Call for expression of interest for Individual consultants for USAID MEASURE II evaluation, assessment, and research support in October 2022 – September 2023

Background:

USAID’s Monitoring and Evaluation Support Activity II (MEASURE II) is a five-year activity launched in September 2019. It is an extension of the Monitoring and Evaluation Support Activity in Bosnia and Herzegovina (MEASURE-BiH) project, which evaluated USAID’s development programs in BiH. MEASURE II continues to provide USAID and its implementing partners with on-demand evaluation, assessment, and research support.

Call for applications:

We are looking for expressions of interest from consultants, with subject-matter expertise in one or more of the following key areas:

energy market, BiH’s energy legislative and regulatory framework, Energy Community (EnC) Treaty obligations, energy efficiency;
e-governance, transparency of government-led processes, interoperability between different levels of the BiH governments;
small grants management, business development, and small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) development;
criminal law, prosecution and adjudication of corruption and organized crime cases, and/or prevention of corruption in judicial institutions;
anti-corruption laws and policies, civil society organizations (CSO) capacity for fight against corruption, and fostering civic and political activism;
media, access to unbiased information, investigative journalism, shaping public perception and awareness;
program evaluation in accordance with USAID standards (https://www.usaid.gov/evaluation), including experience designing, leading, or support data analysis for evaluations.

General scope of work to be performed:

Selected consultants will work on the following tasks:

contributing to development of a research work plan
providing methodological/subject-matter orientation training to members of the research team
conducting a literature review
developing data collection instruments
conducting data collection (i.e. through key informant interviews, focus group discussions, surveys, and other techniques)
performing quantitative and/or qualitative data analysis
preparing and/or delivering presentations of research findings
preparing research reports
drafting answers to comments received on the draft research report
preparing the final research report, and
addressing comments and finalizing the research report

The selected consultants will work independently or as part of a research team with one or more additional consultants. The work of the research team will be supported and supervised by MEASURE II staff.

The contract of each individual consultant involved in the research will determine their precise scope of work, deliverables and reporting requirements. The consultants will be required to produce deliverables that meet high quality standards and strict deadlines in each phase of the research.

General timeframe for performance of work:

Work in the above listed areas is expected to begin at some point between October 2022 and September 2023, with the exact timing depending on receipt of an official task order from USAID/BiH. Short-listed candidates will be contacted regarding next steps in the selection process as soon as the task order request is received.

Formal requirements:

Education:

Master’s Degree (at a minimum) in social sciences, information communication technology (ICT), economics, law, electrical engineering, monitoring and evaluation, development studies or a related subject-matter field.

Experience:

For consultants - subject-matter experts: the candidate should have a minimum of ten (10) years of work experience in the sector(s) relevant for the particular research in BiH and proven recognition of subject-matter expertise and research skills.
For consultants - research (technical) experts: the candidate should have experience in a minimum of two (2) evaluations and/or assessments conducted for USG agencies (including evaluation of local policies/programs conducted with support of USG funds), preferably as a lead/co-lead or five (5) years of experience in data collection and management.
For all consultants: The candidates must have a proven record of effective data collection with high-ranking government officials, relevant business sector representatives, media and/or non governmental organizations (NGOs) and CSOs.
The candidates must be fluent in one of the official languages in BiH and in English, with the ability to produce well-written reports and demonstrated analytical and communication skills in each language.

In addition:

The candidates should have a sound understanding of and firm commitment to USAID’s Mission, Vision and Values.

A response to this Request for Expression of Interest does not automatically ensure that you will be selected to participate in future procurement actions.

Interested candidates must provide full, accurate and complete information as required by this request for expression of interest. If at any time MEASURE II determines that an offeror has provided false statements in the response, MEASURE II may reject the response without further consideration.

MEASURE II reserves the right to require compliance with additional conditions as and when issuing the final solicitation documents, if an offeror is pre-selected.

Application process:

This call is open for 20 days from the issuance date of this announcement. Early applications are preferred, as some tasks could be initiated before the deadline.

In this phase, interested consultants should submit their application packages, which will include:

Curriculum Vita (CV) not exceeding two pages of length
Reference list with three references (name, phone, e-mail)
Two pieces of written work in English authored by the applicant, which demonstrate the consultant’s methodological approach, analytical and drafting skill, and/or relevant subject-matter expertise. These can be provided as attachments with the application or as links to documents.

Application packages should be submitted to contacts@measurebih.com.

Depending on the type of consultancy that is being applied for, the title of e-mail should read:

"Consultant service offer - ”, and note technical or subject-matter expert. Applicants may submit separately for both subject matter expert or research expert positions.

If shortlisted, candidates will have to submit additional documents and information. This request does not represent a commitment on behalf of either MEASURE II or USAID. Additionally, the MEASURE II is not obligated to pay any costs associated with the preparation of a proposal in response to this request. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted which will include a short verification of English writing skills. The selected candidates may be included on a MEASURE II roster for upcoming research in FY 2023 and beyond.

MEASURE II retains the right to cancel the procurement for candidates in any phase and without obligation to offer justification at any stage before the contract is signed.

Please, no telephone or e-mail inquiries.

Disclaimer and protection clauses:

This EOI is not intended to result in the direct issuance of a contract

MEASURE II may cancel this request for expression of interest

MEASURE II may reject any or all responses

MEASURE II reserves the right to disqualify any offer based on the offerors failure to follow EOI instructions MEASURE II will not compensate offerors for response to this EOI

MEASURE II may choose to award only part of the activities in the EOI, or issue multiple awards based on this EOI activities

MEASURE II may request from short-listed offerors a second or third round of either oral presentation or written response to a more specific and detailed statement of work.

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