Request for Proposal (RFP) for Service

RFQ No: FY2510

Issue date: February 17, 2025

Issuing organization: Catholic Relief Services, Liberia Program

Closing date: March 3, 2025 (extension requests must be received four days in advance of closing date)

Submission method: Sealed envelope(s)

Type of agreement: Contract

I. Request for Proposal

Introduction

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is commissioning an external evaluation to assess the implementation and impact of its Rethink Youth and Women Empowerment and Advancement of Rights in Democracy (RYWARD) Project.

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

1. Introduction

The RYWARD project, funded by Irish Aid, has been implemented in Grand Cape Mount, Margibi, Gbarpolu, Bomi, and Grand Bassa Counties from March 1, 2023 to February 28, 2025, with a No-Cost Extension (NCE) that runs up to May 31, 2025. The endline evaluation will assess the project’s relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, and sustainability. It will also provide evidence-based recommendations to inform future programming and contribute to learning for CRS and its partners.

The evaluation will be conducted by an external consultant or consulting firm and will include three phases: 1) Inception (desk review of relevant project documents and report, co-creation meetings, tool development, inception report, and enumerator training); 2) Field data collection (household surveys, Focus Group Discussions, and Key Informant Interviews across project communities), and 3) Reporting (data analysis, draft report, validation, and final report submission). It is very important to require an external evaluator to submit an Inception Report; it ensures that the evaluation is well-planned by the consultants, that stakeholders are aligned, and that the design is methodically sound. The evaluation is scheduled to take place from March 19, 2025, – April 20, 2025.

1. Project Background

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. As an agency, our mission is to promote human development by responding to major emergencies, fighting disease and poverty, and nurturing peaceful and just societies. To achieve this goal, CRS seeks to help support the government and the people of Liberia to address the challenges faced along the journey to peace and national development with a focus on three core programmatic areas – peacebuilding, health, and livelihood which are essential areas for human development.

Liberia has a very young population, with about 63% below the age of 25 and 79% below the age of 35[1]. Many in this age range are challenged with unemployment and traumatized from the impacts of 14 years of civil unrest, which the country is still recovering from. This group finds comfort in alcohol and drugs, which are contributing factors to criminality and violence. They are classified as “opportunity youth” organized into the United Brotherhood Association making them an asset to politicians to perpetrate violence during elections.

Women are underrepresented in public life due to harmful gender norms, including limitations in upbringing and education; domestic pressures; psychological and emotional trauma; and lack of access to justice. There are also persistent cultural stereotypes against women in leadership, particularly in rural areas where women are excluded from decision-making in the home and prohibited from seeking leadership opportunities. Prevailing norms foster discrimination and violence against women, often with impunity. Rising violence towards women’s involvement in politics in Liberia was documented in the 2017 election observation report[2] and during the 2020 Special Senatorial Elections and National Referendum (specifically, violence against the female senatorial candidate in Gbarpolu County).[3]

Currently, only nine (12.3%) of the 73 members of the House of Representatives and two (7%) of the 30 members of the Senate are female. In addition, only four of the 19 cabinet ministers and three of the 15 county superintendents are women. At the local government level, only 5% of over 2,000 local government officials are women. With the passage of the mandatory quota law which facilitates women’s inclusion in elected positions, women still need to be supported in terms of capacity building and access to resources to facilitate their participation in leadership roles and decision-making processes.

To stem the triggers of violence in Liberia, CRS led a strong team of experienced sub-recipient partners in the field of peace and social cohesion building that included the Sustaining Peace through Development Initiatives (SPDI), and the Liberia Peacebuilding Office (LPBO), to promote nonviolence elections, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding in Bomi, Gbarpolu, Grand Cape Mount, Grand Bassa, and Margibi counties, where women participation in leadership and decision-making is low and mistrust between locally appointed and elected officials is high, under the Rethink Youth and Women Empowerment and Advancement of Rights in Democracy (RYWARD) project.

The project team adopted a community-centered, P2P approach to reconcile Liberians and establish positive peace while avoiding harm, the RYWARD project is aligned with key government policies such as the Strategic Roadmap for National Healing, Peacebuilding and Reconciliation in Liberia (2013–2030), and the Liberia National Action Plan for Women’s Empowerment. RYWARD activities target 1,770 participants, including 1,080 youth inclusive of people with disabilities and commercial bike riders, 540 women inclusive of people with disabilities & 150 local authorities across 25 communities in the five counties.

