Feasibility Study “Strengthening the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in Jordan

1. Introduction of Plan International

Founded 80 years ago, Plan International is one of the oldest and largest children’s cantered development and humanitarian organizations in the world. We work in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty particularly those who are excluded or marginalized with high quality programs that deliver long lasting benefits by increasing its income, working in partnership with others and operating effectively. Plan is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations and is an equal opportunity employer.

Plan International purpose statement “We strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls”.

We engage people and partners to:

• Empower children, young people and communities to make vital changes that tackle the root causes of discrimination against girls, exclusion and vulnerability.

• Drive change in practice and policy at local, national and global levels through our reach, experience and knowledge of the realities children face.

• Work with children and communities to prepare for and respond to crises and to overcome adversity.

• Support the safe and successful progression of children from birth to adulthood.

Plan International core values are:

• We strive for lasting impact

• We are open and accountable

• We work well together

• We are inclusive and empowering

2. Background of the planned project

Project Background

Social enterprises (SEs) in Jordan have high potential to create social impact, inclusive growth, and social innovation; Also contributing to poverty reduction and social inclusion of disadvantaged and marginalized groups – particularly girls/women – through their

integration into the formal economy, yet many SEs and social entrepreneurial initiatives (SEIs) lack capacity and support structures to start-up, scale and flourish.

Social enterprises is described as economic action which serves the community’s interest – in particular with social or/and environmental objectives – rather than profit maximization. In Jordan, there is no single legal form for social enterprises. Many operate in the form of social cooperatives, some are registered as private companies limited by guarantee, some are mutual, and a lot of them are no-profit-distributing organizations like provident societies, associations, voluntary organisations, charities or foundations. The SE is in principle managed by social entrepreneurs in an accountable, transparent and innovative way, in particular by involving workers, customers and stakeholders affected by its business activity. The whole or part of the profit made by the business is reinvested into the business or the community, which makes social enterprises viable long-term investment opportunities.

Project objectives

The overall projective of the project is to strengthen the social enterprise ecosystem in Jordan to foster economic integration and social inclusion of marginalized groups, in particular girls and young women. The Strategic Objectives are:

1) Adaptation of social entrepreneurship education in formal and non-formal education, specifically focusing on entrepreneurial skills and the inclusion of girls and young women

2) Strengthening the expansion of existing social enterprises to act as umbrella for new Social Enterprises and Social Enterprise Initiatives through capacity building, mentoring and financial support

3) Strengthening the social enterprises ecosystem through policies and advocacy with the relevant ministries.

3. Objectives and tasks

3.1. Objective of the feasibility study

The objective of the feasibility study is to provide Plan International Germany and Jordan with sufficient information to justify acceptance, modification or rejection of the anticipated project.

Furthermore, the study will provide Plan with a well-founded basis for the further development of the project concept, in which the prerequisites, opportunities and risks have all been clarified. By going through this process, the effectiveness of the project will be increased, and unsuitable investments will be avoided at an early stage.

3.2. Tasks of the consultant

The consultant will be responsible for planning and implementing the feasibility study, including forming and leading of the feasibility study team. Close consultation with Plan at every step is required. The consultant will receive a draft log-frame and project design at the beginning of the assignment.

In detail, the consultant will be responsible for:

1. Developing detailed study design including a time line covering phases and processes of implementation, research techniques and methods used in each phase. The research design needs to be approved by Plan.

2. Elaboration of a detailed Ecosystem analysis, including but not limited to:

3. Current Social Enterprise Ecosystem situation ( List of all active SE ecosystem organizations

categorize current SE ecosystem organizations as per best practice (example: finance, legal, incubators,..)

2.1. Activities of other donors / implementing organizations who implementing or contributing to improve the SE Ecosystem in Jordan with view to possible synergies

2.2. National priorities for SE in Jordan

2.3. Appreciation of the necessity of the project in the light of the analysis

1. Elaboration of a detailed socio-economic target group analysis, including but not limited to:

3.1. Number of beneficiaries

3.2. Type of beneficiaries (occupation, sex, age, social and economic rank, etc.)

3.3. Interrelations between the stakeholders

1. Elaboration of a detailed institutional analysis, including but not limited to:

4.1. Stakeholder Map

4.2. SWOT for each stakeholder

4.3. Recommendations for the institutional set-up

1. Elaboration of a detailed risk analysis, including political, socio-economic, logistical and environmental risks as well as mitigating actions that lie within the scope of the project.

