Researcher

Opportunity for researchers interested in the field of good governance in Nineveh Governorate.

The TAD is looking for a researcher to conduct and produce a comprehensive participatory research study based on qualitative and quantitative data analysis to promote good governance in Nineveh under the project “Empowering Citizens for Good Governance”.
In Iraq, effective governance and community engagement are critical to addressing the country’s complex challenges. Recognizing the importance of building strong governance structures, TAD is implementing a project aimed at fostering good governance through active community and governmental participation.
Over the next year, TAD will work to form, train, and build the capacity of good governance committees in various parts of the city. The main components of the project include:
•Formation and Capacity Building: Establish and train good governance committees to assess and address community needs.
•Community Roundtables and Focus Groups: Organize roundtables and focus groups to identify and gather community input on foundational needs.
•Community Sessions with Local Government: Hold sessions with local government representatives to share findings and discuss issues, involving up to 30 participants.
•Commitment Collection and Advocacy: Collect commitments from local officials and advocate with federal officials to address identified community needs.

By facilitating structured dialogue and collaboration between community members, local, and federal government officials, this project aims to strengthen governance frameworks, ensure that community needs are met, and promote sustainable, resilient development in Iraq.

Responsibilities:

The consultant is expected to produce narrative research documenting the collected data, including stories, testimonies, case studies, etc., per the objectives mentioned above. The detailed expected deliverables are:

•The inception report includes the assignment objective, outputs, methodology, and a detailed work plan.
•Data collection tools, taking into consideration it should be cover tools for the overall objective and tools that are tailored to each sector.
•Detailed stakeholder mapping of the targeted audience and community groups.
•Database of the collected data documenting original information using different written registry methods, including field notes, stories, case studies, transcripts, etc.
•draft a research report on the mentioned topics and achieve the abovementioned objectives.
•An internal validation workshop will be held to present and discuss the findings of the research to be presented to the TAD team and its partners.
•Final research.
For more details about applying for the job opportunity follow the following links and read them carefully:

Request for Quotation (RFQ)

Terms of Reference (TOR)

The following key technical requirements will be taken into consideration when assessing consultants’ technical competencies:

• Master’s degree in relevant fields, including economics, development studies, social science, or other relevant fields.

• The consultant should have proven previous experience in conducting similar assignments.

• Excellent knowledge of the context of Good Governance in Iraq and the challenges facing it in Iraq.

• Conducted similar assignments in Iraq and/or in the MENA region. • Excellent communication and writing skills in English and Arabic. 

Interested individuals or consultancy firms with relevant experience and skills based on the ToR can submit their Expression of Interest (EOI), including the following:

• Cover letter of no more than 1 page introducing the consultant/company and intention to deliver the assignment. The cover letter should also indicate the consultants’ availability for the proposed period.

• The technical proposal should provide details on the proposed methodology responding to the ToR and the deliverables.

• capacity in line with the competencies required for the assignment, including references to experience with similar assignments and providing relevant work samples (2 samples).

•  CVs of the consultant directly involved in the assignment, including his/her specific role; and three professional referees.

• National ID or passport for the company owner or lead consultant for verification and vetting.

•  A technical proposal should not be longer than 7 pages, excluding annexes, and should include examples/samples of previous similar work.

• Detailed work plan.

• The financial proposal includes a one-page budget of the offer, covering all major anticipated costs.

Please submit as soon as possible the EOI and other documents to ([email protected]) with the title (Researcher) in the subject line no later than August 25, 2024; EOIs will be evaluated on a rolling basis until the consultant is selected. 

All technical questions or clarifications should be sent to ([email protected])  use this email for both submission of the proposal and technical clarification no later than August 25, 2024. Interested applicants can collect the Terms of Reference (TOR) at the TAD Office in Mosul starting September  1, 2024, during working hours. Alternatively, the TAD Logistics team can send the TOR via email upon request.