Consultant/Contractual Jobs at Trócaire and Actionaid Rwanda

Background
Globally, Trōcaire has worked in partnership with local organisations for nearly 50 years, and it is a core and defining aspect of who we are. In our global Strategic Plan (2021-2025), we have committed to the evolution of our partnership approach by furthering the localisation of development and humanitarian action.
In Rwanda, Trōcaire has taken a significant journey in its partnership model to one that embraces the principles of localisation. Across the 27 years of operation in the country, Trōcaire has refocused from direct delivery to differing stages of partnership. Currently this involves working closely with 18 local organisations through providing funding, technical support and capacity strengthening, offering opportunities for these organisations to enhance their organisational, governance, finance and technical capacities to the point where they are more likely to be able to approach donors directly for funding.

Trōcaire Rwanda is now looking to the next phase of its localisation journey and how we can be best placed to expand our capacity strengthening offerings to become a leading agency on capacity strengthening in Rwanda. This phase is clearly articulated in the 2021-2025 Country Programme Ambition/Strategic Plan which sets out that Trōcaire will support local organisations and has the ambition to be the key agency in providing capacity-strengthening support to local organisations in response to expressed needs and opening opportunities for increased capacity sharing among local actors, leveraging their existing skills and knowledge. ”. Given this ambition, Trōcaire Rwanda embarked on initiatives to explore the value add that it can bring to promoting institutional capacity strengthening (ICS) for local CSOs, building on its rich history and commitment to shift power in the humanitarian and development sectors to local actors. As such, a number of evidence gathering initiatives have been undertaken by Trōcaire Rwanda, including the most recent “Analysis of Capacity Strengthening Needs and Gaps among Local Organizations in Rwanda” completed in January 2022.

Available evidence shows that CSOs in Rwanda are open and keen to partner with Trōcaire and for Trōcaire Rwanda to achieve its ambition to become the “go-to” organisation on capacity strengthening. Such evidence also shows that Trōcaire Rwanda has an adequate baseline for becoming a go-to organisation, given that it has institutional capacity strengthening (ICS) systems and tools for CSO capacity strengthening and support. However, there is a need to undertake a comprehensive market analysis for Trōcaire’s localisation business model, deeply looking into the size of the CSO capacity strengthening and support market both in volume, in value and the demand from market buyers (donors, contract leads, service purchasers, etc.), the various capacity strengthening and support beneficiary segments and their needs trends/patterns; the CSO capacity strengthening and support competition, the willingness to pay for the capacity strengthening and support (either through direct investment or through inclusion in grants/contracts) as well as the ICS market projections over time. To this effect, Trōcaire Rwanda is seeking the services of individual consultant(s) or a consulting firm that will provide needed support in carrying out a comprehensive Market Analysis for Trōcaire Rwanda’s Localisation ambition and develop a brief Business Model/Plan.

Main and Specific Objectives of the Market Analysis
The overall objective of the Market Analysis is to determine the best market opportunity model for Trōcaire Rwanda’s localisation ambition and to furnish Trōcaire Rwanda with essential information for decision-making in the context of implementing its strategic shift to become the “go-to CSO capacity strengthening and support organization”. Specifically, the Market Analysis will pursue the following objectives:
• Examine the appropriateness of Trōcaire’s evolving capacity strengthening role in Rwanda in relation to current ICS needs trends/patterns;
• Gauge capacity strengthening market demand and willingness to pay for ICS service delivered and establish how this will be paid;
• Determine the market attractiveness of Trōcaire’s evolving capacity strengthening role and competitive position drivers to inform the localisation business model;
• Provide in-depth analysis on the ICS market projections (minimum 5 years), building on current and forecasted trends;
• Determine the internal competencies required of Trōcaire Rwanda to deliver successfully on tits evolved capacity strengthening role; and
• Devise a Trōcaire Rwanda business model/plan for the evolved role with a series of strategic actions and quantified financial impact.

Scope of the Market Analysis and Business Model/Plan Development
The Market Analysis and Business Model/Plan development will be centred on two dimensions; (1) the external market environment, structure, and conduct as well as (2) the internal environment, structure, and conduct with respective recommendations to Trōcaire Rwanda. It will therefore be conducted with the participation of Trōcaire Rwanda non-partner civil society organisations through market questionnaires or focus group discussions with key informants, and ICS beneficiaries as well as Trōcaire Rwanda’s partners and staff through interviews and focus group discussions.

