Call for Proposal

Swedish Red Cross (SweRC) of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is seeking for application from team / consultancy firm with specific knowledge and expertise on disaster resilience, child protection and disability inclusion to conduct the End Line Evaluation of Integrated Resilience Program (IRP).

Job Purpose:

The purpose of the endline evaluation will be to measure the impact and sustainability of the components of the Integrated Resilience Program (IRP) in light of the community disaster resilience perspective. Further the study will assess the performance of Integrated Resilience Program (IRP) and capture the  achievements, challenges, best practices, key lessons and recommendations of the program to improve future resilience programs of BDRCS and Swedish RC (SweRC). It will also be a significant advocacy document for further program development, strategic planning and policy making in the area of disaster risk reduction and resilience, especially for the SweRC work in Bangladesh. Identifying examples of best practices and innovations of the IRP would be shared with targeted stakeholders, to advocate for, and make them better understand the importance of resilience Program for reducing the vulnerability of the communities.
The end line evaluation will also review the recommendations of the Mid Term Review (MTR), and other findings of monitoring activities that were conducted during the program implementation. Besides this, the endline evaluation will assess the overall quality of the implementation.

The evaluation will be done based on the indicators of the program logical framework to identify the appropriate changes and impact during the program phase. The study will explore the specific engagement of women in disaster management and define the role of women in decision making process, along with assessing the extent of mainstreaming Protection, Gender & Inclusion (PGI) minimum standards in program activities. The evaluation should also explore the child protection and anti-trafficking action taken by the community people and look specifically at disability inclusion in disaster risk reduction activities.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Education Requirements:

University degree at post-graduate level in Social Science/ Environmental Science /Disaster management /Development Studies/ Statistics or other relevant subject

Experience:

• Proven experience of conducting endline evaluation of a disaster resilience program
• Demonstrated experience from involvement in a resilience project and community resilience framework
• Strong analytical skills and ability to clearly synthesize and present findings, draw practical conclusions, make recommendations and to prepare well-written reports in a timely manner.
• Demonstrated experience of working with Child protection and Anti-trafficking issues.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent in English and Bangla writing and presentation skills
• Immediate availability for the period indicated
• Experience working with RCRC Movement
• Well acquainted on disaster management structure of local government and experience to work with local government institutes

Terms of Reference (TOR)

Terms of Reference (TOR) for the End Line Evaluation can be downloaded from (link)

How to Apply:

The proposal should include the following below six items. Please note that any proposal which does not contain all six items will be rejected.

• Cover letter clearly summarizing your experience and competency as it pertains to this assignment (addressing Country Representative Swedish Red Cross, Bangladesh office, C/O: IFRC SweRC, 684-686 Red Crescent Sarak, Baro Moghbazar, Dhaka-1217.).  
• Technical proposal not exceeding eight (08) pages expressing an understanding and interpretation of the ToR, the proposed methodology, relevant experience and time and activity schedule.
• Financial proposal itemizing estimated costs for services rendered (daily consultancy fees), accommodation and living costs, transport costs, stationery costs, and any other related supplies or services required for the review in BDT and modality of payment. Please also attach a TIN/Registration Certificate.
• Detailed CVs of all professionals who will work on the process. CVs of proposed study team, please attach a table describing the level of effort (in number of days) of each team member in each of the endline evaluation activities.
• Professional references needed to provide two or three references from your previous clients.
• Short example from previous endline evaluation report (disaster resilience preferred) that is relevant to this work (5-7 pages)

(Application materials are non-returnable, and we thank you in advance for understanding that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next step in the application process and the selection panel does not have the capacity to respond to any requests for application feedback. Please take note that expressions of interest that do not cover these requirements will not be considered.)

Application Procedure

Please email complete applications to aminul.haque@redcross.se and copy to khalid.masud@redcross.se and anisur.rahman@bdrcs.org

Please note that this position will close on 01 May 2021. However, IFRC reserves the right to fill the role prior to the advertisement end date. As such, candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

About Us:
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization. The IFRC Country Office in Bangladesh has worked alongside the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) for more than 30 years in humanitarian fields including disaster management, with a focus on the cyclone early warning and response program in the coastal belt, and disaster preparedness and response during natural disasters.