1. Context and Background

Habitat for Humanity Nepal (Habitat Nepal) as part of Habitat for Humanity International network, is a non-governmental organization that has been in operation for 24 years in Nepal. HFHN has worked to fulfil a vision “where everyone has a decent place to live” serving the most vulnerable people through the provision and promotion of decent housing, water & sanitation, housing microfinance, and advocacy on land & housing rights with emphasis on gender equality and social inclusion. 

Habitat Nepal has been responding to various disasters in Nepal through its expertise in shelter programming through its pathways to permanence approach supporting families affected from emergency response to recovery. With various shelter programming interventions. The government of Nepal officialized cash-based assistance soon after the earthquake of 2015 where cash support was provided to the affected families during relief, recovery, and reconstruction of homes. Since then, Cash-based interventions have been growing significantly in Nepal by various agencies and are widely accepted by the affected population, community, and local governments.  

As cash interventions remain a priority in Nepal and in the region, Habitat Nepal, due to its limited capacity in this sector, is seeking to strengthen its knowledge of its staff and partners to roll out cash-based support in their shelter and housing programming initiatives.

The cash-based assistance training is being delivered with the intention to build capacity on cash support for Habitat staff, partners, and local government agencies in Nepal to strengthen their knowledge and understanding of cash delivery mechanisms. This training will help participants increase knowledge on the importance of cash-based supports, various types of cash transfers mechanisms, key issues, challenges, risks of cash deliveries in different situations, and the mitigative measures to ensure that cash transfer programs are delivered effectively. The training will guide the participants in making decisions in their shelter and housing programs.  

2. Scope of the Study 

2.1 Objective

The Asia Pacific cash programming project seeks to improve the capacity of selected Habitat Nepal office and its local implementing partners in designing and managing cash-based programs. As cash increasingly becomes the modality of choice in extending assistance both in humanitarian and development contexts for its flexibility, relevance, and efficiency (CALP Network, 2022), Habitat Nepal office and its partners seek to integrate and strengthen cash-based interventions in country strategies, programmatic frameworks, project plans, or day-to-day operations. The project has two interlinked components: Training and integration.  

2.2 Scope of Work: Develop a basic cash-based assistance training package (Manual, training facilitation and report) that highlights 

• Introduction to CTP
• Why cash transfer
• Types of cash transfer
• Key issues for cash transfer
• Cash program in different situations
• Process of cash transfer
• Distribution/encashment
• Monitoring, preparedness
• Workshop: Country case studies
• Workshop: Presentations and peer learning

2.3 Methodology and approach 

The consultant must contextualize the cash-based assistance into national and local context by developing the three days training curriculum and manual in close consultation with Habitat Nepal Team and Cash coordination group at the national level before organizing/facilitating training. 

• Understanding of cash-based assistance at the global and national level.
• Develop 3 days training manual. 
• Three days training
• Training report 

3. Risks Management, Ethical Protocols, and Quality Assurance

3.1 Risk Management: Bidders should submit a risk management plan covering:

• Estimates of the level of risk and the assumptions underpinning the successful completion of the proposals submitted and the anticipated challenges that might be faced.
• Proposed contingency plans that the bidder will put in place to mitigate against any occurrence of each of the identified risks.
• Health and safety issues and measures against health and other hazards.  

3.2 Ethical Protocols: This event must consider the safety of participants in cash-based assistant training stages, recruitment, and training, and report writing. Please note, at a minimum, the proposed approach should comply with international good practice with regards to training ethics and protocols, particularly with regards to safeguarding of vulnerable groups. 

Throughout the assignment engagement, the consultants are expected to adhere to HFHN Code of Conduct including the Safeguarding Policy, ensuring that all measures are taken to protect the rights, safety, and welfare of the individuals and communities involved. 

3.3 Quality Assurance Plan: Please submit a quality assurance plan that sets out the systems and processes for quality assuring the training process and deliverables from start to finish of the project. This plan should include the proposed approaches to:

• Understanding of global, national, and local context of Cash-based assistance.
• Cash based assistant training organization/facilitation. 
• Training report. 

4. Target audience of the training

The target audience for cash-based training will be national staffs of Habitat for Humanity Nepal, Program implementing partners, Local Government, and humanitarian and/or development agencies/Platform. 

5. Timeline and output

The training manual must be submitted by April 30th, 2022. The proposed activities will be completed and finalized before 4th week of May 2022. The training manual should be submitted and finalized within one month of contract (before training) and final training must be submitted and finalized before 4th week of May 2022 in English. 

Milestones and outputs for deliverables                                                                                 Deadlines

Set common understanding of global, national, and local context of cash-based assistance    April 1st week, 2022

Develop and finalize contextualize three days cash-based assistance training manual             April 4th week, 2022

Organize/facilitate three days of cash-based assistance training                                            May 3/4th week, 2022

Submit training report                                                                                                              May 4th week, 2022

Detailed steps, processes, need to be designed and their implementation timeline needs to be mentioned clearly on the work plan.

The allocated budget will be paid in three phases as given below:

Phase                                Payment stage                                          Percentage 

First phase                    After submission of the training manual              25%

Second phase               After completion of training                                 50%

Last phase                    After completion of the final report                      25%

6. Management and governance

The consultant will be expected to submit the training manual and reports to Habitat Nepal and attend all meetings as agreed with the HFHIN. The team will be required to submit the update and progress reports to the DRR regional advisor or DRR manager. 

7. Expertise required and minimum qualification 

The proposed consultant should include the technical expertise and practical experience required to deliver the scope of work and outputs with regards to:

• Having knowledge and prior experience in facilitating Cash based assistance trainings 
• Having practical knowledge and experience in working with I/NGOs for humanitarian response 
• Having experience in coordination with the Govt and partners, technical knowledge of shelter response and tools
• Having experience in conducting / facilitating cash trainings in Asia / pacific region is an asset
• A member of the cash working group nationally or internationally, preferably
• For consultant firm-submit VAT/PAN document, company registration document and latest tax clearance document-2077/2078.

7. Queries on TOR

In case of any confusion or clarification in this TOR, the firm/individual can send their issues at  [email protected].

Human Resources Department, Habitat for Humanity International Nepal

In accordance with its foundational mission principles, Habitat for Humanity International is committed to the highest ethical standards and opposes all forms of discrimination, exploitation, and abuse. We intend to create and maintain a work and living environment that is safe, productive, and respectful for our colleagues and for all we serve. Habitat for Humanity International Nepal is an equal opportunity organization. Women, persons with disabilities, marginalized and disadvantaged communities, and local candidates are encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps in recruitment. Habitat for Humanity International Nepal reserves the right to accept or reject any applications without assigning any reasons.

Habitat for Humanity International Nepal reserves the right to make the final selection decision.

Application Deadline :  31 March 2022