Consultant (Strategy Development- Innovation, Education and Youth)

About PPAF 

The Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) is the lead apex institution for community-driven development in the country.  Set up as a fully autonomous private sector institution, PPAF enjoys facilitation and support from the Government of Pakistan, the World Bank, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and other statutory and corporate donors.  The PPAF aims to be the leading catalyst for improving the quality of life, broadening the range of opportunities and socio-economic mainstreaming of the poor and disadvantaged, especially women. The core operating units of the PPAF deliver a range of development interventions such as support to social mobilization, microcredit, community physical infrastructure, water, energy and disaster management, livelihoods, capacity building, health & education and environment and social safeguards at the grass roots/ community level through a network of more than 100 Partner Organizations across the country. 

Background and Objective

In recent past, spinoff activity has been completed and new microfinance institution naming Pakistan Microfinance Investment Company (PMIC) has launched. Before that, PPAF and Microfinance were jointly making policies and strategies as a single institute, but now situation has been changed. PMIC has its own management & policies and there is a need to develop strategies specifically for current structure of PPAF. 

The objective of this assignment is to develop strategy on Innovation, Education & Youth. The individual consultant will review the existing relevant material, manuals and strategies not only at PPAF level but also PO and CIs level. Such review will also take various existing best practices, government acts, rules and regulations. The consultant would suggest recommendations for improvement in areas of education and youth and work on innovation.

Scope of Experiment Coordination

The consultant would be responsible for following:

• The consultant shall study the existing relevant material in various PPAF Units its Partner Organizations and communities impacted by PPAF’s interventions 
• The study will also include review of the existing rules, administrative instructions, donors guidelines (if any) and other relevant material concerning the PPAF or its lower tier organizations 
• Identify strengths and weaknesses of the existing system and propose adjustments/modifications based on the principles set out in the practices and international standards. 
• Develop strategies on subjects of Innovation, Education & Youth to operationalize relevant regulations. 

PPAF shall provide the following assistance/ information to the consultant;

• Provide all necessary input and documents 
• Meetings with concerned staff at PPAF, PO and CO level

Deliverables

Strategy on Innovation

a. Introduction/ background 

b. Converge/Client/audience

c. Outcome of the strategy  

d. Result framework (outputs)/target

e. Key activities (implantation, time line)

f. Conclusion 

Strategy on Education

a. Introduction/ background 

b. Converge/Client/audience

c. Outcome of the strategy  

d. Result framework (outputs)/target

e. Key activities (implantation, time line)

f. Conclusion 

Strategy on Youth 

a. Introduction/ background 

b. Converge/Client/audience

c. Outcome of the strategy  

d. Result framework (outputs)/target

e. Key activities (implantation, time line)

f. Conclusion

Consultant Qualification and Experience

Individual consultant should have at least 15 years of overall experience and at least ten (10) years of experience in strategy development. At least Master’s or equivalent degree in Social Sciences is required. 

Eligibility Criteria 

• The Consultant should possess good knowledge of all concepts, principles, legal, structural and approaches required at national / international level. 
• Specialized knowledge and significant documented experience in making strategies on topics of Innovation, Education and Youth. 
• Proven capacity to analyze, plan, think and perceive strategically with experience of mentioned subjects. 
• Excellent report writing and analysis skills shall be required. Knowledge of development sector will be value addition.
• The consultant must be able to maintain, merge and clean data as and when required

Consultancy Duration

The assignment is expected to be completed within six (06) months from the date of signing of the contract.