2. Review of the Logframe, including indicators for project overall objective (impact), project objective (outcome) and specific objectives (output) as well as assumptions.

3. Collection of baseline data and assessing baseline situation

Guiding questions:

• What is the (baseline) situation in the region, the country? What is the socio-economic, political and cultural context?

• What problems have been identified? What are the causes for these and what impact are they having on the living circumstances of the population and on which sections of the population in particular?

• What need has been derived from the analysis of problems? How has this been/is this being determined?

• What is the background and the previous history of the planned development measure and the rationale for the desired impact? Whose idea was the project?

• Are there any alternatives to the planned project or to component parts of it?

1. Review of staffing concept, including:

8.1. Number and profile of experts and support staff

8.2. Number of man days / man months needed for each staff

8.3. Recommendations for Capacity building measures necessary for Plan staff and local implementing partners

1. Review of project budget based on the work plan and staffing concept.

2. Verification of the feasibility of the planned project according to OECD/DAC and BMZ criteria and their respective guiding questions:

Criterion

Guiding questions, including but not limited to:

Relevance

· To what extent are the objectives and anticipated outcomes of the project valid in the light of national development priorities and Plan Jordan priorities?

· To what extent does the proposed project intervention meet the demands of the target population and other concerned stakeholders?

· To what extend is government support for the project likely and / or necessary?

Effectiveness

· To what extent are the objectives likely to be achieved given the existing framework conditions?

· What are the major factors influencing the achievement or non-achievement of the objectives?

Efficiency

· Can the project goals be achieved with the available resources?

· Are the investments justified compared to the targeted effects?

· Which possible alternative ways are there for implementing the project?

· Are the project’s outputs likely to be used by the target group?

Impact

· How many people are likely to be directly and indirectly affected?

· Which are the potential personal and / or institutional impacts resulting from the capacity development measures?

· Which are likely positive and negative, intended or unintended, political, socio-economic and environmental effects?

· What change in behaviours or attitudes can be expected?

· What is likely to happen as a result of the project higher (political) level? (Overall goal, impact and vision)?

· To what extend is a scaling-up of the project as a whole or of certain project components likely?

Sustainability

· To what extend can technical, financial, social and ecological sustainability be assured after the funding period?

o Linked to technical sustainability: Will the target group be able to continuously capitalize the project? Can the activities be integrated into an existing system?

o Linked to financial sustainability: Is the project likely to attract further funding? Is the project likely to be economically self-sustaining?

o Linked to social sustainability: Which possible social changes can positively or negatively influence the project’s sustainability?

o Linked to ecological sustainability: Which possible ecological changes can positively or negatively influence the project’s sustainability?

· What are the major factors influencing the achievement or non-achievement of sustainability of the project?

Coherence & coordination

· To which extend is the project complementary to similar projects in the area?

· To what extend can the interventions be coordinated with other donor/funding sources?

3.3. Methodology

The methodological design of the feasibility study will be proposed by the consultant and must include a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods such as literature review, data collection and analysis, semi-structured interviews, focus groups discussions, key informant interviews and workshops.

The choice of method must take into account the needs and capacities of the different target groups and stakeholders (children, mothers, pregnant and lactating women, women at reproductive ages, ethnic minorities, staff of Plan International and local partners, local and district government representatives, etc.).

The methods, planning and conduct of the study need to take into account the Covid-19 situation in Jordan and respect in-country regulations.

4. Intended users of the feasibility study

The feasibility study will be used by Plan Germany and other relevant Plan International staff as well as designated implementing partners.

5. Geographical scope

The feasibility study is to be undertaken for a project that is implemented at the community and national in Amman , Irbid , Zarqa and Karak .

6. Deliverables

· Detailed study design including table of contents for the feasibility study, to be shared with Plan before the kick-off.

· Draft report (max. 25 pages), based on tasks 2-10 as mentioned above, to be submitted to Plan by 15 Feb .2021

· Final report (max. 25 pages), based on tasks 2-10 as mentioned above, no later than one week after reception of comments on the draft report

7. Timeline

Context specific, though generally:

The consultancy mission is 20 days over the period 15 Jan – 28 Feb, starting from the agreement contract sign-off date and ending when the final feasibility study report has been formally approved by Plan International Germany and Jordan.

