Deadline: 29-May-22
UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund, an international development agency, invites qualified organizations to submit proposals for the Reproductive Health (RH ) &Youth Program in Syria.
The purpose of the Invitation for Proposals is to identify eligible non-governmental organizations for prospective partnership with UNFPA Syria Country Office to support achievement of results outlined in the 8th Country Programme.
Outputs
Within this framework and as set out in 8th Country Programme working with government and other partners, UNFPA will contribute to achieve the following results:
- Output 1: Increased capacity of the health system to deliver quality integrated reproductive health services, particularly for the people affected by the crisis, including host communities and displaced population, with a special focus on young people.
- Output 2: Strengthened capacity of implementing partners to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, with a special focus on vulnerable women in humanitarian settings.
- Output 3: Strengthened capacity of community leaders and young people to advocate against gender-based violence, including early and forced marriage.
Selection Criteria
UNFPA Syria office will review evidence provided by the NGO submission and evaluate applications based on the following criteria:
- Governance & Leadership
- The organization has a clearly defined mission and goals that reflect the organization’s structure and context, as well as alignment to UNFPA priority areas.
- Organization does not have a history of fraud, complaints or service delivery issues.
- The organization has proven record of applying international standards, guidelines and best practices in the areas of UNFPA mandate
- Human Resource
- Organization has sufficient staff resources and technical expertise to implement the proposed activities.
- Organization does not have conflicts of interest with UNFPA or its personnel that cannot be effectively mitigated.
- Comparative Advantage
- The organization’s mission and/or strategic plan focuses on at least one of the UNFPA’s programme areas.
- The organization has experience in the country or field and enjoys prominence in areas related to UNFPA’s mandate.
- The organization has a proven track record in implementing similar activities and is seen as credible by its stakeholders and partners.
- The organization has relevant community presence and ability to reach the target audience; especially vulnerable populations and hard-to-reach areas.
- Monitoring
- The organization has systems and tools in place to systematically collect, analyze and use programme monitoring data
- Partnerships
- The organization has established partnerships with the government and other relevant local, international and private sector entities.
- Environmental Considerations
- The organization has established policies or practices to reduce the environmental impact of its activities. If no policies exist, the organization must not have a history of its activities causing negative impact to the environment.
For more information, visit https://syria.unfpa.org/en/submission/invitation-proposals-3
