Sustainable Enterprise Project (SEP) is jointly financed by Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and the World Bank. The objective of SEP is to increase the adoption of environmentally sustainable practices by targeted microenterprises in Bangladesh. SEP has selected thirty lead districts as the project working area to demonstrate the project impact on different sub-sectors. The SEP prioritizes a selected number of polluting microenterprise business clusters and supports the expansion of innovative economic activities conducive to a more sustainable environment.
Sheva Nari O Shishu Kallyan Kendra invites application for the posts mentioned bellow:
Post: Consultant
Educational Qualification & Experience:
- Should have minimum master’s degree in Environmental science/Development Studied/Social Science/related subject
- At least 10 years of professional experiences along with 5 years of experiences in related sub-sector (Jamdani Loom)
- Specific Subsector Study Experience will be added value
- Experience of evaluating any projects/ sectoral study funded by Multilateral Development Bank or any other UN agencies will preferable.
- Experiences of two projects evaluate 0n/ sectoral study will be required for
- Publication in peer reviewed journal will be added value
- She/he should have required knowledge and skills to use widely recognized statistical software, such as SPSS or STATA.
Scope of work:
- A detailed activity plan shall be developed after signing of the ToR. The study entails following scope of assignments:
- Review of the secondary data/relevant literature and project document available;
- Develop methodology including study plan and key questions to be answered;
- Development of data collection tools which contain questions related to the relevant adaptive environmentally sustainable indicators like, air, soil, water quality (WQ), health and environmental safety (H&ES), waste management, and climatic problems of the project; and finalize the tools in consultation with Sheva and PKSF (including region-specific instruments to assess current scenario).
- Pre-testing of the research tools in one or two communities and adaption and re-appropriation of the tools if needed;
- Training of the enumerators / data collectors;
- Fieldwork for data collection;
- Collect, clean data and preparation of transcript;
- Share data analysis plan with Sheva and PKSF;
- Data punching in Microsoft Excel and analysis of data using widely recognized statistical software like, SPSS or Stata;
- Analyze data and present to the project team before preparing the draft report;
- Develop a Table of Contents for approval and prepare a first draft of the report and presentation of the draft for feedback;
- Incorporate feedbacks and finalize the report by November 2021.
Outputs and Deliverables:
- Executive Summary: a concise, to-the-point summary of the report, including the key issues of investigation, and major findings
- Introduction: Background and purpose of the study, scope, key questions, and succinct description of the context
- Methodology includes the study design, location, duration, sample size, sample size calculation, subject and selection method/criteria, inclusion and/or exclusion criteria of respondents, procedure methodology, data processing, statistical analysis and other relevant information pertaining to methods
- Key findings with regard to the questionnaire formulated along the objectives and results (and associated indicators) of the logical framework of the project, and the additional data points considered to be relevant in analyzing the target group’s socio-economic and environmental conditions, and sustainable entrepreneurship for the complete baseline study.
- Conclusions based on empirical evidence and data analysis
Annexes (ToRs, timetable, references, data collection tools, output of all collected data in tabular format)
Click here to download the ToR
Click here to download the Application Form
Apply Instruction
Please send your CV with two professional references and a cover letter justifying your qualification, experience & skilled for the post, photocopy of all academic certificates, national ID card and two recent photographs to the: Manager (HRD), Sheva Nari O Shishu Kallyan Kendra. 84, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Farmgate, Tejgaon, Dhaka-1215, OR, by e-mail at sheva.recruitment@gmail.com
Applicant must enclose his/her Photograph with CV.
Application Deadline: by 25th August, 2021. |
