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Skills and Expertise.ÌýKMSB shall be responsible and acquire the technical know-how, skills and expertise for undertaking the construction and development of the MCMA Head Quarters/Building on Plot B of the Land and the Project on Plot A of the Land including the overall operation and management of the Project so as to ensure that the Project will be successfully completed and implemented in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Skills and Expertise.ÌýIn addition to our own skills and experience we will contract associates who possess the necessary skills and expertise that help us to render our services professionally and efficiently. We are able to source the requisite skills for specific types of services as per our clientsâ€� requests or needs. As the firm grows and more professionals are employed we will institute training programmes to ensure that all staff understand and apply our Values and build their professional skills. We have secured premises at the Inanda Greens Office Park in Xxxxxx Valley. This location suits our needs perfectly as it is well located near to Sandton and the high concentration of businesses in the area. In addition the new Sasol premises will be located nearby in Xxxxxxxxx Street. These premises will provide two offices for our exclusive use, a shared switchboard, and access to other essential facilities such as a boardroom and other meeting rooms. The rental is reasonable at R120/m2 per month, and we will initially only require about 25 m2. The ideal layout is open plan with two workstations, as illustrated below. Ample parking is provided for staff and visitors immediately outside the building. The office space has a shared reception which will also service NC Inc.. We will have at least two dedicated telephone lines which will enable the receptionist/switchboard operator to receive calls in our name. We will initially utilize our own desks as work platforms, but will ideally establish workstations as illustrated above for all professional staff. We will also be able to utilize a Boardroom and meeting rooms in the offices, together with facilities for refreshments. We will need to acquire laptop computers for the Directors, as well as a printer/fax/scanner which can meet the needs of a legal practice. We have budgeted for the use of an accounting software programme such as Legal Suite which is suitable for a law firm. NC Inc. will need to appoint a part-time bookkeeper, as well as a firm of auditors familiar with a legal practice to ensure that our accounting practices are optimal and accounts are paid. The company is not capital intensive and the initial investment is low. We have attempted to keep our expenses and costs very low by sub-letting office space and sharing amenities such as conference facilities, meeting rooms and the like. Drawings are modest and will only increase once the firm can afford it. NC Inc. will initially attract business from large corporates, a...

Skills and Expertise.ÌýIt is anticipated that the evaluations would require a team of consultants with the following expertise and/or experience: ï‚� team leader experience of designing and managing multi-country research or evaluation studies, that test across contexts and are concerned with external validity; ï‚� proven experience of evaluation of complex governance / political governance / empowerment and accountability programmes in sub-Saharan Africa including programmes operating at a regional level; ï‚� good understanding of the interaction between political governance challenges and state- society dynamics in different contexts and stages of state-building; ï‚� experience of policy related work, in particular in a poverty reduction context; ï‚� knowledge and experience of developing and using theories of change; ï‚� in-depth knowledge of different approaches to impact evaluation, that are appropriate to Theory Based Evaluation and that demonstrate cause and effect; ï‚� proven expertise in use and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data and statistical sampling expertise; ï‚� expertise in social, gender, equity and diversity analysis and their application in evaluation and / or research; and ï‚� sound evaluation record, including knowledge of international evaluation standards, and research ethics.

Skills and Expertise.Ìý9.1 In order to implement this evaluation DFID is seeking a consultant organisation who can identify and engage a team of consultants. The team must have: ï‚� Strong evaluation expertise including expertise theory based evaluation and theories of change; ï‚� Good understanding of DFID and FCO and their ways of working, and priorities; ï‚� Previous experience in the region and good understanding of the regional context. The team should include at least one consultant based in one of the AP partner countries as a full team member. ï‚� A good understanding of the main IFIs operational in the region and supported by AP (World Bank, African Development Bank, EBRD, IFC, IMF) ï‚� Expertise in economic development, institutional reform, social development (including strength on gender and youth issues) and governance / political reform; ï‚� Some ability in Arabic (and French) would be an advantage.

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Skills and Expertise.ÌýThe team delivering the evaluation should have a range of skills and expertise in order to effectively deliver the required outputs, including: - Extensive expertise in, and strong track record of, managing formative and/ or performance evaluations of development programmes at pace: - Operational expertise in East African contexts, ideally from a migration perspective: - Strong field management, ability to manage workflow, and plan visits and tasks across projects and sites efficiently; - Ability to engage with local, national and international stakeholders, including possessing the relevant language skills and visa-entry requirements for country visits (if relevant and the circumstances allow): - Expertise in data management in line with data protection protocols; - Good understanding of institutional donor demands alongside expertise of consolidating and analysing information, and producing and presenting high quality reports to FCDO and others; - Strong understanding of value for money, gender, and capacity to address these issues, as well as capacity to manage financial and fraud risks; - Qualitative and quantitative research skills; - A knowledge of social research and migration policy would be preferable but is not essential.

Skills and Expertise.ÌýThe Service Provider, the Contractors, its employees, agents and independent contractors at all times are duly licensed to the extent required by Applicable Law, suitably qualified and experienced.

Skills and Expertise.Ìý6.1 The IEP will combine international expertise in evaluation of conflict-management and mitigation programmes and Nigerian research and evaluation expertise. The IEP will display the following: 1 OECD DAC, Evaluating Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Activities: Working draft for application period (2008) xxx.xxxx.xxx/xxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. ï‚� A track record in delivering rigorous evaluations, including evaluations of conflict-mitigation interventions and an appreciation of the range of methods that may be appropriate to these interventions. ï‚� Significant field research expertise in insecure and conflict-affected areas. Demonstrable ability to manage field researchers and data collection in insecure areas in a manner that protects the security of respondents, evaluation staff, programme staff, and partners. ï‚� Demonstrable ability to design data collection methods that can be adapted to deteriorating security conditions. ï‚� Proven track record in designing and using the range of methodologies outlined above in the methodology section, section 5. ï‚� Proven ability to engage and build relationships with a number of stakeholders, both local, national and international. ï‚� Track record in producing evaluation reports that show the analytical capacity to draw implications from evaluation findings, developing evidence-based recommendations for policy and programming approaches. ï‚� Proven ability to plan and carry out dissemination of evaluation findings, sharing information widely, but sensitively in Nigeria and internationally. Ability to show where the evaluation and its eventual findings fit in to the evidence base on conflict and development in Nigeria.