STATEMENT_OF_WORK_Malawi_GSI_Advisor.docx

STATEMENT OF WORK

TECHNICAL ADVISOR FOR GENDER AND SOCIAL INCLUSION

MALAWI COMPACT

MCC-16-RFQ-0018

A. INTRODUCTION

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a U.S. Government corporation whose mission is to provide assistance that will support economic growth and poverty reduction in carefully selected countries that demonstrate a commitment to just and democratic governance, economic freedom, and investments in their citizenry. For more information on the MCC, please visit www.mcc.gov.

B. BACKGROUND

The United States of America acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”) and the Government of Malawi (the “Government”) signed a five year Compact to promote poverty reduction through economic growth. The Compact is being implemented by the Millennium Challenge Account in Malawi (MCA-Malawi).

Malawi’s $350.7 million Compact aims to revitalize Malawi’s power sector by upgrading electricity infrastructure and improving the performance of key institutions responsible for the electrical power sector. The program is intended to reduce outages and system losses, improve efficiency of hydropower generation, improve service delivery to electricity consumers, and create an enabling environment for private sector investment and expansion of electrification. The Compact is expected to reduce energy costs to enterprises and households and enhance productivity and employment opportunities in key economic sectors. The Compact comprises of three projects: 1) Infrastructure Development, 2) Power Sector Reform and 3) Environmental and Natural Resource Management.

C. OBJECTIVE

The objective of the Infrastructure Development Project is to focus on the most urgent rehabilitation, upgrade and modernization needs of the power system. The project will preserve and stabilize existing generation capacity, improve capacity of the transmission and distribution network and increase the efficiency and sustainability of hydropower generation. The Power Sector Reform Project complements the Infrastructure Development Activity by providing support to the Government of Malawi to carry out its policy reform agenda and by building capacity in critical sector institutions including its public utility, regulatory agency and the Department of Energy. The Environmental and Natural Resource Management Project will mitigate the growing problems of aquatic weed infestation and excessive sedimentation in the Shire River Basin to reduce the costly disruptions to Malawi’s hydropower generation by investing in weed and sediment management, and implementing better environmental and natural resource management in upstream areas in a gender responsive way.

MCC’s gender policy and operational guidance require that gender and social inclusion concerns be fully analyzed and integrated in the development, design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of all projects funded by MCC. For more information on the Gender Policy and operational guidelines visit (http://www.mcc.gov/documents/guidance/14‐genderpolicy.pdf). https://assets.mcc.gov/guidance/guidance-2011001054001-genderintegration.pdf

D. COUNTRY

The Republic of Malawi

E. SCOPE

The Gender and Social Inclusion Advisor (Individual Consultant) shall provide technical assistance in the oversight of Compact implementation for the Malawi Compact.

F. TASKS

The consultant’s assignments shall include the following:

TASK 1 – Oversight of Implementation Resettlement Action Plans:

The consultant shall:

· Review of and familiarization with all five (5) Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) that were developed by a Consultant hired by MCA-Malawi during year two in preparation of the Infrastructure Development Plan.

· Consultant in close coordination and collaboration with MCA-Malawi’s Resettlement Officer and the Social and Gender Directorate will plan and carry out oversight visits to the field to ensure that RAPs are being implemented in a socially and gender responsive matter and in accordance to approved plans, IFC Performance Standards 5 (PS5), MCC’s Gender Policy and MCA-Malawi’s Social and Gender Integration Plan. Consultant should visit and interview vulnerable Project Affected People’s (PAPs) and document if they are receiving the extra support needed to restore their lives.

· Oversight support for the Grievance Redressal Committees and their processes—this will include visits to PAP communities and gathering information on how the grievance processes are understood by the communities and how grievances are being documented, addressed, solved and/or referred to MCA for resolution.

· Drafting of reports with details and observations of the implementation process of the RAPs. and providing timely reports and recommendations to MCC and MCA

TASK 2 – Oversight of Construction Activities.

The consultant shall:

· Review and familiarization with the Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs) developed for each construction lot under the Infrastructure Development Project (IDP), and the Construction Companies’ ESMPs that will be developed at the shortly after contract signing.