Strategic Objective 1: Women strengthen their participation in leadership and decision-making processes.

• Intermediate Results 1.1: Improve women’s access to election information on nonviolence.
• Intermediate Results 1.2: Promote women’s participation in decision-making, leadership, and governance.

Strategic Objective 2: Opportunity Youth to actively participate in the 2023 general and presidential elections and post-election processes.

• Intermediate Results 2.1: Opportunity Youth in targeted areas have access to accurate election information.
• Intermediate Results 2.2: mutual trust between opportunity youth and states in project counties established.

Post-qualification Actions

1. Verification of accuracy, correctness and authenticity of the information provided by the bidder on the administrative, technical, and financial documents submitted.
2. Inquiry and reference checking with the entity that may have done business with the bidder.
3. Inquiry and reference checking with other previous clients on the quality of performance of ongoing or previous contracts completed.
4. Physical inspection of the bidder’s branches or other places where business transpires, with or without notice to the bidder.

Instructions to Bidders

Bidders are required to submit their proposals in two separate sealed envelopes (technical and financial proposal) enclosed in an outer sealed envelope with the RFP reference number addressed to:

Catholic Relief Services, Liberia Program

16^th Street Gardner Avenue

Seaside, C-140 Building,

Sinkor Monrovia, Liberia

Subject: RFQ FY2510 (Irish Aid-Supported Rethink Youth and Women Empowerment and Advancement of Rights in Democracy (RYWARD) Project Endline Evaluation Application)

Bids must be received no later than March 3, 2025, at 4:00pm.

Failure to comply with these instructions may result in disqualification.

Expected delivery time: As per the contract.

Softcopy of this RFP, additional information or request for clarification can be requested at liberiarfq@crs.org.

Eligibility Criteria (Administrative evaluation)

Bidders must meet the following eligibility criteria to be considered:

Admin Pass Mark

• Submit bids no later than March 3, 2025, at 4:00pm.

5. Submit a valid business registration
6. Submit a valid tax clearance
7. Submit a signed quotation submission form (Annex I)
8. Submit a signed experience form (Annex II)

II. Proposals Content

Technical proposal envelope

Interested individuals or consultancy firms are required to submit the following documentation:

• Cover Letter (Maximum one page)
• Technical and financial proposals with a focus on addressing the assignment’s purpose and objectives, methodology to be used, key selection criteria, sample size from the study population and targeted age groups, draft data collection tools and interview guides.
• Initial work plan based on the methodology outlined.
• Company or individual profile or CV including at least 3 references from previous INGOs.
• Detailed budget breakdown.
• Business registration and tax clearance for the company.
• Report on similar research work conducted in the past 5 years.

Financial Proposal envelope

9. Detailed Budget including budget notes (if applicable)

III. Terms and Conditions

10. Delivery Location: As per the contract
11. Latest Delivery Date: As per the contract
12. Bid validity: Budget must be valid for the period of the consultancy
13. Payment terms: N30.
14. Currency: USD.

IV. Proposals Submission

Submission instructions

Bids are to be delivered to CRS office on March 3, 2025, no later than 4:00pm.

Envelopes Labeling:

• Technical Proposal: Clearly labeled as “Envelope 1: Technical Proposal – Tender for Services
• Financial Proposal: Clearly labeled as “Envelope 2: Financial Proposal – Tender for Services

Both envelopes should be enclosed in an outer sealed envelope labeled with:

RFP Number: FY2510

RFP Name: Irish Aid-Supported Rethink Youth and Women Empowerment and Advancement of Rights in Democracy (RYWARD) Project Endline Evaluation Application.

Bidder’s Name and Contact Information

Important Notes

15. Late submissions will not be considered.
16. Incomplete or improperly labeled submissions may result in disqualification.
17. Bidders may be required to provide additional information or participate in a clarification meeting.
18. CRS reserves the right to accept or reject any quotation, and to annul the bidding process and reject all quotations at any time prior to the award of the contract, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.

V. Selection Process

CRS will review received proposals within the deadline through a three-step process:

19. Determination of eligibility.
20. Technical review of eligible proposals.
21. Scoring and ranking of the eligible proposals based on the assessment criteria outlined in Evaluation Methodology section to identify highest ranking proposal.

VI. Evaluation Methodology

The methodology of evaluation will be based on “Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS)” as follow:

22. Technical quality and cost are both considered.
23. Weighting is applied to quality and cost scores to determine the overall score.
24. The proposal(s) with the highest combined score is selected.

