Consultant (for end line survey)

Workplace Field-based

• 1.    Consultant requirements

  The Consultant should have previous working experience in providing such kinds of services. Should have expertise in the area of the said Sub-Sector, Fisheries, and micro-enterprise. The enumerators of this study will be hired by the consultant/consulting firm. The expected qualifications of the independent consultant are given below:  

  a)    Education (20 marks): He/she should have a minimum Master's social science/ Agriculture/DVM/ Fisheries/Statistics,PhD will be the additional advantage. Global GAP assurer/trainer will get preferences. 

  b)    Experience (30 marks): The consultant should have 10 years of working experience in research including 5 years of experience in the value chain approach. Research experience in environmental sustainability, economic viability, micro-enterprise development, nutrition, sectoral policy review/analysis, and value chain development will add additional value. Experience in evaluating any projects/sectoral study funded by IFAD/World Bank/ADB/DANIDA and/or any other UN agencies will preferable.

  c)    Publication (20 marks): The consultant should have at least 3 publications in an international/national journal. However, Fish Value Chain sectoral publications will be given high preference for the selection of the consultant.

  d)    Familiarity (10 marks): Familiarity with the following areas: a) Environment & Climate Change, b) Micro and small enterprise, c) livelihoods d) employment, e) pro-poor development, f) gender and nutrition.

  e)    Language (10 marks): Excellent writing and oral communication in English is required. 

  f)     Computer Literacy (10 marks): MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SPSS/Strata.

  2.    Consultant (National) Selection Process

  The consultant will be selected conforming to the Individual Consultant Selection (ICS) method  guided by the Public Procurement Rules-2008. The type of contract is lump-sum.

  3.    Institutional arrangement

  The consultant will report to the `Project Focal’ and/or his/her designated person regarding their scope of services, deliverables and other assignment related issues.

  4.    Proposal submission: 

  The proposal should include the following below six items.

        i.        Cover letter: Clearly summarizing Consultant experience and competency as it pertains to this assignment

        I.        Technical proposal:  Not exceeding eight (08) pages expressing an understanding and interpretation of the ToR, the proposed methodology, relevant experience and time and activity schedule.

      II.        Financial proposal: Itemizing estimated costs for services rendered (daily consultancy fees), accommodation and living costs, transport costs, stationery costs, and any other related supplies or services required for the review in BDT and modality of payment. Please also attach a TIN/Registration Certificate.

     III.        Detailed CVs of all professionals who will work on the process. CVs of proposed study team (will add additional value), please attach a table describing the level of effort (in number of days) of each team member in each of the evaluation activities.

    IV.        Professional references are needed to provide two or three references from your previous clients.

      V.        A short example from previous Endline Evaluation report (value chain preferred) that is relevant to this work (5-7 pages)

  Deadline for Application: The application deadline is 07/09/2025, 6:00pm.

   Interested individuals will provide a technical proposal. The total budget is BDT 2.4 lakh, which includes consultancy fees, field data collection, and other necessary costs. The VAT and Tax will be deducted at source as per the government rules. Interested consultants are invited to submit their technical proposal along with a detailed CV and one page of cover letter by (timeline). The partner organization will form a review committee to analyze the applications, shortlisting, interview, select the firm/individual and execute the deed of contract.

    

  1.    Payment

  The PO will pay the cost of the study to the assigned firm subject to the completion of all deliverables and reports acceptance of “PO name” by deducting VAT and TAX at source as per the Government rules. Payments will be made based on the following percentages and milestones:

  a)    1st Payment (30% of total contract value): The 1st payment will be made upon submission and acceptance of the inception report by Joypurhat rural Development Movement (JRDM).

  b)    2nd Payment (30% of total contract value): The 2nd payment will be made upon submission and acceptance of the draft report by Joypurhat rural Development Movement (JRDM).

  c)    Final Payment (40% of total contract value): The final payment will be made upon acceptance of the final report by Joypurhat rural Development Movement (JRDM).

   

  2.    Timeframe

  The study shall be conducted expectedly in two months from start of the study, and is scheduled to preferably start in the 01/10/2025.The consultant will submit the final report latest by 30/11/2025. The timeline will be finalized as agreed by the consultant and Joypurhat rural Development Movement (JRDM).

  Inception Report Submission Dadeline: 15/10/2025

  Draft Report Submission Dadeline: 15/11/2025

  Final Report Submission Dadeline: 30/11/2025