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Data Collaboratives for Local Impact

STATEMENT OF WORK

Open Data / Innovation Technical Assistance and Oversight Support A. Introduction, Background and Need Background

In April 2015, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Response (PEPFAR) began to explore opportunities to strengthen country data, including open data, systems through a program currently referred to as “Data Collaboratives for Local Impact” (DCLI). This $21.8 million Program will support country capacity and efforts to compile and use data from various sources to support decision-making, and improve programmatic planning effectiveness and mutual accountability in Tanzania and Kenya.

Based on several months of scoping, input from regionally-based (East Africa) stakeholders and a process of root cause analysis, the DCLI Program will include at least three projects, which are briefly described below:

1. Data for Local Impact Innovation Challenge (or “Data Innovation Challenge”). This Project will involve establishing a flexible online and operations platform that will be used to launch two or three grant and/or success-contingent awards (or “prizes”) challenges windows per year, in a variety of themes, and open only to local (i.e. in-country national) groups, collaborations and/or organizations. It will aim to strategically surface, engage, support, and connect local innovators, entrepreneurs, advocates, and south-to-south collaborators, to unlock datasets, as well as to fill data gaps to strengthen the overall data ecosystem while also responding to local, subnational and national priorities as well as the select requirements of the DCLI program and the DREAMS partnership.

2. Tanzania Data Collaborative (or “Data-Lab”): Venue, technology platform and working space to share, combine and use data from multiple sectors and sources. At national and sub-national levels, there are opportunities to connect local objectives to Tanzanian national priorities, global commitments (e.g. Global Data Partnership), and resources. The D-Lab will be a center of activity to connect these resources and build the capabilities to make open data and data analysis a more prominent part of decision-making in Tanzania. The D-Lab is also intended to be the anchor project for the Data Collaboratives Program, interconnecting with and making resources available in support of other projects and their respective stakeholders.

3. Subnational Data Collaboratives: This Project, which is still under development, will seek to improve the capacity of DREAMS subnational and district/county institutions to provide actionable data locally and increase citizen, infomediary, community stakeholder organizations (CSOs), and small and medium enterprise (SME) participation (i.e. civic participation) in the data revolution to improve services and lives. There are major data gaps at the subnational levels – and comparatively lesser investment from governments, donors and the private sector. At the same time, subnational levels are precisely where added focus is needed to achieve local impact and even more so given the trends related to decentralization of power, funds, and decision-making from national to subnational levels.

The nature and timing of the DCLI program fits into the broader context of the global data revolution, including the formation of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (The Global Data Partnership) . Working in collaboration with the Global Data Partnership, the Data Collaboratives will demonstrate how multi-stakeholder collaboration can leverage data, processes, systems and know-how to monitor progress toward and achieve concrete local objectives, national country-led plans, and the Sustainable Development Goals.

The Program will focus on government, donor, civil society, and the private sector data relating to HIV/AIDS and broader health, including health-related aspects of gender equality and economic growth – and would therefore fall within the scope of efforts relating to the following SDGs: 3 (Health and Wellbeing); 5 (Gender Equality); 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth); and 17 (Partnerships to Achieve SDGs). However, it is assumed that the lessons learned and capacity enhancements would be of relevance to other sectors and SDGs.

Need:

Solicitations to select implementation partners for the first two of the above 3 DCLI projects were launched in November 2015 and it is expected that agreements will be signed with regionally-based partners by early March 2016. The solicitation for the third project is expected to be launched in February. As the program transitions into implementation, additional resources will be needed to provide technical assistance, support and oversight to ensure that projects remain on track to meet specific milestones. Specifically, amongst the resources needed, MCC requires the services of an expert consultant on data advocacy, multistakeholder engagement, open data and innovation. This person shall help guide, oversee and provide technical support to anticipated project activities.

B. Scope The overall scope of this requirement is to support the MCC and PEPFAR DCLI team through a mix of activities and tasks to onboard and guide partners that will be implementing DCLI Projects in East Africa, and to provide technical oversight and support to ensure successful implementation.

C. Assignments/Tasks

This requirement focuses on needs related to promoting south to south collaboration and advocacy in the use of data for decision making, stakeholder engagement and involvement in project activities (data-related training, events and convenings), and support in catalyzing the necessary cross sectoral (civil society, government, private sector, and non government organization) collaborations and partnerships in Tanzania and Kenya. The consultant will provide desktop review, remote and in-person technical assistance (frequent travel to Tanzania and/or Kenya shall be expected), support and oversight of DCLI project activities, in these areas. Specific assignments shall be made – and the consultant shall be expected to work in close consultation with DCLI team and under the supervision of the Regional DCLI Lead based in Dar Es Salaam, and the DCLI Managing Director based in Washington D.C. Specific task assignments shall be made within the following broad categories:

· Review and technical feedback of documentation related to implementation of the DCLI projects (e.g. Data for Local Impact Innovation Challenge and Data-Lab projects), including contractor deliverables such as inception reports, workplans, status reports, budgets, and other project-specific deliverables.

