Government Stakeholder Mapping Consultancy (for Nigerian nationals only) at Nigeria INGO Forum

TERMS OF REFERENCE
Contracting authority
Nigeria INGO Forum, located at 2 Yabo Close, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria.
Related programmes and other donor activities
The Nigeria INGO Forum
The Nigerian INGO Forum (NIF) was formed on 2014 to facilitate the coordination and cooperation of humanitarian and development INGO’s and between INGO’s and external stakeholders including Government of Nigeria, Nigerian civil society, UN agencies, diplomatic actors, and donors.
In response to the escalation of conflict in the north-east and increase in humanitarian needs, as well as presence of operational actors, the INGO Forum established a sub office in Maiduguri, Borno State to facilitate coordination, advocacy, and external stakeholder engagement. With INGOs also decentralising senior decision making to operations in the field, the imperative to facilitate information sharing to address duplications and gaps, strengthen quality of responses, advocate for the rights of affected populations, and ensure INGO leadership in operational level decision-making entities.
NIF exists to facilitate members\' collective action in the principled and effective delivery of much needed assistance to save and improve the lives of poor and vulnerable people. To this end, NIF provides a coordinated approach through which INGOs, the Government of Nigeria (GoN), the UN, donors and other external stakeholders can exchange information, shared expertise, and establish guidelines for a more coordinated, efficient, and effective use of aid resources in Nigeria.
1. OBJECTIVE, EXPECTED RESULTS
Overall objective
INGOs engagement with government actors is critical to achieve NIF purpose – both in terms of facilitating INGOs operational environment and advocating collectively for those whom we support.
With the increase in number of impediments to humanitarian access, both of bureaucratic/legal/administrative nature, and prompted by the military driven by the negative misconceptions and the lack of understanding of the way humanitarian organisations work, there have been an increased need to 1) Recognise all relevant government stakeholders and their mandates 2) Engage with a broader representation of government actors to increase information sharing and advocacy.
This approach would equally support an increased INGOs engagement with the government to improve living conditions of IDPs and the vulnerable population at broader.
To this end, NIF is recruiting a consultant to support in the development of strategic government stakeholders mapping and government engagement workplan.
Please download the Terms of Reference (ToR) to learn more about the objectives, expected results, scope of work and other relevant information. Link to ToR: https://api.ingoforum.ng/public/assets?media=8640bc7b-9ad5-4f9d-a7c1-1b97a08b399dNIF_Government_Stakeholders_Mapping_Consultancy_Terms_of_Reference.pdf

The below timelines are suggested for each element of work:

• Mapping of Government engagement structures currently in place (12 days)
• Government Engagement Strategy (12 days)
• All work must be completed at the latest by the first week of December 2021.