VII. Evaluation Criteria

Only submission that meets the eligibility criteria (administrative evaluation) will be considered for technical and financial evaluation.

Technical Evaluation – Weight: 40%

Technical Pass Mark: 70 points

Financial Evaluation – Weight: 60%

Arithmetical errors will be rectified on the following basis:

25. If there is a discrepancy between the unit price and the total price that is obtained by multiplying the unit price and quantity, the unit price shall prevail and the total price shall be corrected.
26. If the Supplier/Vendor does not accept the correction of errors, its quote will be rejected.
27. If there is a discrepancy between words and figures, the amount in words will prevail.

Offers that are found technically compliant shall be evaluated based on the lowest offer.

Financial scores are assigned to each proposal based on the cost evaluation, using the following formula: the lowest cost proposal receives the highest score 100 and other proposals are scored relative to the lowest cost.

Illustration: X and Y represent respectively the lower offer and offer of vendor John Doe for which the score needs to be calculated, respectively: Score (John Doe) = (X/Y) * 100

Combining Score Calculation

The total score for each bidder will be the sum of the weighted technical score and weighted price.

28. Technical score and financial score are combined using predetermined weights.
29. Combined Score = (Technical Score x 60) + (Financial Score x 40).

VIII. Award Criteria

The contract will be awarded to the bidder with the highest combined score, calculated based on the weighted technical score and the financial score. The evaluation committee will consider both technical and financial criteria to determine the bidder that offers the best overall value for money, ensuring the required technical specifications are met while achieving cost-effectiveness.

IX. Rejection of Award

CRS may reject any quote that is not substantively responsive to the terms and conditions of the RFQ.

CRS is not bound to accept the lowest or any quote and reserves the right to accept any quote in whole or in part and to reject any or all quotes without assigning any reason therefore and to Contract on any of the terms offered or on different terms.

CRS will send a Notice of Award to the winning bidder. The winning bidder agrees to acknowledge the purchase order or contract by email upon award within one (1) business day under the terms and conditions stated herein.

X. Cost of Providing Quotes

Bidders shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of the quote, and CRS will not be liable for those costs, regardless of the conduct or outcome of the solicitation.

XI. Clarification and Amendments of Request for Quotation

To assist in the examination, evaluation and comparison of bids, CRS may, at its discretion, ask the service provider for clarification of its bid. The request for clarification and the response shall be in writing and no change in price or substance of the Quote shall be sought, offered, or permitted.

CRS may, for any reason, whether at its own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by a prospective supplier/vendor, amend the Request for Quotation. To afford prospective suppliers/vendors reasonable time to consider the amendments in preparing their offers, CRS may extend the deadline for the submission of quotes. Any amendments will be published in the same manner as the present tender.

XII. Important Additional Information

General terms and conditions of CRS applicable to goods and services can be downloaded at the following address: http://CRS.org/vendor-terms/vendor-terms.pdf or obtained upon request from the CRS’ office and are applicable within the national legal context.

Vendors must not be associated in the past directly or indirectly with a firm or any of its affiliates which have been engaged by CRS to provide services for the preparation of the design, specifications, and other documents to be used for the procurement of the goods under this request for quotation.

Bidders, Suppliers and Service Providers, while conducting their activities, are expected to comply with the following policies and regulations:

30. CRS Terms and Conditions: http://CRS.org/vendor-terms/vendor-terms.pdf.
31. CRS Suppliers and Service Provider Code of Conduct: https://www.CRS.org/sites/default/files/supplier_code_of_conduct.pdf.
32. Global Fund Code of conduct for supplier: https://www.theglobalfund.org/media/3275/corporate_codeofconductforsuppliers_policy_en.pdf.

Quotation Submission Form FY2510

The following document is part of this request for quotation and must be completed and returned with your offer.

Quotations must be completed according to the instructions in this request. Quotations must be completed in English, signed, and returned to CRS before the specified deadline. CRS’s terms and conditions applicable to goods and services are provided in Section XII: Important Additional Information.

I, the undersigned, having read CRS’s terms and conditions applicable to goods and services for the request for quotation No. FY2510, as stated in the attached document, hereby offer to provide the goods and services specified in this request for quotation at the price or prices indicated, in accordance with all specified specifications, and subject to CRS’s terms and conditions applicable to goods and services established or specified in the document.

