Deadline: 29-Jul-22
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) invites you to submit a Proposal to this Request for proposals of “Support to Mapping and Assessment of Community Forests in Kyaukphyu District, Rakhine State”.
Scope of Work
Working under the guidance and day to day supervision of the Activity Manager, UN-REDD Mangroves TA and under the overall guidance of the Program Specialist/Team Lead, ENCORE Project Unit, and the service provider will undertake the following activities in close collaboration with CDE and UNDP Rakhine Triple Nexus project:
- In consultation with, and with the agreement of the local communities, identify certified Community Forests (CF) in Kyaukphyu District for assessment and mapping. The site selection should take into security consideration as a priority criterion for the selection of CFs.
- Facilitate access to the CF locations and communication with communities.
- Inform communities including CF Users Group, CF Steering Committee, and respective village heads about the objectives of the assessment and mapping exercise.
- Seek consent from communities for participatory assessment and mapping of CFs.
- Arrange logistics for the assessment and mapping exercise (including travel, accommodation).
- Conduct the CF assessment in Kyaukphyu District using the methodology and tools developed by CDE and UNDP.
- Organize community consultations and carry out social surveys including focus group discussions.
- Compile, clean, and enter data into Microsoft Office excel sheet for analysis (separate sheet for English and Myanmar languages).
Eligibility Criteria
- The contracted organization shall meet the following criteria:
- The organization must be based in or has an office in Rakhine state.
- Demonstrated experience in conducting social forestry surveys and assessments
- Demonstrated experience in handling, analyzing social forestry data and reporting assessments
- Demonstrated experience working with local communities, including local ethnic communities, particularly in supporting CF development and mangroves restoration in Rakhine state
- Relationships with communities in Rakhine region
- Fluency in English and Myanmar languages is required; knowledge of Rakhine ethnic language is an asset.
- Team Composition
- The contracted organization’s team should include a minimum of the following key professionals: Team
- Leader and surveyor. A survey assistant/data entry personnel may be hired depending on the w orkload.
- Team Leader
- The Team Leader will be responsible for the day-to-day supervision of the activities, community facilitation:
- At least Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences, Forestry, Ecology, Biology, Social
- Science, or equivalent qualification
- At least 3 years working experience in the establishment of community forest and community forestry enterprise in Myanmar
- Working experience in CF assessment or social surveys
- Strong relationships with CSOs, CBOs and local communities in Rakhine state
- Excellent Myanmar and good English language skills
- The Team Leader will be responsible for the day-to-day supervision of the activities, community facilitation:
- Surveyor/Survey Assistant
- The Surveyor/Survey Assistant will be responsible for the conducting surveys and assessments as well as providing logistics assistance to CDE mapping team.
- Bachelor’s degree in Forestry, Social Sciences, or equivalent qualification
- Experience working with local communities and CSOs, CBOs in Rakhine state
- At least 1 year of experience in CF/CFE establishment in Myanmar.
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