The German Red Cross Delegation in Central America (CRAL), based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, has been providing assistance in the areas of anticipatory action, disaster risk management, climate change adaptation, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), and migration since 2019. Its work focuses on strengthening capacities, building strategic alliances, and scaling up its actions at the level of rural communities, national authorities, and National Red Cross Societies.
The CRAL Delegation works in countries that have historically been exposed and vulnerable to multiple threats, with a high frequency of disasters in the context of climate change. Due to the high climate risks, the ReAdapta Project was created . It is aimed at strengthening comprehensive risk management in Honduras and El Salvador by including national climate objectives and promoting nature-based solutions. It will be implemented between 2025 and 2027.
ReAdapta will contribute to strengthening the capacities of communities most exposed to extreme weather events through more comprehensive and coordinated disaster risk reduction (DRR) among community organizations, government institutions, and Red Cross National Societies (NS). This will contribute to the objectives of national risk management plans (NRMPs), national climate change adaptation plans (NAPs), and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
The consultancy aims to develop a training package that includes a training plan, content and teaching resources that will be aimed at technicians in charge of DRR and ACC in Honduras and El Salvador who belong to the General Directorate of Civil Protection of El Salvador, the Secretariat of State in the Offices of National Risk and Contingency Management (COPECO) of Honduras, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) of El Salvador, the Secretariat of Natural Resources and Environment (SERNA) of Honduras, and the Secretariat of Women of Honduras and El Salvador, as part of their ongoing training and to facilitate their work at the national level.
Consulting activities
- Work plan
- Training needs assessment.
- Training plan.
- Training content.
- Facilitator’s Manual.
Scope of contract
- Type of contract and modality:Â Contract for External Products and Services, Lump Sum where travel, accommodation, materials, and other associated expenses must be covered, which must be included in the economic offer.
- Contract Duration:Â Seventy-five (75) days of effective effort time during a period of four (4) months.
- Location:Â The consulting team will work in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, with transfers to El Salvador. Virtual communication may be used, and they must report to the Honduran Red Cross offices upon request.
- Responsible person:Â The consultancy will be under the supervision of the German Red Cross technical team in coordination with the Salvadoran and Honduran Red Cross.
Qualifications and experiences
Required equipment
- Two university professionals with a bachelor’s degree in pedagogy with a specialization and/or a master’s degree in higher education.
- A university graduate in environmental sciences, biology, forestry, or a related field, with extensive experience in climate change adaptation, preferably with a specialization and/or master’s degree in climate change or nature-based solutions.
- A university graduate in environmental sciences, biology, forestry, or a related field, with extensive experience in disaster risk management programs, preferably with a specialization and/or master’s degree focused on reducing climate risks.
- A professional with a university degree in social sciences with a specialization in gender and social inclusion.
Experience
- At least ten (10) years of experience working in their area of specialization, practicing their profession in public and private institutions. Experience in international cooperation and Central American governments will be valued.
- Experience in higher education and formal education, where he has led data collection and analysis processes, design and implementation of plans
- training, content development and facilitator manuals.
- Experience in nature-based solutions (NBS) and/or ecosystem rehabilitation.
- Extensive knowledge of international frameworks and national instruments related to climate change and disaster risk management.
- Experience in risk analysis, planning, and project management, as well as risk, damage, and loss knowledge management.
- Experiences on gender and social inclusion in the fields of climate change and risk management.
Assessment
The consultant or firm will be directly responsible for the development of the consultancy and the sole focal point. If the application is submitted outside of Honduras, the financial proposal must take into account that the Honduran tax regime retains 25% of sales tax.
The award of the contract will be determined by the following criteria and evaluation scores:
- Professional experience and technical capacity (max. 60%)
A1. Proven experience of at least 10 years in developing products related to this topic. (20%).
A2. Formation of technical teams with proven specialists. (15%)
A3. Technical proposal submitted. (25%)
- Economic proposal (max. 40%)
B.1 Price percentage = (cheapest offer* 40%) / offer 1, offer 2 or offer 3…
Payment Methodology
Payments will be made according to the following schedule. The order is based on the receipt and approval of the main deliverables of this consultancy.
- First payment 20% of the contract once the work plan with methodologies, activities and schedule has been approved.
- Second payment 20% of the contract once the Training Needs Assessment has been approved.
- Third payment 20% of the contract once the training plan has been approved.
- Fourth payment: 40% of the contract payment once the training content and facilitator manual have been approved.
How to apply
Send your resume, cover letter with technical and financial proposal to the email address leslie.salgado@germanredcross.de no later than July 29, 2025 .
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