I, the undersigned, declare that:

1. Our company and our personnel have no conflicts of interest in any activities that could represent, if we are selected, a conflict of interest with CRS.
2. Our company confirms that the bidder or subcontractors have not been associated, or in any way involved, directly or indirectly, in the preparation of the project, specifications, and/or other documents used in this tender.
3. Our company, its affiliates, or subsidiaries (including subcontractors or suppliers of any part of the contract) have not been declared ineligible by CRS in accordance with Section I. 3: Eligibility Criteria.
4. We have not offered and will not offer any gift and/or favor of any kind in exchange for this request for quotation and will never do so during the execution of any awarded contract.

I, ___________________________ (Name of authorized signatory), certify that I am ____________________ (position) of _______________________________________________ (legal name of the company); by signing this request for quotation for and on behalf of (legal name of the company) _______________________________, I certify that all information contained in this document is accurate and true and that signing this offer falls within my authority.

Past Experience Form for FY2510

Purchases orders or contracts signed by both parties must be provided for each experience.

Submission Checklist for Bidders

• Bid submission Form.
• Cover Letter (Maximum one page)
• Detailed budget breakdown.
• Reference list
• Business registration & Tax Clearance
• Technical and financial proposals with a focus on addressing the assignment’s purpose and objectives, methodology to be used, key selection criteria, sample size from the study population and targeted age groups, draft data collection tools and interview guides.
• Initial work plan based on the methodology outlined.
• Company or individual profile or CV including at least 3 references from previous INGOs.
• Business registration and tax clearance for the company.
• Report on similar research work conducted in the past 5 years.

Rethink Youth and Women Empowerment and Advancement of Rights in Democracy (RYWARD) Project

ENDLINE EVALUATION

TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR)

Table of Content

1. Introduction. 4
2. Project Background. 4

III. Justification for Endline Evaluation. 6

1. Objective of the Endline Evaluation. 6
2. Key Evaluation Questions. 7
3. Evaluation Methodology. 10

VII. Evaluation timeline. 10

VIII. Reporting. 11

1. Audience and Key Stakeholders: 12
2. Evaluation timeline and deliverables: 14
3. Consultancy Deliverables. 15
4. Evaluation Team.. 16
5. Reporting Lines. 17

XII. Terms of Payment 17

XIII. Application Submission Procedure. 17

Annex 1: Main Indicators to be tracked during the baseline survey. 19

• Justification for Endline Evaluation

In line with CRS’ Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Policies and Procedures, this endline evaluation is a mandatory activity outlined in the approved Project MEAL Plan. The evaluation is designed to assess the relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability of the project’s results and approaches, ensuring alignment with CRS’ commitment to evidence-based programming and accountability. CRS MEAL policies and procedures mandate a utilization-focused evaluation to assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, and sustainability of project results and approaches. Specifically, the endline evaluation will:

• provide accountability for Irish Aid’s investments by demonstrating the extent to which the project achieved its intended outcomes,
• identify lessons learned to inform the design and implementation of future interventions, ensuring continuous improvement in CRS’ peacebuilding and gender empowerment programming,
• highlight promising and sustainable practices that can be scaled up by CRS, the Government of Liberia, or other stakeholders to maximize long-term impact.

1. Objective of the Endline Evaluation

The overall objective of this endline evaluation is to assess, as systematically and objectively as possible, and make evidence-based recommendations, where appropriate, regarding the design, implementation, and results of the RYWARD Project, using the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) criteria, and inform learning for future similar programming. Specifically, the evaluation will assess

• progress against the project’s goals, objectives, and indicators targets.
• the extent to which the project’s objectives and activities aligned with the needs and priorities of its participants
• how well the project aligned with national policies and development agenda
• analyze the project’s use of resources in achieving its objectives, including the cost-effectiveness of its activities and design
• the broader, long-term changes brought about by the project
• the likelihood that the project’s outcomes will be sustained beyond the project period, including the capacity of local stakeholders to sustain its gains
• identify lessons learned and best practices to inform future similar programming

1. Key Evaluation Questions

The evaluation will address the following key evaluation questions: Women having access to election information on non-violence and conflict prevention:

1. Core Question 1 – What are the available information women access on conflict prevention, elections, and peacebuilding?
2. Core Question 2 – What are the knowledge, skills, and attitudes displayed by women during elections?
3. Core Question 3 – What types of conflict prevention mechanisms are utilized by women in rural Liberia?

