Gorongosa Restoration Project’s (GRP) vision is located in the thriving biodiversity-rich greater Gorongosa conservation landscape, which supports Sofala Province as an engine for resilient and sustainable development, enabling nature experiences, supporting wellbeing for its people, and enriching all of Mozambique and the world. GRP’s mission is to advance an integrated multi-partner approach to conservation and to people-centred development. GRP protects the Park’s biodiversity and ecosystem services and unlocks its economic potential for the community inhabitants of the Gorongosa Buffer Zone, Sofala Province, Mozambique and further afield.

SLD Gorongosa aims to contribute to the sustainable socioeconomic poverty reduction of the communities living in the Gorongosa National Park (GNP) and the surrounding districts of Gorongosa, Dondo, Nhamatanda, Cheringoma, Muanza and Maringue (i.e. the Buffer Zone (BZ)), with an emphasis on women and youth. In addition, the program will contribute to reforestation and biodiversity restoration.

The program responds to the dire socio-economic circumstances of the Buffer Zone communities, women and youth in particular, living in a socially excluded area which has been affected by years of political instability and conflict. Proposed interventions consist in increasing agricultural productivity, improving nutrition levels, and providing nutrition-sensitive Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) initiatives. Through activities articulated around reforestation efforts and sustainable resources management, the program further addresses deforestation and biodiversity loss while aiming for climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Drawing on over 15 years of experience in advancing the socio-economic development of communities around the park and restoring the ecosystem across the Gorongosa Landscape, combined with experiences from Netherlands-funded programs in the country, Gorongosa Restoration Project, Right To Play and Resilience will undertake a series of initiatives that tackle the root causes of the present socio-economic and ecological struggles in the intervention area.

Submission of Proposals/Bids

To be considered for this baseline survey assignment, the consultant is expected to submit technical and financial proposals comprising of the following:

a. Cover letter (maximum 200 words)
b. Technical Proposal (Maximum 10,000 words). The technical proposal should include;
Consultants’ interpretation of the terms of reference.
Research Methodology: describing the overall approach including, data collection and analysis approaches, tools, and data quality assurance measures.
Consultants’ profiles and capacity statement describing the technical capacity and relevant experience.
Profiles of team members to be involved in the assignment (Include CVs as annex).
Testimonials and sample reports of similar/relevant assignments undertaken in the last two years.
A clear and elaborate work plan.
Contact details of at least three independent referees/organisations who can verify the quality of the consultants’ work on similar assignments.
The documents should be submitted in English

c. Financial proposal / Budget
The financial proposal shall include:
Details of all envisaged costs of the assignment, broken down with justification

The proposal shall be submitted by e-mail in English to: recruitment@gorongosa.net by : 24/10/2022