Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Terms of Reference (ToR) Background and Rationale: The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) has been at the forefront in humanitarian response in aiding communities in various parts of the country who are affected by yearly occurrences of natural disasters of cyclones, floods and landslides as well as man-made disasters. Since Cyclone SIDR in 2007, the BDRCS has been providing cash grants to affected communities as part of Cash Based Intervention (CBI) schemes in relief and early recovery interventions. The most common and relevant response and recovery modalities of BDRCS are – in-kind distribution of emergency food and Non-Food Items (NFIs), and Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) for supporting vulnerable people effectively and timely. Based on the situation, especially market functionality, security risk, capacity of local branches, crisis affected people’s requirements, BDRCS takes a decision for which modality the organization will choose accordingly. Last five years BDRCS has increased their CVA modality for response operation in 2017 for Cyclone Mora and flood operation where cash modality was 48% in 2018 for river erosion displacement cash was 82%, in 2019 for cyclone Bulbul and flood cash was 72%, in 2020 for cyclone Amphan and flood cash was 49% and in 2021 till now cash is 39%. The trends show that the modality of CVA has been increasing for effective response, recovery and long-term programming. In 2020, BDRCS delivered cash to 82,603 households and 2021 till September 34,707 households through Bangladesh Post Office (BPO), Mobile money transfer, cash in envelop and Bank in response, recovery and long-term programming. Significant steps have been made in response readiness throughout the years at the central levels of BDRCS with support from IFRC and its membership. In Bangladesh, the cash transfer programming has become increasingly prominent in the early actions, humanitarian responses, recovery, and development programs. Like other development organizations, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society also finds a more comprehensive understanding of the most suitable methods for delivering cash-based interventions, both in terms of the capacity of financial service providers and the feasibility of different cash transfer mechanisms in rural and urban contexts. Thus, a country wide assessment is needed focusing FSPs’ coverage, capacities and experiences, cost of delivering cash assistances covering associated risk with mitigations, community preference and access to financial services including BDRCS’ policy, capacities, and experiences in the field of cash transfer programming. Objective The main purpose of the assessment is to identify the most appropriate FSP for Cash and voucher assistance/ Cash Based Interventions programme considering local context and need of the intervention. Specific objectives
Scope of the consultancy
Expected Outputs and Deliverables The selected consultant/firm will be responsible for conducting a detailed mapping of the financial service providers offering services in Bangladesh. It is expected that the consultant/firm will conduct a detail analysis includes interviews with key stakeholders from GOs, I/NGOs & national cash working group, representatives from BDRCS and Focus Group Discussion with community people. The three main deliverables of this contract are-
Consultant’s Profile This assignment is to be conducted by a consultant with the following competences and experiences-
Selection Process
Application Instruction Interested Consultancy agency or independent consultants should submit their separate technical and financial proposals in hard copies to “The Secretary General, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, 684-686, Bara Mogh Bazar, Dhaka-1217, Bangladesh” or via email to mahmudur.rahman@bdrcs.org with the subject title “Request for Proposal- FSP” latest by 15 December, 2021 at 12.00 hours. Incomplete application will not be considered. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
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