Terms of Reference: Short-term Consultancy Services for Mapping and Project Inception Activities
Organization background:
BRAC is the world’s largest, and leading development organization dedicated to poverty alleviation and empowerment of the poor. Initiated in Bangladesh in 1972, BRAC now operates in 11 countries across Asia, Africa. To counter poverty and promote social empowerment, BRAC strategically integrates development programs in microfinance, agriculture, health, education, human rights and legal aid, community empowerment, and more. Stichting BRAC International is registered with RGB for NGO operations within Rwanda and started operations in Rwanda in 2022.
According to the 5th Rwanda Population and Housing Census (RPHC) conducted in August 2022, 3.6 million Rwandans are adolescents and young people aged between 16 to 30 (27.1% of the population). Ushering this cohort of adolescents and young people into healthy and productive adulthood is critical for the country’s ability to achieve its development goals as per Rwanda’s Vision 2050 and Agenda 2030 as well as harnessing the demographic dividend (DD). Despite Rwanda’s progress in improving the health and well-being of its population, there is still a need for acceleration given some of the persistent challenges such as the rising rate of pregnancies amongst adolescents (~ 9% -HMIS 2021/22) with high prevalence in poor households posing significant health concerns. To address these challenges, there is a pressing need for accelerated and sustainable comprehensive approaches that tackle the root causes of youth health related issues. These approaches should focus on improving the knowledge and understanding of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRH&R), enhancing skills and decision-making power regarding bodily autonomy, promoting the use of SRHR services, and improving the livelihoods of adolescents.
The SIF-Funded Youth Empowerment Accelerator for Health (YEAH) integrates Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights within economic empowerment initiatives to prevent early and unintended pregnancies, by increasing access to sexual and reproductive health with emphasis on contraceptive services and reducing exposure to gender-based violence. By focusing on the holistic development of young people, the intervention aims to unlock their full potential and enhance their quality of life.
The YEAH model encompasses various strategies, including leveraging innovation and technology, engaging the private sector and investors, facilitating microfinancing opportunities, and fostering partnerships for scale-up. By bringing together these elements, the intervention seeks to create a comprehensive and effective framework for addressing adolescent pregnancies in Rwanda.
National Consultants will be recruited to provide technical and coordination support to the Project Manager to organize and coordinate the inception phase of the project. In essence, the responsibility of the recruited consultants is to ensure that the overall technical direction of the projects in this phase is maintained and flexibly adapted to meet the practical challenges faced during implementation.
The recruited consultants will work closely with the Project Manager Specifically his/her tasks include but are not limited to:
Due to the mapping and project inception activities, clubs will be selected for program implementation and all preparations will be completed to enable delivery to begin in January 2024.
Assignment |
Deadlines |
Advertise request for consultant |
7th November 2023 |
Short evaluation + brief interview of successful consultant + award of contract |
7-17 November 2023 |
Complete mapping of existing youth groups within Bugarama sector Rusizi, and selected sectors in Nyanza. Complete mapping of prospective partner organizations, including ones with links to finance, VLSAs and health institutions. |
24 November 2023 |
Compile the proposed participant/group list for approval by the selection committee |
24th November |
Selection committee formed for competitive selection process of youth groups |
24th November |
Scoping TVETs in selected sectors and compile an assessment report |
1st December |
Consultative workshops organized and facilitated in the respective districts by: |
1st December |
Selection committee meetings coordinated and facilitated for youth group and participant selection |
1st December |
Develop inception workshop concept note |
1st December |
Organize and facilitate inception workshops at district levels: Nyanza and Rusizi. |
8th December |
Establish partnership mechanisms with key partners, and gain written proof of commitment to collaborate from at least 3 key partners including financial institutions |
9th December |
Organize national launch event |
15th December |
Draft the Project Inception Report |
15th December |
Draft end of quarter report |
15th December |
Interested candidates should apply by sending in PDF format the following documents:
Safeguarding Policy
BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation - regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. BRAC holds a zero-tolerance policy against sexual exploitation, discrimination, exploitation, abuse and harassment. Violations to stated policies will be subject to corrective action up to and including contract termination.
Interested candidates should apply by sending all the required documents to sbirwanda.procurement@brac.net and cicely.khoubain@brac.net
The deadline for submission is November 13th 2023 at 17:00.
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