REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EOI), TATTs STTA: Lead Consultant for Knowledge Retention Study

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EOI)

TATTs STTA: Lead Consultant for Knowledge Retention Study

Yayasan Mercy Corps Indonesia is currently seeking Expressions of Interest (EoI) for Short-Term Technical Assistance for USAID-funded program Institutionalizing Disaster Preparedness and Management Capacity of BPBDs in Indonesia through Technical Assistance and Training Teams (TATTs). This program aims to increase the institutional and technical capacity of subnational disaster management agencies (BPBDs) in the eight target provinces – Central Java, Southeast Sulawesi, Maluku, North Maluku, West Papua, Papua, East Java and West Sumatra. During the period of October 2014 to March 2018, TATTs program has conducted 244 training courses.

Trainings that have been received by program beneficiaries are deemed necessary to study the extent of effectiveness and uptake of materials utilized by post-training participants provided by the TATTs program. This need for assessment is deemed necessary to ensure that some key indicators of the TATTs program are measurable and accountable to donors. The purpose of conducting the survey is to provide a measure of the effectiveness of the regime of training delivered to the BPBDs staff and other DRM stakeholders by TATTs. This assessment is expected to gauge the level of knowledge retained by the participant and how this is applied post-training in the workplace.

Key Responsibility

Consultant has responsibility to develop survey instrument for the FGDs and for the interview with selected training participant, conduct the FGD and deliver pre/post-test from previous training that participant has been enrolled, and conduct interview to assess the effectiveness of the various trainings that have been implemented and how the knowledge is utilized by post training participants. Lead consultant is also responsible for the supervision oh the Junior Consultant and reviewing his/her deliverables.

Service delivered to TATTs will be carried out based on Scope of Work (SOW) executed under a Service Contract.

Consultant Deliverables

1. Final report of Knowledge Retention Survey;
2. Annex of training data (both qualitative and quantitative);
3. Annex of document to show the benefit of training for the participant and their institution (both qualitative and quantitative).

Timeframe

In consultation with the MEL team, the deliverables will be determined with the consultant and aligned with the team’s needs and implementation timelines. The consultancy will be between end of July and end of August 2018 with 25 input days.

Activity locations:

Jakarta, Central Java, East Java, West Sumatra, Southeast Sulawesi, Maluku, North Maluku, West Papua, and Papua

Qualification

• Advanced degree, preferably in PhD, in disciplines related to disaster management, monitoring evaluation, sociology and other relevant fields;
• A minimum of 10 years of working experience in research areas, preferably in Disaster Risk Management areas;
• Demonstrated experience in designing FGD/survey tools, conducting the FGD/survey, interviewing, and analysing qualitative and quantitative data;
• Have experience in doing impact evaluation of training will be an advantage;
• Willingness to travel to 8 (eight) TATTs target provinces – West Sumatra, Central Java, East Java, South-East Sulawesi, Maluku, North Maluku, Papua and West Papua.

To Apply

Email your application with the reference “TATTs – STTA KR” in the subject line to procurement@id.mercycorps.org before 15 July 2018.

In addition to your CV, please submit biographical datasheet on this link and a brief cover letter which includes a list of relevant projects/experience, expected fees/daily rate, and availability. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.