Consultant / Institution to support the development of the West & Central Africa (WACA) Regional Strategic Framework

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child, but this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination and its girls who are most affected. Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

The ambition of Plan International in the West and Central Africa (WACA) Region is to bring positive and lasting impact in the lives of 20 million girls by 2022, through consistently catalyzing girls’ rights movements to achieve gender transformative changes at scale.

Currently our Plan country offices across WACA work to Country Strategies which align to the wider Global Strategy. However, to more clearly articulate and address the specific opportunities and challenges experienced in West and Central Africa, and to ensure that we remain fit for purpose in an ever-changing context, Plan requires a Regional Strategic Framework.

Plan International is recruiting a Consultant / Institution to support the development of the West & Central Africa (WACA) Regional Strategic Framework based on Country Strategies, the Girl Plan for COVID 19 Response/Recovery, Country Emergency Response Plans (ERPs), and the Regional Transformation Framework. The WACA Regional Strategic Framework must also be fully aligned with Plan International Global Strategy.

To obtain the Terms of Reference detailing the conditions, please click on the following link: Terms of Reference

Or send an email to: [email protected] from October 15 to November 5, 2020 at 10:00 am.

1. Overview

Plan International is recruiting a Consultant / Institution to support the development of the West & Central Africa (WACA) Regional Strategic Framework based on Country Strategies, the Girl Plan for COVID 19 Response/Recovery, Country Emergency Response Plans (ERPs), and the Regional Transformation Framework. The WACA Regional Strategic Framework must also be fully aligned with Plan International Global Strategy.

The consultation period is expected to take place from November 2020, lasting no more than 30 working days.

2. Background

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child, but this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination and its girls who are most affected. Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood, and we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 75 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

Read more about Plan International’s Global Strategy: 100 Million Reasons at https://plan-international.org/strategy

The ambition of Plan International in the West and Central Africa (WACA) Region is to bring positive and lasting impact in the lives of 20 million girls by 2022, through consistently catalyzing girls’ rights movements to achieve gender transformative changes at scale.

Currently our Plan country offices across WACA work to Country Strategies which align to the wider Global Strategy. However, to more clearly articulate and address the specific opportunities and challenges experienced in West and Central Africa, and to ensure that we remain fit for purpose in an ever-changing context, Plan requires a Regional Strategic Framework.

This Regional Strategic Framework should define our strategic focus and give our teams a clear vision of what we are working to achieve. In addition, it should articulate the choices we are making as a region to contribute to Plan International’s global ambition: enabling many more girls in the region to Learn, Lead, Decide and Thrive.

3. Objectives and scope

The overall objective of this consultancy is to develop a Regional Strategic Framework that provides a clear roadmap to enable Plan International in West and Central Africa to fulfil its ambitions. The scope of work :

The scope of work for the Consultant will include but not be limited to:

a) Review the Global Strategy to understand Plan International’s purpose and ambition

b) Review Country Strategies, the Girl Plan for COVID 19 Response/Recovery, Country ERPs, the Regional Transformation Business Case

c) Through a consultative process and application of an appropriate tool of analysis, identify focus areas and develop strategic objectives and key result areas for the same;

d) Review the institutional capacity, organizational set-up, financial and administrative systems against Plan International’s purpose and the identified strategic objectives and key result areas; and make recommendations, if any;

e) Propose a Strategic Framework for achieving the strategic objectives and key results;

f) Develop a Results and Resources Framework for the framework period;

g) Hold stakeholder meeting(s) to validate the draft Strategic Framework;

4. Expected Results

The deliverables in French and English are:

1. A methodological document, with an implementation plan

2. A Regional Action Plan of no more than 15 pages with a synthetic logical framework (format to be provided by Plan International) highlighting the regional vision based on Country Strategies, the Girl Plan for COVID 19 Response/ Recovery, Country ERPs, Global Strategy, including:

   • An analysis of the regional situation of Plan International,

• SMART indicators with baseline data and targets

• Financial resources identified to meet Plan International’s ambition in the 16 countries: funds available and gaps to be covered by 2022

1. A summary of at least 4 pages and a high-level PowerPoint presentation

4.1 Timeline

The consultation will extend over a period of one month. An indicative timetable must be submitted to Plan International as part of the application; the final timeline will be agreed as part of contract negotiation between Plan International and the consultant.

5. Skills, qualifications and experience

• ### At least a Master’s Degree or MBA in Social Sciences, Humanitarian Aid, international development, statistics, demography, economics or any other relevant field
• ### Have at least 10 years of experience in strategic planning
• ### Have a good knowledge of international development donors and leading sector organisations across West & Central Africa
• ### Ability to demonstrate experience in these areas over at least 5 years
• ### Hold demonstrable experience writing organisational strategies/ bringing together a range of strategy documents into a clear, realistic, and actionable framework
• ### A good written and spoken standard of both English and French
• ### Has experience working with United Nations agencies, International NGO’s, regional and sub-regional institutions, and donors in this area is an asset
• ### Good knowledge in the analysis of quantitative and qualitative research methods
• ### Excellent analytical, synthesis and report writing skills

6. Application

A limited consultation will be made to choose the consultants who propose the most relevant technical and financial offer for carrying out this study. Hence, we advise that the application be organized as follows;

• Technical proposal (main content and body not exceeding 5 pages): The technical proposal should reflect the consultant’s understanding of the TORs and how all the tasks in the Scope of Work will be undertaken. The consultants will also provide a detailed methodology and plan of specific activities and timetable for carrying out the assignment.

