1 CALL FOR BASELINE STUDY CONSULTANCY

An International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) is seeking for the services of qualified consultants to conduct a baseline study for determining the current peace/conflict and livelihood situation in areas targeted by one of its projects on; ͚Strengthening the capacity of youth, women and churches to promote peaceful coexistence and contribute meaningfully to development of Zimbabwe. Below are the full terms of reference. TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR BASELINE STUDY 1. Background Despite government effort in enacting a National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Act (NPRC) in 2017 and peace efforts from a wide range of institutions, the peace situation in Zimbabwe remains fragile.

Violence within society, political establishments and lack of participation of women and youth in governance is still prevalent in Zimbabwe. As part of bridging this gap, the INGO is implementing a project on; ͚Strengthening the capacity of youth, women and churches to promote peaceful coexistence and contribute meaningfully to development of Zimbabwe͛. The project which is being implemented in Binga, Marondera and Caledonia aims atpromoting peaceful co-existence through empowering women, youth, CSOs, FBOs and the church to drive the process of inculcating a culture of peace and dialogue in the targeted communities. The project seeks to achieve its goal through the following three objectives;

1. Increased adoption of positive livelihoods options and social cohesion among people from diverse political and ethnic backgrounds in targeted areas.

2. Churches, faith based, and civil society organizations have increased capacity to mitigate and address conflict and are more coordinated to advocate for peace at community and regional levels.

3. Women, youth and CSOs in the selected areas are positively engaged in development issues with their local leaders at community and regional levels. The baseline assignment is expected to be completed within 21 days.

2. Purpose The overall objective of the baseline study is to provide benchmark information to measure project performance and serve as the basis for assessing the conflict and livelihoods situation in the project areas. The baseline findings will also inform review of results framework, redesign/validate indicators and setting of targets around the three project objectives for performance evaluation. 3. Scope of work The consultant is expected to carry out the following tasks;

1. Carry out mapping of existing peace/conflict infrastructure, forum and platforms in targeted areas. This should focus on what is in place; level of accessibility and functionality of such infrastructure.

2 2. Conduct a mapping of key institutions/actors involved in peace-building/conflict work in the targeted areas as well as assessing the advocacy capacity levels of these institutions.

3. Assess the level of women and youth participation in civic issues, focusing on women and youth representation in local decision-making structures as well as factors/barriers constraining their effective participation.

4. Carry out a conflict hotspot analysis of the areas covering incidence, levels and types of conflict, underlying causes, key actors that either encourage or discourage conflict, impact of such conflict on women and youth as well as current conflict coping mechanisms in the project areas including both positive and negative conflict coping mechanisms. 5. Conduct a rapid livelihoods options mapping exercise covering both positive and negative livelihoods coping strategies and how these are related to peace.

4. Expected Deliverables Successful performance of this baseline assignment will be based on timely submission to the INGO of the following deliverables:

1. Inception report clearly stipulating the consultant͛s understanding of the TORs, workplan, detailed methodology and proposed data collection and analysis tools and methods, sampling strategy and ethical considerations based on the consultant͛s interpretation of the terms of reference.

2. Draft baseline report presented to the INGO for comments and suggestions.

3. A comprehensive final report to the NGO and a debriefing meeting on baseline findings

5. Methodology Although the INGO is not prescriptive on methodology, the consultant will be expected to employ mixed method and participatory approaches for data collection.

6. Competencies Required

The assignment suits consultants with the following;

Academic qualifications in the fields of Social Sciences, Statistics, Research Methodology, Development Studies or any other related fields.

At least five (5) years͛ experience in conducting baseline surveys for livelihoods, conflict and peace-building programming

A track record in conducting qualitative and quantitative research and data analysis using statistical analysis software.

Previous experience applying participatory research methods

Demonstrated understanding of ethical issues in research involving people

7. Submission of Proposals Qualified and interested consultants are requested to submit proposals, comprising technical and financial (budget) components, a clear methodology, proposed baseline survey tools, work plan and CVs [email protected] by 26 November 2018.