Lowongan Consultant

Consultant - Study on Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation in Central Sulawesi
Yayasan CARE Peduli-PALU Field Office, Jl. Zebra II No. 24 Kel. Birobuli Utara, Kec. Palu Selatan, PALU, Central Sulawesi, PALU, Indonesia
Company Description
Yayasan CARE Peduli (YCP)

CARE, like many other INGOs, has been putting in practice its institutional commitment to diversification within the confederation and to the localization of aid and strengthening partnerships with national entities.  In line with this, in July 2018 the Yayasan CARE Peduli (YCP) was established as the national CARE entity that will continue CARE’s presence and operations in Indonesia. CARE believes that this important step in the evolution of CARE’s presence in Indonesia will further enhance its more strategic role in both the development and the humanitarian fields.

As a national entity not only will YCP continue CARE’s activities, programs and presence, but that as a result YCP could also contribute more significantly in addressing and representing national development priorities both in Indonesia and globally as well.

As part of this organizational evolution, Yayasan CARE Peduli is seeking for committed, resourceful individuals who are passionate about poverty reduction, gender equality and social justice to spearhead YCP’s operations and advocacy on those priority issues.

BACKGROUND

A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake occurred on 28 September 2018, 17:02 in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The earthquake epicenters were located at 0.18 South and 119.85 East, 26 km North to the Donggala Regency, at a depth of 10 km (BMKG). Shortly after the earthquake, a tsunami reaching up to 6-meters high struck areas of Palu, Sigi, and Donggala. Certain points across the areas were also hit by liquefaction, a phenomenon when water-saturated soil, shaken by an earthquake, acts like a liquid, causing the ground to temporarily lose its ability to bear structures.

Yayasan CARE Peduli (YCP) and its partners have been on the ground responding to this emergency since the beginning of October 2018, carrying out projects in water and sanitation, shelter rehabilitation and aid distributions. Moving to the recovery phase, YCP is working to help restore economic livelihoods of those most affected by the disaster and aims to improve the variety and quality of livelihood options available in particular to women and marginalized groups by promoting community enterprise facilities. It is therefore essential that an inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation (DRRM) study is conducted in order to support targeted communities to incorporate preparedness, prevention and mitigation techniques against future hazards into their livelihoods’ activities.

YCP is seeking a consulting firm or entity to conduct a study on Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation (DRRM) in Central Sulawesi, and specifically in the affected communities in Sigi and Donggala districts and Palu City. The key objectives of the study are to map the hazards, risks, vulnerabilities and capacities for the prevention, preparedness and mitigation of disasters and to analyse and propose suitable community-based approaches to inclusive DRR with gender mainstreaming.

The proposed assessment will focus on analysis of the current DRRM approaches in Sigi, Donggala Districts and Palu City. It will also involve a review and analysis of policies that link to disaster risk reduction, including spatial planning, watershed management, environmental conservation and relevant government policies and local customs. The overall goal of the study is to inform a DRR-centred approach to the economic livelihoods recovery and resilience programming that will be implemented by YCP and partners.

Target Group

The target audience of the study are the local communities, government departments and stakeholders in Sigi and Donggala districts and Palu city. A more refined geographical area will be decided at the inception meeting based on secondary data and experience of the consulting firm.

The findings will be used to encourage communities and stakeholders to undertake activities which contribute to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) as well as climate change adaptation and mitigation, such as strengthening of terrestrial and coastal ecosystems/community enterprise, food and nutrition security.

