COMPETITION TYPE
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Request for Proposals (RFP)
DETAIL DESCRIPTION
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The USAID Economic Foundations for a Resilient Armenia Activity (Economic Foundations) is seeking a local consulting firm to support the implementation of the Public Administration Reform Strategy through developing a digital guideline for strategic planning for civil servants and a toolkit for strategic planning methods, aimed at enhancing the capacity of government officials.
The purpose of this solicitation is to engage a local firm that will support the Economic Foundations and the Government of Armenia (GOAM) in the implementation of public administration reform strategy Pillar 1: Strategic planning. Recently the GOAM developed the Concept on “Modernization of the state's strategic governance system” and has requested the support of Economic Foundations in developing digital guidelines and toolkits for strategic and policy planning for civil servants to facilitate the implementation of this concept.
REQUIREMENTS
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- Conduct an extensive review of international best practices on government strategic and policy planning guidelines and methods and identify those applicable to the local context;
- Develop a digital guideline for strategic planning for civil servants. The document is supposed to translate the relevant legislation and regulations regarding strategic policy planning into simple, human-centric, and illustrative guidelines with clear examples;
- Develop a toolkit for strategic planning methods. The toolkit should encompass several research methods that are applicable to strategic and policy planning, including scenario planning, future forecast and foresight, and sensitivity analysis to stress-test strategies, behavioral insights, design thinking, and stakeholder engagement methods, among others;
- Consider feedback and insights from relevant stakeholders, including civil servants, policymakers, and experts;
- Test, validate, and refine the guidelines and toolkit before finalization;
- Based on the developed guidelines and toolkit, conduct training and provide guidance and capacity building support to Ministry of Economy staff during the pilot exercise to ensure effective utilization and sustainability of the guideline and toolkit within government agencies.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
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All interested and qualified candidates should submit an application in accordance with the RFP requirements in the below attached file to:
procurement@cnfa-armenia.org no later than June 17, 2024, with the title of the tender in the subject line.
Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of this job opportunity through Career Center and mention the URL of its website - www.careercenter.am, Thanks.
ATTACHMENTS:
RFP 0012 _ Digital Guideline Development to Support Public Administration Reform.docx - RFP
ABOUT COMPANY
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Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA), an international development organization, specializes in designing sustainable, market led agricultural initiatives. We build strong local and global partnerships, incorporate innovative approaches into our programs, and foster inclusive development to offer enhanced opportunities to under-served groups. Since 1985, CNFA has managed more than $600 million in donor funded agriculture development programs and has worked in 46 countries across the world in Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Central Asia.