· Carry out in-country assignments independently and/or with members of the MCC /PEPFAR DCLI team to support critical project-related milestones

· Organize, facilitate and oversee regional visits of staff from MCC and PEPFAR, as well as others. This includes assisting visiting parties with logistics, setting of meetings to ensure successful visits, and coordination with visiting parties to promote continued positive views of the MCC-PEPFAR Partnership and DCLI program.

· Oversight of DCLI implementation partners against critical project outcomes and target timelines. Identify emerging needs, opportunities for improvement and synergies with other stakeholders and/or activities (e.g. Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, and/or other partners engaged in the data revolution in Africa).

· Provide feedback, technical input to MCC (Regional Lead in Tanzania and MD/Washington), and, where appropriate, to implementation partners in the region. Consultant should propose – and support – achievement of creative and feasible solutions for optimal project implementation.

· Facilitate contacts and consultations with target stakeholders in East Africa (e.g. tech community, civil society, private sector, NGOs – and the youth) already involved in or with an interest in the use of data to drive local impact in the areas of HIV/AIDs/health, gender and economic growth to improve project visibility and augment impact and viability.

· Contribute technical insights and perspective to the scoping of remaining 1 or 2 projects using knowledge and perspective acquired through above tasks and prior work – and as part of other regionally-relevant activities that the consultant may be involved in.

· Participate in frequent (twice a week) MCC DCLI core team meetings in order to to provide updates on assigned tasks – and in order to be aware of and understand broader DCLI program context and priorities.

· Perform other assignments and tasks, including additional in-country assignments, specific reports / summaries, briefing materials, and/or other written materials as requested by and agreed with MCC.

D. Deliverables

The consultant shall carry out his/her assignments and tasks in close collaboration with the MCC DCLI team. The consultant shall be supervised technically and programmatically by the MCC Regional Lead based in Dar Es Salaam and the DCLI MD based in Washington D.C. The consultant shall be expected to provide updates (in writing) and as part of the weekly DCLI coordination calls on assigned tasks. Specific deliverables shall include:

· Weekly progress reports on in-country and other assignments summarizing, analyzing and providing recommendations for improvement of project implementation, including analysis of results of specific activities undertaken as part of the Data for Local Impact Innovation and D-Lab Projects.

· Analyses of alternative approaches, options or activities (e.g. if the implementation partners are undertaking an approach which shall not lead to desired outcome – or shall not meet target timeline).

· Ad hoc reports, memos, input etc. as requested by MCC.

E. Period of Performance

This contract is for a maximum duration of two years, renewably annually, from date of award. The estimated level of effort is indicated in the following table and represents an average overall expected commitment of 50% time; however, this may require some periods of time with no activity and others with 100% time commitment. MCC anticipates this level of effort but does not guarantee this level of effort as it may increase or decrease.

F. Performance Location

Consultant shall perform the tasks under this contract in Tanzania, likely Kenya, in MCC offices in Washington DC, and at his/her own facilities. Since the majority of the assignments and tasks shall require interacting with country-based stakeholders and implementation partners, the majority of the level of effort associated with this requirement is going to require presence – or travel to Tanzania and Kenya. Consequently, it is desirable if the consultant is based in Africa.

G. Qualifications

Mandatory Requirements:

To be qualified for this consultancy the candidate must have demonstrated the following:

· Minimum five (5) years professional experience leading international data-related (including open data) innovation and technology initiatives, events and working groups (e.g. hackathons, interactive visualizations, open data management platforms, etc).

· In depth knowledge of – and demonstrated access to (i.e. a network) – Africa-based tech community and multisectoral stakeholders involved in the use of open data for development and social good;

· Experience organizing, facilitating and leading multisectoral engagement, events and workshops needed to catalyze partnerships and augment civil participation of target stakeholders.

· Specific prior experience convening with the target stakeholders (e.g. youth) based in Africa in areas related to technology, innovation and development impact.

· B.A or B.S degree.

· Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment and work as a team player – and ability to communicate effectively across time zones using available communications tools and technologies.

· Tech savvy and experienced in the use of social media and online collaboration tools (e.g. Google docs, Dropbox, Slack, Skype, Google Hangouts, Trello, Asana, etc.).

· Prior experience working and/or living in Africa and demonstrated cross cultural savvy.

· Excellent communications skills (written and oral).

Preferred Qualifications:

Candidates with the following qualifications will be given additional consideration:

· Previous relevant experience in Tanzania, Kenya and/or other countries in East Africa.

· Conceptual knowledge of data principles and uses, particularly relating to open data. Ability to articulate and present open data principles in a clear and positive manner.

� A “Collaborative” is defined as the sustained activity and output of collaboration between different actors, using data-based evidence, to solve a problem in a practical, holistic and sustainable way.

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� The final milestones will depend on the implementing partner workplans. As examples these could include: for the Data for Local Impact Innovation Challenge, in early 2016 to support implementation partner onboarding; in April support completion of the Innovation Challenge Operations Manual; in May/June to support launching of the first competition window, etc. Similarly, for the Data-Lab, in March to support D-Lab convening, marketing and programming; in May to support activities needed to ensure official opening of D-Lab – and subsequently to support training, and data-related events occurring at the D-Lab.

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