Request for Consultancy Service of Feasibility Study

ChildFund International is a child-focused international development organization that works throughout Asia, Africa and the Americas to connect children with the people, resources and institutions they need to grow up safe, healthy, educated and skilled, wherever they are. Delivered through over 250 local implementing partner organizations, our programs address the underlying conditions that prevent any child or youth from achieving their full potential. We place special emphasis on child protection throughout our approach because violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect can reverse developmental gains in an instant. 

ChildFund Ethiopia is currently seeking potential consultancy service providers for the Feasibility Study of “Promotion of women’s savings groups and sustainable food security program with environmental protection for rural areas in the districts of Siraro and Fantale, Ethiopia.”

Requirements 

The service provider required to meet the following conditions:

1. MSc/BSC degree with demonstrable expertise in Economics, Agriculture, Social development especially in the area of Food Security, Agriculture, DRR and Natural Resource management. Demonstrable experience in feasibility study/research/evaluation of complex programs related to the sectors. Experience working with Food Security, climate change, DRR and NRM project. 

2. Ability to conduct high quality research, meet deadlines and respond to requests and feedback provided timely and appropriately. Excellent track record in designing and conducting quantitative and qualitative research, analysis and evaluation.

3. Experience in undertaking feasibility study/research with the most vulnerable communities. Knowledge of Ethiopia governance and cultural context. Knowledge of women’s and children’s rights: previous experience conducting research with young children, women and vulnerable groups will be considered as an asset.

4. Excellent and demonstrated understanding of child protection, gender and cultural diversity issues in research and project design.

5. Excellent written and verbal communication and reporting skills in English

How To Apply

Application Procedure 

Competent and interested service providers are requested to submit their proposal exclusively prepared in the English language, separately for the consultancy service which include the following to ChildFund Ethiopia office address stated below. 

  i.       A separet technical proposal for the consultancy service which includes a capability statement detailing suitability for the assignment, similar assignments undertaken, references for the same professional profiles of the team who will be involved in the assignment. Copies of legal documents including renewed license, TIN and VAT certificates need to be enclosed in the technical proposal.

ii.        A separately sealed financial proposal should be inclusive of all associated costs and taxes for the assignment. 

Failure to submit any of the evidence stated in the bid document may result in rejection of the bids.

Interested consultancy service providers may collect the detailed ToR of the assignment from ChildFund Ethiopia office at the address stated below or alternatively send request for the ToR at email address fteshome@ChildFund.org The closing date for submission of proposal is 8:00 pm Local Time February 11, 2025

ChildFund Ethiopia,

Bole Sub city – KebIe 03 H. No 2310

P. O. Box 5545- Tel: 011 661 29 28 

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

ChildFund Ethiopia reserves the right to accept or reject all or any parts of the bid as well as to modify, change or cancel the bid notice in the whole or in part at any time with or without assigning any reason whatsoever

Disclaimer

This Tender invitation and its contents do not create any contractual or legal liability. Failure to meet the closing date shall result in the tender considered as void, ChildFund Ethiopia is under no obligation to accept any application or to award the bid to be the lowest bidder. Failure to comply with any of the conditions above shall result in automatic rejection