Activity

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Workshop: kick off with Plan International

Developing data collection tools and submission of study design

Review and Testing & approval through Plan

Field work of the consultant

Data analysis

Drafting of the report

Submission of first draft to Plan International

Workshop: discussion of first draft with Plan International

Submission of final report after incorporation of observations

8. Qualification and experience required

Context specific, though generally:

· Demonstrable expertise (at least 10 years) in social development, especially in areas of Economic empowerment, financial inclusion, Commerce, Business administration, Development studies and Entrepreneurship. In addition, the consultant should be knowledgeable in gender and youth programming as well as monitoring and evaluation work.

· Demonstrable experience (at least 5 years) in research/evaluation of complex programs related to the sectors.

· A sound and comprehensive understanding of the Jordan youth economic empowerment sector issues, in particular with regards to gender specific barriers and needs, and policy framework at various levels in Jordan.

• Basic knowledge of the non-profit sector, and/or social entrepreneurship phenomenon, i.e. role and potential of non-profits in society, characteristics and patterns of development towards a stronger entrepreneurial stance

· Demonstrable experience in project management in a development cooperation context in Middle East.

· Ability to conduct high quality research, meet deadlines and respond to requests and feedback provided timely and appropriately

· Excellent track record in designing and conducting quantitative and qualitative research, analysis and evaluation

· Experience in undertaking research with remote and marginalized communities

· Knowledge of the countries governance and cultural context

· Knowledge of women’s and children’s rights: previous experience conducting research with children, women and vulnerable groups will be considered an asset

· Excellent and demonstrated understanding of child protection, gender and cultural diversity issues in research and project design.

· Excellent written and verbal communication and reporting skills in English and Arabic.

· Have experience in using digital tools and able to conduct and implement remotely if needed .

9. Budget

The expenses incurred by the recruited consultants for the conduct of the feasibility study will be covered by Plan International/BMZ.

10. Permissions

The consultant is responsible for obtaining the necessary permissions to implement the data collection at the respective level.

11. Ethics and child protection

The consultant is obliged to respect the following ethical and child protection requirements:

· Fair and inclusive: The consultant should seek the views of various stakeholders: Children with and without disabilities, street children, youth, their families, CSOs, community, partners and government actors and be able to identify and address potential conflict of interest and unequal power relationships. Special efforts should be made to make the research process child-centred and sensitive to gender and inclusion.

· Conflict of interest: The consultant must demonstrate the necessary independence and declare any conflict of interest and potential biases, including bias towards any of the stakeholders, target groups, types of research methodologies or approach, social, political or religious prejudice.

· Based on rights and ethics: The consultant must respect the rights and dignity of participants as well as comply with relevant ethical standards and Plan’s Child Protection Policy and Code of Conduct. The research must ensure: appropriate, safe, non-discriminatory participation; a process of free and un-coerced consent and withdrawal and confidentiality and anonymity of participants. The informed consent of each person (including children) participating in data collection should be documented.

Ownership: All documents, project designs, drawings, technical data and other information produced by the consultant(s) shall remain the property of Plan International Jordan and shall be treated as confidential by the consultant(s) at all times, not be made available to any third party whatsoever, in any form, without the prior written approval of an authorized employee of Plan International Jordan.

The utilization of all proposals, plans, reports and other information provided by Plan International Jordan to the consultant(s) remains the property of Plan International Jordan and the use thereof is solely at the discretion of Plan International Jordan. All documents and other papers, whether in soft or hard copy and whether containing data or other information, provided by Plan International Jordan shall be returned to Plan International Jordan upon completion of the assignment.

12. Submission of proposals and criteria for evaluation

The interested consultant / consultancy firm is invited to submit the following application documents:

· Proposal, not exceeding 6 pages, outlining how the consultant(s) meet the selection criteria and how they intend to implement the tasks 1-10 mentioned above including full detailed methodology with suggested sample size .

· A proposed workplan with time frame

· Financial proposal detailing consultant(s) itemized fees, data collection and administrative costs

• CVs of the consultant(s) who will undertake the study

· Examples of relevant previous work.

· For firms: Company Registration.

· Individuals and Companies are welcome to apply

• 3 references need to be provided

Criteria for the evaluation of the technical proposal:

Criteria

Points

Experience in similar studies

15

Quality of the technical proposal including workplan

35

Qualification of the proposed experts

50

Total

100

Technical proposals must achieve at least 70 points in order for the respective financial proposals to be opened.

For any queries or questions kindly e-mail us at : [email protected]

Please submit all above documents via email to: [email protected]

For further information, please contact:

+962 776117755

+962 770428608

The deadline for proposal submission is 10 January.2021.

