TERMS
OF REFERENCE
CALL
FOR PROPOSAL
Technical Support to
the Indonesian Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Training and Education Center
(Pusdiklat) as part of the TATTs Consortium
1.
Background
The USAID/OFDA-funded Institutionalizing
Disaster Preparedness and Management Capacity of BPBDs in Indonesia through
Technical Assistance and Training Teams (TATTs) program aims to increase
the institutional and technical capacity of provincial disaster management
agencies (BPBDs) in Maluku, North Maluku, West Papua, Papua, Southeast Sulawesi
and Central Java. The initial two-year TATTs program began in October 2014 and
works in partnership with the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) to ensure
that activities align with national DRM policy and training curriculum while at
the same time utilizing opportunities to review and improve national training
modules.
TATTs represents a consortium approach to achieving
improved DRM outcomes. Mercy Corps
Indonesia has established technical assistance teams within each of the target
provincial BPBD offices to provide day-to-day support to BPBD staff and manage
a range of capacity development activities that have been tailored to suit the
needs of the individual provinces. Under the strategic management of the TATTs
Chief of Party, these capacity development initiatives are supported by the
following consortium partners: 1) Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) specializes in
disability and inclusion in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and provides
training, mentoring and support to the TATTs program to ensure that provincial
BPBDs are better able to deliver inclusive DRM services; 2) The Indonesian
University Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (UF-DRR) works to increase the
capacity of local universities to engage in disaster risk reduction and partner
with local government on improved disaster risk management outcomes; and 3)
Cardno Emerging Markets is a leading US managing contractor responsible for the
provision and management of short term technical assistance to support the
TATTs program.
The TATTs program has two strategic objectives: that
BPBDs in target provinces are delivering inclusive DRM services; and that DRM
technical training delivery has been institutionalized both at the target
sub-national and national levels. To achieve this TATTs needs to work in
partnership with BNPB’s Training and Education Center (Pusdiklat) to deliver
national training to provinces and pilot districts.
2.
Call for Proposal
The TATTs program is looking to contract an organization
to provide specialist support to the BNPB Pusdiklat. The following key areas
have been identified and agreed with the Pusdiklat
a)
Curriculum
and training module review. This includes methodology for review, assessment
tools for practical training trials, and systems for collection and feedback of
information to enable curriculum and/or training modules to be expanded and/or
improved; In addition, mapping out the he development of a system within BNPB
for the future review and trial of new DRM curriculum and training modules.
b)
Development
of a national facilitator database. This includes a development of a system of
recruitment and maintenance of internal and external facilitators. The system
should also identify need for refresher training etc. Through links with the
TATTs program the national facilitator database should link to provincial pools
of facilitators.
c)
Accreditation
and certification. There is an increasing demand within BNPB and throughout the
DRM sector for improved accreditation for training conducted. In addition, a
Professional Certification Institute for DRM (LSP-PB) for the
professionalization of the DRM sector is in early development, with initial
focus on emergency response specialists.
Each of these key strategic areas links to the TATTs
program logic and the capacity develop activities being implemented at the
provincial level. The contracted organization would be an integral partner in
the TATTs consortium and thus come under the strategic direction of the TATTs
Chief of Party. The organization would also be expected to work closely with
the TATTs National Training Coordinator and other consortium members.
3.
Budget and Scheduling
The contract period will be for approximately 15 months (up
to 30 September 2016). This will depend upon the contract negotiations and
contract signing.
The contract will not exceed USD 286,920 (Two Hundred and Eighty Thousand Nine Hundred and
Twenty Dollars) inclusive taxation.
4.
Minimum Requirements
As this is a long-term contract, the contracted
organization should be a registered Indonesian entity or, if an international
organization, must have a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an Indonesian
ministry that enables operations in Indonesia.
At a minimum the following key specialist positions will
be required:
·
At
least one (1) fulltime adult education specialist or similar to assist with
curriculum and training module review systems (additional experts may be needed
depending on the topics of the module)
·
At
least one (1) fulltime human resource specialist or similar to assist with
development of facilitator database and associated systems;
·
At
least one (1) fulltime accreditation systems specialist or similar to assist
with the development of improved accreditation and certification.
It is expected that the nominated specialists have
experience and/or understanding of the Indonesian disaster risk management
sector.
The submitted proposal should be no more than five (5)
pages. It should outline:
1)
Professional
background of the organization;
2)
Names
and bio-information on the nominated fulltime specialists plus information of
any other identified positions including part-time specialists and
administrative support (CVs of nominated fulltime specialists may be added in
additional appendix);
3)
An
outline of your approach and or methodology in achieving outcomes in the three
(3) identified support areas;
5.
Selection Process
Only shortlisted organizations will be contacted. The
selection committee will include representatives of the TATTs Program and BNPB.
6.
Deadline
Proposals need to be submitted to the
following email address by Friday 12 June 2015
Email address:
proposal.tatts@id.mercycorps.org
Thank you,
Mercy Corps Indonesia