Proposed Methodology
Trōcaire Rwanda expects the Market Analysis to use participatory approaches including the (a) secondary literature/data review and (b) primary data collection with the participation of Trōcaire Rwanda non-partner civil society organisations and other INGOs or donors in Rwanda through market questionnaires or focus group discussions with key informants and ICS beneficiaries as well as Trōcaire Rwanda’s partners and staff through interviews and focus group discussions [a list of KII and FGD participants will be specified].

The individual consultant(s) or consulting firm will be expected to develop a comprehensive methodology (including detailed methods, techniques of data collection, analysis and sampling framework) and data collection tools. The individual consultant(s) or consulting firm is also expected to provide a roadmap for the Market Analysis and Business Model/Plan development process, with clear plan for the engagement and extensive consultation with Trōcaire staff both at the Global Hub on Partnership & Localisation and Trōcaire Rwanda, partners, and peer agencies. The individual consultant(s) or consulting firm will explain which quantitative and qualitative data will be collected and used in this process. The individual consultant(s) or consulting firm will further develop a comprehensive technical offer to state their understanding of these Terms of Reference and will explain strategies they will use to perform this assignment.

At the minimum, the individual consultant(s) or consulting firm will be expected to complete the following methodological processes but are not limited to:
• Literature review of internal and external documents, including analysis of the legal and regulatory frameworks, requirements and considerations that need to be taken into account
• Primary Data Collection, including through KIIs and FGDs.
• Internet-based Interviews with other relevant stakeholders such as Trōcaire staff in and outside Rwanda.
• Presentation of the Market Analysis finding internally at Trōcaire and externally with partners.
• Presentation of Trōcaire Rwanda localisation business model/plan with a series of strategic actions and quantified financial impact.
The Market Analysis should employ a critical analysis approach, delivering informed insights and reflections with practical recommendations that will help the consultant(s) to propose to Trōcaire’s management a business model and plan to be adopted for the Rwanda Country Programme. The Market Analysis and Business Model/Plan development will be coordinated by Trōcaire Rwanda Localisation and Partnership Manager who will serve as the focal point and will lead on communications with the individual consultant or consulting firm on all outputs relating to the analysis.

Expected Deliverables
Trōcaire Rwanda expects the individual consultant(s) or consulting firm undertaking the Market Analysis to deliver the following outputs among others:
• An inception report, including: planned timeline and work plan, literature review of all relevant secondary sources, detailed methodology / approach, planned stakeholders to be consulted and sampling framework, data collection and analysis tools, qualitative and quantitative protocols for data collection and analysis among others.
• Brief presentation of preliminary findings
• Draft of Market Analysis report and Business Model/Plan written in English and meeting the requirements outlined below.
• Presentation of the draft Market Analysis report and Business Model/Plan at an internal validation workshop and recording of suggestions/inputs.
• Final report and business model/plan for internal purposes.
• One (1) electronic file of the clean (final) qualitative and quantitative data collected
The final report should be concise, clear and simply written. The main body of the report should not exceed 40 pages and the report should have accompanying annexes which will include among other things an outline of how the analysis was conducted, the list of participants interviewed/involved in the FGDs with signed consent forms and dates they were met; raw data, photographs, case studies and quotes among others for easy reference. The business model/plan should not exceed 15 pages and should include an executive summary, brief background and recommendations. Data should always be disaggregated by gender. Recommendations and findings should be backed up with relevant data, with reference to the data source and need to be specific.

Delegation of responsibilities
The review team is expected to work largely autonomously, but with Trōcaire Rwanda providing the necessary documentation and contacts to enable a successful and efficient market analysis and Business Model/Plan development process. The following is an approximate division of responsibilities:
Individual consultant(s) or Consulting firm
• Ideally, arrange all logistics (transport, accommodation, etc.) for the Market Analysis and Business Model/Plan development.
• Conduct data collection without Trōcaire Rwanda accompaniment, except where introductions need to be made.
• Undertake data analysis.
• Write and present the market analysis report and the business model/plan for Trōcaire’s review/inputs and make revisions accordingly.
• Present the market analysis summary report to Trōcaire and partners; and,
• Conduct all the above according to the agreed timelines.

Trōcaire Rwanda
• Provide all documentation for literature review.
• Provide contact details for informants and make relevant introductions.
• Organise the logistics for the internal and external validation meetings.
• Respond to adhoc requests from the individual consultant(s) or Consulting firm.
• Conduct all the above in a timely and responsive fashion.

Timeline
An indicative timeline for the Market Analysis and Business Model/Plan development is provided below:
Activity Starting Ending
Inception meeting with Trōcaire Rwanda September 2022 September 2022
Document review and preliminary discussions with Trōcaire Rwanda staff September 2022 September 2022
Developing, reviewing and finalizing the market analysis tools September 2022 September 2022
Data collection october 2022 October 2022
Data synthesis, reporting, presentation and validation of findings October 2022 October 2022
Presentation of the final Market Analysis report and Business Model/Plan. October 2022 October 2022

Contract and reporting details
Type of contract: The consultant/s will be offered a fixed-price contract to include all the activities and deliverables listed above.
Reporting: The consultant will report to the Country Director of Trōcaire Rwanda, and to Trōcaire Rwanda’s Localisation and Partnership Manager for all issues related to the Market Analysis and Business Model/Plan, including administrative and logistics arrangements.
Confidentiality: Trócaire will treat the content of all bids as strictly confidential and information provided in the bids will be used solely for the purpose of deciding on the award of a contract as described in this document.

General Terms and Conditions:
Trócaire Rwanda reserves the right to reject any and all Expressions of Interest not fulfilling requirements associated with this request. Trócaire Rwanda will in no case be responsible or liable for any and all costs associated with the preparation and submission of Expressions of Interest.
• Trócaire does not bind itself to accept the lowest priced bid;
• Trócaire reserves the right to engage other companies / consultants if required;

Trócaire shall be free to:
• To accept the whole, or part only, of any EOI;
• To accept none of the EOIs tendered;
• To republish this Request for EOIs;
• In the event of not accepting any of the EOIs received on foot of this Request for EOI, Trócaire shall be free to make such arrangements as it considers necessary in relation to the provision of the services;
• The EOI shall maintain strict confidentiality in relation to the services being sought and the evaluation process;
• Any subsequent contract shall be considered as a contract made in Rwanda, according to Rwanda law; and
• The Standard Terms and Conditions to which Trócaire expects all of its supplier to respect is found on the Trócaire website - https://www.trocaire.org/about/work-with-trocaire/supply-chain.
• The Beneficiary(ies) shall limit access and use of personal data to that strictly necessary for the performance, management and monitoring of this Contract and shall adopt all appropriate technical and organisational security measures necessary to preserve the strictest confidentiality and limit access to this data

Conflict of interest:
Any conflict of interest involving an applicant must be fully disclosed to Trócaire. Failure to disclose a conflict may disqualify an applicant or invalidate an award of the contract. Applicants are required to declare any current or past work which might reasonably be considered to represent a conflict of interest. It will be for Trócaire to decide if any material conflict of interest exists and applicants in doubt in this regard should seek the advice of Trócaire.


Terms Of Reference To Hire, An Individual Consultant To Conduct Needs Assessment And Mapping Of Malaria Hotspots Among Hard To Reach Groups For Guiding Implementation Process And Service Delivery To Beneficiaries.
Background
Malaria remains a public health priority in Rwanda with the whole population at risk of malaria infection. Today, Rwanda continues to make progress in malaria control through multifaceted evidence-based approaches such as Information, Education and Communication (IEC); distribution of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs); Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) and; early diagnosis and effective management of malaria cases as guided by the National Malaria Strategy.

Following the recent Malaria Program Review conducted in October 2019, a gap in Malaria related SBCC interventions was noted and an urgent need to design and implement key community sensitization interventions for behaviour in malaria control such as integrated messages to sensitize communities so as to ensure the use of malaria preventive measures, early treatment seeking behaviour and support of environmental management including larva source management. It was further recommended that innovative approaches are required for effective SBCC including messages through mass media campaigns, community dialogues, community outreaches for targeted groups, distribution of IEC materials and interpersonal communication and through Community Health Workers, house to house messaging, IVM approaches, etc.

Recently, The Ministry of Health/RBC/MOPDD, in collaboration with partners have conducted an in-depth analysis using the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Matchbox Toolkit as a guide to ensure that the interventions being implemented are addressing the documented barriers, to identify any additional specific human rights or gender barriers in the context of malaria and to provide guidance on specific interventions to address any barriers. This assessment was conducted between April and May 2021, under the coordination of the RBC/MOPDD, Rwanda CCM with support from The Roll Back Malaria (RBM). The assessment was aiming to identify the most vulnerable groups and key populations at increased risk of malaria infection, the barriers related to access to malaria services for these populations, how gender, humans’ rights and social issues affect malaria programs. It was also intended to contribute robust recommendations for improving malaria services coverage and decreasing malaria risk among the most affected populations.

