Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Organization: Save the Children International
Job Description
Save the Children International (SCI) is a non-governmental organization whose mission is to fight for children’s rights and deliver immediate and lasting improvement to children’s lives worldwide. SCI has been operational in Ethiopia for over 60 years. Current programs span relief and development in various sectors including Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL), Health and Nutrition, WASH, Child Protection, Education and Child Rights Governance working in Ethiopia to help communities cope with drought, flooding, conflict and displacement.
The ‘Meeting Immediate Basic Needs through Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance in Ethiopia’ project has been implemented by a consortium led by Save the Children (SC) with DCA, PIN, NRC, AAH, DRC (hereafter the Ethiopia Cash Consortium, ECC), kicked off on 1 June 2023. The project is based on a cost-efficient, harmonized and coordinated Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance intervention design, which contributing to the humanitarian response to critical humanitarian needs in Ethiopia. The specific objective of the project is to support critical basic needs of most vulnerable households whilst empowering families giving the decision-making power to meet their needs.
The ECC has been intervening in 13 zones in seven regions including, Somali, Afar, Tigray, Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz, SNNP, and Oromia. Locations were identified based on Hot spot classification in coordination with the Ethiopian Cash Working Group. The ECC has reached 224,772 unique beneficiaries, including local population (82,165), IDPs (95,244), returnees (17,281) and refugees (9862), other persons on the move (2472), and in camp or camo like (17,749). The project also supports ECWG to foster MPCA delivery effectiveness and harmonize cash transfer procedures including technical components and operational approaches in Ethiopia
Objective
The objective of this consultancy is to develop a comprehensive digital platform that will:
- Host a harmonized market assessment and monitoring tool for use by ECWG members’ humanitarian organizations.
- Provide a centralized depository service for storing agency-level reports and market data.
- Include an interactive dashboard for real-time analysis and visualization of market conditions and trends.
- Improve coordination and harmonization of market assessments across different stakeholders
Scope of Work
The consultant will be expected to:
• Review: Analyze current market assessment tools and reporting methods used by humanitarian organizations, identifying gaps and opportunities for harmonization.
• Design and Develop: Build a digital platform that incorporates the harmonized market assessment tool, depository services, and a dashboard.
• Integration: Ensure compatibility with existing data systems and the ability to integrate market data from multiple organizations.
• Pilot: Test the platform with key stakeholders and gather feedback for optimization.
• Training & Capacity Building: Provide training for relevant users on how to access, use, and update the platform.
• Documentation: Develop user manuals and technical documentation to support platform usage and maintenance.
• Reporting: Deliver a final report that includes an overview of the platform, lessons learned during development, and recommendations for future improvements
For further detail refer to the link: Revised Draft ToR – Market Assessment and Monitoring Platform Devpt February 2025 (004).pdf – Google Drive
About You
Qualifications and Experience/ Essential profile of the consultant/ Qualifications
Key Expert’s qualifications and competence for the Assignment:
- Proven experience in information management and digital solution development.
- Strong understanding of market monitoring and assessment tools.
- Experience in developing dashboards, maps and data integration.
- Excellent communication, training, and documentation skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
- Proven experience in developing digital platforms and tools, particularly in humanitarian or development contexts.
- Familiarity with Power BI or other dashboard and data visualization tools.
- Experience in designing and implementing market assessment and monitoring systems. Experience working with multiple stakeholders and coordinating between different organizations is preferred.
- Communication
- Problem solving
- Leadership
- Team work
How To Apply
Technical Document Submission Guide:
• Email submissions should be sent to: ethiopia.bidsubm@savethechildren.org.
• Important Note: This is a sealed email inbox, and submissions will not be opened until the tender closes. Kindly refrain from sending any tender-related queries to this address, as they will not be answered.
• Email Subject: ” Application for Developing a Digital Technology Platform for Market Monitoring for Ethiopia Cash Working Group (CWG)”
• Ensure all attached documents are clearly labeled to reflect their contents.
• Email attachments should not exceed 15MB. If necessary, please split the submission across two emails.
Financial Submission Guidelines:
• Interested candidates shall submit their Financial applications Save the Children International | Ethiopia Country Office | Addis Ababa | close to Meskel Square, near the Hyatt Regency Hotel |
• Deadline: The application should be submitted on or before 10 March 2025. Save the Children reserves the right to contact only shortlisted candidates or cancel the assignment.
Code of Conduct
- Save the Children’s work is based on deeply held values and principles of child safeguarding, and it is essential that our commitment to children’s rights and humanitarian principles is supported and demonstrated by all members of staff and other people working for and with Save the Children. Save the Children’s Code of Conduct sets out the standards which all staff members must adhere to and the consultant is bound to sign and abide by the Save the Children’s Code of Conduct. A contract will be signed by the consultant before commencement of the action.
- The contract will detail terms and conditions of service, aspects on inputs and deliverables.
- The Consultant will be expected to treat as private and confidential any information disclosed to her/him or with which she/he may come into contact during her/his service.
- The Consultant will not therefore disclose the same or any particulars thereof to any third party or publish it in any paper without the prior written consent of Save the Children. Any sensitive information (particularly concerning individual children) should be treated as confidential.
