Deadline: 31-Aug-21
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched its grant program for Enhancing Women Participation in the Solid Waste Management Sector in Jordan.
The “Enhancing Women Participation in the Solid Waste Management Sector in Jordan” project seeks to address the barriers currently hindering socio-economic gender equalities as well as empowering women in engaging in decision-making at the household level as well as the local governance policy level.
The project targets women in four municipalities in Irbid Governorate: three municipalities of Northern Shouneh district (Moa’th Bin Jabal, TabqetFahel&Sharhabeel Bin Hassnah) and Dair Abi Said municipality of Kourah district.
Objectives
- The “Enhancing Women Participation in the Solid Waste Management Sector in Jordan” Project aims at improving the quality of life and livelihoods for women in the north of Jordan.
- The UNDP Jordan develops this TORs to identify a Responsible Partner (RP) who will support the project implementation in connection to the implementation and management of a Grant Programme that aims at providing financial support to 10 green business group projects implemented by 10 women-led CBOs (1 group project per CBO), in order to provide employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for women in the solid waste management sector and the circular economy.
- Each green business group project will receive up to 68,000 USD, depending on the technical and financial proposal submitted by each CBOs.
Note: This assignment shall be implemented under the direct supervision and mentorship of UNDP Project Management Unit, National Project Focal Point at the Ministry of Water & Irrigation, and in close coordination and consultation with the concerned stakeholders, particularly in the Mafraq and Jerash municipalities.
Implementation Methodology
- The overall objective of this assignment is subject to coordination with the WEE project manager and team, the CSO/NGO, specific deliverables will include, but won’t be limited to, the following:
- Preparatory phase & development of tools and methodologies phase:
- Proposed Action Plan for the implementation of grant management.
- Systems, tools and methodologies are developed to manage the Grant Program.
- Technical and financial proposals submitted, by the CBOs assessed and managed by the RP.
- Signing grant agreements with UNDP pre-selected CBOs phase:
- Grant agreements are signed with the 10 pre-selected women-led CBOs.
- On-granting mechanism implementation phase:
- Providing technical and operational administration of the green business grants programme.
- The grants will be disbursed on three tranches one in 2021 and 2 tranches in 2022. Upon approval and coordination with the UNDP team, three tranches for each of the 10 green business projects will take place and upon a set schedule.
- M&E and reporting phase:
- Monitoring CBOs financial management of the green business group project, in accordance with the submitted financial and technical proposals by CBOs.
- Support of the grant funds returning procedure in case a grantee violates or does not fully comply with scope and the terms of the grant agreement.
- Preparatory phase & development of tools and methodologies phase:
Funding Information
Proposals amounts should not exceed 700,000 USD.Each green business group project will receive up to 68,000 USD, depending on the technical and financial proposal submitted by each CBOs.
The amount requested in the proposal should be commensurate with the organization’s administrative, Personneland financial management capabilities, that doesn’t exceed %9 of the overall budget. In principle, project duration will not exceed16months.
Evaluation Criteria
Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Sound technical proposal that includes innovative and replicable inclusion mechanisms to maximize the value transfer to the beneficiaries.
- High impact interventions directly targeting and responding to the needs established in the ToR.
- Size of budget requested commensurate with the organization’s proven administrative and financial management capacity.
- Participatory monitoring and evaluation that will contribute to building a sense of ownership among the beneficiaries to promote the sustainability of the interventions.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=82182