The primary focus of the consultant group/firm is to develop MPOI Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability policies and commitments. This includes working with MPOI leadership and staff to understand what “sustainability” means for the palm oil industry and for MPOI- Also, it includes understanding what MPOI’s the business value of sustainability performance is and how that can help MPOI to achieve operational improvements and reduce volatility, improve community relations, access to market, access to finance, resilience to shocks- COVID-19.
The firm will be responsible to support MPOI in reaching sustainability commitments and policies that reflect the Liberian context and MPOI’s vision for their company and its desired legacy for people, nature, and production in the landscape.
Key Responsibilities
· Conduct an assessment of MPOI Management understanding on sustainability principles and identify gaps
· Develop a training plan and materials for capacity building based on the above identified gaps
· Conduct training workshops with MPOI leadership and staff
· Conduct Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threat (SWOT) analysis on sustainability for presentation to MPOI leadership and staff
· Work with MPOI leadership to define a vision for MPOI sustainability in the landscape.
· Development MPOI stakeholder engagement strategy and implementation plan.
Expected outputs/Deliverables
Assessment Report on MPOI understanding of sustainability principles
Capacity building plan and Materials developed to address sustainability gaps
MPOI Sustainability SWOT analysis report
MPOI Stakeholder engagement strategy and implementation plan
MPOI sustainability vision and mission statements
The above deliverables will form the basis by which the Consultant firm will be paid. Therefore, the Consultant firm will develop monthly work plans that outline specific deliverables and activities for that month to be approved by the Project Lead (Supervisor).
The Consultant firm will also produce monthly progress reports that will be reviewed and approved by Project Lead (Supervisor).
Contract Details
Term: The contract period covers 3 months. Actual start and end date to be confirmed in the contract.
Reporting: The contractor will report to the Project Lead of Conservation International Liberia. The contractor will have significant interaction and receive guidance/direction from other members of the Country Management and regional Project delivery team as stipulated.
Expertise and Experience
The suitable person must have a minimum of a Master’s degree in the fields of Social Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Natural Resource Management, Integrated Landscape Management, Forest & Conservation, Sustainable Development, Agriculture, Oil Palm Development, Communications Strategy or any other related fields.
· Minimum five years demonstrable experience of streamlining sustainability principles and criteria, as well as developing corporate social responsibility commitments in commodities including palm oil. The consultant/firm must demonstrate proven experience in working with oil palm concessions, particularly in Liberia and understanding of international certification standards such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
· The consultant/firm must demonstrate the capacity to design training materials based on a needs assessment of the oil palm company
· Experience of working within a diverse team, self-motivated, using initiative and responding appropriately to constructive feedback
· Ability to work independently
Application Process
Interested Consultants/firms must submit the following documents:
The Proposals MUST include:
a) Technical:
The offer must be submitted in English Language. The following should be included in the offer:
a) Individual/company profile: Name, size, years of experience, description of services offered
b) Description of detailed work plan, approach, and timeline to meet the expected deliverables-
c) CV(s) of the consultants/firm who will be assigned to the implementation of the proposed methodology.
d) If company or firm, legal registration documents, including business registration, tax clearance, etc
b) Financial:
A detailed budget in USD with a brief narrative. The budget must show the level of effort and the number of staff involved in this assignment, estimated travel cost and other direct costs associated with the assignment.
Evaluation criteria:
Award (s) will be made to the offeror (s) whose proposal is determined to be responsive to this solicitation document, meets the eligibility criteria stated in this RFP, meets the technical capability requirements, and is determined to represent the most advantage to CI.
Terms of the Contract:
This is a request for proposal only and in no way, obligates CI to award a contract. In the event of contract negotiation with a successful offeror, CI will issue contract using appropriate template. The terms of the contract are non-negotiable.
Please download the full RFP at this link: https://www.conservation.org/docs/default-source/rfps/tor-sustainability-firm-final-04072021.pdf?sfvrsn=df435d45_2 or https://www.conservation.org/about/procurement-opportunities
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