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  1. Créé par Magali LUCY
  2. Le 02/05/2022
  3. 18192021Dans Services Formation Via email Belgique

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Organisation : ACODEV
Estimated duration : 2 jours
Estimated amount of the contract : 2500 euros
Period of execution : 01/09/2022 au 28/10/2022
Publication date : 02/05/2022
Submission deadline : 30/05/2022
Contact person : Magali Lucy (ml@acodev.be) et Maria Serrenti (ms@acodev.be)

Market summary

Cet appel d'offre est relatif à la mise en oeuvre d'une formation destinée à renforcer les compétences et la maîtrise de la méthode Outcome Harvesting comme méthode de suivi-évaluation de démarches d'Education à la Citoyenneté Mondiale et Solidaire (ECMS).  Elle s'adresse aux chargé-e-s ECMS des OSC membres d’ACODEV.  Elle se déroulera sur 2 jours max. 

Summary of the expectations of the providers

  • Expertise avérée en Suivi-Evaluation ;
  • Expérience avérée dans la méthode de l’outcome harvesting 
  • Bonne connaissance de la coopération au développement et de l’ECMS en particulier
  • Capacité pédagogique et méthodologique avérée, notamment avec les outils numériques
  • Une approche méthodologique genrée est un plus (approche méthodologique, support pédagogique, etc.)
  • Maitrise du français.

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  1. Créé par Rudi COEL
  2. Le 28/04/2022
  3. 18192021Dans Services Consultance Via email Belgique

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Organisation : Oxfam-België
Estimated duration : 40 jours
Estimated amount of the contract : 20000 euros
Period of execution : 30/05/2022 au 10/07/2022
Publication date : 28/04/2022
Submission deadline : 10/05/2022
Contact person : OBE.Tender@oxfam.org

Market summary

Oxfam-België (hereafter OBE or Oxfam), non-governmental organisation for humanitarian assistance and development aid, launches an Invitation to Quote (IQ) for a  Biofuels case study

Belgium is relying on biofuels to achieve its CO2 emissions reductions. Previous studies have shown the negative effects associated with biodiesel production, but there’s insufficient information on negative effects around bioethanol production, which is expected to increase in the coming years. A previous Oxfam study has shed light on several human rights violations within sugar cane plantations, but there’s yet sufficient information on shared responsibilities for these violations along the value chain. This research will give an answer to that.

Building on the first research, the objective of this consultancy will be to map the sugarcane’s ethanol value chain from Peru and Brazil into Belgium, by identifying the flows, actors, and European countries involved, as well as their roles and responsibility in respecting social sustainability. It will try to cast light on some of the loopholes in the legislation allowing for ethanol to flow into the EU, besides its clear contradictions with basic European human rights principles. Since the current incorporation of biofuels into the Belgian market is mandated by the EU and the Belgian government, the results of this study will be useful to put pressure not only on the companies involved, but on the European and Belgian decision makers.

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Research questions

Overall: Focus on sugar cane. Describe value chain and how is it possible that given the evidence of HR violations, the product arrived to BE consumers.

