Bangladesh - Building State Effectiveness and Accountability - Call for Experts

Description

WFD is issuing this Call for Experts ("Call") to a range of potential experts and we would welcome a proposal from your organisation. This Call constitutes an Invitation to Tender. We seek to enter into an agreement with a single supplier (individual or organisation) who is a senior and experienced expert in thinking and working politically and in public administration . This expert, preferably a respected policy professional, academic, or political figure, foundation, or business equivalent, should specialize in governance and accountability and have experience in working on building state effectiveness, accountability and integrity. Contemporary knowledge of FCDO programming and the Bangladeshi political context is preferable. The expert will be required undertake two scoping missions to Dhaka where they will provide: • Scoping Support: Assist in identifying and refining key components of a proposed programme aimed at building state capacity and accountability in Bangladesh. • Policy Delivery Analysis: Conduct in-depth analysis of policy delivery challenges and potential coalitions to address them. • Institutional Analysis: Clarify the approach for delivering institutional analysis and incentivizing reforms. • Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with various stakeholders, including government ministries, donors, and think tanks, to support programme design and implementation. Timeline We are anticipating a first mission of ten days at the end of September to support scoping and the Concept Note. We are anticipating a second visit of ten days in February to support the delivery of inputs into the Business Case which will be finalised in February/March. These missions will require preparatory work and drafting outside of the time in country. For full details on how to apply, please read the Invitation to Tender document.