PREQUALIFICATION OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES DELIVERY OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR ASSISTANCE OPERATIONS IN SOMALIA (Risk Management Unit) At International Committee of the Red Cross

BACKGROUND

The Risk Management Unit (RMU) is an internal department committed to establishing a transparent monitoring and advisory system. This is to support different tiers of management for effective and efficient implementation of interventions undertaken by the organization. Additionally, the department is focused on timely collection of refined information for relevant decision making both at program and policy level to further improve the accountability of all ICRC interventions and processes. The suggested monitoring system is based on the processes of constant learning from the interventions implemented both directly and indirectly in Somalia past, present and future.

SERVICES REQUIRED

The ICRC wishes to identify firms with monitoring and evaluation experience on humanitarian projects inside Somalia; good knowledge of Somalia context and with diverse networks with the local communities and authorities.

The ICRC invites Monitoring & Evaluation consulting companies, for the provision of monitoring services to the ICRC. Selected companies will be integrated into the ICRC pool of consulting firms(roster) and will be invited to tender whenever assignments come up.

An eligible company MUST meet all the following criteria to be considered for inclusion in the pool of consulting firms:

· Minimum 5 years’ proven experience conducting third party monitoring in Somalia;

· Should have experience monitoring activities in the following fields: Health, Economic Security (food security, early recovery), and Water and Habitat (shelter, WASH);

· Must be registered in Somalia;

· Must have very good knowledge of Somalia context and diverse networks with local communities and authorities, private and public sector, professional bodies, NGOs and academia;

· Capacity to travel and work in remote areas with volatile security;

· Experience in donor compliance, accountability, risk management, due diligence checks and/or auditing is strongly preferred.