Request for Proposal

Media Fellowship Promoting Sustainable Building in Bangladesh Project

Oxfam employs more than six thousand people in 90 countries who share a commitment to work together to end poverty and suffering. It is committed to ensure diversity and gender equality within the organization and welcomes applications from women, person with disability and under-represented groups. Oxfam does not discriminate against applicants or employees based on their HIV/AIDS status. The organization has been working in Bangladesh since the War of Independence and has established a permanent country office in 1972. Since then it has responded to all major emergencies in the country. Oxfam’s current program focuses on Economic Justice & Resilience, Gender and Women’s Leadership and Humanitarian Capacity Building and Response.

A simple, inescapable truth underlines everything we do at Oxfam. There’s enough wealth in this world to go around. It’s not unfortunate that people live in poverty. It’s unjustifiable. It’s not their problem. It’s ours too. And with the right support, we can stop poverty and suffering in their tracks. More than 8,000 people already commit their time and talents to our humanitarian and long-term development projects. Now we’re looking for yours.

Oxfam in Bangladesh is going to hire a consultant (national) for Media Fellowship Promoting Sustainable Building in Bangladesh Project. We are invitng for proposal from interested consultancy firm/ individual to undertake this assignment.

Objective of the Intervention :

  • To engage national media (print and electronic) to share information about existing eco-friendly alternative bricks and its environmental feasibility and publish/telecast investigative report on the reasons why the govt. departments lack interest to use existing alternative bricks;
  • To draw attention of govt. policy makers to encourage necessary policy revision to promote alternative bricks for public and private usage.

Issues to be covered in the Reports :
This fellowship offered for particularly Media personnel should cover following topics

  • Good practices of using non-fire bricks in Bangladesh which can be replicated;
  • Policies and implementation updates and solutions;
  • Update from the govt. departments (PWD etc.) on adopting AB in its own construction projects

Please refer to the detailed TOR (Click Here) for this assignment.

Proposal submission Instruction:


The individual/firm must submit the following documents along with Technical & Financial Proposal (including VAT/TAX): The financial proposal should include 15% VAT ONLY. Oxfam will deduct 10% Income Tax at source from the agreed consultancy amount for national consultant and firms.

For Individual Consultant

  • Maximum 2 pages profile highlighting related assignment completed with client name, contract person and mobile number along with detailed CV;
  • TIN certificate and any other relevant document (if necessary).

For Consultancy Firm

  • Maximum 2 pages Firm profile highlighting related assignment completed with client name, contract person and mobile number;
  • Lead Consultant’s (who will lead the assignment) Maximum 2 pages CV highlighting related assignment completed, role in of the completed assignment;
  • Other Team members’ (who will involve in the assignment) one paragraph short CV highlighting related assignment completed and role;
  • Firm’s Certificate, TIN and VAT registration.

General Instruction for Individual Consultant/ Consultancy Firm:

  • Do not send any JPEG/Image format and please keep your all files name short/brief.
  • Please mention the assignment title “Promoting Sustainable Building in Bangladesh Project” only in the subject line during application via below mentioned email submit following two separate pdf files -
  • i) Financial proposal
  • ii)Technical proposal should include Cover page, Table of content, understand of the assignment (pls. don’t copy & paste), experience in handling similar assignments, a work-plan, methodology, Certificate, TIN and VAT registration to hrbd@oxfam.org.uk

Proposal submission deadline: 21 July 2018

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