· Field visits to construction sites for the Infrastructure Development Project: Lot 1a (400kV OHL), Lot 2a (132kV & 66kV OHL), Lot 2b (132 kV Substation), Lot 3 TxDx North and Center (Transmission and Distribution Lines), TxDx South, Lot 6 Nkula A Rehabilitation, Lot 5 SCADA. The purpose of the visits will be to support MCC with oversight of compliance of Social and Gender Requirements Including:

1. Trafficking in Persons (TIP)

2. Child Labor

3. Preferential Employment to women and PAPs

4. Sexual Harassment

5. Prevention Strategies HIV/AIDS and other STDs

6. Equal Pay, Non-Discrimination

7. Community Relations

· Written Report and after each visit with recommendations to improve social impacts and minimize risks and challenges for the communities and MCC.

TASK 3 – Site visits to communities and/or organizations implementing grant agreements issued under the Environmental and Natural Resources Management Project and the Social and Gender Enhancement Funds.

The consultant shall provide oversight visits to assess the quality of implementation of the eleven (11) grants issued under the ENRM/SGEF project, visit with communities and beneficiaries where projects are being implemented, meet with field staff and project managers of the grantees to triangulate information. Write trip reports with observations and recommendations on how to improve program delivery and/or areas of capacity of grantees where support or attention is needed.

TASK 4 - Support gender integration into other aspects of the Implementation of the Compact

The consultant shall provide technical backstopping on Power Sector Reform, including reviewing of deliverables, assessment of the quality of gender or social inclusion in the activities under this project and support to improve the capacity of counterparts and other implementers.

TASK 5 – The consultant shall perform other oversight support tasks as needed.

G. DELIVERABLES

· Trip reports to the MCC COR/PM, which will include at a minimum the summary of any consultations and meetings held, and key findings and recommendations and any next steps, as appropriate.

· Other ad hoc reports and inputs, as requested by MCC COR/PM.

Acceptance Criteria The deliverables will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

· Thoroughness and timeliness in complying with all of the elements in the tasks specified.

· High quality finished products in a timely manner, and clarity of analyses and work produced.

· Timeliness and efficacy of communications with relevant counterparts at MCC, MCA, and other relevant organizations.

· All reports are to be submitted in English in hard and electronic copy (in MS Word), with tables, data and calculations in MS Excel.

H. PERIOD AND PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

This consultancy may be filled as a long term consultancy with a base period of three (3) years or thirty-six (36) months. The estimated level of effort is 800 hours for each year to complete the tasks included in the scope of work. MCC does not guarantee this level of effort will not decrease.

The consultant will work from his/her home office and/or MCC headquarters or in the field in Malawi. It is anticipated that at least 6-8 field visits a year will be carried in support of MCC.

I. CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The consultant would be precluded from bidding on work and services (design, assessment, construction and supervision) to be procured by the local MCA accountable entity or using funds advanced under a Compact in the relevant country, unless the consultant submits a mitigation plan sufficient to ameliorate any conflict of interest pursuant to the rules applicable to the procurement process.

J. SUBCONTRACTING

The consultant is authorized to subcontract data collection, data preparation, social and gender analysis, and related services as needed. The overall costs for subcontracting shall not exceed 25% of the consultant’s total negotiated unloaded direct labor cost.

K. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

International travel will be required. Travel to Malawi for field and site visits required for up to two weeks for each visit. The Consultant may be requested to mobilize on a short notice.

L. TIMING AND REPORTING

All formal communication with MCC, including reports, will be submitted to the COR/PM. The COR/PM for this requirement will be identified via separate correspondence.

The COR/PM will have technical responsibility for monitoring the contractor’s performance. The COR/PM will review and evaluate the contractor’s performance, and also will coordinate any communications with relevant counterparts and other donor agencies and organizations.

Any changes in the terms of the Call Order will be made in writing and approved by the Contracting Officer. No representation of the COR/PM shall serve as a basis for an alteration in the general scope of this Call Order or of the terms and conditions of the Call Order unless confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. The contractor must communicate with the Contracting Officer on all matters that pertain to the Contract terms. Proceeding with the work without proper contractual coverage could result in nonpayment for that work.

The designated Consultant would be expected to coordinate with local authorities responsible for MCC Compact implementation as well as other donors, where relevant. However, designated Consultant would report directly to the designated COR/PM.