Consultancy – Support for developing and deploying behavior change strategies

Expériences / Formation

 

• A minimum of five years of experience in behavior change and or social marketing
• Extensive experience in communication, social sciences, or equivalent 
• Experience in areas relevant those of importance to WCS (natural resources management, conservation, climate change, rights & communities…)
• Experience working in countries where WCS operates, particularly countries where the SWM Programme is implemented
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; knowledge of French or other language spoken in the countries where WCS operates is a plus.

 

Salaire

 

 A Master Services Agreement (MSA) will be entered into between WCS and each prequalified consultant that defines the mutual obligations of the parties and the development and execution of each Statement of Work (SOW) thereunder.  A form of the MSA, including applicable insurance requirements, can be sent upon request. The MSA will have a validity of two years, commencing in September 2021 and continuing through August 2023.

 

Comment postuler

 

Interested candidates should submit the following to [email protected] before August 23rd 2021.

• Resume detailing experience with similar tasks
• 3 references with contact details
• A short technical note (1 to 2 pages) detailing the consultant’s approach to behavior change within an environmental or conservation context

• A daily rate to be applied for the whole duration of the Master Service Agreement. Costs should be expressed in USD.

Consultants will be selected based on the experience and references (40%), language skills (10%), the technical note (30%) and the daily rate requested (20%).

• General conditions for participation

The following general conditions apply to all proposals submitted in response to any Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by WCS.

• Non-Binding: 

WCS’s solicitation of proposals in response to any RFP does not commit WCS to award a contract, and this RFP is not an offer to enter into a contract for the services to be provided as described herein.  

• Proposal Materials and Costs: 

WCS is not liable for any costs incurred in the preparation, submission or negotiation of a response to its RFP or incurred for any other purpose or reason in connection with the RFP. No materials submitted with this RFP will be returned.

• Confidentiality: 

All information and material contained in any WCS RFP or issued by WCS or any of its agents as part of any WCS RFP process is confidential and is the exclusive property of WCS.  

• Modifications:

As a condition of award, WCS may request any proposer to make revisions, additions, or deletions to its proposal.

• Subcontractors:

After award of contract, WCS will have no obligation, financial or otherwise, to any subcontractor of the awardee.  Nevertheless, any subcontract will be required to be subject to and consistent with the prime contract between WCS and the awardee, and WCS may require any subcontract to include specific terms and conditions. 

• Reserved Rights: 

WCS at any time in its sole discretion may, without notice and without liability to any candidate or any other party for their expenses incurred in the preparation of the responses hereto or otherwise, do any and all of the following:

• Amend or withdraw this RFP;
• Accept or reject any and all proposals received in response to this RFP;
• Award the contract to a proposer other than the candidate offering the lowest rate;
• Request additional materials and clarification or modification of any submitted proposal;
• Extend the time for submission of all proposals after notification to all prospective candidates;
• Terminate negotiations with a selected candidate and select another candidate;
• Take such action as WCS deems appropriate if negotiations fail to result in a signed agreement within a reasonable amount of time; 
• Terminate or modify the solicitation and selection process at any time and re-issue the solicitation to whomever WCS deems appropriate.