Request For Proposal Bka/2017/001- Request For Proposal For Analyzing And Developing Baseline Data And Report Drc Lebanon - Livelihood Program

As the Syrian Crisis enters its fifth year, close to four million displaced Syrians are living in neighboring countries. Lebanon has absorbed 1.2 million Syrian refugees, which has resulted in mounting pressures on overstretched public infrastructure, services, and resources. Hosting populations have progressively suffered from declining living standards, livelihood opportunities and access to quality basic services as the crisis has moved from an emergency state to its current protracted situation. Initial charitable sentiments and generosity toward the refugee populations are eroding and growing social volatility in the region is contributing to inter-communal tensions, political unpredictability, and economic stagnation. While the Syrian influx has exacerbated socioeconomic cleavages in both Lebanon, it has certainly not created them and renewed attention on addressing the root problems of these challenges is needed to move beyond the short-term gap-filling assistance that has characterized the Syria Crisis response to date. Women and youth are disproportionately affected and opportunities to access sustainable livelihoods and participate in public debate and policy decisions are particularly limited, leading to growing frustrations. Recent reports have highlighted a generalized discontent among refugees and host communities with regard to the international and national responses to the crisis across the region, citing in particular a lack of transparency in aid provision, weak impact on preparation for future crises as well as low levels of community input in aid planning and delivery.

Consultancy objectives: The key deliverables of the proposed consultancy will enable DRC’s livelihood project to analyze the available baseline data, report on the current situation, and establish bench mark indicators to inform the monitoring and evaluation plan. While working closely with DRC’s MEL and program teams the selected consultant will:

1. Determine the baseline values for all impact and outcome level performance indicators in the targeted program locations.
2. Suggest if indicators need to be revised at this stage
3. Develop a theory of change for the project based on desk review
4. Analyze the data that is collected by program teams
5. Determine if additional data needs to be collected and coordinate with the field teams to facilitate collection
6. Develop a cohesive synthesized report
7. Update the logframe analysis based on the baseline values determined through the analysis

The final product of a successfully completed consultancy will be a useful baseline that is expected to enable accurate targeting and the ability to quantifiably measure and attribute impact.

The Request for Proposal documentation with detailed requirements can be provided by email at: [email protected]

The closing date for submission of proposals is 8th March 2017 at 12:00 (local Lebanon time).
Any questions should be addressed by email only to: [email protected].