Invitation for Ouotations/Bids

CONSULTANT FOR CONDUCTING ASSESSMENT ON BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATION FOR WATER

SECURITY IN SCALING UP CLIMATE RESILIENT WASH SERVICES
FOR VULNERABLE ENTITIES- SANGARA VILLAGE IN BABATI DISTRICT, MANYARA REGION.

Background

WaterAid is an International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) with a vision of ensuring Safe Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for Everyone, everywhere by 2030. WaterAid’s mission is to transform the lives of the poorest and most marginalized people by expanding and improving access to WASH, working with partners and decision-makers to maximize its impact. WaterAid has had its operations in Tanzania since 1983 under the name “WaterAid Tanzania,” which is registered as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in the United Republic of Tanzania and operates as a Country Programme and a functional office of WaterAid U.K. within the East African Region.

Currently, WaterAid Tanzania is implementing the “Behavioral Adaptation for Water Security and Inclusion” (BASIN) project, funded by IDRC and FCDO under the CLARE program. The BASIN project aims to address water security as a central challenge in climate change adaptation. In Africa, water insecurity is a significant issue, with one in three Africans experiencing water scarcity. This scarcity disproportionately affects women, children, and other marginalized groups. The BASIN project examines adaptation behaviors and practices to identify insights and practical actions that address intersectional concerns that can be implemented at scale.

The project will test the potential of behavioral and psychological sciences (B&PS) in promoting inclusive water security for the most vulnerable in Burkina Faso, Malawi, and Tanzania under the academic oversight from London School of Economics (LSE). Adaptation to water scarcity is fundamentally about behavior change. The B&PS offer insights into how individual perceptions, motivations, and agency affect actions on weather and climate information and responses to changing hazard profiles. However, there is a gap in applying these sciences to adaptation strategies that promote water security for vulnerable communities in Africa as they primarily draw from Western societies. The BASIN project seeks to bridge this gap by examining adaptation behaviors at individual, organizational, and political levels, fostering inclusive, climate-adaptive behaviors for water security in Sangara village.

WaterAid is looking for the Interested individual consultant, consulting, or research firm to conduct the assessment on behavioral adaptation for water security in scaling up climate resilient wash services for vulnerable entities- sangara village in babati district, Manyara region.; All the Terms of reference documents can be found on the WaterAid Tanzania website: https://www.wateraid.org/tz/work-with-us

Bidder Instructions

Interested and qualified consultant (s) should send an electronic Expression of Interest (financial & technical proposals separated in different folders) by 5^th August 2024 before lO.OOhrs to wateraidtz@wateraid.org with the subject line “CONSULTANCY – BEHAVIOR ADAPTATION AND WATER SECURITY SANGARA.”. The expression of interest should contain: (a) a technical offer and (b)a financial offer, comprising of:

Technical proposal:

• Technical proposal detailing understanding of the assignment, and proposed methodology/ approach. (Maximum 9 pages).
• The consultant should describe their recent experience in similar assignments with at least three traceable references & references for similar assignments successfully delivered.
• Clear physical address and contact address (Telephone number, email address, and physical address).
• Up-to-date and detailed CVs of the proposed team, highlighting the experience requested above. Included CVs should be for the consultant(s) & all team members who will be available for the assignment.
• The consultant must include the CVs of 7 enumerators who have hand extensive experience on behaviour change studies and qualitative research skills including in conducting Kll, FGDs, writing up, translating transcripts, as well as thematic analysis. (for more details, please access the TOR in the link provided above)

Financial proposal

The consultant should come up with a detailed financial proposal outlining the assignment’s gross costs, including reimbursable expenditures and any necessary taxes in line with the proposed methodology strictly in Tanzanian shillings.