1. Introduction of Plan International

Founded 80 years ago, Plan International is one of the oldest and largest children’s cantered development and humanitarian organizations in the world. We work in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty particularly those who are excluded or marginalized with high quality programs that deliver long lasting benefits by increasing its income, working in partnership with others and operating effectively. Plan is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations and is an equal opportunity employer.

Plan International purpose statement “We strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls”.

We engage people and partners to:

• Empower children, young people and communities to make vital changes that tackle the root causes of discrimination against girls, exclusion and vulnerability.

• Drive change in practice and policy at local, national and global levels through our reach, experience and knowledge of the realities children face.

• Work with children and communities to prepare for and respond to crises and to overcome adversity.

• Support the safe and successful progression of children from birth to adulthood.

Plan International core values are:

• We strive for lasting impact

• We are open and accountable

• We work well together

• We are inclusive and empowering

2. Background of the planned project

Project Background

Social enterprises (SEs) in Jordan have high potential to create social impact, inclusive growth, and social innovation; Also contributing to poverty reduction and social inclusion of disadvantaged and marginalized groups – particularly girls/women – through their

integration into the formal economy, yet many SEs and social entrepreneurial initiatives (SEIs) lack capacity and support structures to start-up, scale and flourish.

Social enterprises is described as economic action which serves the community’s interest – in particular with social or/and environmental objectives – rather than profit maximization. In Jordan, there is no single legal form for social enterprises. Many operate in the form of social cooperatives, some are registered as private companies limited by guarantee, some are mutual, and a lot of them are no-profit-distributing organizations like provident societies, associations, voluntary organisations, charities or foundations. The SE is in principle managed by social entrepreneurs in an accountable, transparent and innovative way, in particular by involving workers, customers and stakeholders affected by its business activity. The whole or part of the profit made by the business is reinvested into the business or the community, which makes social enterprises viable long-term investment opportunities.

Project objectives

The overall projective of the project is to strengthen the social enterprise ecosystem in Jordan to foster economic integration and social inclusion of marginalized groups, in particular girls and young women. The Strategic Objectives are:

1) Adaptation of social entrepreneurship education in formal and non-formal education, specifically focusing on entrepreneurial skills and the inclusion of girls and young women

2) Strengthening the expansion of existing social enterprises to act as umbrella for new Social Enterprises and Social Enterprise Initiatives through capacity building, mentoring and financial support

3) Strengthening the social enterprises ecosystem through policies and advocacy with the relevant ministries.

3. Objectives and tasks

3.1. Objective of the feasibility study

The objective of the feasibility study is to provide Plan International Germany and Jordan with sufficient information to justify acceptance, modification or rejection of the anticipated project.

Furthermore, the study will provide Plan with a well-founded basis for the further development of the project concept, in which the prerequisites, opportunities and risks have all been clarified. By going through this process, the effectiveness of the project will be increased, and unsuitable investments will be avoided at an early stage.

3.2. Tasks of the consultant

The consultant will be responsible for planning and implementing the feasibility study, including forming and leading of the feasibility study team. Close consultation with Plan at every step is required. The consultant will receive a draft log-frame and project design at the beginning of the assignment.

In detail, the consultant will be responsible for:

1. Developing detailed study design including a time line covering phases and processes of implementation, research techniques and methods used in each phase. The research design needs to be approved by Plan.

2. Elaboration of a detailed Ecosystem analysis, including but not limited to:

3. Current Social Enterprise Ecosystem situation ( List of all active SE ecosystem organizations

categorize current SE ecosystem organizations as per best practice (example: finance, legal, incubators,..)

2.1. Activities of other donors / implementing organizations who implementing or contributing to improve the SE Ecosystem in Jordan with view to possible synergies

2.2. National priorities for SE in Jordan

2.3. Appreciation of the necessity of the project in the light of the analysis

1. Elaboration of a detailed socio-economic target group analysis, including but not limited to:

3.1. Number of beneficiaries

3.2. Type of beneficiaries (occupation, sex, age, social and economic rank, etc.)

3.3. Interrelations between the stakeholders

1. Elaboration of a detailed institutional analysis, including but not limited to:

4.1. Stakeholder Map

4.2. SWOT for each stakeholder

4.3. Recommendations for the institutional set-up

1. Elaboration of a detailed risk analysis, including political, socio-economic, logistical and environmental risks as well as mitigating actions that lie within the scope of the project.

