Title of Consultancy Terms of Reference for conducting Gender, Youth,
and Social Inclusion Analysis Save the Children
Somalia Adkeeysi Resilience Food Security Activity
2 SCI Contracting
Office
Save the Children Somalia Country Office
3 Period of
Consultancy
The assignment will be done in 30 days.
4 Consultant type required
Individual and Firm.
5 Responsibility for Logistics
arrangements and Costs
Save the children will pay the consultant fee in a lump sum
and will not reimburse any incurred costs during the
assignment. The consultant will cover their own Logistical
arrangements and costs; including food, accommodation and
local transport and all cost associated with data collection
work, enumerators and whole activities.
6 Taxation Provisions Consultant shall be responsible for all Taxes arising from the
consultancy in line with the local Tax regulations applicable at
the SCI contracting office named above.
7 Travel requirements The consultancy firm/individual will cover their travel costs
(tickets) and arrange local travel to field sites.
8 Security requirements
The Consultancy Firm/Individual will comply with standards of
Save the Children Security procedures, including the
completion of SCI online security training prior to travel to
Somalia.
The following are minimum requirements for the
Consultant/Firm to be considered for carrying out the
assignment.
International Consultant – Team Lead
• Master’s degree in social sciences, gender or youth
studies, international development, or relevant field.
• 7-10 years of experience conducting qualitative
research on gender and youth in the Horn of Africa.
• Experience in gender programming and developing
cross-sectoral gender and youth engagement
strategies for USAID-funded programs.
• Familiarity and experience in Somalia.
Experience leading research teams and conducting
enumerators training for qualitative research.
• Excellent speaking and writing skills in English.
Knowledge of Somali language/local dialect a bonus.
Somali Consultant – Local Gender and Youth
Expert/Research Team
• Master’s degree in social sciences, gender or youth
studies, rural development, or relevant field.
• 7-10 years of experience conducting qualitative
research on gender and youth in Somalia.
• Excellent record in designing and undertaking gender
and youth studies in the target (Daynile and Afgoye)
or similar locations (IDP settlements).
• Experience in gender and youth programming in
Somalia.
• Experience overseeing data collections and training
enumerators in qualitative research methods.
• Experience in hiring qualified and experienced
enumerators with relevant experience.
• Excellent record in designing and undertaking gender
and youth studies in the target or similar locations.
• Excellent speaking and writing skills in English and
Somalia language/local dialects.
• Have a valid consultant license from Government of
Somalia (Federal or States).
Applications can be submitted by either:
Electronic Submission via ProSave (Recommended)
• Submit your response in accordance with the guidance provided in the below
document:
Bidding on a
Sourcing Event.pptx
• Bidders are encouraged to apply via Ariba system. Please request the Ariba link via
email sending your company profile and Business registration certificate/CV. Please
address your request to apply via ProSave to css.logistics@savethechildren.org
Electronic Submission via Protected Email box (Optional)
• Email should be addressed to southcentral.supplychain@savethechildren.org
Note – this is a sealed tender box which will not be opened until the tender has
closed. Therefore, do not send tender related questions to this email address as they
will not be answered.
• The subject of the email should be “Terms of Reference for conducting Gender,
Youth, and Social Inclusion Analysis Save the Children Somalia Adkeeysi
Resilience Food Security Activity’’.
• – ‘Bidder Name’, ‘Date’’.
• All attached documents should be clearly labelled so it is clear to understand what
each file relates to.
• Emails should not exceed 15mb – if the file sizes are large, please split the submission
into two emails.
• Do not copy other SCI email addresses into the email when you submit it as this will
invalidate your bid
Your bid must be received, no later than 6
th January 2025
Bids must remain valid and open for consideration for a period of no less than 60 days