• Financial Budget: The consultant shall propose a realistic cost estimate for this assignment, including a breakdown of the budget and justification of expenses. The budget shall include only those costs that can be directly attributed to the activities proposed. This should be submitted separately from the Technical Proposal.

• Personnel and experience: The consultant shall list and briefly describe the experience, qualifications and specific roles of the consultant(s) proposed to work on the assignment. Detailed resumes of the core team of proposed consultants should be provided

Submission of Proposals to:

Plan International in West and Central Africa (WACA) Region

“Regional Framework”

Dakar, Senegal.

For any question, please contact :

[email protected] Copy [email protected]

Telephone (direct line): +221 338697443

Twitter.com/planwestafrica

Facebook.com/PlanWestAfrica

www.plan-international.org

7. Evaluation of offers

The minimum selection criteria to be used in the evaluation of Proposals include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Understanding of Tender Requirements: 30%

• Expertise/skills, have they demonstrated they have the relevant capabilities and experience to manage this project: 20%

• Methodology/approach of research: 25%

• Financial offer:25%

Plan International may request additional information from Proposers to assist further evaluation of Proposals.

8. Payment

All reasonable expenses related to the consultation will be covered by the Plan International WACA hub with prior agreement. In the current COVID-19 situation, the consultant is not expected to travel for the assignment.

Payment to the consultant(s) will be agreed between the regional hub of Plan International WACA and the consultant; and will be paid in instalments as follows:

• 1^st Instalment – 40% upon the submission of the inception report and implementation Plan.

• 2^nd Instalment – 40% upon submission of draft report in French and English, and data collection tools

• 3^rd Instalment – 20% upon submission of final report, PowerPoint, in electronic and hard copies in French and English.

9. Key information

Under the direct supervision of the Director of Influencing, Partnership and Business Development in West and Central Africa of Plan International, in collaboration with the regional WACA working group on business development, the consultation will be carried out in accordance with Plan International’s rules and procedures. All actions will be subject to validation by the regional working group and approval by regional leadership (Regional Director, Directors of Sub-regions, Country Directors).

10. Submission and evaluation of offers

Consultants must submit their technical and financial offers before November 5, 2020

11. Ethics and Child Protection

Plan International places a high premium on CHILD PROTECTION issues in all its working relationships with its partners and associates, and mandates all its working partners and associates to adhere to its CHILD PROTECTION Policy.

As such, the activity must ensure appropriate, safe, non-discriminatory participation; a process of free and un-coerced consent and withdrawal; confidentiality and anonymity of participants. Consultants are required to provide a statement within their proposal on how they will ensure ethics and child protection in the development process. This must also include consideration of any risks related to the activity and how these will be mitigated.

Values of Plan International

Any organization or individual working with Plan International must share, agree and commit to the following values:

1. We strive for lasting impact; We strive to achieve significant and lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, and to secure equality for girls. We challenge ourselves to be bold, courageous, focused and innovative.

2. We are open and accountable; We create a climate of trust inside and outside the organisation by being open, honest and transparent. We hold ourselves and others to account for the decisions we make and for our impact on others, while doing what we say we will do.

3. We work well together; We succeed by working effectively with others, inside and outside the organization, including our sponsors and donors. We actively support our colleagues, helping them to achieve their goals. We come together to create and implement solutions in our teams, across Plan International, with children, girls, young people, communities and our partners.

4. We are inclusive and empowering; We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge inequality in our programmes and our workplace. We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives. We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential.

Disclosure of Information/Child Protection

It is understood and agreed that the Consultants shall, during and after the effective period of the contract, treat as confidential and not divulge, unless authorized in writing by Plan International, any information obtained in the course of the performance of the Contract. Information will be made available for the consultants on a need to know basis. The selected consultant will commit to respect Plan’s Child Protection Policy to prevent any harm from participating children and youth.

Anti – Corruption

The Consultant and partners declare and guarantees that no offer, gift or payment, consideration or benefit of any kind, which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice, has been or will be made to anyone by the Consultant either directly or indirectly, as an inducement or reward for the award or execution of this agreement.

The Consultant declares and guarantees that neither Consultant, nor partners or associates, temporary nor permanent, would be involved in the implementation of this agreement:

a. Have been convicted of criminal charges prior to the submission of their proposals for this project, by any court of or in any other jurisdiction for an offence involving bribery or corruption.

b) Are under sanction, for an offence involving bribery or corruption, imposed by a government, a governmental organisation or a development organisation providing development assistance

Anti – Terrorism

The Consultant or partners declares and guarantees that the funds provided by Plan International for the service shall not be knowingly be used to benefit terrorist groups or individual members of those groups or for terrorist activities either directly or indirectly

Whistle Blower Policy

Plan International has a Code of Conduct including a Whistle Blower Policy and enjoins its entire staff and associates to “whistle blow” (raise legitimate concerns about violation of the Code of Conduct without fear of recrimination in the course of their engagement with Plan International).