  1. Sugarcane’s ethanol value chain mapping. The consultant will build a clear map including: countries (names and roles), companies (names, and roles), amounts, flows, since 2003 (first EU biofuel directive) to date.
    1. Sugarcane’s ethanol flows
      1. leaving Peru and Brazil
      2. entering Belgium
      3. passing through: the Netherlands, the UK and Switzerland, and other EU countries
    2. Describing the mechanism (where is sugar cane transformed into ethanol, how is to sold, etc)
    3. Describing the purposes: which amount if for transport, and which amount for other purposes (e.g. medical ethanol[1], bioplastics, etc)
    4. Identifying stakeholders: farming companies, transforming, brokers, investors, buyers, mixing, companies distributing to Belgian consumers, (advertising companies? Certifying companies?), investors. Target the enterprises that buy, and have a responsibility to respect HR and thus identify and address risks in their value chain. Also target the government, as a buyer (pillar 2 of the UNGPs) but also as a government that has the duty to implement measures that make business respect human rights (pillar 1 of UNGPs). Among others obtain information about the role of:
      1. https://www.belgianbioethanol.be/over-bba.php
      2. Main oil companies in Belgium.
  2. The consultant will give a view of the role, gaps and possibilities that different sectoral policies provide for tackling the issues identified in the previous studye. What roles are other policies playing on biofuel/energy markets?
    1. Energy policies (e.g.: RED, ESR, EU Climate Law, EU NDC, BE PNEC, BE transposition) - Social safeguards: which are already included, which could be improved. Formulate EU policy recommendations on how to improve the above-mentioned EU policies, [with the ultimate aim of excluding land-based biofuels of the energy-mix.]
    2. Trade policies: How are trade policies (Trade Agreement between the European Union and Colombia and Peru, EU-Mercosur, ) favoring investments that enable the export (from producing country) and import (into belgium) of sugar cane’s ethanol (e.g. reduced taxation for pesticides, tariff reduction, investment protections). Formulate EU policy recommendations on how to improve the above-mentioned EU-Colombia & Peru FTA and the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement, [with the ultimate aim of excluding land-based biofuels of the energy-mix.]
    3. HRDD perspective
      1. Where are the actors identified in question 1 falling short?
      2. Map significance/size of the actors involved or, put differently, the power relations between the actors (e.g. when a Belgian company is the biggest buyer of a specific processing facility this means it has more leverage and this a bigger responsibility). This should allow us to identify actors that bear biggest responsibility, and may be most interesting to target.
      3. What efforts they are already doing, to evaluate to what extend the are laggards or not.
      4. Stakeholder consultation is one of the things that we try to prioritize (consulting all possible stakeholders – field work would be quite extensive)
      5. We also stress the need for gender sensitive HREDD, which means assessing impacts, consulting stakeholders, and monitoring and reporting on progress should be done with a gender lens (making sure all vulnerable groups are being taken into consideration), and segregated data (on who has been consulted, what types of risks are most salient for which groups) should be available.
      6. Formulate EU policy recommendations on how to improve the recently launched Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence proposal, [with the ultimate aim of effectively addressing negative environmental and Human Rights impacts of biofuel production.]
      7. Who has leverage at what point in the value chain? (and then tax exemptions)
    4. Investors/Fiscal policies
      1. Further investigate the issue of “green bonds”/ Next Generation EU found in the first research. Which country gave them to the company? Which measures of control? How is it possible that it was received regardless of the environmental violations?
      2. European financial sectors and companies investing in biofuels (including BIO - Has BIO invested on sugarcane in other places?

Requested profile

The senior consultant is expected to lead the research project which aim is to document the sugar cane value chain feeding the Belgian market from Peruvian and Brazilian exports.

The consultant should have strong data analysis and research skills, excellent economic knowledge and experience in biofuel markets. Strong background in EU and Belgian policy frameworks.

  • PhD or Masters degree in an area relevant to the assignment.
  • Strong background in trade and policy analysis
  • At least 3 years’ experience in one of the following policy fields: Energy policies, Climate Policies, Trade Policies, HRDDD.
  • Demonstrated analysis, synthesis and writing capacity in English.
  • Ability write for policy makers and the wider public.
  • Professional knowledge of French and Dutch is an asset

[1] Might be particularly important given the COVID pandemic.

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  1. Créé par Charline BURTON
  2. Le 26/04/2022
  3. 18192021Dans Services Consultance via site officiel Belgique

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Organisation : Search for Common Ground (Search) / International Peace Information Service (IPIS)
Period of execution : 23/05/2022 au 31/07/2022
Publication date : 26/04/2022
Submission deadline : 13/05/2022
Contact person : Van Peteghem Andreas

Market summary

Search for Common Ground (Search) and International Peace Information Service (IPIS) are looking for a consultant to conduct a stakeholder mapping of the Belgian (institutional & private sector) peacebuilding landscape for their 5-year, DGD-funded programme 'United for Peace and Sustainable Development in Fragile and Conflict-affected Settings. 

