Technical assistance for development of ecotourism strategy in Monkey River-Belize At GOAL

Objective of technical assistance

Formulate an ecotourism strategy, implement it, supervise it and monitor it so that it is sustainable over time, coordinating activities with tourist entities in the area and TIDE.

Specific objectives:

1. Include in the strategy a tourism product based on the main tourist attraction of Monkey River (El mono) and other important aspects of biodiversity in the area; implement and monitor the proposed activities.
2. Train, guide and strengthen the tourism and promotional skills of the group of Monkey River women who will promote the tourism product initiative.
3. Coordinate, create alliances and promote with the different tourism entities in the area, the work carried out by the MR women’s group in relation to the tourism product and work with the MR youth group on solid waste management.
4. Responsible for managing the budget assigned for operational expenses necessary for the delivery of consulting products in question, such as: visibility material (t-shirts, flyers, banner, signs, signage) and other purchase of goods or services required for workshops, participation in promotional fairs, training and community support. The consultant must ensure good compliance with ethical purchases and compliance with the budget assigned for activities, ensuring the correct use of the country’s billing and correct settlement of the budget assigned to GOAL’s financial management.

Specialist profile Looking for:

Professional in the Tourism area (tourism operator, tour guide).

• Experience in formulating eco-tourism strategies.
• Experience working with community organizations.
• Experience in coordination with tourism agents
• Proactivity, receptiveness.
• Effective communication skills.
• Work skills under pressure.
• Appreciation of GOAL’s protection policies, aims and objectives
• Immediate availability.

Facilitation and Coordination

The Consultant must coordinate and report to project management on a monthly basis, the progress of the established schedule of activities.

Type of contract, time and method of payment

A consulting contract will be extended for five (5) months. Consulting payments will be made for delivery of products:

Product 1

Schedule of activities and projected budget for operational activities

Payment #1 percentage payment fees 20%, percentage operating expenses 30%

Product 2

Strategy to implement for tourism product development

Payment #2 percentage payment fees 30%, percentage operating expenses 30%

Product 3

Delivery of developed tourism product

Payment #3 percentage payment fees 25%, percentage operating expenses 40%

Product 4

Exit strategy to promote sustainability of the process

Payment #4 percentage payment fees 25%, percentage operating expenses 0%

To accept each product (and thus proceed with each payment), they must be presented to GOAL and it will carry out the reviews for their approval. GOAL will review them and request the respective modifications for due compliance with the activities and assignments indicated in these TOR. The consultant must deliver a budget to operationalize the strategy, these expenses will be distributed in three disbursements; The first will be carried out with the delivery of the schedule, review and approval of the total budget to be executed in the activities, the second and third disbursement will be delivered according to operational progress according to the schedule delivered by the consultant. These disbursements will be approved by Management, according to compliance with the progress of the activities; The consultant must settle each disbursement in order to request the next operating expense.

All documents created within the framework of this consultancy must be delivered in editable format: Word, Excel, and all those necessary to be used.

Safeguarding

Vulnerable children and adults must be protected to the greatest extent possible from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failures that put them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways GOAL shows this ongoing commitment to safeguarding is by including rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

Responsibility within GOAL

Along with our safeguarding policy, GOAL is an equal opportunity employer and has a set of integrity policies. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of responsibility:

• Adhere to GOAL policies and procedures regarding safeguarding, Code of Conduct, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behavior protocols.
• Report any concern about the well-being of a vulnerable child or adult, or any irregularity within our programming area.
• Report any concerns about inappropriate behavior by a GOAL staff or partner