Women and people with disabilities (PwD) actively participate in local elections and occupy public leadership positions:

4. Core Question 1 – To what extent do women and people with disabilities (PwD) actively participate and are included in local leadership and decision-making?
5. Core Question 2 – What is the level of trust between women local leaders and their constituents when it comes to local elections and decision-making?
6. Core Question 3 – What is the level of trust between persons with disabilities and local leaders in decision-making?
7. Core Question 4 – What types of knowledge do women and PwD have when it comes to governance and democratic representation?
8. Core Question 5 – How knowledgeable are women and PwD about their civic rights and responsibilities?

Youth and Youth with disabilities active in political process:

9. Core Question 1 – How are young people involved in political and local governance processes?
10. Core Question 2 – What electoral mechanisms are put in place (in the rural and urban setting of Liberia) to ensure youth and youth with disabilities active participation in local leadership and decision-making?
11. Core Question 3 – How are youth and youth with disabilities accessing information on civic education and voter registration?
12. Core Question 4– To what extent are youth actively engaged in the formal and informal political process within their communities?

Youth who feel that their interests are fairly represented by elected and appointed officials:

13. Core Question 1 – What is the level of trust between community members and leadership? Are there differences in interaction between appointed leadership and elected leadership?
14. Core Question 2 – What are the mechanisms used to engage elected and appointed officials of Government?
15. Core Question 3 – What activities or processes create the greatest opportunities for communities to engage with community, district, or county-level decision-making processes?

1. Evaluation Methodology

The consultant will design, in consultation with CRS, a detailed methodology and approach for the evaluation, similar to the one used during the baseline to ensure comparison of results. The proposed methodology must adhere to the Irish Aid Evaluation Policy and CRS MEAL Policies and Procedures; and must utilize a mixed-method approach, combining qualitative and quantitative approaches to conduct.

1. household-level survey and 2 FGDs in each county with representatives of women groups, youth groups, Persons with disabilities (PwD), and local leaders. The FGDswill capture participants’ perspectives, validate quantitative findings, identify unintended outcomes, and bring about a broader perspective of the project’s results. The consultant will also conduct KIIs with relevant stakeholders, including local authorities (Town Chiefs and District Commissioners/Superintendents), youth leaders, women leaders, representatives of civil society organizations, people living with disability, representatives of relevant GoL line ministries, CRS and partner staff. The proposed evaluation methodology must consider ethical considerations, including privacy, confidentiality, and informed consent.

• Evaluation timeline

The RYWARD Endline evaluation is to be conducted for five (5) weeks from March 19, 2025, – April 20, 2025, encompassing the 25 targeted communities. The study will follow a well-defined timeline:

• March 19^th – 21^st: Inception Meeting – This period will involve a discussion on the study methodology, review of study tools, documents required from CRS to support the research team, etc.
• March 24^th – March 26: Enumerator Training & Field Testing – Selected enumerators will undergo comprehensive training followed by practical field testing to ensure competency.
• March 27^th: Field Deployment – Enumerators will travel to the designated field locations in Margibi, Grand Cape Mount, Bomi, Gbarpolu, and Grand Bassa.
• March 27^th – April 9^th: Data Collection Phase – Intensive data collection will be undertaken within the targeted communities.
• April 12^th – 15^th: Data Processing & Reporting – Collected data will undergo thorough cleaning, analysis, and validation, and be used to compile a comprehensive report.

• Reporting

The consultant will be required to produce and submit the following deliverables within the agreed timelines:

1. An Inception Report outlining the evaluation methodology, work plan, data collection tools, and sampling strategy. The report should be submitted within 2 days of the evaluation’s commencement and will be reviewed and approved by CRS before fieldwork begins.

2. A Draft Evaluation Report presenting the evaluation findings, analysis, and preliminary recommendations. The report should be submitted within 5 days of completing data collection. The project team will provide feedback within 3 days of receiving the draft report.

3. A Final Evaluation Report incorporating feedback from the project team and stakeholders should be submitted within 3 days of receiving feedback on the draft report.