Research Objectives

The assessment will involve conducting a field survey and interviews with stakeholders, local government and community. There are a number of key considerations to include in this analysis. The first is the diversity of the implementation area. Therefore, the analysis must be disaggregated:

1.    To reduce risks and strengthen the resilience and mitigation strategies of communities

2.    To develop adaptation and disaster reduction and mitigation strategies

3.    To identify related risks and adjust existing livelihood activities

4.    To identify the perspectives of the community and local government on DRR

Job Description
Scope of Work:

1.    Hazard, Vulnerability and Capacity (HVC) Mapping

a.    Map local hazards, vulnerabilities and capacities in the targeted area

b.    Provide Spatial Analysis on current HVC and DRR approaches, mechanisms and regulations in targeted areas along with land-use

c.    Analyse possible potential barriers and risks that communities and local governments may face and suggest possible mitigation measures

d.    Understand the coping mechanisms of the target communities and recommend alternative and innovative approaches and models on DRR and Mitigation

2.    Gender Mapping

While rapid urbanization and ongoing reforms have led to significant advances in gender equality and women’s empowerment, Indonesia continues to rank relatively poorly on the Gender Inequality Index (103 out of 152 countries).  According to gender analyses carried out by CARE Indonesia, key challenges hindering efforts to advance gender equality and the status of women include: discriminatory attitudes and gender roles that limit women’s ability to exercise their economic and labor rights, harmful traditional practices, the exploitation of women migrants, and Gender-Based Violence (GBV), with some provinces reporting the highest rates of domestic violence in the Asia-Pacific region.

Disasters may also worsen women’s vulnerability to poverty and the pre-existing inequalities they face, particularly in relation to livelihood opportunities, land ownership and inheritance, access to credit, wages and workplace benefits and violence. Under this study the consultant will:

a.    Report on the general characteristics of the relationships among men, women, girls, and boys along with roles and responsibilities of each of these gender groups in the targeted area related to the HVC mapping

b.    Analyse how the proposed disaster assistance or DRR activities may affect or be affected by the different roles and statuses of women, men, boys, and girls within the community, political sphere, workplace, and household; and

c.    Analyse how the anticipated results of the activities may affect women, men, boys, and girls differently and could help to reduce existing inequalities and avoid creating new inequalities.

d.    Provide recommendations for next steps to address gaps in gender equality and DRR over the longer term

Research Methodology and Deliverables

The proposed methodology for the study will include the following key activities:

*  Literature Review

The consultant will review the existing disaster risk reduction and mitigation approaches in the target area in Sigi and Donggala districts and Palu City, DRR and Community Based of Disaster Management policies and/or laws and mechanisms, any documents on DRR and Disaster Management in the target area and any other relevant literature, including district spatial plans where possible.

*  HVC (Hazard, Vulnerability and Capacity) and Mitigation Mapping

The consultant will map Hazard, Vulnerable and Capacity in those targeted area through engagement with community members and key stakeholders.

*  Gender Mapping

The consultant will map the relationships among men, women, girls, and boys along with roles and responsibilities of each of these gender groups in the targeted areas, in relation to HVC mapping and how various groups are impacted and can engage in DRR activities.

*  Interviews with key informants (local government, stakeholders, community)

The consultant will interview the key informants including:

-      Local disaster management agencies: BPBD Sigi and Donggala Districts, BPBD Palu City, BPBD Central Sulawesi

-      Local government offices related with disaster management and business enterprise: Social Department, Women Empowerment and Child Protection Department, Dinas Deperindag, Dinas Koperasi in Sigi and Donggala Districts, Palu City and Central Sulawesi province

-      Customs leaders and stakeholders in Sigi and Donggala Districts, Palu City and Central Sulawesi province

-      Relevant actors in the disaster risk reduction and mitigation in the targeted area, including NGOs, CSOs, university or research groups

*  Focus Group Discussions

The consultant should conduct at least one FGD in each of the targeted areas and the participation of women should be prioritized where possible. In villages, separate FGDs may be conducted with women and men and the participants should be of similar age. The group for FGD should consist of 7 to 10 participants.

