Description:
The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) requires the services of a Consultant for a Sectoral Evaluation of the Inclusive Governance Interventions of Canada’s Bilateral Development program in Mali (2014-2018)
The project goal is:
Identify and notify stakeholders in Mali of key components promoting complementarities between projects and the synergies and leveraging effects contributing to the transition to the sectoral approach in implementing development policies and programs in the inclusive governance sector.
Provide food for thought to improve and guide policy dialogue between Malian stakeholders (Government of Mali [GoM], civil society organizations, etc.) and international development players (TFPs, INGOs, etc.) working in Mali, including DFATD.
Provide options to guide planning of the new programming by equipping the structures of Malian ministries in this sector, as well as civil society organizations and Malian technical partners working in the field. This is also of interest to Canadian and international executing agencies involved in delivering results in the sector or interested in becoming involved in supporting the development of the inclusive governance sector in Mali.
The specific objectives are:
Identify key elements that contributed to synergies and/or complementarities between projects and beyond (catalyst) the results expected by these projects in the areas of focus;
Identify key factors that hampered synergies and complementarities between projects in the areas of focus;
Evaluate the results achieved in Mali’s inclusive governance sector;
Assess how much gender equality has been integrated into the implementation of inclusive governance programming and the most significant results in this area;
Evaluate the impact of projects on peace stabilization;
Identify findings, conclusions, recommendations and lessons learned to fulfill the goals mentioned above.
The purpose of this notice is to invite formal costed proposals from eligible Consultants. Based on proposals received, one Consultant will be invited to negotiate a contract with DFATD for the provision of services. DFATD reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received. The amount allocated to this contract will not exceed two hundred sixty thousand Canadian dollars (CAN$260,000) excluding applicable taxes. The consultant will propose the anticipated contract duration in months.
WORKING LANGUAGE OF THE PROJECT
The working language for this evaluation mandate will be French.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
DFATD requires the services of consultants to provide expert technical services and to undertake diverse tasks in order to support DFATD’s Programming Branches contributing to blended finance initiatives. DFATD’s programming in the blended finance Sector is implemented through various types of specialized financial instruments.
Specifically, DFATD requires expert advice and guidance, related to: due diligence; financial (cash flow) forecast models (Financial Model); and, negotiations of Innovative finance instruments. This expertise is particularly important in the areas of decision-making, due diligence and risk assessment, documentation, and post-commitment monitoring, in a way that minimizes DFATD’s fiduciary risk, preserves reputational capital, ensures oversight and auditability, and makes efficient use of resources.
CONSULTANT PROFILE
The Consultant must provide a team of qualified people with a combination of evaluation skills and thematic knowledge to successfully complete this exercise in the Malian context. More specifically, the team must make arrangements so that gender equality is taken into account at every step of the evaluation cycle (design, data collection, analysis and reports). Given the security situation, it is recommended to have a joint team with international and local staff.
The Consultant will assign qualified people to the following positions:
Evaluation Team Leader;
Local Institutional Capacity building Specialist (Public Sector) specialist;
Local gender equality specialist;
Local human rights specialist
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
Proposals should be presented following the instructions provided in the Request for Proposals document to be obtained through the GETS on the Internet (https://buyandsell.gc.ca ). Please note, DFATD does not send out Request for Proposals directly to interested Bidders.
In order to be considered, proposals must be completed and received no later than 14:00 hrs (EDT), on closing date, at the following email address:
U••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Attention: Bid Receiving Unit – SGD
PROPOSALS SUBMITTED VIA FACSIMILE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
The Bid Receiving Unit (BRU) email address is for the sole purpose of bid submission. No other communications are to be forwarded to this address.
INQUIRIES
Questions relating to this notice must be directed IN WRITING to:
Henri Thibault, Senior Contracting Officer, SGCP
E-mail: h••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
