4.     Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Structure the co-creation workshop in consultation with Senior Grants Manager/ IPA Fund Grants team and the objectives of the workshop. Propose an overall format, and duration of the workshop.
• The facilitator is expected to handle topics and discussions in productive ways. In addition to determining the purpose, participants and parameters of the cocreation workshop, the facilitator should be capable to think through how to shape the sessions, so they encourage a sense of equity among the parties, encourage transparency and a sense of trust, and enable the participants to contribute their ideas and expertise.
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• In collaboration with grants team, exchange targeted, short pre-reads, if required, to save time in the session.
• The facilitator should be able to focus on capturing the key discussions and decisions of the co-creation workshop and encapsulate shared understanding and mutual expectations within the structure and strategy document as its deliverable.
• Draft the IPA Fund Structure and Strategy Document as a deliverable of the co-creation workshop.

5.     Specific Tasks of the Consultant:

• Review USAID Pakistan IPA proposal by Chemonics International Inc and Year 1 work plan to understand the overall vision, and objectives of the Project.
• Meet with IPA  Fund Senior Grants Manager, to understand the basic direction for co-creation workshop and its deliverable in the IPA project
• Facilitate the two half-days co-creation workshop.
• As a deliverable of the co-creation workshop, develop an IPA Fund Structure and Strategy Document. The narrative should include, but not limited to the following illustrated outline.

           - Portfolio and Funding streams

           - Solicitation and Outreach Mechanisms

           - Pre- application and pre-award capacity building

           - Due Diligence, Vetting and Award

  

6.     Job Qualifications

	Person Specifications	Level of Effort
Co-Creation Workshop Facilitator	Bachelors/Master’s degree in Business Administration/ Economics/ any other relevant field to Business Management Experience in delivering workshops, panel discussions and business trainings for economic growth and development of private sector firms. Experience in development of funds design and structure. Excellent communication and report writing skills	5 days

 

7.     Duty Station:

The workshop will be conducted in Islamabad.

8.     Workspace and Use of Personal Laptop and Software(s):

The consultant will be required to use his/ her own personal laptop and must certify that all software used are genuine and licensed; to ensure that the project’s IT resources are protected from accidental destruction or deliberate attempts at sabotage by computer viruses and other hazards.

9.     Reporting:

The workshop facilitator will report to the IPA Fund Grants Focal Point (Senior Grants Manager) and shall be working closely with him.

 

10.     Duration of the Assignment:

This job is planned to take place as per a start date of on or around May 25, 2022 and end date of on or before June 30, 2022 hereto for a total of 5 days LOE.

 

11.     Deliverables:

The following are the key deliverables and their associated deadlines. The timeline for the LOE assigned for each activity as mentioned in the following table will be discussed and agreed with the IPA Fund Grants Team and the consultant. Final deliverables under this assignment will be:

1. Facilitation of a Co-Creation Workshop on IPA Fund Structure and Strategy

2. Development of IPA Fund Structure and Strategy.

 

No.	Activity / Deliverable	LOE Required
1	Meet with the relevant project staff and review project documents to understand in detail the scope of this assignment and prepare for the workshop	1
2	Co-creation Workshop Facilitation	1 (2 half-days)
3	Develop a comprehensive IPA Fund Structure and Strategy document.	3

Note: An illustrated report template outline has been provided as Annex A. Consultant is expected to customize it per the need of deliverable.

 

Annex A: Deliverable Report Template (If applicable)

 

Cover Page

Title Page

Data Page

Abstract

Acronyms

Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

Exchange Rate (if used)

Executive Summary:

A self-contained paper of two (2) pages that summarizes essential information on the subject being the purpose and objectives of the assessment, project description, environmental description, the most significant findings, impacts and mitigation measures, monitoring plan, conclusion, and recommendations.

1.     Introduction:

1.1.  General

1.2.  The Program

2.     The Study

2.1.  Purpose of the Study

2.2.  Objectives of Study

2.3.  Scope of the Study

3.     Study Methodology

3.1.  The Study Methodology (Survey / Secondary Research etc.)

3.2.  Sample Size Calculation (if applicable)

3.3.  Data Collection Instruments (if applicable)

3.4.  Quality Control

3.5.  Limitations of the Study

4.     Study Findings

5.     Conclusions and Recommendations

6.     Annexure/Appendices

6.1.  Sow of the assignment

7.     References

Provide all reference in APA Style

8.     Endnotes (if required)

Note: Detailed template and style guide will be shared later and will be discussed with the study team before report writing starts.