Terms of Reference (ToR)
Disaster Risk Reduction Assessment
in Sigi and Donggala District, Central Sulawesi
- Introduction/Background
On 28 September 2018, a series of strong earthquakes struck the Central
Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The strongest of these earthquakes was measured
at 7.4 magnitude, with an epicenter in the Donggala district. The earthquake
triggered a tsunami whose waves reached up to seven meters in some areas. The
earthquakes also led to liquefaction on farm and urban land and several
landslides. According to the latest overall figures from the Government, the
death toll has reached 4.340, including 667 people who have been declared
missing as well as 1.061 bodies that were unidentifiable.
The Government as well as the communities were not prepared well enough to cope
with the imminent disaster. Even now, the resources available are not
sufficient to install mechanisms and build capacities to be well prepared for
and mitigate a potential future hazard.
The Swiss NGO’s Solidar Suisse (hereafter called Solidar) and Caritas
Switzerland (hereafter called CACH) responded to the Central Sulawesi emergency
since October 2018. Together with their local partner organisations
Muhammadiyah Disaster Management Center (MDMC) and IBU Foundation, they intend
to join forces to provide high quality support to both, governmental bodies
(mainly on district level) as well as communities to improve and foster the
preparedness and resilience of the people in in Central Sulawesi’s Donggala and
Sigi districts.
- Purpose
The main purpose of this assignment is to identify opportunities for the
consortium to provide quality support for the improvement of the preparedness
and resilience of communities at risk of natural disasters in Central Sulawesi.
The findings of the assignment and recommended measures shall be the basis for
a potential upcoming consortium project.
- Objective
The overall objective of this assignment is to provide an intervention
opportunity for the consortium partners, based on a thorough assessment as well
as concrete and applicable measures that show the added value as well as the
expected impact of such a consortium project.
The following specific objectives have been identified:
i. To map relevant stakeholders (both, governmental and non-governmental)
active in the Disaster Risk Reduction sector in Sigi and Donggala districts,
Central Sulawesi
ii. To assess what actions are being implemented and plans are in place for
Disaster Risk Reduction by relevant non-governmental actors in Sigi and
Donggala.
iii. To provide an overview of existing relevant governmental policies and
their status of implementation, and assess what actions are being implemented
and plans are in place for Disaster Risk Reduction by the district governments
of Sigi and Donggala. Based on these findings, identify the gaps and support
needs of the respective governmental bodies
iv. To assess responsibilities, actions taken as well as needs of community
members and community groups for Disaster Risk Reduction
v. To identify opportunities for a consortium intervention, engaging at both
government as well as community level, that shall add value and achieve
significant impact on the preparedness and resilience of communities at risk of
natural disasters in Central Sulawesi
- Scope of Work
The scope of the assignment covers all measures and plans related to Disaster
Risk Reduction by the respective governmental bodies in Donggala and Sigi as
well as on community level. Likewise, ongoing interventions by other
non-governmental actors and projects on national level that affect the target
area are to be taken into account. The assessment takes stock of the situation
at the time of the consultancy, whereby a look at the historical development as
well as expected future trends are necessary to better understand the entire
context.
- Methodology
The consultancy is based on a desk review of documents provided by Solidar
Suisse and Caritas Switzerland but also on a thorough research of secondary
literature/data by the consultant him-/herself. During a field visit,
interviews of various kind (e.g. focus group discussions, semi structured
interviews, etc.) shall be held with relevant stakeholders, such as
governmental representatives, NGO representatives, community members/leaders,
community groups, project staff and other DRR-experts. Data shall always be
triangulated and the findings will be discussed with the project team and other
stakeholders if appropriate.
- Timetable
A total of 17 working days is estimated for this assignment (3 days for desk
review and elaboration of inception report, 10 days for field visit including
feedback workshop, 4 days for final report writing)
| Action | Responsible | Date | Days |
| Submission of bid (electronically) | Contractor | 19.2 | – |
| Contract signed and documents provided | Contract signed between Solidar
Suisse and the consultant | 21.2 | – |
| Desk Study & elaboration of inception report | Consultant | 22-24.2 | 3 |
| Submission of inception report | Consultant | 25.2 | – |
| Mission in Sigi and Donggala (incl. feedback workshop) | Consultant |
27.2-9.3 | 10 |
| Submission of final draft report and draft planning document | Consultant |
10-12.3 | 3 |
| Inclusion of feedback in final draft report and planning document |
Contractor | 13.3 | 1 |
| Submission of final evaluation report and planning document (hard copy and
electronic copy) to contractor | Consultant | 16.3 | – |
8. Deliverables
The consultant(s) is responsible to produce and share the following
deliverables:
Inception Report (max. 10 pages without annexes)
- Assessment matrix lining out the subsidiary assessment questions
- Methodology
- Sampling plan
- List of interviewees
- Final report outline/structure
Feedback workshop which is organized to validate and discuss the provisional
findings with the consortium’s team in Indonesia.
Final Assessment Report (max. 25. pages without annexes)
- Executive Summary
- Methodology, analysis and key findings
- Stakeholder mapping
- Concrete and applicable activities for a potential consortium project
(i.e. intervention logic, Logframe outline, approximate costs of activities,
target beneficiaries/area)
- Incorporation of feedback and inputs from contractor
The final report needs to be written in English
- The Evaluation Consultant/Team
The client can be an individual consultant or a team of consultants
(international and/or national consultant/team)
Key Qualifications in the team should be:
- Master degree in disaster management/ humanitarian/ social work or other
relevant fields.
- A minimum of 10 years’ experience and expertise in the field/sector of
Disaster Risk Reduction/Management.
- If the consultancy is a team, the team leader will have conducted at least
three assessments in the last five years ideally in the relevant field. If the
consultancy is an individual, s/he will have to qualify as the team leader.
- If the consultancy is a team, the team member has participated in at least
three assessments ideally in the relevant field.
- If the consultancy is a team, the team leader and team member must have
worked together in a similar assignment before
- Knowledge of Indonesia with focus on topics such as disaster response,
disaster risk reduction, climate change, etc.
- Detailed understanding of the Government of Indonesia’s approach and
policies related to disaster risk reduction including but not limited to
resilient community program (desa tangguh bencana).
- Working experience in Indonesia.
- Experience in project cycle management.
- Experience in social science methods
- Excellent oral and written English skills (state other language too, if
applicable)
- At least one member of the team has to speak Bahasa Indonesia fluently to
conduct interviews and read documents
- Sound MS Office and IT skills
- Submission of Bid
If you are interested in this assignment and meet the requirements, please send
your bid including detailed CV(s), detailed and competitive budget inclusive of
all costs, fees and taxes (consultants are responsible for managing their own
tax contributions) as well as technical offer (including draft
methodology/approach, revised timetable if necessary, selection of assessment
questions, additional support requirements – e.g. enumerators), with the
subject “DRR Assessment Indonesia” to bewerbungen@xxxxxxxxxx. Due to the
urgency, the assignment will be filled on a rolling basis.
