Research: Assessing options for humanitarian response in Syria
Programme
Syria Crisis Response Program 2019-2023
Welthungerhilfe (WHH), is responding to the Syria-crisis since 2012. In Lebanon WHH is engaged in local response activities through local implementing partners. Currently WHH is researching appropriate modalities for engaging in humanitarian cross-border assistance from Lebanon into Syria. WHH is looking for a consultant who can give guidance and conceptualize appropriate approaches.
Project Name
Research Humanitarian Cross-Border Response
What is the overall aim of this mission?
The mission aims to develop a guiding document for potential cross-border response programs with reliable partner organizations operating in Syria incorporating the following: Response modalities, funds transfer modalities, potential funding streams/donors, risk analysis, stakeholders.
What are main activities of this mission?
- Needs-priorization, potential partner-mapping, stakeholder mapping, mapping of money flow/funds-transfer modalities, risk-analysis + outlining mitigation strategies, overview about bureaucratic demands, donor mapping.
- Presentation of the consultant’s final report draft before submission for WHH personnel outlining findings, recommendations and potential response options.
- Develop two concepts with different modalities, for early recovery, and emergency response respectively. Modalities could include cash or in-kind support, livelihood related support programs, food-security related activities.
- Submit a final report that elaborates the findings and recommendations.
Assessment modality:
- Desk assessment, study of key documents
- Work-shop/collective brainstorming with key persons from WHH
- Outreach to key informants, potential partners, stakeholders, donors and collecting information
Language
Assessment language and concept papers/reports will be in English
Schedule
The Assessment will take place in June/July, 2021. Estimated 10-15 working days.
Venue
The assessment will be done online as well as by conducting meetings in person, if possible.
The debriefing can be conducted online.
Logistics
WHH will make sure that their key-personnel are available for meetings with the consultant. WHH focal points in Beirut/Tripoli will be the main focal points for the process. WHH will manage the contract and will provide funding directly to the consultant(s) in accordance with the terms specified in the contract. The consultant should make the necessary arrangements and coordinate with WHH staff before fieldwork to ensure no issues arise during field data collection. Relevant contacts will be shared with the consultant.
Fees
Interested bidders are asked to submit their daily rates - figures mentioned above are indicative but not binding
Contract
The contract will be signed with WHH's Country Office in Turkey
How to apply
This assignment is open to individual consultants with sound experience in the services outlined above. Please submit a narrative proposal outlining concept (experience, research concept, documentation concept, time-plan, communication modalities), and a financial proposal (quotation) indicating daily rates and total fee including VAT, along with a CV that indicates the experience and qualifications. Only individual persons can apply, companies are not eligible.
Applicants have to provide:
A technical and financial offer
The technical part of the offer should include reference to the perceived feasibility of the ToR. It should also include a brief description of the overall design and methodology of the research, brief description of the tools to be used, and a workplan/adaptations to the workplan at hand (maximum 2 pages). Tools presented will be part of the selection criteria.
The financial part includes a proposed budget for the complete research. It should state the fees per working day (plus the respective VAT, if applicable), the number of working days proposed and other costs. Proof of professional registration and taxation is also required (e.g. by providing the bidder(s) tax number).
CV with references.
The bidders should submit a detailed technical and financial proposal in English with the subject ("Research Humanitarian Cross-Border Response") to the following email addresses:
[email protected] by no later than 30.05.2021
Questions can be directed to: lennart.lehmann(at)welthungerhilfe.de
Interviews will be conducted only with short-listed bidders.
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