Within this programme, both Search and IPIS will have to target advocacy activities towards specific audiences in the Belgium. This approach requires a solid understanding and knowledge of the different stakeholders present in this sphere, so that the necessary advocacy activities can be tailored to their specific profiles. This is especially relevant concerning institutional and private sector stakeholders. Therefore, a stakeholder mapping of the different policymakers and private sector actors that describes their objectives and mandates, their relationship and recommended points of entry, is required. 

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Context

Search for Common Ground (Search)

Founded in 1982, Search for Common Ground is an international non profit organisation with operations in 30 conflict-affected countries across the globe, and headquarters in the USA and in Belgium. Our Belgium entity is an international AISBL with 30 staff based in our Brussels office and 1,000 colleagues across the globe, 90% of whom are locals from the places where we implement our peacebuilding work. As per our 2018-2028 strategy, Search for Common Ground is entering its expansion phase and is looking at increasingly influencing policy-makers in Belgium, Europe and across the world to make peacebuilding a credible option. 

International Peace Information Service (IPIS)

IPIS is an independent research institute that provides tailored information, analysis and capacity enhancement to support those actors who want to realise a vision of durable peace, sustainable development and the fulfilment of human rights. Throughout the years, IPIS has developed a geographic focus on sub-Saharan Africa and a thematic focus on natural resources, conflict motives of armed actors, business and human rights, and international arms transfers. Within this scope, IPIS strives to be a centre of excellence on field-based research.

The DGD programme

The United for Peace and Sustainable Development in Fragile and Conflict-affected settings (FCAS) joint programme, is a 5-year DGD-funded programme, implemented by Search and IPIS in Belgium, Burundi, DRC and Tanzania. Within the Belgian component, both organisations work together to achieve the following outcome: 

Policymakers, private sector actors and development stakeholders in Belgium, as well as key actors at the European, international and multilateral level apply policies and practices that:

  1. support and regulate sustainable business practices;
  2. mainstream conflict sensitivity and/or integrated peacebuilding to shape interventions that are conducive to durable peace and sustainable development in fragile and conflict-affected situations. 

The outcome contains 4 results, which focus on different target groups:

Result 1: Policymakers in Belgium, as well as targeted policy actors at the European, international, and multilateral level are better informed on and incentivised to apply sustainable business, conflict-sensitive, and/or peacebuilding policies and practices. 

Result 2: Private sector stakeholders in Belgium and selected OECD member countries in the natural resources, arms trade, and digital sector are better informed on and incentivised to apply sustainable business, conflict-sensitive, and/or peacebuilding policies and practices. 

Result 3: Targeted Belgian NGOs/CSOs and international networks have strengthened expertise and alliances to generate a higher impact on durable peace and sustainable development in FCAS. 

Result 4: The Belgian public better understands the importance of peacebuilding and sustainable business practices in FCAS. 

The outcome and results are achieved, among others, through (joint) evidence-based policy advocacy, capacity building, engagement in multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSI) and networks, learning and awareness-raising activities and media work. 

Stakeholder mapping of the Belgian peacebuilding landscape

In order for this programme to have its intended effect, both Search and IPIS will have to target their advocacy activities towards specific audiences in the Belgian, European and international, peacebuilding landscape. This approach requires a solid understanding and knowledge of the different stakeholders present in this sphere, so that the necessary advocacy activities can be tailored to their specific profiles. This is especially relevant for Search and IPIS for the results 1 and 2 with a focus on the Belgian landscape. Therefore, a stakeholder mapping of the different policymakers and private sector actors that describes their objectives and mandates, their relationship and recommended points of entry, is required. 

