Invitation To Tender: Evaluation Study: Learning Lessons For Place-based Integrated Multi-sectoral Development
Job by Frankfurt Zoological Society(FZS)

Job Description

The Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) has been commissioned by GIZ’s EU Support to SLM project to implement a project entitled: “Bale Mountains Eco-Region Project: Strengthening livelihoods and ecosystem services in the southern watersheds of the Bale Mountains”

FZS have been contracted by GIZ to trial. The project focusses on three lowland woredas adjacent to Bale Mountains National Park. The project is implementing a multi-sectoral, integrated, context specific landscape scale approach linking sustainable forest and rangeland management with rehabilitation of degraded pasture, livelihood interventions and population health and the environment. This seeks to promote the conservation of natural resources while strengthening livelihoods to reduce further encroachment, deforestation, farm land and grazing expansion into the core and buffer zones of the Bale Mountains National Park (BMNP) and therefore protect the water tower function of Bale and its biodiversity.

In the same woredas, GIZ is implementing watershed based SLM measures and providing technical support on institutional capacity development to the zone, woreda and kebele level focussing on the restoration of degraded land and efficient use of resources in the lowlands.  FZS is commissioning this study to inform a potential future SLM programme for the lowlands.

The main questions the consultant will be expected to address are:

• How have the approaches implemented in the programme enabled production to be increased to address community financial and food security whilst protecting the eco-region’s biodiversity and ecosystem services that these communities depend on?
• How can a multi-sectoral integrated policy approach be institutionalised and implemented in practice taking into account the linkages between highland and lowland catchments and communities.

Approach:

The assessment team should explore the lessons learned to inform future SLM in the areas through:    

1. Review of relevant project documents at woreda, zone and national level.
2. SWOT analysis of the development interventions: livelihood development support, landscape restoration, participatory resource management (PFM and PRM) and PHE
3. Discussion meeting with key informants and focus groups.
4. Economic, social, ecological and institutional feasibility assessment of livelihood development intervention

Tenders from teams that include both Ethiopian and international experts are desirable. Applications should demonstrate the relevant experience of the team including environmental sociology and/psychology.  The assessment should be completed by 16^th December 2019. 

Job Requirement

Application process

Tenders will be expected to demonstrate the following:

• Track record in developing and conducting various types of socio-economic surveys and project evaluation of integrated conservation and development projects.
• Experience in data collection relating to the challenges facing sustainable natural resource management and the conservation of protected areas
• Strong quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills
• Previous experience working with communities.
• Ability to work with communities in Afan Oromo is essential.
• Ability to respond to comments and questions in a timely, appropriate manner
• Ability to write high quality, clear, concise reports in English.

How to Apply

Interested firms can apply to the contact below to receive a more detailed ToR and will be required to submit an application detailing their interpretation of the TOR, proposed methodology, fieldwork schedule and proposed budget in Euro (or ETB). A workshops is expected to present results to representatives of EU, SLM, KfW, GIZ, Min of Ag, EFCC in Addis Ababa. 

Application deadline will be 1700 (5pm), 10 days from date of newspaper announcement.

Completed applications should be submitted by post to P.O. Box 10003, or in person to Zebiba Ahmed, Adot Building (Office #701), around Bisrate Gabriel or by email to [email protected]. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Questions should be sent to the above email address. Answers will be made available to all those interested in tendering.