*  Participatory observation

The consultant should also document their observations on the dynamics during meetings with stakeholders and report on their analysis of key strengths, opportunities, weaknesses and threats related to DRRM

*  Spatial mapping and analysis

Key Deliverables will include:

Inception document containing work plan to be discussed and revised at the kick-off meeting
Draft report containing:
          o  Hazard, Vulnerability and Capacity analysis

          o  Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation analysis

Power point presentation summarizing report findings and key recommendations at time of draft report.
Final report containing components highlighted above as well as:
          o  Executive Summary

          o  Details of the Assignment methodology and analysis

        o  Conclusions and Recommendations

        o  Lessons learned

        o  Other emerging policy and research initiatives

        o  Annexes and full data sets including data in the form of .xls or .csv and images

Time Schedule

On the basis of the proposed time schedule outlined in these Terms of Reference, the consulting entity shall prepare a brief work plan that sets out an approach for conducting research activities. The period for the study/assessment should not exceed 8 weeks starting with day of signing the agreement (approximately from mid-November 2019 to mid-January 2020).

Budget and Resources Required

The total fees will be liable to government tax (es). Payments will be made as follows: 40% upon submission of the inception report, 40 % on submission of the draft report and 20% on submission of the final report.

Qualifications
Composition of the Analysis Team

The assessment will be conducted by a multi-disciplinary team led by a Senior Consultant/Team Leader, with overall responsibility over the design and implementation of the fieldwork. The team should be formed from a single entity or firm with preference of being based in Central, North or South Sulawesi. 

Proposed Team Qualifications and Responsibilities

1. Team Leader/Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation Expert:

Required qualifications: National Consultant with expertise in Disaster Management or Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation and experience conducting similar studies in Indonesia especially in Central Sulawesi. At least 5-10 years’ experience.

Good degree of technical knowledge of disaster risk reduction, ability to quickly analyse and understand the country context, build partnerships, develop innovative solutions and mobilize regional and global knowledge to meet the specific country needs;
Knowledge of the country and related DRR profile/context, including the political, economic and social dimensions will be considered as an advantage.
Strong client orientation with commitments to results on the ground;
Responsibilities: The Team leader will have overall responsibility to design the study, provide oversight to the project team and complete the final deliverables of the contract.

2. Senior Officer:

Required qualifications: National consultant with similar expertise as Team Leader (at least 5 to 7 years’ experience). Between Team Leader and Senior Officer, the following additional experience would be preferred:

Experience working related to community engagement on DRR and Mitigation
Has professional experience in the technical area of DRR, including Community-based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM), preferably working experience in international NGO
Responsibilities: The Senior Officer will support the Team Leader in all responsibilities and will be specifically responsible for managing and providing oversight to the fieldwork and data analysis. The Senior Officer will be the direct point of contact in Central Sulawesi for day-to-day coordination with YCP Palu and partner staff to manage logistics as well as provide regular updates on project progress.

3. Research staff/enumerators/translators/data analysts (as needed):

Required qualifications: A local team of researchers/enumerators/data analysts/GIS Specialist may be proposed as needed by the consulting firm. Background should be commensurate with the work requirements.

Additional information
Submission of Proposals

In order to achieve the objectives of the assignment, the consulting entity will be expected to take complete responsibility for all the activities identified in the TOR. The Technical Proposal should include a complete description and explanation of the proposed methodology for the Assignment (work plan), time-line, staffing, names and qualifications of allocated personnel and any other resources made available to execute the assignment and achieve the objective.

The Financial Proposal should stipulate the unit costs and fees for the assignment.
The Technical and Financial Proposals shall be evaluated by a technical committee at YCP.
Prospective consulting entities must provide the following documents to ycp_recruitment@careind.or.id

i)    Technical Proposal including:

Cover letter with statement of capabilities and availability
Proposed methodology and work plan
Full CVs of each primary team member including lists of any publications
Accessible links to or e-copies of two recent authored reports or publications in a directly relevant field of work
Two references from organizations with whom similar work has been conducted
ii)    Financial Proposal including:

Proposed all-inclusive daily fee and any other associated costs