Protection of the Most Vulnerable Collectives Assesment Full-Time

Context

Solidar Swiss has an operational presence in Mozambique since 1984. Its development and humanitarian interventions focus on central Mozambique, i.e. the provinces of Sofala, Manica, Tete and Zambezia.

Solidar has more than two decades of experience in the field of community education, district participatory planning and access to water, sanitation, and hygiene and is currently implementing different Development and Humanitarian Action projects.

At present the organization is implementing a multi donor project in response to Cyclone Idai with 2 components (WASH and Food Security) contributing to the assistance and recovery of cyclone affected population in central Mozambique. Activities to prevent Covid-19 have been incorporated into all projects. Projects are managed by the Solidar coordination office based in Chimoio and the field offices located in Sussundenga and Buzi districts.

Following its global strategy, Solidar Suisse plans to set-up a permanent Humanitarian Action (HA) unit located in Mozambique. For this purpose, the Program Coordinator together with the Management body is currently designing a HA intervention strategy for the next 4 years 2021-2024. In order to gather enough information about the current situation of the country and evaluate potential lines of intervention, it was identified the need to conduct different thematic assessments in key areas, such as WASH, Food Security and Protection.

Objectives & expected results

The main objective of the Assessment is to gather and analyse sectorial information on Protection to get an in depth understanding of the population needs, other stakeholders’ interventions, government and cluster plans and tendencies as well as gaps. This information will be of great value when designing Solidar Swiss’s intervention strategy for the Humanitarian Action section for 2021-2024 in Mozambique.

Deliverables: It is expected to be provided a comprehensive report, which structure and format will be agreed between the consultant and Programme Coordinator at the beginning of the Assignment, including the following information:

By geographical region in Mozambique divided by the following geographical areas:

North. (Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Niassa)

Centre. (Manica, Sofala, Tete, Zambeia)

South (Inhambane, Gaza and Maputo)

• Protection Needs Assessment;
• Stakeholder mapping (International & National organizations);
• Gap Analysis.

At a National Level:

• National Government Protection plans & strategies;
• Donor Analysis (Trends, Identification, requirements);
• Outline of Protection Cluster strategy.

Based on the above analysis, recommended response concrete options for Solidar Suisse which consider current needs, existing gaps, operational constraints, and organizational capacities (a SWOT Analysis will be provided), defining potential areas of intervention, target groups and approaches.

3. Methodology and timeframe

Desk study of documents provided by Solidar Suisse, and secondary data collected by the consultant himself, combined with key informant interviews.

The duration of the assignment will be of 18 days after the signature of the contract, indicatively broken down as follow:

During this period periodical meetings will be held with the Programme Coordinator to review the progress and the status of the assessment.

Reporting line.

The consultant will be in direct contact with the Programme Coordinator based in Chimoio.

Payments terms.

• 30% At the signature of the Contract.
• 70% at the end of the assignment when the final report is submitted and reviewed.

Profile of the consultant.

• Significant and relevant experience in conduction needs assessments and developing response strategies;
• Knowledge of the context and humanitarian structure in Mozambique;
• Thematic experience in the field of Protection;
• Strong analytical skills;
• The ability to think out of the box and be creative in innovative strategies, methods and project options;
• Knowledge of Portuguese and Excellent English writing skills.

 Application process

Bids must include the following:

• CV with qualifications, experience, contact details and evidence of past assessments;
• Financial proposal including daily consultancy fee.

Submit complete bids to: tenders@solidarmoz.org 

Application deadline: 06/08/2020

Note that due to the urgency of the exercise applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis