Formed in February 2020, the African CSO Biodiversity Alliance (ACBA) provides a platform for African Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to speak with one voice on issues of sustainable use of nature that contribute to conservation and equitable benefits from nature. The Alliance, whose members are African CSOs, facilitates sharing of lessons, creates opportunities for collaboration, and influences national, regional, continental and global biodiversity policy processes and practices.

ACBA would like to increase the overall effectiveness of non-state actors in the sustainable use, management and threats to biodiversity. Policy influencing is central to ACBA’s work. In addressing these issues, ACBA works through partnerships of like-minded organizations and networks.

ACBA invites the service providers to detail a methodological approach for the work. The consultant must describe how it will address the objectives of the Terms of Reference providing a detailed description of the work to be performed, reporting conditions and quality assurance mechanisms that will be put in place.

The methodology will demonstrate that the proposed approach will be appropriate to ACBA’s pan-African network context. We encourage both ‘data’ from wider surveys as well as virtual and in-person interviews.

Experience of the Consulting Team:

• Robust knowledge of networks in environment and development and/or environmental NGOs, Youth movements and IPLCs groups
• Strong preference toward regionally based consultants
• In-depth knowledge of organizational development for not-for-profit organizations in the context of the reality of African countries
• Capability to see the big picture, understand the regional political, socio-economic, and cultural contexts throughout the African continent
• Ability to facilitate sensitive discussions and political topics with neutrality
• Be non-judgmental and create learning opportunities for network members

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Submission of Proposals

The proposal shall include financial and technical proposals. Specifically, it should cover:

• Complete organizational profile: leadership and governance, profile of the consultants and technical capacity of the team members to be involved in the assignment, and financial data
• Complete organizational portfolio of previous work highlighting the relevant pan–African track record on capacity building/ organizational development work done in the past five years
• Introduction: A brief overview of the assignment as understood by the applicant and proposed methodological approach,
• Detailed budget
• Any other information, which the organization feels will assist the review team in evaluating the proposal.
• Interested organizations should submit the proposal to procurement@awf.org with a copy to Jane Otieno at: JOtieno@awf.org on or before March 10, 2023 5pm EAT