STATEMENT OF WORK

Sustainable Fish Asia (SUFIA) Local Capacity Development (LCD) Activity

Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Consultant

1. Introduction/Background

The purpose of the USAID Sustainable Fish Asia (SUFIA) Local Capacity Development (LCD) Activity is to facilitate the organizational capacity development of regional fisheries organizations; facilitate and document project co-creation between these organizations and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), leading to USAID-issuance of a Public International Organization (PIO) grant to each organization; and conduct a regional Private Sector Engagement Landscape Assessment of the fisheries sector in Asia. RTI International is the implementing organization for SUFIA LCD Activity.

SUFIA’s Assessment on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) in fisheries in Asia-Pacific and SEAFDEC have identified the need for more capacity building of fisheries officers and project implementers in gender integration in small scale fisheries. This starts with an understanding of the importance of having a gender lens throughout the phases of project development, management and implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. There is also a need to document this training into a training module and a manual, to be used by technical departments and member countries gender focal persons within their own organizations and constituencies.

This Statement of Work is for a GESI Consultant who will serve as a trainer and resource person for the Regional Workshop on Gender Integration in Small Scale Fisheries in Southeast Asia for SUFIA partner organization, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), and subsequent production of training module and field manual.

2. Scope of Work

The Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Consultant will provide capacity development services to support the SUFIA LCD Activity’s on-going organizational capacity development work with SEAFDEC. Under the SUFIA Project Manager’s direction, the GESI Consultant shall:

• Deliver sessions during the Regional Workshop on Gender Integration in Small Scale Fisheries in Southeast Asia on September 28-30, 2021.

• As a workshop resource person, provide feedback on participants’ presentations regarding their Gender Action Plans

• Develop a training module on gender integration in small scale fisheries project implementation

• Develop a field manual on gender integration in small scale fisheries project implementation.

• Finalize the training module and field manual based on feedback from SEAFDEC and SUFIA.

3. Period of Performance

The period of performance of this consultancy is between September and December 2021 (not to exceed a Level of Effort of 20 days). All work must be completed within this time frame. Any modifications or extensions shall be requested through RTI SUFIA’s Project Manager for review and discussion.

4. Place of Performance

The GESI Consultant shall perform the work remotely. The Consultant shall be required to meet the SUFIA and SEAFDEC Gender Team virtually for meetings during preparation, delivery and post-event, and preparation of the module and manual. The Consultant should have their own computing, and virtual office and meeting facilities to perform the tasks.

5. Work Requirements

The GESI Consultant shall be responsible for performing tasks to strengthen SEAFDEC’s gender integration in fisheries projects capacity. The following is a list of these tasks:

Resource Person during Regional Workshop:

• Consultant shall develop session designs and presentation materials for the following workshop sessions (at least 45 minutes each session):

  • Gender integration in problem and situation analysis

  • Gender integration in project planning process

  • Gender integration in project implementation

  • Gender integration in monitoring, evaluation and learning

• Consultant shall deliver the sessions during workshop dates

• Consultant shall provide feedback during homework sessions and country presentations of gender action plans

• Consultant shall submit implemented session designs with their feedback and the presentation materials used as part of the Consultant’s Workshop Report.

Development of Training Module:

• Consultant shall develop an outline and proposed contents of the training module on gender integration in small scale fisheries projects

• Consultant shall develop a training module based on the outline

• Consultant shall develop session designs and presentation materials for trainers

• Consultant shall address the feedback on the draft after review by SEAFDEC and SUFIA.

Development of Field Manual:

• Consultant shall develop an outline and proposed contents of the field manual on gender integration in small scale projects

• Consultant shall develop a field manual based on the outline

• Consultant shall address the feedback on the draft after review by SEAFDEC and SUFIA

 Handoff/Closure of Consultancy Services:

• Consultant shall provide RTI SUFIA with all documentation generated during the Consultancy.

• Consultant shall submit an Activity Report to RTI SUFIA (template to be provided).

6. Schedule/Milestones/Deliverables

7. Acceptance Criteria

The Acceptance of all deliverables will reside with the SUFIA LCD Project Manager. The PM will work with the Finance and Administration Manager (FAM) to ensure completeness of each stage of the work and that the scope of work has been met. Once a deliverable has been submitted, the PM will review and sign off on the approval.

Once the Consultancy period is near completion, the Consultant will provide all the deliverables during this stage as stated above in Section 6 to the PM. The acceptance of these deliverables by the PM will acknowledge acceptance of all deliverables and that the Consultant has met all assigned tasks.

Any discrepancies involving completion of project tasks or disagreement between RTI SUFIA and the chosen Consultant will be referred to RTI’s Asia Regional Office and the RTI Home Office for review and discussion.

8. Other Requirements

REPORTING AND COMMUNICATIONS

The Consultant shall provide updates on the work done and to report on any challenges faced.

RISKS AND CONSTRAINTS

Due to COVID 19 restrictions, all activities will be conducted virtually.

CONSULTANT RESPONSIBILITIES

The Consultant shall use their own computer and other IT equipment to complete the work.

RTI REPRESENTATIVE AND SUPPORT

The SUFIA Project Manager in Bangkok, Thailand will provide technical oversight to the Consultant and will be the Consultant’s main contact point, and to whom deliverables will be submitted.

Submission Requirements

• Capability Statement and Portfolio: Applicants should indicate their capacity to provide the services. This information should include past verified performance of similar assignments undertaken and include a contact person for reference (we are not expecting actual reference but only a contact name, e-mail address and phone number of the person that can provide reference). This capability statement should not exceed 2 pages. Anything more than 2 pages will not be reviewed.

• Professional CV

• Applicants must submit copies of the following:

  • Thai national ID Card (for non-Thais in Thailand, passport info page and a valid work permit)

  • Educational degree certificates

Submission Guidelines

• Closing date is Friday, August 27, 2021

• Application should be in English.

• Application should be submitted via email to SUFIA-Procurement@rti.org

• Applicants should indicate the reference number on the subject line of their email as follows:

“SUFIA – 2021 – GESI Consultant”

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.