Deadline: 11-Apr-23
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is issuing this request for proposals to engage services of a Service Provider to identify relevant organizations and actors in India that can contribute, as members, to the mission of DGA and to DGA’s effective functioning.
The Demand Generation Alliance is a recently established initiative (2020), which aims to address food culture as driver for large scale consumption changes. The DGA’s strategic framework sets out how to address food culture, while its core operating model sets out how the alliance will operate. The DGA seeks to establish local country alliances in Kenya, Indonesia, and India.
The DGA functions at the global and country level. At the global level it is led by 5 member organisations: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), EAT, Global Business School Network (GBSN), World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Consumer Goods Forum (CGF). In setting up the country level alliance we will deploy all three pillars of the DGA’s operating model, build knowledge, strengthen collaboration, and enable action.
Objectives
Overall purpose of this analysis is to identify relevant organizations, initiatives, alliances, and actors (here after stakeholders) in India that can contribute, as members, to the mission of DGA and to DGA’s effective functioning. In 2 years, the alliance will create a smaller coalition from its members, to lead the development of strategic projects or interventions.
Specifically, this stakeholder analysis will identify
- Which stakeholders need to be included in the initial phases of the planning and development of the local DGA alliance.
- How will those stakeholders contribute to the functioning of the DGA and its mission, based on strengths and functional types.
- Which stakeholders will seek (or should be invited to seek) membership in the medium term.
- What the interests and capabilities of the stakeholders and how will these stakeholders contribute to a diverse, capable alliance.
Scope of Work
The successful applicant shall present a stakeholder analysis that consists of 3 key steps:
- Step 1: Identify stakeholders using a specific method for sourcing these stakeholders; define scope and boundaries for the analysis, including clear issue definition, stakeholder characteristics; recruit /find these stakeholders and conduct interviews, workshops, or group discussions, as relevant.
- Step 2: Differentiate between and categorize stakeholders using well established analytical methods, as well as referencing the DGA strategic framework and operating model.
- Step 3: Investigate relationships between stakeholders by proposing an analytical method; using data gathered in step 1 and 2, define the nature of relationships among stakeholders (e.g., cooperative vs. competitive); map stakeholder strength and functional type, using the ecosystem of influence framework (i.e., rebels, reformers/researchers, organizers, campaigners, helpers/implementers. See Annex for reference); identify each stakeholder’s knowledge and capability to assist in defining eligibility criteria for membership in the alliance.
Deliverables
- Conduct inception meetings and document reviews with DGA leadership group.
- Complete an inception report that answers the 4 objectives, by proposing a process for the 3 steps above, including specific methods and analyses based on literature and evidence.
- Attend bi-weekly, 45-min meetings with project team.
- Develop all protocols (recruitment, study design, analysis plan) and data collection tools.
- Submit for IRB approval (max 6 week waiting period for approval).
- Collect data.
- Completed data analysis, including workshops with GAIN staff and relevant key informants.
- Submit a draft report.
- Revise draft report based on feedback.
- Final report.
For more information, visit GAIN.