2. Review of the Logframe, including indicators for project overall objective (impact), project objective (outcome) and specific objectives (output) as well as assumptions.

3. Collection of baseline data and assessing baseline situation

Guiding questions:

• What is the (baseline) situation in the region, the country? What is the socio-economic, political and cultural context?

• What problems have been identified? What are the causes for these and what impact are they having on the living circumstances of the population and on which sections of the population in particular?

• What need has been derived from the analysis of problems? How has this been/is this being determined?

• What is the background and the previous history of the planned development measure and the rationale for the desired impact? Whose idea was the project?

• Are there any alternatives to the planned project or to component parts of it?

1. Review of staffing concept, including:

8.1. Number and profile of experts and support staff

8.2. Number of man days / man months needed for each staff

8.3. Recommendations for Capacity building measures necessary for Plan staff and local implementing partners

1. Review of project budget based on the work plan and staffing concept.

2. Verification of the feasibility of the planned project according to OECD/DAC and BMZ criteria and their respective guiding questions:

Criterion

Guiding questions, including but not limited to:

Relevance

· To what extent are the objectives and anticipated outcomes of the project valid in the light of national development priorities and Plan Jordan priorities?

· To what extent does the proposed project intervention meet the demands of the target population and other concerned stakeholders?

· To what extend is government support for the project likely and / or necessary?

Effectiveness

· To what extent are the objectives likely to be achieved given the existing framework conditions?

· What are the major factors influencing the achievement or non-achievement of the objectives?

Efficiency

· Can the project goals be achieved with the available resources?

· Are the investments justified compared to the targeted effects?

· Which possible alternative ways are there for implementing the project?

· Are the project’s outputs likely to be used by the target group?

Impact

· How many people are likely to be directly and indirectly affected?

· Which are the potential personal and / or institutional impacts resulting from the capacity development measures?

· Which are likely positive and negative, intended or unintended, political, socio-economic and environmental effects?

· What change in behaviours or attitudes can be expected?

· What is likely to happen as a result of the project higher (political) level? (Overall goal, impact and vision)?

· To what extend is a scaling-up of the project as a whole or of certain project components likely?

Sustainability

· To what extend can technical, financial, social and ecological sustainability be assured after the funding period?

o Linked to technical sustainability: Will the target group be able to continuously capitalize the project? Can the activities be integrated into an existing system?

o Linked to financial sustainability: Is the project likely to attract further funding? Is the project likely to be economically self-sustaining?

o Linked to social sustainability: Which possible social changes can positively or negatively influence the project’s sustainability?

o Linked to ecological sustainability: Which possible ecological changes can positively or negatively influence the project’s sustainability?

· What are the major factors influencing the achievement or non-achievement of sustainability of the project?

Coherence & coordination

· To which extend is the project complementary to similar projects in the area?

· To what extend can the interventions be coordinated with other donor/funding sources?

3.3. Methodology

The methodological design of the feasibility study will be proposed by the consultant and must include a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods such as literature review, data collection and analysis, semi-structured interviews, focus groups discussions, key informant interviews and workshops.

The choice of method must take into account the needs and capacities of the different target groups and stakeholders (children, mothers, pregnant and lactating women, women at reproductive ages, ethnic minorities, staff of Plan International and local partners, local and district government representatives, etc.).

The methods, planning and conduct of the study need to take into account the Covid-19 situation in Jordan and respect in-country regulations.

4. Intended users of the feasibility study

The feasibility study will be used by Plan Germany and other relevant Plan International staff as well as designated implementing partners.

5. Geographical scope

The feasibility study is to be undertaken for a project that is implemented at the community and national in Amman , Irbid , Zarqa and Karak .

6. Deliverables

· Detailed study design including table of contents for the feasibility study, to be shared with Plan before the kick-off.

· Draft report (max. 25 pages), based on tasks 2-10 as mentioned above, to be submitted to Plan by 15 Feb .2021

· Final report (max. 25 pages), based on tasks 2-10 as mentioned above, no later than one week after reception of comments on the draft report

7. Timeline

Context specific, though generally:

The consultancy mission is 20 days over the period 15 Jan – 28 Feb, starting from the agreement contract sign-off date and ending when the final feasibility study report has been formally approved by Plan International Germany and Jordan.

