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Call for Consultant Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion Analysis for Strengthening Inclusive Services for Indigenous People

Introduction 

CARE is an international development organization fighting global poverty with a special focus on working with women and girls to bring sustainable changes their communities. CARE aims to tackle the underlying causes of poverty and social injustice and to bring lasting change to the lives of poor and vulnerable people. Founded in 1945, today CARE works in over 100 countries around the globe and supporting approximately 1,500 poverty-fighting development and humanitarian aid projects to reach more than 92 million people directly and 433 million people indirectly. CARE works with partners to achieve lasting results for marginalized communities.

CARE has been working with Cambodians since 1973, with an office in Phnom Penh since 1991. Today, CARE focuses on empowering particularly marginalized and vulnerable women in Cambodia, including urban women who are marginalized by occupation, rural women who are denied multiple rights, and women and girls form ethnic minorities. Each year CARE Cambodia implements around 10 projects, reaching approximately 250,000 direct participants and about 500,000 people are reached indirectly.   

Background

The five-year Strengthening Inclusive Services for Indigenous People (SISIP) project under the Australian government funded Australian-Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Services – Phase 2 (ACCESS 2), aims to increase the voice and participation of GBV survivors and people with disabilities in Ratanak Kiri province, and the organizations that represent them, in the policy, budgeting, and planning processes, strengthen subnational GBV service provision, provide support and system strengthening to local authorities and the GBV Working Group, and ensure that relevant national and sub-national policies respond to the priorities and needs of these groups. CARE’s contribution to ACCESS 2 aims to increase the quality, inclusiveness, coordination, and awareness of GBV and disabilities services.

Objective

  • Indigenous women, men, adolescents and youth, girls, boys, persons with disabilities, communities and local organization have a better understanding of the root causes of GBV and increased confidence in their right to live free from violence.
  • Increase the awareness among youth, marginalized groups, persons with disabilities and Indigenous people on sexual and reproductive health rights, including GBV prevention and response support services and how to access them.

Scope of Work

The Consultant will be responsible for conducting a GEDSI analysis of both services providers (GBV and disability services) and services users by applying a GEDSI lens and explore the intersectionality of GBV, disability, and Indigenous dimensions in the Ratanak Kiri province.

Approaches and Methodology:

  • Review available GEDSI and disability assessment documentation including global and international standards, and the relevant national legislation, policies, GEDSI and disability assessments, analyses, research and reports.
  • Examine available quantitative and qualitative data and identify data gaps.
  • Consult with stakeholders at national, provincial, districts levels, as communities impacted by the project.
  • Consult with relevant NGOs, donors, and other organizations working in the sector to understand and document good practices and lessons learned to avoid duplication.

Deliverables: 

  • Draft the inception report detailing methodology, sampling, data collection tools; quality control mechanisms, enumerators / facilitators training plan, risk mitigation plan, work plan, analysis methods/framework and ethical approaches based on the Do No Harm principle.
  • Final inception report the incorporates the feedback from CARE.
  • Submit a data collection report with clean data that is aligned with the proposed research methodologies, including progress of the data collection, challenges, issues identified in the data, data limitations regarding the analysis and any changes made to the data during the data cleaning process.
  • First draft GEDSI report.
  • Final report incorporating the feedback from CARE for approval with an annex including the relevant data to support the findings.
  • A two-page summary of key findings and recommendations for program strategies and for dissemination with the project stakeholders and donors.

The Consultant should possess the following qualifications:

  • At a minimum, a master’s degree in gender studies, international development, social sciences or other related field.
  • Experience in designing and conducting assessment using qualitative methods, adherence to safety protocols and best practices.
  • Experience in conducting a GEDSI analysis related to GBV, disability inclusion, Indigenous peoples, and other vulnerable groups.
  • Excellent proficiency in English, especially in written form.
  • Excellent knowledge of Khmer or responsible for the coordinate a translation of the report; or a consultancy team with Cambodian consultants.
  • Country experience: it is particularly important that the team has a thorough knowledge of the Cambodian context and the ability to interpret findings from a contextual perspective.

Reporting:

The consultant will report to the Senior Program Manager who will serve as the main point of contact throughout the consultancy.

Budget:

Candidates need to submit a detailed budget proposal that outlines all expected costs related to the assignment. The budget should be competitive and justifiable based on the proposed scope of work.

Submission of Proposals

The consultancy application should be included:

  1. A letter of Interest (Maximum of 2 pages)
  2. Current Curriculum Vitae (Maximum 3  pages) of core team members
  3. List of previous relevant experience and portfolio related to the nature of this consultancy
  4. A technical and costed proposal which contain:
    • Detailed plan of action for field work indicating staff days required
    • Specific roles and responsibilities of the team.
    • Schedule of key activities preferably in a format such as a Gantt chart.
    • Clear methodology on the assessment, data collection methods and analysis techniques.
    • Risk management plan.
    • Timeline for submission of interim and final report.
    • Communications channels and reporting mechanisms.
    • Detailed budget with justification (in USD). This included breakdown of the cost, international and local travel, in country accommodation and per diem, and other cost (technical expert, driver, enumerator, rental…etc.)
    • Submit two relevant or similar studies of the applicant’s previous works.
    • Submit a list of the past assessments done in relation to this consultancy.

Send your proposals to KHM.Procurement@care.org by 29th September 2024.