Hiring of Technical Consultant/Resource Person (RP)

CALL FOR CONSULTANCY PROPOSAL Hiring of Technical Consultant/Resource Person (RP) Organization: Social Network for Justice & Development (SN-JD) Location: Jhapa, Koshi Province, Nepal Assignment: Design, Facilitation and Documentation of Two-Day Tabletop Exercise (TTX) Working Area: Shivasatakshi Municipality, Jhapa Implementation Partner: Shivasatakshi Municipality About the Assignment Social Network for Justice & Development (SN-JD), in partnership with Shivasatakshi Municipality, invites applications from qualified and experienced individual consultants or consulting teams for the design, facilitation and documentation of a two-day Tabletop Exercise (TTX) on Monsoon Flood and Inundation Preparedness, Response and Early Recovery. The exercise will focus on testing municipal preparedness, early warning and decision-making, information flow, coordination, evacuation, search and rescue, emergency shelter, food, WASH, health, protection, education, resource mobilization and early recovery mechanisms. Key Responsibilities The selected Consultant/RP will: Review the Municipality’s Monsoon Preparedness and Response Action Plan, 2083 and relevant DRM frameworks. Develop a realistic flood/inundation scenario, injects, role cards, discussion questions and evaluation tools. Design and facilitate the two-day TTX/simulation involving approximately 40–50 participants. Facilitate coordination and decision-making among municipality, wards, security agencies, LEOC and other stakeholders. Integrate GEDSI and protection considerations into the exercise. Facilitate an After Action Review and identify key gaps, lessons learned and priority actions. Prepare and submit a concise final TTX report with recommendations. Required Qualification and Experience At least a Bachelor’s degree in Disaster Risk Management/Disaster Management, Development Studies, Rural Development, Social Sciences, Emergency Management or a relevant field; Master’s degree will be an advantage. At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in DRR/DRM, emergency preparedness and response, humanitarian programming or related areas. Demonstrated experience in designing/facilitating TTX, simulation exercises, mock drills or similar preparedness exercises. Good understanding of Nepal’s disaster risk management system and local government disaster preparedness and response mechanisms. Experience working with local governments, LEOCs, security agencies, NGOs/CBOs and/or humanitarian/development partners. Strong facilitation, communication, coordination and report-writing skills. Knowledge and experience in GEDSI/inclusive disaster risk management will be an advantage. Application Requirements Interested consultants/consulting teams are requested to submit: Updated CV/Profile; Brief technical proposal/methodology; Proposed work plan and timeline; Evidence/list of similar assignments; At least two relevant references; and Financial proposal with professional fee and applicable taxes/costs. Submission Interested applicants may submit proposals via: Email: procurement.snjd@gmail.com Or: Hard copy at SN-JD Contact Office, Birtamode, Jhapa Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. SN-JD reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals without assigning any reason. For detailed Terms of Reference (ToR), Visit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VOcvwVskg9wbbNEqJQDb1lO07J0Xo6qr/edit?pli=1 Or contact SN-JD or request the ToR by email.