Activity

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Developing data collection tools and submission of study design

Review and Testing & approval through Plan

Field work of the consultant

Data analysis

Drafting of the report

Submission of first draft to Plan International

Workshop: discussion of first draft with Plan International

Submission of final report after incorporation of observations

8. Qualification and experience required

Context specific, though generally:

· Demonstrable expertise (at least 10 years) in social development, especially in areas of Economic empowerment, financial inclusion, Commerce, Business administration, Development studies and Entrepreneurship. In addition, the consultant should be knowledgeable in gender and youth programming as well as monitoring and evaluation work.

· Demonstrable experience (at least 5 years) in research/evaluation of complex programs related to the sectors.

· A sound and comprehensive understanding of the Jordan youth economic empowerment sector issues, in particular with regards to gender specific barriers and needs, and policy framework at various levels in Jordan.

• Basic knowledge of the non-profit sector, and/or social entrepreneurship phenomenon, i.e. role and potential of non-profits in society, characteristics and patterns of development towards a stronger entrepreneurial stance

· Demonstrable experience in project management in a development cooperation context in Middle East.

· Ability to conduct high quality research, meet deadlines and respond to requests and feedback provided timely and appropriately

· Excellent track record in designing and conducting quantitative and qualitative research, analysis and evaluation

· Experience in undertaking research with remote and marginalized communities

· Knowledge of the countries governance and cultural context

· Knowledge of women’s and children’s rights: previous experience conducting research with children, women and vulnerable groups will be considered an asset

· Excellent and demonstrated understanding of child protection, gender and cultural diversity issues in research and project design.

· Excellent written and verbal communication and reporting skills in English and Arabic.

· Have experience in using digital tools and able to conduct and implement remotely if needed .

9. Budget

The expenses incurred by the recruited consultants for the conduct of the feasibility study will be covered by Plan International/BMZ.

10. Permissions

The consultant is responsible for obtaining the necessary permissions to implement the data collection at the respective level.

11. Ethics and child protection

The consultant is obliged to respect the following ethical and child protection requirements:

· Fair and inclusive: The consultant should seek the views of various stakeholders: Children with and without disabilities, street children, youth, their families, CSOs, community, partners and government actors and be able to identify and address potential conflict of interest and unequal power relationships. Special efforts should be made to make the research process child-centred and sensitive to gender and inclusion.

· Conflict of interest: The consultant must demonstrate the necessary independence and declare any conflict of interest and potential biases, including bias towards any of the stakeholders, target groups, types of research methodologies or approach, social, political or religious prejudice.

· Based on rights and ethics: The consultant must respect the rights and dignity of participants as well as comply with relevant ethical standards and Plan’s Child Protection Policy and Code of Conduct. The research must ensure: appropriate, safe, non-discriminatory participation; a process of free and un-coerced consent and withdrawal and confidentiality and anonymity of participants. The informed consent of each person (including children) participating in data collection should be documented.

Ownership: All documents, project designs, drawings, technical data and other information produced by the consultant(s) shall remain the property of Plan International Jordan and shall be treated as confidential by the consultant(s) at all times, not be made available to any third party whatsoever, in any form, without the prior written approval of an authorized employee of Plan International Jordan.

The utilization of all proposals, plans, reports and other information provided by Plan International Jordan to the consultant(s) remains the property of Plan International Jordan and the use thereof is solely at the discretion of Plan International Jordan. All documents and other papers, whether in soft or hard copy and whether containing data or other information, provided by Plan International Jordan shall be returned to Plan International Jordan upon completion of the assignment.

12. Submission of proposals and criteria for evaluation

The interested consultant / consultancy firm is invited to submit the following application documents:

· Proposal, not exceeding 6 pages, outlining how the consultant(s) meet the selection criteria and how they intend to implement the tasks 1-10 mentioned above including full detailed methodology with suggested sample size .

· A proposed workplan with time frame

· Financial proposal detailing consultant(s) itemized fees, data collection and administrative costs

• CVs of the consultant(s) who will undertake the study

· Examples of relevant previous work.

· For firms: Company Registration.

· Individuals and Companies are welcome to apply

• 3 references need to be provided

Criteria for the evaluation of the technical proposal:

Criteria

Points

Experience in similar studies

15

Quality of the technical proposal including workplan

35

Qualification of the proposed experts

50

Total

100

Technical proposals must achieve at least 70 points in order for the respective financial proposals to be opened.

For any queries or questions kindly e-mail us at : [email protected]

The deadline for proposal submission is 10 January.2021.