Request for Consultant for C-AM Assessment Data Collection

Solicitation Title:	Consultant for C-AM Assessment Data Collection
Solicitation Number:	FY23.ISAC-008
Project Number (Top Level Only)	1317.0011
Submit Proposal to:	Ms. Chanmonita Soeung, Admin Officer schanmonita@fhi360.org
Date of Issue of RFP:	November 15, 2022
Date Questions from Consultant Due:	November 17, 2022
Date Proposal Due:	November 18, 2022 at 5:30pm
Approximate Timeframe Consultant Contract Issued to Successful Candidate(s):	November 23, 2022

Method of Submittal:

Respond via e-mail with attached document in MS Word / pdf format.

The Consultant agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 66 days from the date specified for the receipt of offers until February 14, 2023, unless another time is specified in the addendum of the RFP.

Background

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in Health, Education, Nutrition, Environment, Economic Development, Civil Society, Gender, Youth, Research and Technology; creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today’s interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 60 countries, all 50 U.S. states and all U.S. territories.

Project Overview:

Change in civil society operation and local governance happens in complex and unpredictable ways, and it is important that Innovations for Social Accountability in Cambodia (ISAC) operate in a flexible and adaptive manner that will provide regular information on the external context, political economic conditions, and progress towards outcomes. ISAC will use flexible, complexity-aware monitoring (C-AM) approach and complexity-aware planning cycle to improve its ability to measure and respond to unexpected changes in context.

The complexity-aware monitoring (C-AM) cycle is meant to provide the team with actionable information to inform adaptive management of all aspects of the Cambodia Innovations for Social Accountability in Cambodia (ISAC) activity. To this end, ISAC will conduct this additional assessment round to better understand how the operating environment for civil society in urban areas of Cambodia impacts organizations and media’s ability to perform social accountability work.

This implementation constitutes the third assessment and will cover the period of April 2022 to September 2022 for a total of six months.

The purpose of the C-AM Assessment is to assess the recent developments and current trends in civil society and the media sectors which allow the ISAC to adapt programming as a result of new development on the ground including topics such as legal environment, capacity building, outreach, and public image of civil society and media sectors.

Scope of Work:

Assist in the identification of key stakeholders (CSOs and Media outlets) for interviews.
Assist in the scheduling of meetings with key stakeholders (CSOs and Media outlets).
Provide feedback on the literature review/validation of findings on the literature review.
Participate in data collection and research ethics training.
Conduct data collection activities, including interviewing key informants, taking notes during interviews/meetings from the field, and translating from local dialects into English.
Producing daily briefs with the larger enumerator team; and
Do data entry for all Complexity Aware Monitoring Tools into the data collection tool
Participating in data cleaning and preliminary data analysis.
Assist in reviewing, providing input, and validate on the drafting of the C-AM report.

Expected Outputs:

Identified gaps and strengths in recent developments and current trends of civil society and the media sectors related to the legal environment, capacity building, outreach, and public image
Completed field Complexity Monitoring Tools in Khmer and English
Field review team report, and
Data/information collected has been entered into the data collection tool

Deliverables/Milestones & Due Dates:

Deliverable

Due Date

Attendance to data collection orientation meeting/training including:

· Review C-AM tools

· Identification of key stakeholders (CSOs and Media outlets) contact for interviews

24 November 2022 (1 day)

Field data collection (KIIs)

· Interview key informants, take notes during interviews/meetings from the field, and translate from local dialects into English

· Producing daily briefs with the larger enumerator team; and

· Do data entry for all Complexity Aware Monitoring Tools

· Participating in data cleaning and preliminary data analysis.

· Assist in review, provide input, and validate on the drafting of the C-AM report.

25 November-07 December 2022 (9 days)

Location of Work

Consultant may be required to travel in Phnom Penh or provinces as required by the project. Per diem and accommodation will be provided by FHI 360 for trip to provinces.

Timetable and Address for Submission

Proposals are due no later than 5:30 PM (GMT+7) on November 18, 2022. Required documentation listed below must be e-mail to schanmonita@fhi360.org or submit to FHI360 office by using information in the contact detail below.

Address: “GIA Tower, Floor 12th (Room G1201 & G1202) & 26th (Room G2602 & G2603), Street Sopheak Mongkol Corner of Koh Pich, Sangkat Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, P.O. Box: 2586”

Qualification: The following skills and experience are required for this position

Tertiary social science qualification.
Experience in qualitative research methods (interviews, focus group discussions, etc.);
Demonstrated experience completing political economy analyses for international organizations or research institutions.
Experience integrating views of different stakeholders at multiple levels to inform policy and programming decisions and activities;
Subject matter knowledge of public finance management, citizen participation, local governance, and decentralization processes at the national and local levels;
Strong oral communication skills in Khmer.
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
Ability to travel throughout Cambodia in November and December.

Required Documentation: Proposals must include the following components:

Cover letter (max 2 pages) summarizing experience.
Current CV
FHI 360 Biodata Form with proposed daily rate

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More detail : 8.RFP Consultant for C-AM Assessment Data Collection and 1 Biodata-form 2022

Request for Consultant for C-AM Assessment Data Collection