RFP - Quantitative Data Collection for Poc Initiative, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha & Rajasthan

Follow us @ngobox

RFP - Quantitative Data Collection of For the Promise of Commons (Poc) Initiative, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha & Rajasthan

About the Organization:

The World Agroforestry (ICRAF) is a non-profit global research organization that generates science-based knowledge about the diverse and important roles that trees play in agricultural landscapes and rural livelihoods. The Centre’s headquarter is in Nairobi, Kenya, and it researches in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. ICRAF is a member of the Consortium of 15 independent agricultural research centres of CGIAR.

Background & Objective:

ICRAF, the International Food and Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and the University of Colorado Boulder (UCB) are supporting the Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) to capture data from 288 communities in six operational districts across four states—Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha and Rajasthan.

The data collection tools will be developed and piloted in advance by the ICRAF/IFPRI/Bioversity/UCB/ FES team (herein Research Team [RT]). The main focus of the Consultancy is to organize, execute, and manage the quality and efficient administration of the data collection tools. The consultant/firm will not be responsible for data analysis.

Detailed Terms of Reference:

• To lead the recruitment of appropriate village institutional assessment and household survey enumeration teams for three study sites: AP/Karnataka; Odisha; and Rajasthan, in close consultation with oversight from RT. (The household survey teams will need to be gender balanced.)
• To support the review, translation, and piloting of the two primary data collection instruments, both of which will be in the Open Data Kit (ODK) format but managed using the SurvyCTO platform.
• To organize, support, and co-lead the training of enumeration teams in each of the survey’s three study sites, as well as ‘pre-test’ (enumerator practice) exercises.
• To organize, manage, and supervise both the village institutional assessment and household survey enumeration teams as they carry out their work.
• To closely review and monitor the work of the enumeration teams and only permit the uploading of completed forms once they are completed to standard
• To readily and professionally act on feedback received from the monitoring and auditing work of RT throughout the entire data collection period, while effectively resolving unanticipated operational challenges.

Qualifications and competencies:

• Proven track record of leading the administration of large-scale data collection exercises, preferably using mobile data collection technology and with experience working in rural areas of the above four states.
• Demonstrable experience with implementing internal quality-control systems to ensure data quality.
• At least 3 core team members with relevant university qualifications, preferably at themaster’s level or higher, each willing and able to lead enumeration teams in the three enumeration areas (AP/Karnataka, Odisha, and Rajasthan) throughout the duration of the assignment.
• Local language proficiency of the core team members assigned to each enumeration area highly preferred.
• Ability to mobilize the team and resources needed to initiate activities and data collection as per the given timelineAt least 3 core team members with relevant university qualifications, preferably at the master’s level or higher, each willing and able to lead enumeration teams in the three enumeration areas (AP/Karnataka, Odisha, and Rajasthan) throughout the duration of the assignment.
• Local language proficiency of the core team members assigned to each enumeration area highly preferred.
• Ability to mobilize the team and resources needed to initiate activities and data collection as per the given timeline.

All enquiries should be addressed to Supply Chain Manager on email: pocinitiative@cgiar.org

Deadline:  14 April 2021 by 17:00 HRS (IST)

For more information please check the Link