to focus on long-term development planning, social development, natural resource management, entrepreneurship, small business management, alternative technologies, and soft skills. The IP will additionally balance the introduction of new approaches with traditional knowledge and practice, gently challenging counterproductive customs and encouraging ownership and self-reliance. Through this deep level of engagement, the IP will work to create an enabling environment for communities to make informed and sustainable development choices. Profile of the IP: The IP must be highly qualified and able to easily absorb the project’s objectives and deliver complex tasks on schedule. The assignment is open to bidding from national NGOs service providers. The profile of the IP should include the following minimum requirements: • Competence in rural development, community development, or related disciplines. More specifically demonstrated experience in facilitation of PRA and CAP, community mobilization, mobilizing communities into savings and credit groups, community organization and management including leadership and team building skills. • At least 5 years of professional experience in the field of training and capacity building of local community and social fund interventions in third world countries. Ability to design and facilitate training packages in similar projects. • Community development skills, including participatory community assessment, social analysis, and planning techniques, and experience of organizing groups/community-based structures. • Experience in monitoring and evaluation, facilitation, surveying, and data collection • Local knowledge of East Sudan, particularly Kassala, cultures, customs, and economic livelihoods and environmental prospects. This includes understanding of the sensitivities, cultural differences, and ability to work within a variety of contexts. • IP to have strong commitment to equal opportunities (e.g. gender, race, disability) and to serving rural communities in poverty. Must be able to achieve ‘grounding’ and credibility in local communities. Proper mix of staff, messaging, and interpersonal qualities necessary. Strong interpersonal skills to respectfully engage with communities, motivate and coach beneficiaries, listen, and create respectful spaces for dialogue. • Women community mobilizers and coaches are required to be on the team to work directly with women beneficiaries in traditional settings where men will not have effective access to female beneficiaries • Good communication skills. Fluency in English and Arabic (speaking and writing). • Candidates from the region are encouraged to apply and/or to partner in joint ventures with others. • Experience in Sudan is a prerequisite and experiences in other countries is an advantage • Knowledge of natural resource management at the community level is an advantage. Eligibility Documents to be presented with the proposal: The candidate should submit the following documents: • Official registration papers issued by the concerned government agency. • Organizational chart indicating management structure and team membership. • Supporting documents demonstrating activities implemented in the last 2 years. • Bank account statement. • CVs and certificates of NGO and or experts who would be associated with the assignment. • Information about NGO office, equipment, transports facilities, etc. • Technical and financial proposals for the scope of work Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Qualification Selection [CQS] method set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (July 2016) (Procurement Regulations), Further information can be obtained at the address below during office working hours from 09:00 am to 16:00 pm Sunday - Thursday - Sudan local Time, Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, mail, fax, or by e-mail) by May 5th 2017. Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project Phase II Attn.Mr. ELHUSSEIN ELKHAZIN- PROGRAM COORDINATOR Amarat Street#63, Nasr Complex – Building#A15, 1st Floor flat# 001: www.sldp,sd E-mail:[email protected] and Copy E-mail:[email protected] Tel: 00249155186500 - 00249915939797