Goal and Objectives of the consultancy

The consultant will be expected to conduct a thorough stakeholder mapping of the Belgian peacebuilding landscape (taking into account the different competencies at the federal, Flemish, Wallonian and Brussels levels), focusing on the actors related to the DGD programme’s results 1 and 2:

  1. Institutional policymakers that have the potential to have an influence on Belgium’s foreign affairs policies in conflict-affected countries (including, but not limited to DGD, DGM, DGB, Enabel, BIO, FIDO, Departement Kanselarij en Buitenlandse Zaken, WBI, etc.) and have a connection to:
    1. Natural resources management, climate change and conflict (i.e. extractive industries and the green transition) 
    2. Digitalisation and conflict
    3. Business and human rights 
    4. Peacebuilding
  2. Private sector stakeholders (sectors, associations, networks) that have a specific connection to: 
    1. Digitalisation
    2. Natural resource management
  3. Other key actors that have a high capacity/potential of influencing (1) and (2) (e.g. specific parliamentarians, MPs, commissions, study departments of political parties, organisations etc.).  

For each strategic stakeholder, the consultant will need to:

  • Develop a short profile on their objectives/mandates/positioning;
  • Develop a contact list;
  • Explore the relationship between the stakeholders, possibly including a schematic visualisation;
  • Recommendations on how Search and IPIS might be able to influence these actors in a relevant way (points of entry), including a timeline for the period 2022-2026 containing ongoing or upcoming processes /products /events /initiatives that could potentially be joined and/or influenced;

The final report should give Search and IPIS a better understanding of the main policy and private sector stakeholders in the Belgian landscape (related to the different topics outlined above) and provide recommendations on how to best approach these actors. This work should be done mainly through desk research and should provide Search and IPIS with a basis to build and further cultivate relationships with relevant stakeholders through direct contacts and interviews for the coming 5 years.

Key Deliverables

Search and IPIS expect the following deliverables from the consultant:

  • Inception report outlining the methodology of the consultant (max. 5 pages).
  • Draft stakeholder mapping report.
  • Final stakeholder mapping report containing the elements mentioned above (profile on stakeholders, contact list, description and possible visualisation of relationships, recommended points of entry). Max. 15-20 pages. Ideally, the report should be structured in the following way:
    • Introductions
    • Methodology
    • Chapter 1: Policymakers
      • Sub-chapter 1: Natural resource management / environment and conflict
      • Sub-chapter 2: Digitalisation and conflict 
      • Sub-chapter 3: Business and human rights
      • Sub-chapter 4: Peacebuilding
    • Chapter 2: Private sector stakeholders 
      • Sub-chapter 1: Digitalisation
      • Sub-chapter 2: Natural resource management / environment
      • Sub-chapter 3: Business and human rights
    • Recommendations

Timeline

Activities

Expected output

Estimated deadline

Preparatory meetings

Inception report

Presentation of methodology

May

Desk study

  

May-June

Presentation of findings to Search and IPIS + draft stakeholder mapping report

  

End of June

Final report

Final report

End of July

 

The consultant’s work will be conducted between May and July 2022. Deadline for the delivery of the final report will be at the end of July 2022 at the latest The inception report and final report should be submitted in English. An estimated budget of between 8.000 EUR - 10.000 EUR is foreseen for this work. 

Requirements

Minimum

  • University level degree in Political Science, International Relations, Conflict Studies, Social Sciences, Communications, or related area and extensive relevant research experience.
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of the various institutional and private sector actors within the Belgian development, humanitarian or peacebuilding sphere.
  • Good understanding of advocacy strategies by NGOs/CSOs.
  • Demonstrated experience in similar research capacity and in synthesis and preparation of strategic information for policy influencers. 
  • Excellent research skills and fluency in written and spoken English AND French OR Dutch (with a good understanding of the other national language).

Desirable

  • Expertise on peacebuilding, natural resource management/environment/extractive industries, digitalisation and conflict and/or business and human rights.
  • Demonstrated experience in stakeholder mapping in Belgium.
  • Advocacy experience at (inter)national level.
  • Experience of working in a multicultural environment.

Applications

To apply, interested candidates are requested to submit the following:

  • Curriculum vitae of 3 pages maximum;
  • Narrative proposal highlighting the methodology of the stakeholder mapping (max. 5 pages), including a detailed budget in EUR.

Applications must be submitted via the online portal by the 13th of May 2022, 23:59 CET. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close the position before the deadline if a suitable candidate is identified.

 

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