The findings of the assessment shows that the NMCP Strategy for malaria control amongst vulnerable groups in the country appears comprehensive, and program data suggest some success in reaching most of the at-risk population, but gaps may persist, These vulnerable groups include Prisoners, Refugees, Pregnant Women, Mothers/Nannies of U5, Rice Farmers, Fishermen, Mining workers, truck drivers, Health Care Providers, Students at School, Hotels Staff and Clients, Female Sex Workers , Security Staff, People with disabilities and travelers ,etc. These results also indicate that there are some important gaps that could be due to these barriers. From the Assessment reports, key recommendations to address malaria vulnerable and risk groups included: (1) the development of a clear Action Plan to address gaps in Malaria in Vulnerable Groups and (2) Ensure CSOs are engaged in addressing malaria in Vulnerable and high-risk Groups. Malaria prevention and control interventions need to respond to geographical hotspots of transmission vis a vis malaria incidence, malaria death and severe malaria related. In order to implement Malaria SBCC Strategic Interventions ASOFERWA funded by Ministry of Health through Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC). In this regard, ASOFERWA is hiring Individual consultant to conduct and lead the needs assessment and mapping of malaria hotspots among hard to reach groups for guiding implementation process and service delivery to beneficiaries. The assignment will be carried out Countrywide.
Main objective
The overall aim of the assignment is to asses and lead the mapping of malaria hotspots among hard to reach groups for guiding implementation process and service delivery to beneficiaries

The Specific Objectives:
The planned assessment aims to:
• To identify and mapping of hotspots per administrative sector and cell level among malaria high risk groups.
• To Identify Program Partners and beneficiaries
• To identify Peer educators of malaria high risk groups among Malaria high risk groups per administrative sector and cell.
• To identify gaps related to service delivery per Malaria high risk groups
• To provide recommendations to improve service delivery among malaria high risk groups

Scope of assignment
ASOFERWA is looking for a high caliber individual consultant to asses and lead the mapping of malaria hotspots among hard to reach groups for guiding implementation process and service delivery to beneficiaries to guide Malaria Control Interventions and inform strategic planning process. The consultancy will be implemented countrywide. After assessment and Mapping, the consultant will submit a preliminary draft, incorporate feedback from stakeholders and submit final assessment report.

Expected results:
The specific results include:
• Identification and mapping of malaria hotspots per administrative sector and cell level among malaria high risk groups.
• Identification of Peer educators of malaria high risk groups among Malaria high risk groups per administrative sector and cell.
• Identification of gaps related to service delivery among Malaria high risk groups

Deliverables
The Consultant will develop a conceptual framework including a detailed methodology, work instruments, work plan, analytical plan and development plan. He or she will present a draft document and a final document to be discussed by stakeholders involved in implementation of Malaria strategic interventions. Summary document and reference materials will also be prepared for ease of use. The specific deliverables will include:
1. Inception report, methodology and instruments.
2. Draft of assessment report and printed maps for all identified hotspots mapped per District and sector.
3. List and description of peer educators per Malaria hard to reach groups include Female sex workers, People with disabilities , Truck drivers, Motors cyclists, Cyclists , Seasonal workers and cross border traders per sector, district and their size (number) in form of tables.
4. Final Assessment Report with feedback incorporated and printed maps of all identified hot sports.

Qualification, Knowledge, Skills and Experience
• The consultant should have a PhD or Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology or Health Research related studies;
• Demonstrate evidence of career progression in areas of public Health;
• Have very good understanding of Rwanda Health System and proven exposure to Malaria Program in Rwanda;
• Have good understanding of possible factors leading to malaria transmission, morbidity, mortality or how it affects community behavior vis a vis malaria prevention and control interventions in Rwanda;
• Proven experience in carrying out research or health related consultancies in Rwanda, and in the Malaria program domain, will be a plus;
• Ability to work and engage with a range of stakeholders, including high level policy makers, and civil society organizations, local leaders and the community;
• Excellent communication skills and experience in working with communities in both urban and rural settings;
• Excellent command of English, French and Kinyarwanda both spoken and written will be added advantage.
• Have the ability to collect and analyze malaria program data, produce graphs, maps and interpret them.

Working Language
The working language for this assignment will be English.

Selection criteria
Applications will be assessed on cost reasonableness (30%) and technical competence (70%).

Timeframe (Duration of the Assignment)
This assignment is expected to be implemented within a timeframe of forty (35) working days starting from the date of signing the consultancy contract. The consultant will be required to work closely with ASOFERWA /Supervising staff with guidance of RBC/Malaria Division


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