Country: Morocco
Closing date: 04 Jun 2019
SENIOR GRANTS EXPERT
ASSISTING THE REGIONAL COUNCIL IN ADOPTING THE GRANTS MECHANISM TO ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN ISSUING PUBLIC FUNDS; AND CREATING A TEAM OF INTERNAL GRANTS EXPERTS WITHIN THE RC
June to December 2019
Background
The purpose of the Tasharoc project is to support implementation of Morocco’s Advanced Regionalisation process in the northern region of Tanger, Tétouan and Al Hoceïma (TTAH), through the provision of technical assistance and capacity building to its regional government bodies and civil society. It is structured around the following three key areas: strengthening the capacity of regional government bodies, primarily the TTAH Regional Council (RC) to better deliver on and respond to the needs of citizens; providing support to more effective service delivery, particularly on implementation and monitoring of the Plan de Développement Régional (PDR); and convening opportunities for improved dialogue and collaborative working between regional stakeholders (government institutions, civil society, media, private sector and citizens). Tasharoc is a two-year project based in Tangiers, funded by the UK Government and implemented by a consortium of DAI, NDI and Golden Resources.
Regional Council
The RC is an elected local body governed by public law and is, according to Organic Law 111-14, in charge of various development areas in the region. The RC of the TTAH region is one of the 12 regional councils in Morocco that constitute the first administrative division in the framework of advanced regionalization.
Scope of work
As part of its capacity building assistance to the RC, TASHAROC has already designed a draft proposal for a funding mechanism to enhance transparency and credibility in giving public funds to CSOs. TASHAROC seeks to hire a Senior Consultant to review the proposal with the RC and work out a final version. Then, depending on the adopted version, the consultant would train the RC staff in establishing the structure for processing grants to CSOs. Also, the consultant would be required to train RC staff, creating an internal team of grants experts who would be serving as resource to CSOs in the field.
Deliverables
This support will be monitored through the following deliverables, which the consultant will be expected to submit to a high quality, according to the format and deadline set out below.
Deliverable 1
Reviewing the Report on Grants mechanism options and discuss them with the RC
Format:Draft proposal (PDF, PPT), Meeting minutes
Deadline: 6/30/2019
LOE: 2
Deliverable 2
Consultations with the RC on finalizing the Funding Mechanism
Draft proposal (PDF, PPT), Meeting minutes
Deadline: 7/31/2019
LOE: 3
Deliverable 3:
Technical Assistance (TA): RC meets with stakeholders to present new grants mechanism
Format:TA reports (PDF)
Deadline 8/31/2019
LOE: 2
Deliverable 4
Training: The funding mechanism for the newly-established grants team
Format:Sign -in sheet, presentation (word+PDF), pre-post tests handouts, report + correction table of the tests
Deadline: 8/31/2019
LOE: 4
Deliverable 5
Technical Assistance (TA): RC issues RFP and advertises it widely
Format: TA report (PDF)
Deadline: 8/31/2019
LOE: 3
Deliverable 6
TA: RC Scrutinizes project proposals according to the set criteria
Format: TA report (PDF)
Deadline: 9/30/2019
LOE: 4
Deliverable 7
Training: Grant applications; Budgeting; M&E
Format: sign-in sheet, presentation (word+PDF), pre-post tests handouts, report + correction table of the tests
Deadline: 9/30/2019
LOE: 5
Deliverable 8
TA: RC issues grants / Workshop: Grants management and monitoring
Format: sign-in sheet, presentation (word+PDF), pre-post tests handouts, report + correction table of the tests
Deadline: 10/31/2019
LOE: 9
The Consultant will be expected to collaborate as required with one other consultant contracted by the project under this Activity as relevant. The assignment will begin with an introductory meeting with the TASHAROC team to present the methodological approach and to clarify any points.
Outlines/table of contents for all documents should be submitted in draft format for review to the TASHAROC project team before further development of the deliverables (dates to be agreed upon with the team during kick-off call).
Level of effort
Up to 32 days are available for this assignment. The assignment will begin with a kick-off meeting with the opportunity to clarify any points. The consultant will report to the CSO Lead within the TASHAROC project, with regular contact at each stage of the assignment to discuss progress, any challenges or questions.
The number of days provided does not include any additional time required to amend deliverables outside of the agreed timeframe beyond that reasonably expected.
Closing Date
4 June 2019
How to apply:
To apply please follow the link below:
https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm04/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=DAINC&cws=1&rid=4507