Call for EOI Consultancy to support "Outreach, communication, community management, and knowledge dissemination" for SHIFT Project

Assignment overview and scope of work / deliverables

Through its existing channels and networks the service provider will undertake the following key activities:

• Collaborate with SNV to organise key GICI events including (but not limited to) these tasks: obtaining in-person event permits identifying and inviting relevant attendees (SMEs financiers industry associations government agencies and other stakeholders) inviting guest speakers contributing to event agendas and content and preparing event-related documentation and reports.
  • Key GICI events include up to four (04) launch events two (02) grant agreement signing ceremonies and two (02) closing and matchmaking events.
  • Please note that SNV will cover all event expenses which include travel-related costs for out-of-town attendees. However the service provider will need to cover travel-related costs for its staff attending these events and is advised to include those costs in the financial proposal.
• Act as the community manager for GICI community of SMEs by:
  • Developing a short monthly newsletter for SMEs with relevant climate tech / clean energy networking events and policies/regulations in Vietnam and the region
  • Holding a monthly community call where SMEs share updates and lessons learned during the implementation period. The monthly community call can include relevant guest speakers (financier fellow SME government agency etc.) for training purposes.
• Collaborate with SNV to design and organise tailored capacity building activities including up to (02) cohort-style trainings which can be embedded in monthly community calls or existing industry events.
• Facilitate scaling and partnership opportunities for supported SMEs by leveraging the service providers network of potential offtakers/customers financiers and climate tech / clean energy /green innovation ecosystem actors.
• Provide input into the development of GICI knowledge products (e.g. case studies promotional videos) and support their dissemination during project implementation and when feasible after the SHIFT project ends.
• Support SNV to update the GICI Operations Manual based on insights from delivery.
• Support the promotion and outreach of the GICI and overall SHIFT project through the service providers networks events newsletters and other communication channels including social media.

Qualifications :

Expected experiences and qualifications

The local service provider should meet the following criteria:

• Legally registered entity in accordance with applicable laws with a valid business license or association certificate/registration (for associations or non-profit organisations) in Vietnam
• Demonstrated access to a strong network of private enterprises (esp. SMEs) in the climate tech / clean energy / green innovation sector financiers industry associations relevant government agencies development partners and other climate tech / clean energy / green innovation ecosystem actors in Vietnam
• Proven experience in managing and implementing innovation funds challenge funds or business accelerator programmes preferably with a focus on climate tech clean energy and green innovation topics
• Demonstrated commitment to innovation decarbonisation and net-zero objectives in Vietnam with the ability to leverage and sustain outcomes beyond the GICI timeframe
• Experience working with women-led SMEs and start-ups in the climate tech / clean energy / green innovation sector including coaching or promotion is considered an advantage.

Submission instructions:

Interested service provider should submit the Letter of Interest via the instructions in this site with the following information:

• A Letter for Expression of Interest with relevant experience related to the assignment (at least 2 past performance references of similar or relevant assignments).
• The organisations business licence or appropriate registration (for associations and non-profit organisations)
• A completed Due Diligence document along with all required supporting documents click  EOIs are accepted until 17.00 pm on January 27th 2025.

  All questions regarding this call should be sent to  

  Expression of Interest (EOI) Evaluation Criteria:

  Due Diligence: Pass/Fail

  Qualifications of the organisation: 50 pts

  Relevant experience related to the assignment: 40 pts

  Demonstrated experience providing consultancy services for international NGOs (INGOs) preferably within Asia: 10 pts

  Total: 100 pts

  Only Expressions of Interest (EOIs) with a minimum score of 70 will move forward for Full Proposals.

  
  

  Additional Information :

  Selection Process

  This tender process will take place in two stages. Stage one is an Expression of Interest. Those selected from the Expression of Interest stage will move forward to the Full Proposal Stage and receive a second assignment description ahead of being asked to prepare a more detailed proposal submission for the assignment.

  SNV reserves the right to exclude any EOIs that do not meet the guidelines. Please note that SNV is unable to provide detailed feedback to those EOIs that are not selected.

  Protection of Information

  We request that Expressions of Interest responses be free of any intellectual property that the applicant wishes to protect. Should offerors wish to include proprietary intellectual property that they believe would be helpful for SNV please note the proprietary nature of such information.

  Issuance of this EOI does not constitute a commitment award or engagement on the part of SNV nor does it commit SNV to any future commitment or engagement. 

  Note: SNV reserves the right to change or cancel this requirement in the EOI/or solicitation process at any time.

  
  

  Remote Work :

  Yes

  
  

  Employment Type :

  Full-time