Sustainable Livelihood Consultant

CI Timor-Leste is in a state of growth and development, aiming to expand our work with government and communities in creating, developing, and supporting the National Protected Area system through a GEF-6 funded project with the objective to “Establish Timor-Leste’s National Protected Area system and improve the management of forest ecosystems in priority catchment corridors”. This position will support the project by developing a training module in natural resource management to be delivered to approximately 100 young Timorese students.

The consultancy will support the project by developing a range of livelihood interventions and links to market for ten communities engaged with the project. It is important that the development of the livelihood interventions are participatory with community stakeholders taking a de facto role in the decision-making processes and the development of the interventions. It is also essential that the interventions demonstrate gender equity by providing livelihood solutions that support underrepresented men or women. Each community will be treated as a standalone case and so it is expected that ten livelihood plans will be developed and initiated.

Objectives

This position will support the project by developing sustainable livelihood options and deliverables for 10 project sucos in Timor-Leste. The objective is to provide an additional source of sustainable income to each project community.

Scope of Work

For the duration of the contract, the consultant is expected to lead this body of work independently while working with the existing project staff in the field, as necessary and regularly reporting to the project management team. Significant community engagement will be required as will engagement with companies based in Dili or elsewhere.

• Preparation of a detailed work plan and proposed methodology for the assignment.
• Based on a needs-assessment, identify key potential livelihood interventions for each of the ten project communities.
• Write-up these interventions into ten livelihood plans, included in these plans should be any active youth groups previously trained under the project as well as members of the CCGs.
• Start the process of implementing the livelihood plans with the community groups – this will result in products sold at market bringing direct benefit to the communities.
• Demonstrate compliance with the CI-GEF project agency’s Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF).
• Contribute to a project sustainable livelihoods workshop.

Deliverables & Deliverables Schedule

1. Workplan – Within two weeks of signing the contract. The work plan will provide an outline of the approach and steps for achieving the outcomes of the assignment, as well as a detailed work plan table (recommended length max 4 pages).
2. Ten community level livelihood plans developed and some (agreed with communities and project staff) activities within the plans initiated. The plans should include Community Conservation Group members and Youth Trainees.
3. Technical and financial report of ten livelihood plans and the implementation of selected activities within each plan.
4. Contribution to sustainable livelihoods project workshop (materials and presentation).

Chronological List of Proposal Events

The following calendar summarizes important dates in the solicitation process. Offerors must strictly follow these deadlines.

RFP Originally published 24th September 2021

RFP Reposted 7th June 2022

Deadline for written questions 21st June 2022

Clarifications provided to known bidders 27th June 2022

Proposal due date 6th July 2022

For the Full request for proposals , Please click here: Request for Proposals Template (cicloud.s3.amazonaws.com).

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