Consultancy service for Design and Implementation of a Training Program on All Disaster Phases and Integrating into University Curricula

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia Flood Management Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

ETHIOPIAN DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT COMMISSION (EDRMC)

Project No. P176327

Grant No.: E124-ET

Assignment Title: Consultancy service for Design and Implementation of a Training Program on All Disaster Phases and Integrating into University Curricula

 Reference No.: ET-EDRMC-458665-CS-QCBS

The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Flood Management Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds Consultancy Service to Develop a Comprehensive Community-Based Flood Preparedness and Response Guide.

General Objective

The major objective of this assignment is to Design and Implement a Training Program on All Disaster Phases and Integrating into University Curricula.

Specific Objectives:

• To develop and deliver a series of training sessions and related activities on the phases of DRM, including preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation, to key DRM personnel and various stakeholders including government officials, community leaders, and NGO representatives.
• To enhance the capacity of key DRM personnel to effectively perform pre-disaster, early warning, emergency response, and recovery functions, while simultaneously increasing awareness among various stakeholders.
• To conduct a thorough assessment of the university’s existing DRM capabilities, identifying gaps and areas for improvement.
• To integrate DRM courses in to University Curricula.
• To strengthen the capacity of faculty members (University) to effectively teach DRM-related courses.

Scope/Main Tasks of Service

The consultant(s) will be responsible to perform the following tasks:

• Training Needs Assessment;
• Training Curricula Development for EDRMC;
• Integrating DRM into University Curricula;
• Training Delivery;
• Trainer Capacity Building;
• Post-Training Support; and
• Reporting:

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained through e-mail when you request at the address given below.

The Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission now invites eligible consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information, including firm profile and brochures, demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services.

The short-listing criteria are:    

1. Core Business (Areas of Expertise)
2. Years in Business
3. Experience in Similar Assignments
4. Technical and Managerial Capability

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the short-listing stage and, accordingly, CVs should not be submitted.

The attention of interested consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs,3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (July 2016 , revised November 2017, July 2018, November 2020 and September 2023) (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultancy firms may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a Joint Venture and/or a Sub-Consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the selection based on Quality Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours: - 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM from Monday to Thursday and office hours on Fridays are 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by e-mail) by not later than February 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM.

Attn: Ato Haile Assefa (Senior Project Procurement Expert) and Ato Yared Amde (Project Coordinator)

Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission (EDRMC);

Email: haile.assefa2023@gmail.com

Email: amde.yares@gmail.com

Physical address: Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission (EDRMC) Office located at Nifas silk Lafto sub city, on the road Gotera to Saris next to Nifas Silk Polytechnic Collage, 1st Floor, Room No.52, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia