Job Description

ITB reference:  8304562/ 1304349

Consultancy to conduct collaboration, learning, and adaptation (CLA) consultancy for the building resilient communities in Somalia (BRCIS) III project. 

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in creating a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. The NRC defends the rights of displaced populations and provides assistance in the following areas: shelter, education, food security and livelihoods, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).

Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Somalia as lead agency consortium of Building Resilient Communities in Somalia (BRCiS) wishes to invite qualified firms to submit bids (Administrative, Technical and Financial proposals) – Consultancy to conduct collaboration, learning, and adaptation (CLA) consultancy for the building resilient communities in Somalia (BRCIS) iii project.

Application and Required documents.:

The proposal should include the following at minimum:

1. Fully Completed tender bid documents (Section 5 – 9)

2. A cover letter introducing the consultant. The cover letter should introduce the team composition and specify the role to be played by each team member.

3. A technical proposal of not more than 20 pages outlining how to execute this task with a clear framework, methodology and timelines. Proposed methodology should demonstrate a clear understanding of the ToR (Terms of Reference) (Learning agenda, adaptive programming, and knowledge management).

4. Resume of each team member. 

5. Evidence of experience conducting similar assignments (Samples of similar work) is required.

6. Proposed total budget with budget breakdown for each component (CLA framework including learning agenda and facilitating learning and adaptive programming) indicating consultancy fee, logistics cost and all other auxiliary costs in USD.

7. The consultant’s availability.

8. Reference letters and the contact of at least three referees (email and telephone).  

9. Proof of registration from the country of origin as a limited liability company or as a sole trader/self-employed and tax compliance certificate.

10. Submission of BID documents and deadline for submission

11. Documents must be submitted by the deadline set on the bid advertisement.

Experiences and Qualifications

Qualifications or specialized knowledge and/or experience required.

1. Consultant team: An advanced university degree (Master's) in Quantitative & Qualitative Social Sciences, Economics, Econometric and cost analysis, Statistics, or a related technical field(s) is required. Ph.D. is preferred.
2. At least 8-10 years of experience in learning and adaptation facilitation or change management is required.
3. Proven experience in developing CLA strategies for development or resilience projects with a geographical focus on Sub-Saharan Africa, preferably on the Horn of Africa is required.
4. Experience with resilience projects is required.
5. Experience in USAID CLA framework is required.
6. Extensive experience both in qualitative and quantitative methods demonstrated through publications is an asset.
7. Extensive experience in outcome harvesting and outcome mapping is required.
8. Previous experience in similar assignments in Somalia is an asset.
9. This exercise is not for an individual consultant, but for a consulting firm.

Skills Required

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