The report should be written in English in clear, concise, and well-structured, with a maximum length of 30 pages (excluding annexes). The final report will be produced and submitted in Microsoft Word and PDF in the format below:

• Table of contents
• Executive summary:
  • description of the program, objectives, and expected results;
  • recommendations for the design/implementation of future programs;
  • key findings 1. Relevance, coherence, Effectiveness, efficiency, impact, sustainability)
• Background to Evaluation:
  • Description of the project’s Theory of Change, Strategies, and key activities.
• Evaluation Design and Conduct
  • Purpose and scope
  • evaluation approach, and methods
• Evaluation Findings
  • Relevance
  • Coherence
  • Efficiency
  • Effectiveness
  • Impact
  • Sustainability
• Reflection on Findings
  • Key lessons and good practices
• Recommendations
• Appendices
  • Data collection tools (e.g., survey questionnaires, interview guides).
  • List of stakeholders consulted.
  • Raw and cleaned datasets (if applicable).
  • Any other relevant documents.
  • Notes and References

Presentation of Findings of the key findings and recommendations to the project team, donors, and other stakeholders. The presentation should be delivered within 3 days of submitting the final report.

Ownership and Dissemination:

All data, tools, and reports produced during the evaluation will be the property of CRS.

The evaluator(s) may not share or publish the findings without prior written consent from CRS.

1. Audience and Key Stakeholders:

1. Evaluation timeline and deliverables:

Evaluation Timelines:

1. Consultancy Deliverables

1. Evaluation Team

The evaluation will be conducted by a team of qualified and experienced evaluators, either as individuals or as part of a consultancy firm. The team should possess the following qualifications and expertise:

Individual Consultant

The consultant must be a senior evaluator with a postgraduate qualification in a relevant field (ex. Peace Conflict Studies, Social Sciences, Development Studies, etc.) with at least 5 years of experience in conducting evaluations of development projects, particularly in peacebuilding and must have strong expertise in qualitative and quantitative research methods, including data analysis and reporting with proven experience in leading evaluations for international NGOs or donors. The consultant must have

• demonstrated research and analytical report writing skills with sound experience in participatory review and evaluation methodologies.
• experience in multi-sector and partnership approaches to peacebuilding, social cohesion, and youth empowerment programming.
• ability to conduct interviews and discussions in English and local language desirable.
• ability to analyze and synthesize data from different sources relating to the scope of the evaluation.
• ability to clean, analyze, and synthesize data using survey data management packages such as CommCare, CSPro, and Excel as well as SPSS, STATA, SAS, NVivo, or other appropriate software to analyze and report large datasets.
• good eye for detail, adherence to logic, and capacity for inductive reasoning
• strong presentation, facilitating, communication, and team working skills.
• strong computer skills and knowledge of ICT4D.
• good interpersonal skills, including the ability to conduct discussions with a diversity of people ranging from senior management to project participants.
• willingness and ability to travel to the different RYWARD Project communities in the country.

For Consultancy Firm

• At least two lead researchers with a master’s degree in social sciences, Economics, or at least ten years of relevant experience including serving as lead researcher on Youth peacebuilding and conflict prevention
• Knowledge and experience in using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software for data analysis.
• Ability to use data collection tools such as CommCare for data collection and analysis and Power BI for data visualization.
• Ability to deliver expected outputs on time.
• Registered firm with at least five years of operation in Liberia
• Possess experience in implementing at least three similar research projects for other INGOs in Liberia. References must be provided.
• Possess valid business registration and tax clearance.

1. Reporting Lines

The consultant will work directly with the Project Officer, the Peacebuilding Program Manager, and the CRS MEAL team. The team will provide regular progress updates to CRS, including weekly check-ins during fieldwork and data analysis.

• Terms of Payment

Payment will be made to the consultant as below:

The selection will involve very competitive and transparent processes:

• Firstly, a general advertisement would be made, where various individuals and organizations can submit their technical (including detailed evaluation design) and financial proposals for review.
• The proposal should include a tentative work schedule which should clearly outline the time needed for the different tasks mentioned in the technical proposal requirements.

The deadline for submission of both technical and financial proposals is the 3rd of March 2025.

CRS will evaluate the proposals and award the assignment based on technical and financial feasibility. Subsequently, short-listed institutions will be invited for an interview and/or presentation. The Catholic Relief Services reserves the exclusive right to select the candidate it considers suitable for the assignment.

Annex 1: Main Indicators to be tracked during the Endline survey.

[1] https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/MIS12/MIS12.pdf

[2] Liberia General Elections 2017: Compendium of Election Observer Recommendations.

[3] Liberia Peacebuilding Office, December 2020, Fact-Finding Mission to Gbarpolu, Election Situation Room.